Training Log Archive: BorisGr

US Middle Distance Championships, Dutch Lake. This race, along with the Billygoat, have been the two races I looked forward to most this year and visualized as I worked to rehab from last year's back surgery. The bone bruise on my kneecap that I suffered at the Billygoat set me back far enough that there was no chance of me being competitive at the middle distance champs, but I was still excited to go out and run in this great terrain.

I really enjoyed myself out there. Even though there was again a lot of deadfall, I was moving a bit faster than yesterday, and so it didn't feel like as much of a hindrance. I liked the terrain and the map a lot. I thought that the course was fun, but the middle part too easy, using the lakes as massive attackpoints instead of involving them in the route choice and not placing controls right next to them. Still, I had a great time out there. I made a couple of mistakes: about 45 seconds on 2 and another 45 on 11. Otherwise, it was my speed holding me back. Nice to see excellent races by Will and Kevin to finish 1 and 2!

RouteGadget: http://www.ctoc-boise.org/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cg...

Blue Middle - Splits

Red course at the US long distance champs. Fun and technical terrain with a lot of deadfall on the ground. The kind of terrain that's way more fun when you are in shape. I wasn't, and so a lot of the course was a struggle physically. But the bits that I could really run were a blast. Did ok technically until losing contact for a while on the long leg to 16. Relocated fine, but lost time along the way - this terrain punishes you when you aren't confident.

Great day for orienteering, but the mosquitoes in the arena made it less enjoyable for Alli's family who were helping out with Inara and Odin.

Red long - Splits

Event: 2017 Gold Rush Meet and USA SML Championships
 

US Sprint Champs, Blue

I was about as unprepared as I've ever been for a US Champs race, and it showed. Pretty clean race, but just slow, so slow. Still, fun to be racing and finding controls. Finished over 5 minutes behind Jourdan.

Afterwards, Alli, Barney, Inara, and I walked the White course as Odin sprinted around and found the controls.

Blue sprint - Splits

Score-O with the family: Alli, Barney, Inara, and me. We had a blast and even got all the controls but one! Not the most enjoyable terrain, but the lake, the beach, and the company more than made up for it.

Red course at Riverside State Park in Spokane. It was a hot day and I was feeling sore and tired from all the sprints the day before. Planned to take it at a trot and did just that, but still made a bunch of mistakes along the way, including 5 minutes on one slope control where the map didn't make much sense.

Some nice hanging out with the Campbells and Will afterwards. Odin and Anna bonded pretty well and decided to do the score-O together the following day.