Training Log Archive: Becks

Event: WCOC Osbornedale State Park
 

Today was much better! I thought Osbornedale would be a bit boring due to having been there too many times, but Jim and Rich planned an excellent course with plenty of micro and macro route choice, and my knowledge only helped in a couple of places. Totally spooned number 1 again - didn't have a strong enough attack point and was way too far to the right. I liked my early route choice to go high, but should have been more regimented on the descent. After that not too bad at all, a slight miss on 6 when I dropped off the western single contour spur instead of the eastern, placing me west of the control. 10 was very difficult to get to, as some unhelpful person had left a load of cut spiky things in the way. 11 and 12 I was not confident with, looking slightly too early for 11 and going way too high up the re-entrant for 12. Should have stayed low and attacked from the crag instead of trying to go straight. The rest was a dream, although a very achey legged one up the final hill! Physically felt a lot better today, legs feeling tired but strong, and actually got some decent speed in places. Yey! Just beat my goal of being faster than yesterday, despite slight increase in distance and way more climb.

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Wow, number 12 was a way worse mistake than I thought at the time. I did so much extra climb! Clearly didn't do a good enough compass check when I was climbing out of the re-entrant.

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