Training Log Archive: mikeminium

Long course at Westeen Canadian O Champs on Hog's Back map. What a contrast to yesterday. Very sloppy race with loops, spirals, and random walks (ha ha) at almost every control.

In spite of that, good enough to pull off a second place finish but I was very dis-satisfied at how often I lost contact and how badly I blew bearings and interpretation of contours and vegetation. Granted, the pouring rain did not help matters, and definitely interfered with my vision (wet glasses), but that is no excuse for such a terribly sloppy race.

Middle Distance race at Hog's Back, Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Manitoba. First place.

A little hesitant keeping contact on the first control. A little bit right on the long leg to the second one, but corrected with minimal loss of perhaps 10 seconds or less. Saw lots of people wandering aimlessly, but managed to keep excellent contact for the rest of the race. Lost 30 seconds or so on one in a reentrant when I came in a little too low, thought I could see the top of the reentrant and turned down to look behind big trees with no success. Ran back up over the top of the reentrant and found that it really leveled then continued just a bit farther and there was the bag. Grrr.

But seriously, I could not have asked for a much cleaner race in such technical terrain. Everything was clicking just right.

Control pickup at Sass Peepre camp.

Lots of details still to add from SP camp and Winnipeg sprint weekend.

Event: Scottish 6 Days
 

Sprint at "The Forks" in Winnipeg. One control was missing and I wasted an inordinate amount of time looking for it.

C • shame 2

Wildwood Park Sprint, Winnipeg.

Fort Whyte Sprint.

Assiniboine Park Sprint

Event: Western Canadian Orienteering Championships
 

Crescent Park sprint in Winnipeg.

LaBarriere Park sprint, Winnipeg