Training Log Archive: Oslug

Headed east from the triangle, instead of west. But figured it out within about 20 feet. Then down the hill and up the other side toward #1. I hadn't really figured out where I was before leaving the road, so I ended up having to relocate back to the road. I'm still learning about interpreting cliffs and boulders. 2 and 3 were fine. I stumbled around a bit looking for 4 - again, interpretation of boulders, bare rock, etc were a little challenge. 5 was fine. I little trouble on 6, partly because I was looking for a pit instead of a rootstock. 7 was good. 8 I was a little too far up the hillside, and I don't really see how that pit was on a mild spur -- couldn't have been flatter and wetter. I was quite happy with navigation to 8. Then, 9. There were a bunch of guys going my general direction, and I guess i allowed myself to be distracted. I got onto the trail west of the purple line, and I think lost focus about exactly where I was. I think I actually got onto the trail about 100 m north of where I thought I had, so took it to about 100 m beyond my attack point. I wandered for quite a while trying to relocate, then decided to try relocating on the cliffs to the south. No luck. I was following the wrong set of cliffs back to a trail. But since I was wrong, never found the trail. Ended up taking the safety bearing SE to near the road. Relocated there and decided to bail. But the easiest way back, in my brain-addled mind, was back toward 10. So, I headed back toward 10. Confirmed my location with a couple military school guys, found 10 easily. I must have passed very close to it 45 minutes earlier. Decided it wouldn't take much longer to go back via 11, 12, and 13, each of which screwed up by about one reentrant and 4 minutes. Tired and thirsty. But it was still fun. Next time... Hmm. Don't leave the trail until I KNOW where I am. I didn't finish last despite my 1-hour walkabout.

Green Y day 2 - Splits

Event: West Point A-Meet
 

Green Y Day 1 - Splits

Event: ARCT: Joyce’s APU Score-O
 

Helped Jill with the Intro to O I asked her to do before our first meet of the summer season. About 30 people showed up. They mostly went out on a white. I stuck around for a while as some were returning to encourage them and hear their experiences. So started the score-O 10 min late. I actually felt pretty decent at my slow trot. 3 months of rest should do something good for my legs. Guess the HRM was off.

Flagging controls for our May 13 meet. A thunderstorm! to start with, and a bit of rain, then it got nice and sunny. I went very slowly to try to be sure I was finding the right features. Fell thru some thin ice along a stream and drew a little blood. Decided my orange course was too hard so stopped tying flags for that one. Marked a couple points on the bluff overlooking the coastal marsh. With the cranes calling and sun shining, it was pretty nice out there. Garmin ran out of juice before I got there.