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Saturday Sep 16, 2006 #
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Bad to the Bone Duathlon
Did not run this because of the training weekend. However, I hope to go over to Big Bone and test run that 5k course some time soon.
Did not run this because of the training weekend. However, I hope to go over to Big Bone and test run that 5k course some time soon.
Orienteering (Technique Training) 53:02 [2] *** 3.69 km (14:22 / km) +65m 13:13 / km
spiked:5/8c slept:6.0 shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
DVOA annual training weekend - Hickory Run State Park, White Haven, PA.
~60F, damp and misty morning.
Woke up early to have a nice big breakfast at Denny's before heading into the park. I'd need all the energy I could muster for the 2 training sessions plus the night O' today. It took a little while to find the Camp, check-in, and then drop off cedarcreek for the farsta, but I made it just in time for the start of the morning training session.
I signed up for the advanced training, hoping to refine my o' skills. The group met in the dining hall for review of the Red Day1 course from the US Champs at Buena Vista in August. We had a good discussion about route choices before splitting into 2 groups for the on-field training.
I went with John's group and did the "Skills Course." This gave me a chance to utilize different O' techniques - handrail, corridor, precision compass, collecting features, aiming off, catching feature, window / rough compass, pace & compass, contouring, etc.
I had problems with my aiming off and compass work. Going to 3, I had planned to aim off to the R (to the marsh) but ended up L. I then compounded the mistake by going further L when I hit the stream (catching feature). Interesting thing was both Alison and Sandy had the same problem! We eventually relocated and found the control, but I definitely need more practice on aiming off.
A couple of times, I noticed I have a tendency to veer L when running on a bearing. I wonder if this has something to do with my strides, or if I'm just not used to running w/ a thumb compass yet. Will have to try this out more in future trainings.
On the 2 contour legs, I did fine from 6 to 9 (we skipped 7 & 8 due to shortage of time), but was about 2 lines too high going into 10.
Overall, it was a wonderful session. I made more mistakes than I'd like, but that's what this training is for, right?
~60F, damp and misty morning.
Woke up early to have a nice big breakfast at Denny's before heading into the park. I'd need all the energy I could muster for the 2 training sessions plus the night O' today. It took a little while to find the Camp, check-in, and then drop off cedarcreek for the farsta, but I made it just in time for the start of the morning training session.
I signed up for the advanced training, hoping to refine my o' skills. The group met in the dining hall for review of the Red Day1 course from the US Champs at Buena Vista in August. We had a good discussion about route choices before splitting into 2 groups for the on-field training.
I went with John's group and did the "Skills Course." This gave me a chance to utilize different O' techniques - handrail, corridor, precision compass, collecting features, aiming off, catching feature, window / rough compass, pace & compass, contouring, etc.
I had problems with my aiming off and compass work. Going to 3, I had planned to aim off to the R (to the marsh) but ended up L. I then compounded the mistake by going further L when I hit the stream (catching feature). Interesting thing was both Alison and Sandy had the same problem! We eventually relocated and found the control, but I definitely need more practice on aiming off.
A couple of times, I noticed I have a tendency to veer L when running on a bearing. I wonder if this has something to do with my strides, or if I'm just not used to running w/ a thumb compass yet. Will have to try this out more in future trainings.
On the 2 contour legs, I did fine from 6 to 9 (we skipped 7 & 8 due to shortage of time), but was about 2 lines too high going into 10.
Overall, it was a wonderful session. I made more mistakes than I'd like, but that's what this training is for, right?
Running (Mixed trail/terrain) 3:30 [3] 0.7 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
I did the pace counting test run that was set up the the camp. 3x on the dirt road (33-37) and 4x in the terrain (37-40). Time is estimated at 30s per 100m.
Orienteering (Contours Only) 1:33:18 [1] ***** 2.45 km (38:05 / km) +82m 32:37 / km
spiked:8/10c shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
Afternoon training session at Hickory Run.
My legs were a bit tired from the morning session. Even the lunch break wasn't quite enough for the recovery. I went with John's group again, this time for a contours only training.
We each got a b&w map consisted of contours, with vertical hashes hinting the area of fight (green). Since everyone was tired, we voted to do this exercise at a walking pace together. This turned out to be a great idea, as we were able to take in the finer details in the terrain - form lines, knolls, depressions, subtle spurs and reentrants. John was great in talking us through the various features in the terrain, as we experienced it first hand. This really helped me relate between the map (2D) and the terrain (3D) much better.
Even though we walked the course, I was still pretty beat by the end. A very productive session!
My legs were a bit tired from the morning session. Even the lunch break wasn't quite enough for the recovery. I went with John's group again, this time for a contours only training.
We each got a b&w map consisted of contours, with vertical hashes hinting the area of fight (green). Since everyone was tired, we voted to do this exercise at a walking pace together. This turned out to be a great idea, as we were able to take in the finer details in the terrain - form lines, knolls, depressions, subtle spurs and reentrants. John was great in talking us through the various features in the terrain, as we experienced it first hand. This really helped me relate between the map (2D) and the terrain (3D) much better.
Even though we walked the course, I was still pretty beat by the end. A very productive session!
Running warm up/down (Trail) 5:00 [2] 0.56 mi (8:56 / mi)
shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
Warm up run for Night O'. Distance is based on a pace estimate.
Orienteering race (Club Meet - Night-O) 35:18 [3] ***** 3.35 km (10:32 / km) +80m 9:25 / km
spiked:11/11c shoes: Silva O' Spikes (Rubber)
DVOA Training Weekend - HR Camp Daddy Allen
Night O' (Intermediate) - 2.55km, 11c, 55m.
My first Night O' ever! Didn't want to get totally lost out there, but also didn't want to just run trails on a White course, so Intermediate seemed like a good choice, and it was.
My strategy was to be safe and conservative, taking the paths and staying out of the thick woods as much as possible. This seemed to work out well, as I had no trouble navigating and finding any of the controls. The things that slowed me down were all the extra time I used to read the map, and punching at the controls. I don't have a very good technique down for either, and it was very difficult for my eyes to adjust between map reading (bright) and seeing the terrrain (dark).
A super fun course running around the campground, plus seeing so many others out and about all looking for controls. I even finished 3rd, behind Samantha+Hillary and Alison, by about 3 minutes! Overall, a very positive experience. Who knows, I may even try another one soon!
*For more about the course, see my leg comments.
Night O' (Intermediate) - 2.55km, 11c, 55m.
My first Night O' ever! Didn't want to get totally lost out there, but also didn't want to just run trails on a White course, so Intermediate seemed like a good choice, and it was.
My strategy was to be safe and conservative, taking the paths and staying out of the thick woods as much as possible. This seemed to work out well, as I had no trouble navigating and finding any of the controls. The things that slowed me down were all the extra time I used to read the map, and punching at the controls. I don't have a very good technique down for either, and it was very difficult for my eyes to adjust between map reading (bright) and seeing the terrrain (dark).
A super fun course running around the campground, plus seeing so many others out and about all looking for controls. I even finished 3rd, behind Samantha+Hillary and Alison, by about 3 minutes! Overall, a very positive experience. Who knows, I may even try another one soon!
*For more about the course, see my leg comments.
Stretching warm up/down 20:00 [1]
Warm up/dn stretches for the various sessions of the day.