Training Log Archive: O Joy

CAOC/Badger Meet at Greenbush (Cat's Meow). The day started out with pouring rain so, not really wanting to get drenched and knowing that the Green course would be too challenging for me in the rain. I hung out for about an hour when the rain stopped and went out on the Orange course which was mostly a trail run. I lost time on C2 by trying to approach the control from the wrong side of the trail and some time on C8 by taking a less than optimal path on the trail hopping. Still a fun course.

Orange - Splits

Green course set by Charlie Shahbazian on the map known as Cat's Meow at Greenbush. This is one of the hardest maps in the US with lots of depressions large and small and very few trails. Things look the same so once you lose track of where you are, it is really hard to relocate. I did a lot better than the last time we orienteered on this map when I think I got 2 - 3 controls. This time I followed Aragorn's advice and tried to navigate with the ridges rather than the depressions. The course started out good but I struggled with C6 and somehow ended up E of C5. I was bailing and as I started to walk back to the road, came across C5 so tried again and got C6. Then overshot C7 but found it by backtracking to the SW. C9 and 10 were fine, likely because there were other people around. I was a bit W on C11 but figured it out with the help of someone who passed in front of me walking away from it. Struggled with C12 and then bailed so that I got back in before the 2;00 cutoff. Despite the problems, I enjoyed the challenge.

Green - Splits

Hot again and missed the MF group so just ran to 75th St. and back but the pace down was fairly quick.

upper body + hips mostly 2x12