Training Log Archive: mayer22

Event: DVOA Mid-Atlantic Championships
 

After both the Blue and Relay races this is one of the worst times my shins/legs have been cut up, adventure races included. I had a good bit of blood on my shins as well.

Was fairly happy with my performance. Last time I orienteered in this area I DNF'ed. This was a huge improvement. It certainly helps to know what a charcoal platform actually looks like, the clue for it, and the symbol on the map.

I would have liked to have finished a little closer to the front 4 guys that I am usually right behind. I took bad bearings to the first two points and then had to deal with major bramble on my way to CP7 due to a poor route choice (I now know what green lines mean). Shortly after that Ken came up behind me and I managed to stay ahead of him for the last 30 minutes.

Running through the bramble really taxed me mentally and physically and I slowed down noticeably. Ken's motivation (unintentional) got me going again. I made a few small mistakes on the back half but still made good time.

I was the second leg of the relay with Ken and Francis. This leg was just about as time consuming as the third leg due to us having to enter a fenced area. I could not really see the gates to enter on my map and lost a few minutes getting inside the fence. I left cleanly. All my other controls were pretty clean except I way overshot the last control and lost several minutes.

The bramble inside the fence was horrendous. I don't see why controls were placed in here. The bramble was bad and gates hard to find on the map.

This again taxed me mentally and physically. I was able to recover well after I left the fence though and had some strong clean splits to the next couple of controls.

Blue - Splits

Ran around the neighborhood and through the parks with Baxter after my ride home.