Training Log Archive: boyle

COC Sprint

55.3%
62/(77+1)
17/26
This must be the first time that I've run on a sprint course where the first two legs were vertical drops. By control 9, I lost one placing. As of control 12, I lost another placing.

See RouteGadget.

I didn't place well but I sure ran hard and had great fun. I LOVE SPRINTS!

Sprint Course 5. - Splits

COC Middle Event
Hidden Meadow & Spreckley's Trails
20/28+1
40.0%

With dread, I awaited the overwhelming technical navigation challenge of a middle event. I was not disappointed. Though completely convinced to walk the first leg with my compass poised, I still drifted right nearly 200m. Thank goodness that LAKE was there. The map is just too busy with trails and features. We all knew that was the case ahead of time...whatever. I can't blame the map because the magnified 1:7500 scale compensated for my diminishing vision.

After leaving the lake shore, the first six controls were straightforward and slow compass lessons. Things went south (or I should have gone south) on leg 7. I was saved by a good samaritan running my course (ahead of me) who probably got tired of seeing me. There is no justice: the good samaritan lost his glasses soon after saving me and finished long after me.

Only on leg 9 did I get to do any trail running and it was probably only 200m. There were lots of trails but the trails were more harm than help.

I caught up with Richard at control #11 and he must have been nearing the maximum running time. He can't be too happy with deciding to run his age-group and not an open course.

Route Gadget

Middle M45-54 - Splits

If USA military personnel can use the DDR for training purposes, so can we. The pads are finally back up at Qi's place and the T-storm discouraged us from playing outdoors. While I have used the workout modes many times for cardio, this was apparently done before I joined AP.

BTW, I'm very sunburned.

116/72 46bpm

I LOVE SPRINTS!!!

I have sent the results concerning the prologue sprint and the chase sprint to the sprint series record keeper.

Despite having created the handbook, I arrived at an empty registration desk and ran across campus to the arena only because I was familiar with the campus. I suspect others had difficulties upon arrival.

Prologue Sprint
Carleton University

11/23+2
79.4%

Sunny but not too hot, I feel like I've been sunburned.

Chase Sprint
Carleton University

81.4%
11/24+1

This was my first experience with a chase format. I'm a good cheater and I loved being allowed to cheat. However, my placing never changed. Two guys did better than the first time round and two guys did worse. My combined time actually drops me to 12th place yet improves my rating to 81.7%.

Prologue Sprint 3 splits - Splits

Chase Sprint 3 splits - Splits

While I know that it was relatively cool, it's much warmer than the past two weeks in NL.

I decided to go to the Gatineau for a run in the woods and pick up controls for Colin. Though unregistered, I got myself a map to run before the courses closed. However, I performed so poorly, never finding #202 that my time ran out. What should I blame: 44 hour journey from NL that ended after midnight, the heat, the lack of recent positive experiences orienteering or the usual culprit, my poor navigation skills. Hey, I had a great trail run.

I was only assigned four controls to retrieve for Colin and I couldn't even complete that task. I could only search so much for long course control 4 before a rescue party would be sent for me. Poor Colin was the only human remaining on site when I returned at 16h15.

Event: Canadian Orienteering Championships