Training Log Archive: smoke

not really a rest day so much as a work day that started at 11 am Aug. 25th and is scheduled to end by 6 am Aug. 27th.

stupid mistake on first control, got so distracted by it that I blew the next 2 by a lot, then just went through the motions from there on.

flew home in the evening then had to do some emergency overtime work

mostly took it slowly because it was technically more difficult than I can do at any kind of speed faster than a walk. Stuck by my decision to ignore vegetation on the map - couldn't seem to do that on the long which got me into trouble

for me a very good race - was never totally lost - no leg over 15 minutes!

did the model event, all the controls, some twice, and a few other spots. decided, after fighting through a white area of the map, not to trust vegetation on the map for the rest of the week-end

banged my knee on something and got one of the coolest looking bruises I have ever had. Should have taken a picture.

a couple of poor route choice decisions, but overall a lot of fun. got a nylon rope wrapped around both legs exiting one control. Bet that looked pretty funny. I think my biggest problem on a sprint is time spent at a control - have to learn to read ahead on the map - with 19 controls on the map, those seconds add up pretty quickly

Event: Canadian Orienteering Championships 2008