Training Log Archive: W

Event: Barebones Party Weekend
 

Barebones middle at Rafter Six. Very pleasant forest and some complex stuff. Had to go fairly slow to ensure I didn't get lost. But, I'm very thankful of having experienced that Whitehorse terrain, because I think I can better recognize the high ridges to craft a fast and safe route. Eric caught me around 7, dropped him again on the long leg, but zigged instead of zagged so he caught up again. Then there were three legs of dead flat running so, booked it and dropped him again, but couldn't make up the two minutes, lost by 29 seconds.

Sprint race at the Nordic Centre. I do, to a certain extent, know the nordic centre pretty well so I can run half with the map and half with experience. Nevertheless, the trails can be pretty baffling and I was pleased that I was able to deal with the lower section well by navigating with features other than the trails. Made a mistake on the world's shortest leg, since I took about 8 strides from the previous control and had already overshot it.