Training Log Archive: TomN

SSS at UMBC, long course, 4.2k, time was 37:31. New sprint map, courses by Jan Merka. Lost time in a few places: #1, looked all around the top of the hill, saw lots of flags but not the right one. #6, I entered the parking structure on the middle floor, didn't see the control, went down one floor, not there either, up to the top, and yeah, it was obvious. #9, couldn't see the wall, but Zef came up behind me and led the way. 12 to 13 I got major confusion and thought I was going for 4 (read it as 14) and messed around there for quite a while before my head cleared. The rest o.k.

Short course after a little rest, distance was 2.7k, time was 25:23. I was running o.k., but had more of the same kind of problems. Still didn't find #1 on top of the hill. Later, Nicole Alexieva told me she saw me looking for it, and she was standing right next to it. I hadn't seen her, either. The long #9 reappeared as #4, and I still couldn't find the wall, even though I knew it was there. Something strange about the way I was looking at the situation. The usual brain hypoxia occurred this time at #12, I ran by the flag, stopped, looked around, tried to figure out where I was (40 feet away, was the answer).

Good sprint practice on a nice map. Could have been better printed, but it really wouldn't have helped me that much.