Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

Drive vs. fly for NAOC?

After my trip to Atlanta, I was wondering what was better, since yes I saved time, but then I locked myself out of extreme o long.

NAOC does feature super cheap flights from the D to the Boston. But then it's a ~2.5 hour drive up.

So...30 minute drive to DTW, to arrive ~2 hrs early for flight (park & check in with sufficient allowance - I don't like to cut it close), then 2 hr flight, then 1 hr disembark and car pickup, then 2.5 hour drive = 8 hrs travel time

Drive is ~11 hours.

700 miles * 2 = 1400 / 20 mpg = $200 gas. (My cars are all old so they don't depreciate.)

Flight is $100. Rental cars are not as cheap at ATL (no Mustang this go around!), so another $200-300, plus local gas, plus $50 to park at DTW...

Now driving can get old at that range. The chunky nature of flying is certainly easy to tolerate and the end of flight driving is easy enough. Not sure what the premium is for not having stiff legs from a long haul!

But cheap flight is Spirit, which means a pair of shoes and a compass as total luggage. Driving permits full flexibility.

Interesting thought experiment anyway.

C • if there is some training o... 6

Opted for Extreme O short. Long was 10km + challenges, start times yet TBD, so the 6 km version may work better for traveling back stress free (shower, return car, etc.).

Super fun extreme o short B. I definitely got what I wanted without having to do the long. Was running strong though the canoe, not sure if water slosh penalty will ruin me or not.

So many different Nav types. Normal o at large scale, by ground level photos, corridor map (oops on me wrong reentrant), missing terrain on beeline o, water carting for time and maximum quantity , aerial. Culvert crawl, park map (panel running with Mintos we all didn't see it 10 degrees off our shut line!! So sad!), aerial, plotted usgs, no trail no roads regular o, memory o, canoe o, rope crossing, maze o, spell an o word with tiles (apparently after 90 minutes reentrant makes sense as reenttant to me, incorrectly ).

Drank some chocolate milk I carried in a pocket. Took off hat and gloves by first third.

C • Great seeing you this weekend. . . 2

Not sure you could safely call what I did from 1-6 orienteering, but I rallied back and think the latter 2/3rds was alright. Still a lot of work to get to 60 pt runs like my benchmark.

Lots of route choice today; coupled with open woods I enjoyed myself.

10:40/km or so.

C • my goal for the past five a... 3

Red - Splits