Training Log Archive: GlenT

Run/jog/walk to the start of the Sprint. Spent some time looking at the model map.

NAOC Sprint in Arnprior, ON. Course 3 - 3.5km, 20m climb. A fun course with 6 controls in the streets of the town, then 5 in the woods and then 7 in the park and arena. Great venue. Weather just about perfect at about 50F.

Had a pretty clean run. Lost a few seconds on #2 trying to understand where the control was placed (end of a wall) since it was hard to see the light gray wall on the map. Route choices through the streets were OK as in most cases it looks like the left or right choices are pretty even. May have saved a little on the 5-6 leg by cutting through the woods (I exited #5 to the NE) rather than take the woods trail all the way to its SW end. Was clean through the woods, which was not the case for many people. Lost about 15 seconds on #11 by not seeing that the control was at the NW foot of the knoll and ended up checking the NE side first. OK the rest of the way in except for a small hesitation on the way to 15 - should've spent some time looking at the last 5 controls in the arena while I was running the 11-12-13 legs.

Finished 4th North American in M55, 6th overall. Was 10 seconds behind coach and PG who tied for the win in M65 on the same course.

Course was about 25% too long with actual winning time of about 18:30. Other courses were closer to target winning times, but still on the long side.

Sprint - Course 3 - Splits

To the start.

NAOC Long on Carp Ridge - Hidden Meadow Farm map. Course 7b (M55). 5.2km SL, 120m climb. Same terrain as the middle in the north half of the map and then a complex trail network in the south. The course was way short for a "long" and had lots of trail running.

Another mediocre run. Blew the route choice on the first long leg (2-3), fighting through medium green to the west of the pond immediately south of #2 which cost 2 or 3 minutes. Executed 6-7 poorly and ended up going through green and marsh rather than getting to the trail asap. Another 2 minutes. A few other 1 minute losses each on 2 and 8, so could've been about 7 minutes faster. Did well on the 4-5 and 8-9 legs, so need to be more consistent. Was 11th overall on the course, 7th North American.

Long - Course 7B - Splits

Run/jog/walk to start plus some time on the warm-up map.

NAOC Middle on Carp Ridge North map - Course 7b (M55). 3.7km SL, 65m climb. Subtle contours, visibility variable, a little junky underfoot. Good course, very challenging.

Meh. No huge errors, a couple of 3-4 minute ones, lots of small ones. FR battery was low so I had to be "WRE-compliant" (pretty sure I know where I went, just can't verify).

Middle - Course 7b - Splits

Event: NAOC2014 (North American Champs/Ottawa O-Fest)
 

NAOC Model Event at Carp Ecowellness center. Upper 40's and partly cloudy. Walked, jogged and ran a bit around in the woods (collecting burrs and finding some flags). Subtle contours, uneven and a little junky underfoot, enough leaves still on the trees to affect visibility - should be a good test.

A run around the block.