Training Log Archive: ginger

Yep, apparently bad leg cramps whenever I try to move faster than a waddle are now a thing, so it looks like I'll be moving back into the pool for the next 2 months. Tried to follow all of the sprint rules we went over on Tuesday, and felt like they actually helped. I'm fairly sure this is the first sprint I've ever done that shows no lost time (not counting the 30 seconds to #8, but that was because I actually stopped and tried to stretch out my calves for a few seconds) and I honestly don't think I made any mistakes or sub-optimal route choices. It'll be good to do some dedicated sprint and speed training in the spring and see if I can keep reading ahead effectively at a race pace.

C • no time loss 2

Sprint - Green Y - Splits

Yeah, yellow was a good choice for me today, my body was just done with being out in the woods. Had really bad leg cramps and round ligament pains coming out of #1, so I sat down for a few minutes and rested, and after that it wasn't so bad, as long as I didn't try to run at all. Still, it looked like an awesome map, and I'd love to come back and run on this map again (although maybe just on the 1:10000 version- the 1:15000 looked very painful).

Long - Yellow - Splits

Event: North American Orienteering Championships 2016
 

Woo, middle races! Felt like I had a good process through the first half of the course, and was moving well(ish). Bobbled #8 a bit, things just didn't feel like they were lining up quite right in the marsh. After that, felt like I was having some issues with scale, things just felt a little off, but it was probably just because I really wanted to be able to run faster. Baby wasn't exactly helping, either, as every time I would start to jog, baby would start kicking and rolling exuberantly, which mostly just made me feel queasy and off-balance.

C • Exuberance 4

Middle - Green Y - Splits

Other side of the Harriman training map this morning, focusing on controls that were either set in a very vague area, or areas with a lot of point features, requiring good simplification. As expected, the controls set in vague areas gave me more trouble, so I need to continue to focus on good technique and keeping my head up with a clear plan, as opposed to just blundering around waiting for things to make sense. Being forced to take it slow is probably good for the time being, I just need to work on my habit patterns and visualization throughout the winter so that I'll have a better foundation once I can run again.

Training on the course TGIF set out. Did the corridor-o, which went well, then slogged through the contours-only section, which was a lot tougher. Really tired and not handling the heat very well today, either.

Event: U.S. Armed Forces Training Camp (T)
 

Forest sprint relay with Joe. The beauty of not being able to run is that I was able to read the map and not over-run the first few controls, even on a 1:5000. Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself on #6, and realized that the only thing worse than over-running a control is over-walking it, so that was a bit embarrassing. Fun to get a bit of relay training in, though!