Training Log Archive: David_Waller

Event: OCIN FAST-O Caesar Creek
 

This was a really great sprint course -- a lot of quick decisions, and plenty of opportunities to make little mistakes. I took advantage of almost all of these opportunities, feeling like I made mistakes on almost every leg. #11 was the worst. I seriously over-ran it, somewhat stupidly trying to use the fence as a catching feature -- but I never saw the fence.

I had heard rumors about the quality of the map and had never run on it, so I think that I was tentative and un-confident, and this slowed me down. I actually think that the map was okay -- not nearly as bad as I had feared. The contour mapping was really quite good, in my opinion. The vegetation mapping was clearly the worst part of the map, but it only took a few trips through supposedly white forest to convince me to default to trail options.

As a sprint, I thought that this was really a well-set course. I don't think that whether there is green or not defines a sprint; it's more about the decisions and the expected winning times. So for me, it's okay to put a sprint course in a relatively green area, especially if, like Matthew did, the setter enables some trail options.

C • I don't agree 4

A second really fun sprint course at Caeser Creek. Control placement on this one was a bit easier, and I had gained some comfort with the map. So I ran it much more cleanly. At the time, I thought that my route choice from 4 to 5 was a stupid mistake -- I went east, up the hill and then back down to cross the river. If the map was accurate, there were definitely better ways to do this leg. But I think it worked out okay in the end.

Ran a thrid course at Caeser Creek, mostly just to get in a run. I had visited all of the controls previously, so navigation was not hard. I went straight from 3 to 4 this time, instead of detouring north on the trail. I don't think that the direct route was any faster.

Caesar Creek Sprint2 - Splits

Caesar Creek Sprint3 - Splits

Caesar Creek Sprint1 - Splits

Really slow listless run around MUNA

A crisp morning run at HW. Finally brought my watch, but have probably overestimated the distance slightly. The run felt good, but probably not better than 8 minute pace

Event: OCIN-FAST-O Sebald Park
 

Picking up a few controls after Sebald meet

C • Nice event 3

Putting out SI units on the short course

Setting controls at Sebald. Found a very small map error that is too late to correct. Grrr.

Brisk run with Joel around MUNA