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Saturday Jun 14, 2014 #
Event: MNOC Willow River State Park
Swimming 36:00 [3] 1.8 km (20:00 / km)
Easy cruise swim. Cool and rainy
2 PM
Orienteering race 1:03:35 [4] *** 7.6 km (8:22 / km) +156m 7:35 / km
spiked:8/10c shoes: New Bal
Willow river MNOC members only meet score O. Rainy and cool day
21 pts were set in 2 area to NW and to the SE. 60 minutes time limit was obviously way too short for even fastest runner to be able to get more than 70% of the controls from the get go. Decided to go to the NW part of the park which I didn't really know rather than the SE part which I have run in several times. This part has far less trails and varies between open grasslands and thick green forest.
Started with run across picnic area to 210 (by the dam) , and then run W to the bridge 212, 211 in the green, up the hill to 208, then 207 . The thick woods were slowing me considerably , on to 205 (clue - single tree in thick green woods with 10 m visibility - saw the other features in there (ditch and erosion gully) but no single obvious tree (later retrieve that control it was 2 medium sized trees in thick buckthorn- very poor control choice) . On to 202 (skipped 203 ) then 206 and then run like hell to get back , picked up 209 , had to pass on 213 (trails not easy to see at all in thick buckthorn) and then the run back in 3mins+ late .
Willow river is a nice park but courses for a mid June meet should take avoid placing controls in thick buckthorn areas. Setting in early May with high visibility is very different experience to running a course in mid June. Pushing through thick woods just isn't fun and single tree type controls in the woods are way too much of a bingo control . There were plenty of other controls sites that could have been used.
21 pts were set in 2 area to NW and to the SE. 60 minutes time limit was obviously way too short for even fastest runner to be able to get more than 70% of the controls from the get go. Decided to go to the NW part of the park which I didn't really know rather than the SE part which I have run in several times. This part has far less trails and varies between open grasslands and thick green forest.
Started with run across picnic area to 210 (by the dam) , and then run W to the bridge 212, 211 in the green, up the hill to 208, then 207 . The thick woods were slowing me considerably , on to 205 (clue - single tree in thick green woods with 10 m visibility - saw the other features in there (ditch and erosion gully) but no single obvious tree (later retrieve that control it was 2 medium sized trees in thick buckthorn- very poor control choice) . On to 202 (skipped 203 ) then 206 and then run like hell to get back , picked up 209 , had to pass on 213 (trails not easy to see at all in thick buckthorn) and then the run back in 3mins+ late .
Willow river is a nice park but courses for a mid June meet should take avoid placing controls in thick buckthorn areas. Setting in early May with high visibility is very different experience to running a course in mid June. Pushing through thick woods just isn't fun and single tree type controls in the woods are way too much of a bingo control . There were plenty of other controls sites that could have been used.
Orienteering 9:29 [3] *** 1.11 km (8:34 / km) +24m 7:44 / km
spiked:6/6c
MNOC members only relay
6 PM
Orienteering (retrieval) 25:00 [3] *** 2.5 km (10:00 / km)
spiked:5/5c
retrieval on N side of willow river- 206, 205 (found the single tree in buckthorn) 202, 203 back to car and then to 204
Friday Jun 13, 2014 #
6 PM
Misc Outdoor activities ( sailing , etc) (Mowing) 1:00:00 [2]
Tuesday Jun 10, 2014 #
6 AM
Trail running 22:45 [3] 3.78 km (6:01 / km) +22m 5:51 / km
Early run . Trail at S end underwater 6" from all the heavy rain
Sunday Jun 8, 2014 #
8 AM
Kayaking 2:20:00 [2] 10.4 mi (13:28 / mi)
Early departure from home up to Norway Pt on the St croix. For a paddle down to Soderbeck landing
River was very high and flowing fast . No other boats on the river (except some folks who came down the Snake ) . Cool and clear morning with bright sun.
Rapids much bigger than usual ; took care and stuck to the main channel. Used spray skirt for the rapids at Head of the Rapids , then took it off shipped in some water on the other rapids. Stopped at the campsite at the Kettle confluence for an apple and break . The beach at seven islands was totally submerged
Flow was 5800cfs 7.4 on gage at Norway point. Kettle was at 2650 cfs
River was very high and flowing fast . No other boats on the river (except some folks who came down the Snake ) . Cool and clear morning with bright sun.
Rapids much bigger than usual ; took care and stuck to the main channel. Used spray skirt for the rapids at Head of the Rapids , then took it off shipped in some water on the other rapids. Stopped at the campsite at the Kettle confluence for an apple and break . The beach at seven islands was totally submerged
Flow was 5800cfs 7.4 on gage at Norway point. Kettle was at 2650 cfs
12 PM
Road Biking 45:00 [3] 10.0 mi (4:30 / mi)
Bike shuttle to Nelson's landing
1 PM
Hiking 1:05:00 [3] 4.5 mi (14:27 / mi)
Nelson's to Norway point . Jog and hike along the hiking trail back to car