Training Log Archive: Sandy

Embarrassed to say I made a really stupid error early on in the course near places where I had set controls in the spring. I kept drifting left, and I kept correcting, but then I drifted way left and didn't correct and ended up at the wrong swampy area. Knew where I was and helped a kid who was lost and then went back to my control but things didn't look right and I second guessed myself and finally just went out to the power line to relocate. Really, really dumb. On the next control I drifted way left again but corrected when I recognized a control location from the spring - could not figure out how I had ended up way over there. Finally remembered that my old thumb compass that I was using since I lost my new one has about a 30 degree difference in how you have to hold your wrist from the one I've been using recently. And then I was fine on the rest of the course. I was thinking that I was really moving and feeling really speedy and then I realized the first half of the course was all downhill. I was walking a whole lot more on the second half back up the hill!!

Worked epunch most of the morning and then after I finished. I was beat when I got home. But it was a really fun weekend. It was really nice that a lot of really good orienteers were there and it's great that the cadets came.

Event: DVOA Training Weekend - Hickory Run
 

Took a group of 14 down to where I had streamers and had them do little 2 control courses and come back to where I was. Some did all 4 loops, others only one or two. Should have had a little more structure; perhaps I'll use a couple of Tom Hollowell's ideas in the future.

Walked the beginning of the Red Y course from the team trials with a group explaining the features I would use to navigate. It's a little unfair since I'm so comfortable in that area after setting the courses but they claimed they got something out of it. Then walked around for a bit and then picked up my streamers from the morning (some people went and continued that exercise in the afternoon on their own).

Too tired to do the night-o.

Hanging streamers for the training on Saturday.

Managed to lose my compass. :(

TNT trail run with Dasha, Harvey and Eric. Wonderful company and marvelous dinner afterwards with Clem and Kolya also there.

Walked the end bit as it was getting pretty dark and my ankle started to bother me.

Walked over to Sandy and Karl's new house (yippee - they're just a couple of blocks away now) and Sandy and I walked in the Wissahickon while Karl went running.

Sandy gave me a tour before hand; perfect house for TNT's!

Pilates class. Compared to the core dvd and yoga class, this was pretty easy. Although I suppose I could always try to hold more tension in more muscles like I think you're supposed to do.

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