Training Log Archive: mikeminium

Event: OLOU Winter Sprint Series #9
 

Checking control sites at Mismi Whitewater

Miami Whitewater

Cutting back thorn bushes.

Event: OCIN / TROL #11 - East Fork North
 

Jim Benton designed a 6.8 km red at East Fork north. This was fun but very physical - slogging through the linear swamps also known as horse trails; splashing across the flat sodden upland forests, and then assaulting the steep slippery ravines along the lake shore; all the while being shredded by East Fork's delightful array of multiflora rose, brambles, and assorted other thorny vegetation. I blew about 10 minutes searching for a bingo-ish control on an alleged small clearing (now very overgrown with cedar scrub - I passed it twice on careful bearings from the most reasonable attackpoints), but otherwise, it was a very nicely planned course.

control pickup at East Fork

Miami Whitewater. Checking control sites and updating the map. I'd break today's work down as about 1:20 orienteering and 2:00 mapping. Earlier days this week have been primarily checking control sites with a much smaller mapping component. But I haven't bothered to try to break out the times in my log.

Checking control sites at MU-Hamilton. A few minor map updates.

Checking control sites at Miami Whitewater; making a few map updates.

Setting controls (flagging) at Hueston Woods for Union County O training. Mostly slow run.

Terrain running with some sections of mucky horse trails. Shadowed the HS kids for 3 controls then cut back across to check on the middle school kids.

Today's attendance - 5 from the MS, 4 from the HS.