Training Log Archive: ndobbs

Did some maths, bought some ceiling lights and misfitting bulbs, did a bunch of stretching, some maths, went back to bed, got up for a wee jog, returned to bed. I have half a cold, sneezy and runny nose if I don't stay warm, and still getting flecks of blood when I blow it.

Some time soon I have to start training again.

C • fresh? 4

Apparently my club was doing poorly fifteen years ago, members aging and quitting. They started organising regular young junior training. Many of the newer current volunteers are, apparently, parents of the kids, or the grown up second/third batches of kids. The first batch of kids all retired when they hit college age. It takes a long time to see payback. But the club recognises organised junior training as essential.

It doesn't (currently) have anything to cater to the older non-serious orienteers besides the weekly IR (which stops for the winter). In the past there used to be a weekly run in the central park/woods. This moved out to the burbs and became more serious, so it is now only for those training seriously.

I'm allowed go orienteering if it's indoors, right? Kept the stride short and was at times more focused on creating atmosphere than reading the map. Fun. And I "won" some soon-to-be-very-useful gloves. And I had a Finnish Squad member tell me that for indoor orienteering one should keep the amp oriented, unlike in forest orienteering.

C • Indoor-O 3