Running - Road / Track warm up/down 7:00 [2] 1.02 mi (6:52 / mi)
shoes: VJ Panthers - 1
Warm-up for Team Trials day 3 at East Fork. I felt okay today warming up--somewhat tired and somewhat sluggish, but not too much of either.
Orienteering race (classic) 1:28:36 [3] *** 12.1 km (7:19 / km) +450m 6:10 / km
ahr:161 max:171 shoes: VJ Panthers - 1
Ran day 3 of the Team Trails, the long day. Right from the beginning, my technique again felt slow and awkward. Plus, I made a stupid route choice on the first control, one which set me back 1-1.5 minutes. Things improved greatly when first Ken Walker then Mikell Platt caught me. This motivated me to orienteer at a more reasonable speed, and my brain went along just fine. It just needed a kick in the occipital lobe. I lost and regained contact with Ken and Mikell a few times. I was pleased that my legs had a bit left at the end. A really fun run, overall.
Running - Road / Track warm up/down (road) 11:00 [1] 1.16 mi (9:29 / mi)
shoes: Mizuno Wave Nirvana 1
Warm down jog with Ken after the race.
Note
Well, I qualified for the WOC team this weekend, but I'm a bit disappointed with my results. For some reason, I always seem to perform relatively poorly at the Flying Pig. My problems this weekend were something like 85% technical and 15% physical. I already knew I was having technique problems, but it was obvious during today's run that I am physically capable of better runs than I had. I think I just need to spend more winter and spring training time with a map in my hand, even if it's just a street map. My problems were with navigation process--map reading and handling and making route choices--and were unrelated to technical difficulty level.