Training Log Archive: maprunner

Mike and I stopped at Plutonic Pleasure on the way out of town. I picked a few locations to visit. I was tired and a little unmotivated, so not the best training. But it was a beautiful day, and just the right way to end a great weekend. Really enjoyed Mikell's courses and hospitality, and visiting with him, Kris and Annie. And Nelson, Cheryl, Graham, Doug, Brooke et al from RMOC

C • that'a a lotta orienteering 2

Day 3 at Remarkable Flats. I was leery about this event, since it wold be the longest course I had ever done. But I survived in good shape, and wasn't totally exhausted at the end. A few mistakes (4 was a bathroom break) at 2, 6 and 7, but pretty clean otherwise. I was really happy.

Mike, Mikell and I drove up to the Snowy range in the afternoon. I had never been there; it was beautiful

C • Laramie 2

Day 2 of Laramie training camp, at Rattlesnake Hill. Chilly (11) but clear morning. I started in the mass start this time, which might have been a mistake. I started too fast and was thinking about others instead of my own training. Nearly missed 1, just saw it out of the corner of my eye; wandered around the wrong rocks on 2; totally misjudged 3 and had to back track to relocate, similar problem with relocation at 6. After that, I finally calmed down and did my own steady pace, and no more big mistakes. Vegetation at the end was not pleasant, it was worth trying to find a way around it.

Mike and I went on to Pelican Bay to do some more training, It had warmed up to 18, but it was very windy. I decided to try a few controls in the open area, walking very slowly(not more rough vegetation for me, thank you very much) and checking off every feature on the line. I went to 1 first since I have difficulties staying focused on long legs. Then I turned around and headed to 10. I thought things looked a bit funny as I started back, but I didn't figure it out until I downloaded my track: I never made it to 1. Extremely embarrassing since I was trying to read every single thing on the map. Did much better on the rest of the controls.

Event: LROC Training Meet
 

Training camp in Laramie. About 10 folks are here, all from RMOC except for us. Mass start today, but I wasn't ready, so I started a few minutes later. Had to walk today, due to altitude and so much sage. Not to mention a 1:15 map!! hadn't been on one of these in years. Also, my goal for this weekend is to train, not race.

I haven't been in the woods since April, and my map reading is always pretty rough when I have had a long absence, so my goal was to spike the first control, which I did! After that, it was a bit uneven. I was definitely reacting to things rather than reading ahead and being prepared for what I would see. I got a bit better at reading ahead during the middle of the course, but then started to fade back to reactive towards the end, as I got tired.

I wore my GPS but some how didn't save the track, so I had to resort to the old fashioned method of using a pen to draw my route. (click on square)

Wanted some more training, so I did a short line O by myself. Walked very slowly and checked out the map detail. Still managed to make two mistakes, and after the second one, I decided I was too tired, so I cut the route short.

So excited to be heading to Laramie for four fine days of orienteering.

C • Private Laramie Daze? 6