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Sunday Sep 4, 2011 #
9 AM
Biking 1:14:10 [1] 23.32 km (18.9 kph) +75m
shoes: Trek 7.1 FX
To Horn Pond for the NEOC event. I forgot to record the return trip, so I doubled the time and distance. I had to stop twice en route to pump up my leaky rear innertube (which I have since replaced).
1 PM
Orienteering 33:43 [3] 5.32 km (6:20 / km) +37m 6:07 / km
9c shoes: 201006 Inov-8 X-talon 212
The 3.8 km sprint course had a technical difficulty of an easy orange course. Bill Pullman had put the best time of the day with 38 minutes after losing some time at one control. After getting to the 7th control (of 9) at 15 minutes, I thought I had a solid win. Unfortunately, we had run out of maps, and I copied the course incorrectly. I spent about 7 minutes looking for the control before bailing. It was fun to get out, despite the DNF. I didn't have the physical stamina to push as hard as I would have liked; most of the course was on trails. As some might say, holy dugabugawug.
This was a prototype event - the courses offered were WY and the sprint, and the objective was to target beginners and newcomers with an accessible event with instruction. Several NEOCers were out in force in our snazzy new uniforms - including Peter Frykman (and Wheezy the dog), Jim Crawford, Joanne Sankus, Bill Pullman, and Bill Binnette. Marketing these sorts of events is really important; I mean to start each season with 2 or 3 such events.
Afterward, I met a young woman with her mom who is getting her Ph.D in physiology in Toronto and has some association with TOC. She has run a few adventure races, and knows Mike Waddington. We chatted a bit, and they both expressed interest in getting the Middlesex Fells map. With a little effort, I might be able to recruit her for some CSU activities.
This was a prototype event - the courses offered were WY and the sprint, and the objective was to target beginners and newcomers with an accessible event with instruction. Several NEOCers were out in force in our snazzy new uniforms - including Peter Frykman (and Wheezy the dog), Jim Crawford, Joanne Sankus, Bill Pullman, and Bill Binnette. Marketing these sorts of events is really important; I mean to start each season with 2 or 3 such events.
Afterward, I met a young woman with her mom who is getting her Ph.D in physiology in Toronto and has some association with TOC. She has run a few adventure races, and knows Mike Waddington. We chatted a bit, and they both expressed interest in getting the Middlesex Fells map. With a little effort, I might be able to recruit her for some CSU activities.
Orienteering (Control Pickup) 15:00 [1] 2.75 km (5:27 / km) +2m 5:26 / km
8c shoes: 201006 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Picking up the white course. I was running as aggressively as I could until I hit the sixth control, at which there were two gallons of water.
Orienteering (Control Pickup) 30:00 [1] 6.68 km (4:30 / km) +115m 4:08 / km
14c shoes: 201006 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Actual time out was 1:05, but I was probably running for only thirty minutes. I picked up the remaining controls and garbage from the other water control. Once my payload became too heavy to really run with, I slowed to a walk. I really punished my body today - commuting to and from the race, running the race, and spending an hour picking up controls was more than I was ready for. Also, I didn't eat breakfast, so until a Chipotle burrito at 4:30 to revitalize myself, my only sustenance was a dozen-ish meet cookies. Tired.
These controls were trivial, so I won't count them in my running total for the year (apart from the race controls).
Control count: 8/2000
These controls were trivial, so I won't count them in my running total for the year (apart from the race controls).
Control count: 8/2000