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Saturday Oct 29, 2011 #
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Running on CSU team 3 in the relay tomorrow. If there was a team 4 I'd certainly be on it, the way I'm orienteering these days.
Also on team 3 is Bill, Brendan, and Greg. Team 2 in Ali, Alex, Mikkel, and Ian. Team 1 -- Izzy, Ken, Boris, and Ross -- unfortunately could not make the trip.
Also on team 3 is Bill, Brendan, and Greg. Team 2 in Ali, Alex, Mikkel, and Ian. Team 1 -- Izzy, Ken, Boris, and Ross -- unfortunately could not make the trip.
11 AM
orienteering 49:33 3.88 mi (12:46 / mi) +423ft 11:35 / mi
ahr:158 max:170 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Middle distance race at Cuivre River. M21. 5.3 km.
Another run where my orienteering skills seem to have abandoned me. And the result is ending up highly irritated. Which is not where I want to be.
I was determined today to pay attention to the orienteering and also to put out some effort, show a little "fighting spirit" instead of just walking all the time. And I did pretty well for a while. At the 10th of the 16 controls I was 29:10, a couple of the best on the course were about 25-26. Then I botched maybe a minute on 11. Then I really botched 12, 2+ minutes. And then I really really botched 13, 3+ minutes. So it ended up taking me 20 minutes for 10 to the finish and not the 10-11 the best were doing.
Totally pissed. Mostly at myself, also somewhat at the coursesetter, though I'm not sure fairly or not. 12 was a single tree in an area of lots of trees, also rough open and some slash green. But at least a couple I talked to had no problem. But all I could think was, Why would anyone map this as a single tree, and then why would anyone hang a control there?
Obviously the correct attitude is, I don't care where they put them and how they map it, my only challenge is finding them as fast as possible. And cussing the organizer doesn't help in that process.
Who knows, maybe I just can't orienteer for more than 20 minutes at a time anymore?
Legs and arms scratched to hell from the thorns....
Middle map.
Another run where my orienteering skills seem to have abandoned me. And the result is ending up highly irritated. Which is not where I want to be.
I was determined today to pay attention to the orienteering and also to put out some effort, show a little "fighting spirit" instead of just walking all the time. And I did pretty well for a while. At the 10th of the 16 controls I was 29:10, a couple of the best on the course were about 25-26. Then I botched maybe a minute on 11. Then I really botched 12, 2+ minutes. And then I really really botched 13, 3+ minutes. So it ended up taking me 20 minutes for 10 to the finish and not the 10-11 the best were doing.
Totally pissed. Mostly at myself, also somewhat at the coursesetter, though I'm not sure fairly or not. 12 was a single tree in an area of lots of trees, also rough open and some slash green. But at least a couple I talked to had no problem. But all I could think was, Why would anyone map this as a single tree, and then why would anyone hang a control there?
Obviously the correct attitude is, I don't care where they put them and how they map it, my only challenge is finding them as fast as possible. And cussing the organizer doesn't help in that process.
Who knows, maybe I just can't orienteer for more than 20 minutes at a time anymore?
Legs and arms scratched to hell from the thorns....
Middle map.
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2 PM
orienteering (corn maze) 14:12 1.42 mi (10:00 / mi) +3ft 9:59 / mi
ahr:156 max:171 shoes: pegasus #2
Whoa, was this ever better!
USA Middle distance Champs. Also the first time I'd ever run in a corn maze event.
Lots of fun. Quite different from Mike's, many fewer intersections and wider paths, so I'm guessing the navigation was easier, but it was still very cool. Really had to be thinking ahead.
When we left Ian had the best time (12:4x), don't know if it held up.
Corn maze map.
USA Middle distance Champs. Also the first time I'd ever run in a corn maze event.
Lots of fun. Quite different from Mike's, many fewer intersections and wider paths, so I'm guessing the navigation was easier, but it was still very cool. Really had to be thinking ahead.
When we left Ian had the best time (12:4x), don't know if it held up.
Corn maze map.
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