Training Log Archive: Dmitry_oz

Event: State League 5
 

I was deciding between entering M35AS and usual M40. Eventually entered M40 and decided if worst comes to worst I just cut the course short. Glad I entered M40! Still, walked almost first half of the course because terrain was very steep and lots of small rocks/roots made it difficult to get around. Jogged where surface was even. Main problem was in the areas on the top of the hills were I had to find a safe passage through the rocks/cliffs especially between 5/6 and 9/10. Normally I would have just jumped.
There was only one control where I undershoot and lost around 3 mins but other that that it was almost a clean race. Pretty happy with my navigation.

Hard 3/4 - Splits

Event: State League 4
 

Plan for this weekend was to not damage ankle any further. So, having that as a main objective put me into the position of walking the course which turned out to be a completely new experience! I was wandering before the race if with walking I could hit all controls without any time loss. 1,2 controls were right on spot, 3rd was a long leg and I used contours but tried to be as close to the line as possible. It worked out well. After 3rd controls I started to jog as I felt more comfortable/confident and terrain did allow for that. Drifted a bit to the right, oversoot and lost 2.5 mins on 7th. Then lost 4.5 mins on 9th which was misplaced and then they put control back into correct place.
Other that that it was a clean but slow walk/jog. Pretty happy with result, it is a pity that control 9 was misplaced so later starters had an advantage over us.

M40A - Splits