Training Log Archive: TomN

Canadian Nationals, Middle Course 7a. After a shaky start to #1 I ran very well in the technical area, and was in 4th place after 7 controls. Then we went down into the mud, and all was lost. It wasn't even one particular control -- I messed up on 8, 9, and 11, and the only reason I did well on 10 was because I'd already seen it 3 times. Sure, I fell for the course setter's trick on the transition to the different terrain, but there's no excuse for what happened after that. Terrible navigation and increasing desperation.

Middle Course 7a - Splits

Event: 2013 Nationals (Hamilton, CANADA)
 

Canadian Nationals, Sprint Course 3b. Three mistakes. First, the hardest maze route hit us right out of the start triangle, and I flubbed it. I thought the solution was to go up the stairs next to the building about half-way through, but that was fenced off. So, back down and through the overhang on the next building over. Second, I couldn't find the tree on #9. Crossed one too many paths and got into the reentrant before turning around. Clever course setters -- the control wasn't visible from below. Third, and worst of all, I missed the gate into the field for the go control, and ran around the outside of the fence just opposite the control before I realized the problem. So, 2 minutes of mistakes and that's where all the action was.

Sprint Course 3b - Splits

Event: QOC Oregon Ridge - Susquehanna Stumble
 

Short Stumble - Splits