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Saturday Mar 20, 2021 #
4 PM
Running 13:37 1.8 km (7:34 / km) +20m 7:10 / km
ahr:124 max:144
Orienteering 35:15 **** 5.17 km (6:49 / km) +170m 5:51 / km
ahr:158 max:173 19c
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Fastest time on this course by two minutes. And that included a mistake and opening up my lip on a branch and dealing with all the blood. I ran quite slowly after that because I was a bit concerned with how much blood was coming out of my lip, but I'm fine now.
Technically easier than when leaves are out, but I think winters are worse in this forest type because the ends of the beech trees all act as thorns. So it's a lot more difficult to focus as you fight off all the twigs trying to get into your eyes. And that's exactly what happened on 6. I was pushing away all the branches and stopped focusing on my bearing and reading the terrain.
Tried to keep the effort in zone 4 for the entire course but there were a few times when I got excited or ran uphill and went into zone 5. It was much easier to find the micro route choices at this effort. But it'll be fun to push physically later this season.
I was legitimately worried about the blood loss out of my lip for the few minutes after the branch cut the gash in it. I couldn't tell just how deep it had cut, but I could feel a large gap. I kept spitting out a good amount of blood. And, since I didn't know how large it was, I wasn't sure how long it would take for the blood to clot. Hence my concern.
My friend Ben had come out too, but there was no guarantee he would find me if I were to pass out. This isn't as much of a concern at an event because if you get to the finish, there will likely be help. Or if you don't make it back, there will be people coming out to look for you. But when I'm on my own, it's best if I err on the side of caution.
At any rate, it's safe to say that I'm in very good shape.
Fastest time on this course by two minutes. And that included a mistake and opening up my lip on a branch and dealing with all the blood. I ran quite slowly after that because I was a bit concerned with how much blood was coming out of my lip, but I'm fine now.
Technically easier than when leaves are out, but I think winters are worse in this forest type because the ends of the beech trees all act as thorns. So it's a lot more difficult to focus as you fight off all the twigs trying to get into your eyes. And that's exactly what happened on 6. I was pushing away all the branches and stopped focusing on my bearing and reading the terrain.
Tried to keep the effort in zone 4 for the entire course but there were a few times when I got excited or ran uphill and went into zone 5. It was much easier to find the micro route choices at this effort. But it'll be fun to push physically later this season.
I was legitimately worried about the blood loss out of my lip for the few minutes after the branch cut the gash in it. I couldn't tell just how deep it had cut, but I could feel a large gap. I kept spitting out a good amount of blood. And, since I didn't know how large it was, I wasn't sure how long it would take for the blood to clot. Hence my concern.
My friend Ben had come out too, but there was no guarantee he would find me if I were to pass out. This isn't as much of a concern at an event because if you get to the finish, there will likely be help. Or if you don't make it back, there will be people coming out to look for you. But when I'm on my own, it's best if I err on the side of caution.
At any rate, it's safe to say that I'm in very good shape.
Running 18:22 2.82 km (6:31 / km) +57m 5:55 / km
ahr:124 max:146