Training Log Archive: TGIF

Running warm up/down 40:00 [1] 8.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock summer 2016

Orienteering (Continental) race 1:17:40 [5] *** 14.9 km (5:13 / km)
23c shoes: VJ Irock summer 2016

US Classic distance championships, day 1, at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

This area had not been used for orienteering for quite a long time due to access rights, but it has a rich history, going back to the very beginnings of the sport in the US.
Björn Kjellström, the inventor of the modern compass, lived in Pound Ridge from the 1950s, and founded the United States Orienteering Federation. He produced the first maps in the US, starting with the Reservation.


Results

It was a pretty nice and warm day today. Good visibility (mainly oaks) and a good map (lidar-based) meant quite high speed all the way. The southern part was more challenging and looked a lot like the trickiest part of Harriman Park (WOC93).

Really enjoyed the atmosphere in and around the event, and I am looking forward to another fun day tomorrow.


Loved the run-in.


Maze-O as well.


The American´ legend is still alive.


The highlight of my day was surely when I visited the orienteering shop at TC, and the owner of the shop - a lovely 60+ Lady, read my name on my bib number, and asked "so you are from Canada?" Yeah, almost. Refreshing! Well, I am not running for a Swedish club neither ; )

BBA 50:00 [1] 11.0 km (4:33 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Orienteering (Continental) 39:03 [1] *** 5.8 km (6:44 / km)
11c shoes: VJ Irock summer 2016

Model Event of US Classic championships, at Westmoreland (60km northeast from NYC).

Nice to be back in forest after a couple of epic days in Manhattan. Very good visibility and mostly good runnability. Will be a fun week-end at Ward pound ridge with 2 long distances scheduled.


Marshes (11th control) in the US aren´t as friendly as in Scandinavia... btw. 8th control was at the wrong spot.

BBA 1:00:00 [1] 13.5 km (4:27 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Cross Training 2:30:00 [1]

BBA 1:05:00 [3] 14.33 km (4:32 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

The best way to start a day in Manhattan…
Central Park at 6am is more crowded than a Jukola start.

Cross Training 2:30:00 [1]

BBA 30:00 [1] 4.0 km (7:30 / km)
shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

Cross Training 1:00:00 [1]

Running 1:30:00 [1] 17.8 km (5:03 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Running warm up/down 30:00 [1] 6.2 km (4:50 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Orienteering (Nordic) 30:14 [5] *** 5.95 km (5:05 / km)
15c shoes: VJ Irock 2016

A quick training in Lunsen, before traveling to US. A very nice evening in the wood, never seen this forest that dry, the open marshes are really good to run at the moment.

Running warm up/down 40:00 [1] 8.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock summer 2016

Orienteering (Nordic) race 44:28 [5] *** 8.65 km (5:08 / km)
18c

Results / Livelox

Went to Uppland relay champs, and ran an open course there. Started my open course right before the changing of the second leg. Find out that my course was one of the forking (except the arena passage) of M21 relay. Got caught by Rassmus after 5th control and ran with him the remaing part. Pretty fun, even if my focus on orienteering at the moment is not sky-high...