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Sunday Apr 15, 2012 #
Orienteering race 1:01:00 [3] 3.6 km (16:57 / km)
Middle Race at US Champs in Chattahoochee Bend State Park. F50 on Green Y.
My knees (and rest of body) was shot from the Long race on Saturday, so there was next to no running today. I was still so happy with the running from Saturday, so I couldn't feel too badly about being so sore today. And it's not just my knees...it's from being way too out of shape and having too many pounds on my body. Have to work on both of those now that there is a glimmer of hope.
The navigation today went very well, except for #15. I pretty much hit everything right on, with a little hesitation going into #6. I came down the broad reentrant from #5, and had to keep convincing myself to keep curving around to get to 6. I still look at the way the rock features are mapped on that hillside and wonder what the hell they're supposed to represent. Especially that big blob of black ink on top of a cliff to the NW of our #5. It doesn't seem like it conforms to any mapping standards I've seen before.
Well, like I said, it all went well until #15. I got distracted out of the spectator control, so happy that it was downhill, that I drifted too far to the south and found myself with the Red runners. I was definitely on the wrong side of the reentrant and had to cross over to get to my control. Sadly, the reentrant was pretty junky with boulders and thorny vines. The price I paid for not paying attention. After that, it was a slog up hill and then through the final control, watching everyone else zip by at top speed. sigh
My knees (and rest of body) was shot from the Long race on Saturday, so there was next to no running today. I was still so happy with the running from Saturday, so I couldn't feel too badly about being so sore today. And it's not just my knees...it's from being way too out of shape and having too many pounds on my body. Have to work on both of those now that there is a glimmer of hope.
The navigation today went very well, except for #15. I pretty much hit everything right on, with a little hesitation going into #6. I came down the broad reentrant from #5, and had to keep convincing myself to keep curving around to get to 6. I still look at the way the rock features are mapped on that hillside and wonder what the hell they're supposed to represent. Especially that big blob of black ink on top of a cliff to the NW of our #5. It doesn't seem like it conforms to any mapping standards I've seen before.
Well, like I said, it all went well until #15. I got distracted out of the spectator control, so happy that it was downhill, that I drifted too far to the south and found myself with the Red runners. I was definitely on the wrong side of the reentrant and had to cross over to get to my control. Sadly, the reentrant was pretty junky with boulders and thorny vines. The price I paid for not paying attention. After that, it was a slog up hill and then through the final control, watching everyone else zip by at top speed. sigh
Saturday Apr 14, 2012 #
Orienteering race 1:44:47 [3] 7.8 km (13:26 / km) +70m 12:51 / km
Green Y course at Chattahoochee State Park. US Long Champs
Not a spectacular time, but I am still very happy. I wore my new knee brace for the first time, and I was able to do some running on the course!
In the beginning, there was quite a bit of adjusting to get it tight enough so it wouldn't slip down. And then there was getting used to the contact points and how those felt. My original plan was to leave it at the spectator control, thinking that would be long enough for a first try, but by the time I got there, it was still helping more than it was annoying, so I kept it on. And on the last loop of the course, it wasn't annoying at all. So, there is hope for the future!
As for the course itself, it went well enough. I missed #1 a bit to the south. I hit the stream, saw the road to my right, and circled around to get the control. On #2, I just missed it to the east and hit the trail by the river. I was momentarily confused, but saw the bridge on the trail and figured it out. After that, I settled down and hit each control pretty much right on until #12. I crossed the powerline at the base of the hill, so knew exactly where I was, but got a little turned around in the woods. I could see the parking lot and the building through the trees, but for some reason, I couldn't line them up. I think I might have been tired by then. I eventually figured it out.
Not a spectacular time, but I am still very happy. I wore my new knee brace for the first time, and I was able to do some running on the course!
In the beginning, there was quite a bit of adjusting to get it tight enough so it wouldn't slip down. And then there was getting used to the contact points and how those felt. My original plan was to leave it at the spectator control, thinking that would be long enough for a first try, but by the time I got there, it was still helping more than it was annoying, so I kept it on. And on the last loop of the course, it wasn't annoying at all. So, there is hope for the future!
As for the course itself, it went well enough. I missed #1 a bit to the south. I hit the stream, saw the road to my right, and circled around to get the control. On #2, I just missed it to the east and hit the trail by the river. I was momentarily confused, but saw the bridge on the trail and figured it out. After that, I settled down and hit each control pretty much right on until #12. I crossed the powerline at the base of the hill, so knew exactly where I was, but got a little turned around in the woods. I could see the parking lot and the building through the trees, but for some reason, I couldn't line them up. I think I might have been tired by then. I eventually figured it out.
Friday Apr 13, 2012 #
Note
Two of my favorite guys.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 #
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Something that I did in PT yesterday aggravated my back...a lot! I'm spending some quality time with the heating pad tonight.
Tuesday Apr 10, 2012 #
PT 30:00 [2]