Training Log Archive: kkling

Was focused on technique. I found out right away why I had drifted away from it. When I tried to keep the paddlers box, I was running into my knees. My foot holds are not long enough for me, so my knees are sticking up. Still I found the videos helpful to think of the power coming from the rotation of the body rather than the arms and shoulder. I was also able to get my feet involved until the right one started cramping. So overall some helpful hints from the videos on You tube. Just have to think through how to straighten my legs.

Went to a new boat ramp at Taylorsville Lake with Janet. The 4th one we have launched from. We went west and paddled up Timber Creek. The creek is full of dead trees standing straight up right where they used to grow before the lake was made 40 years ago. For some reason they have not rotted and fallen into the water. Must be very hard wood. I talked with the old timers at the boat ramp. They said it has always been that way. It made for a real interesting game of dodge-em. In many cases there was a snag just below the water level that you could not see which would hang the boat or bump the boat to the side.

The boat ramp was Chowning Lane which was close to 20 minutes off any major road which explained why the boat ramp parking lot never had many vehicles in it on Google Earth. Really hard to get to and no facilities except for a parking lot and the woods.

Very hot again around 92 today

Given the hot weather, I expect to be kayaking tomorrow. Watched three paddling technique clips on You tube. I knew my technique must be bad given the problem I had at the adventure race. Sure enough I had forgotten everything I had once learned. So I will be practicing technique tomorrow.

C • Paddling technique 3

Hot 93 degrees. Humidity is starting to come up now.

The new club in Blacksburg is called Blue Ridge Orienteering Club (BROC) and it is chartered thru OUSA.

Very hot day 90 degrees but the humidity is still tolerable.

I was excited to see that a new Orienteering Club has formed in Blacksburg, VA my old stomping grounds. I joined their news feed - I will try to stop in for a meet and then visit the family in SW VA.

Meeting with the Taylorsville Lake Park staff was postponed. There is a new manager starting later this week. They thought it wise that he should be in the meeting. I had to agree with them.

Event: OLOU Sprint #6 2015
 

Breathing issues until I got past control 2 then my lungs seemed to open up. Another good sprint course set by Louie. Not as technical as last year. Good turnout 30 - 35 showed up at a Park outside our core area.

Control pickup One of the dogs that came with an Orienteer got in a fight with another dog. Looked like an ear was partially pulled off.

I have always had a neutral feeling about dogs coming to the meets. The ones that run the course with their owner seems to make sense to me. The ones that are left at the start while the owner goes out on the course never seemed to make sense to me. What does the dog get our of it? Sometimes the owner expects others to watch their dog for them while on the course or ties them up. Hard topic for me, try to keep an open mind.

C • Dogs at meets. 4

Sprint June 9th - Splits

When I looked myself up in the results - I found I had credit for 12 controls. You got credit for punching in at the TA and Finish. So I had 12 of 22. I was solidly in the middle of the pack.

Was wearing an old pair of shoes today that need to be retired - 657 miles. My regular were drying out from the AR.

Stretching some tight muscles

Continued from Saturday

Once I got back, my plan was to ditch the bike and do some by foot. But it made so much more sense to ride the bike to a good attack point then go in by foot. Got 3 controls that way. I was pretty close to another but the cramping was starting in the legs, so I just went back and called it a day.

3 of the 120 racers cleared the course (all 20 controls). I ended with 10 controls.

C • Excellent job! 2