Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: US Team training activity
 

Coronado National Forest, AZ. From the Italian Flats parking area, I did a contours only course with some line-O sections. This was a pretty area with great views of some snow topped mountains. We started at around 4350 ft as my GPS read it. I did okay in the first line-O section finding both controls. In the second, I drifted a bit too low to see another. The course portion was to be 4.8K but by the time I got finished with the line-O sections and the regular course, I'd done nearly 5 miles or 8K. I was fairly accurate on most controls but lost contact a bit for #9 and though I tried to backdoor #10, I cut in a bit soon for a slight bobble. I am not physically in shape to run hard yet. I?m still weaker than normal from being sick earlier this month. It showed in tight calves, in twisting my ankle slightly in one easy area and had to walk up the steeper hills. There was substantial rock in this area which did often slow the pace.
Splits:
From the parking area, through the start of the line-O, to the first course control, to the first course control. 22:15 (1.54 miles).
1-2 - 4:27
2-3 - 6:42
3-4 - 3:39
4-5 - 4:53
5-6 - 4:31
6-7 - 7:33 ? I got a bit low at the end and had to correct (0:45 time lost)
7-8 - 3:43 ? 50m out from 7, I could see 8 but lost it again.
8-9 - 9:45? lost contact toward the end but I recovered well.
9-10 - 3:52 ? I came around the back side but cut in too early.
10-F & Parking ? 3:11. I used the trail and road.

C • Coronado? 2

Coronado National Forest, AZ. Chimney Rock map. After eating a sandwich and waiting with Max for Peggy to return from her run, I went out. I was tired both from having run earlier and eating too soon after running. I was confused by the abundance of rock and steep reentrants on the way to #1, making a several minute error. The terrain was rougher than earlier in the day. There was mostly a lot of rock under foot but a lot of pointy vegetation to run around too. I got better as I went.

S-1 - 8:06 - leaving the road on the trail to the right, I started to go straight but the contours and abundant rock detail weren't making sense. I didn't see much rock on the map and the reentrant looked way too steep. I got off on the wrong side of things but corrected back after losing a few minutes.
1-2 - 4:08 ? I went high to #2 but was slowed by the much rougher than expected terrain.
2-3 - 3:45 - finally, I started getting on track but was slow.
3-4 - 1:23
4-5 - 5:44 - past the campers, then I took the high route in.
5-6 - 2:22 - fairly straight.
6-7 - 4:19 - down along the reentrant then over and up. I wasn't sure which side of the cliff it'd be on.
7-8 - 2:22 - it was hard to tell where things turned from spotty woods to open. Once in the open, I saw the control from far off. As often is the case in areas like this, I lost it again but went almost straight to it.
8-9 - 4:41 - I stayed a little high on the left but eventually did drop down to the reentrant. I should have stayed high.
9-10 - 5:59 - I thought this was the trickiest control of the course. I read it very well up until the end when I got too low.
10-11 - 1:11 - spiked this.
11-12 - 4:03 - fairly straight but around the right side to the knoll at the end.
12-13 - 3:49 - This was tricky. I got just a bit to the right but corrected well.
13-F - 1:14