Went for a jog today for the first time in a while. Foot was taped up, but I was modestly pleased with how it felt. Less pierce, more of a dull ache. Immediately going home and doing some strength, exercises, and icing kept the pain away after the run as well. Again I am hopeful. But, I anticipate it'll be quite some time before I can get back to all running. With luck the snow will rapidly melt and I can get out side on the bike.
Okay peeps, question time:
My plan for the HPP fundraiser (which is, painfully, on a thursday afternoon), is to race around the Legislature grounds. I want to do an elimination micro-sprint, something along the lines of the
London Ultra Sprint. Short courses, small scale map, many single trees, maybe a little man-made maze, etc.
Sample Map
It would be a total of probably three races, of 4-5 minutes, with a qualification, then the let's say...top 12, running a semi-final and final. We could have a women's or veterans semi- and final as well. Everyone else can also do the courses, and will be ranked by cumulative time. In the knockouts, it would be maybe 2 heats of 6, where the top 3 from each heat go to the final, the other's being eliminated. I haven't 100% fleshed it out, but you get the idea. Head to head stuff, butterflies.
Now, here's where I get doubtful. I have heard directly from not a singular person that they would
not be interested in participating because its not what orienteering should be. Would this be the resounding opinion? Will no one show up because they don't like the idea of the event?
The reason I ask is because it is seeming to be a considerable amount of trouble to convince the Legislature Grounds to hold the event here, and the map is kind of small for just a straight sprint. So, its either this, another idea, or something more straight forward somewhere else.
But, its hard, because while the Yukon week was fun, it was also super tiring. 3 races, Camp TWR, Fundraiser Wednesday, then three more races. Its not a helpful schedule for people who actually want to race well. It'll be the same this year, as well as adding a four hour drive from Canmore to Edmonton. I want the fundraiser to be a race and interesting, but I don't want to run the rest of my competitors into the ground.
No, wait a minute, maybe I do.....