Training Log Archive: Aragorn

Fin5 Kolmas päivä: sprinttisuunnistus Tahkokylässä.

Sprint in Tahko holiday resort village. Started out really well, made mostly good route choices in the more urban area. I was close to the lead at the spectator control. The final section was in the wooded area with scattered houses and some gravel roads. I took a bad route choice that went up a rutted dirt road and through some woods to 14, missing the control slightly (10s). The hills were really hard at the end so I kind of died physically, but managed to hold on for 4th, 40sec behind the winner.

Training course in Nilsiä. Much nicer forest than yesterday's training. Interesting contours. I don't know why but I just didn't see the flag right away on 6 and then went onto the next spur. Most of the rest went smoothly, a few small misses. Compass is very important because the contours are often obscured / not so easy to recognize in the terrain due to bumpy ground / grassy surface.

"Long" race at Fin5. Most of it was really good, i made a 4 min mistake on 5 when I didn't have a good attack point for a rock on a blank hillside.

Technical training course after the race near Nilsiä. Not very nice terrain. Lots of stony ground, but more importantly, many fallen trees and branches. Missed 6 due to bad compass, but relocated quickly.