Training Log Archive: Len

8.96km on a 7.6km Red course @ French Creek 118% - Home of the 1/2" thorns

Mostly happy with my orienteering today despite 2 major errors. Map contact and reading was good.
1) Felt good about the execution of this.
2) good start but I missed the control 2 times- never saw the final trail even though I crossed it 3 times. I cant believe I spent over 12 minutes on this.
3) Good rough orienteering using land forms and good AP
4) Briers pushed me a bit off course but I went through the depression and thought I had it but ended up at a charcoal terrace about 60m NE.
5)mostly happy with route and execution. Could have moved a bit quicker.
6) Through the stream, up the trail to the main road, and whats a little green for the final stretch :( steep and thick briers- but I came out on top right where I expected to so the orienteering was good.
7) This was not white woods - spent the first half of the leg trying to get to the cross-path and fought briers the whole time. good orienteering and feature recognition.
8) Good first 3/4 of leg but got pulled north at end. Made good adjustment by reading stony gully.
9) Through the stream again. Not patient enough to wait for bridge. couldnt really pick up those details on the run.
10)a bit confused until I got to the open area. But should have used the time to route #11.
11) totally missed it in the lineal 10-11-F - downloaded to a MP and thought @*#$!. Saw it was the last control and went back for it. That cost me 4 minutes. I was happy with the 1:24 time, a but upset at 1:28 but hey, I finished.

Side note: not as many hole in my thighs as FCW but they were bloodier. Had to use tweezers to remove two thorns and one tick.

C • Was wondering what was up on the last control 2

Red - Splits

Event: DVOA French Creek State Park Central
 

split and haul from stockertown - ugly stuff

About half a cord