Training Log Archive: dlevine

BFLO Score-O at Camp Schoelkopf

Worked registration and had an entrant show up 90 seconds before the mass start, so I started late, but not as late as I might have as Phil took over for me when he saw I was "behind".

Start->5: Chased Brian Thomas around the lake and into the field. He started in and I passed him halfway as the two of us created a herd path that was undoubtedly appreciated by those who followed us. I know it was an advantage to come later because I was able to go out a lot faster than I came in! 4:28 (my actual elapsed time, 51 seconds faster than recorded split.

5->9: Down trail and in off the corner of the field past the boulder. Came back out the same way; Brian was going in as I came out. 5:58

9->1: Straight to dock. Saw Rainee first head to the camp exit, then turn around and come across lake "at me" 2:13

1->4: Saw Team Orange as I came up the side trail from the parking lot. They beat me to the control when I went the wrong way around the building. 2:59

4->18: Over the bridge, through the field, and up the hill just after the stream. Spiked it. 6:21

18->23: Tried to go straight, but drifted right. Caught myself at the stream, turned left and found it with no problem. 4:03

23->25: Saw three Maritime Marine students coming up from the stream junction. Crossed there, but drifted left and found main creek (okay, the steep hill down to the main creek) as I drifted left. Between the torn down tent platforms and then down and up right to it (NOT a recommended path) 8:39

25->20: More or less straight at it with stream and then field on my right. Saw Mike Lance as I crossed the field; hit trail and took it in. Sloppy running but otherwise fine. 5:18

20->15: Didn't want to dogleg so I headed SW, but drifted too far south and went through pine forest to clearing due E of control. Shape of access road confirmed location and I went right too it. 3:55

15->7: Back to road, down and around to field, then in. A bit sloppy in the field. 4:29

7->12: E through woods to road, nearly taking wrong fork, but somehow saving myself. 2:10

12->14: Fumbled a bit at water stop and took extra time. Spiked control on dead line although split won't show that. 3:10

14->10: Went back up, intending to go high, find trail and go around swamp. Ended up going back down (gratuitous climb) crossing swamp and losing map contact. Slowly re-established contact just N of control and then saw it from above. Very sloppy. 4:54

10->17: Straight to it using stream as handrail. Past Patty Lyons going in the other direction. Figured I might be able to beat her as I was more than halfway done and she hadn't done 1,5,9 at the start so we were even in that respect. 5:05

17->24: Past Steve Lacomy and Henry Davis above the landslide, was tentative, but went down and found it. 5:01

24->22: Crossed stream and saw about seven folks crossing in the other direction. Took field up to road (big mistake; I had already forgotten the lesson from #5). At road, went E a bit, then turned in and spiked it. 4:25

22->19: Paralleled the road until I saw a good path down, then ran road, turning in a bit before the control. Skipped the water this time. 4:11

19->21: Out to road, turned in on trail and lost it as soon as it crossed the stream. Eventually found it again, but was too tired to run up the hill; tried a brisk walk. 6:04

21->16: Trail straight to it. Saw Rainee leaving; she commented that she had spent "too much time" looking for it. 2:52

16->13: Took trail through green, intending to cut through white woods, but they were less passable than the green. Crossed stream in next pine forest, turned E and then crossed the stream when I thought I had gone downhill enough. Saw flag immediately upon recrossing. 4:23

13->2: Intended to go to 11, but had troubles keeping map contact. Eventually reconnected at campsite midway between 13 and 2 and revised plan. Couldn't find trail behind bathrooms and took the other one down and doubled back straight to control. 6:32

2->11: Straight shot. 1:45

11->6: Road all the way; saw unknown orienteer leaving control coming back at me.3:02

6->8: Tried to catch other orienteer, but she turned up hill. Was going to "cut the corner" to the flag, but hit the bend before I saw a good spot. 3:04

8->3: Road all the way. 2:10

3->Finish: Planned to go through woods, but trail was enough nicer that I took it to the road and then ran up and in. 1:56

2nd place (out of 21) behind Lach Yadkov, who beat me officially by two minutes, but who started even later than I did. 3rd place was about twenty minutes back.

Car-based control pickup. Drove S, picked up 24 and 22. Then drove back a bit and picked up 17 and 19, including water stop.

Payne: 15-2, 15-2, 11-3.

Dragon Fire course - Rode pretty hard, managed top 15% overall. P: 225; C: 56

Billy Goat Falls course; tougher than I remembered, but I love that the "Billy Goat" course is one of the ones that uses O-flag symbols for the checkpoints. P: 217; C: 56

Trying unsuccessfully to get the heart rate below 100.