Training Log Archive: oxensdIn the 7 days ending Sep 7, 2019:
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Saturday Sep 7, 2019 #
9 AM
Orienteering race 41:09 [3] 1.73 mi (23:47 / mi) +147m 18:49 / mi
ahr:121 max:167
Long distance US Champs. For the first time in decades I twisted my ankle badly coming out of the first control. Foot got caught in some branches on the ground I didn't think would be a problem. Think my left foot kicked up a branch that my right somehow got caught in so hard that it twisted me around almost 180 degrees and slammed me to the ground. Pretty painful straight away, sat on the ground for a good while diagnosing. Had to exit the race. How frustrating! Took me over an hour to hobble back, ankle very swollen and in some pain.
Update: grade 2 ankle sprain, lots of bruising on the outside. Can walk with some difficulty. Seriously bummed, this means no running for 1-2 months probably. Better go see a specialist tomorrow.
Got on a morning flight back to NY.
Update #2: not a sprain...broken fibula. I'm amazed, am in almost no pain and can walk on it albeit slowly. Arghhh, there goes the rest of the season.
Update: grade 2 ankle sprain, lots of bruising on the outside. Can walk with some difficulty. Seriously bummed, this means no running for 1-2 months probably. Better go see a specialist tomorrow.
Got on a morning flight back to NY.
Update #2: not a sprain...broken fibula. I'm amazed, am in almost no pain and can walk on it albeit slowly. Arghhh, there goes the rest of the season.
Friday Sep 6, 2019 #
Event: BAOC: U.S. Nationals
1 PM
Orienteering race (4.37km / 12.9 min/km) 56:16 [4] 3.4 km (16:33 / km) +202m 12:46 / km
ahr:138 max:158
US Nationals among the redwoods, in Big Basin. Quite a treat and experience. Words can barely describe how huge and majestic these enormous trees are. So glad I went all the way here.
Middle distance today. Over 200m climb on a 3.4km course...hills are really step, and the ground is often very soft with many layers of pines and leaves. So hills are both very steep and slippery going up and down. Sucked the life out of my legs pretty quickly.
Finished 4th in M45, just missing a medal.
Navigationally it paid to be careful as mistakes can be very costly given the steepness. So of course my only real mistake was on one of the easiest controls (#5) mostly flat and in a small clearing. I checked off two other clearings with controls before finding the right one. Sloppy compass work at fault.
#6 control seemed to me to be one or two contours too low.
Slight wobbles on #9 and #11 inside the circle.
Winsplits reports over 5 minutes lost, I don't think it was actually more than 3, mostly on #5. Others were just slow running...
Middle distance today. Over 200m climb on a 3.4km course...hills are really step, and the ground is often very soft with many layers of pines and leaves. So hills are both very steep and slippery going up and down. Sucked the life out of my legs pretty quickly.
Finished 4th in M45, just missing a medal.
Navigationally it paid to be careful as mistakes can be very costly given the steepness. So of course my only real mistake was on one of the easiest controls (#5) mostly flat and in a small clearing. I checked off two other clearings with controls before finding the right one. Sloppy compass work at fault.
#6 control seemed to me to be one or two contours too low.
Slight wobbles on #9 and #11 inside the circle.
Winsplits reports over 5 minutes lost, I don't think it was actually more than 3, mostly on #5. Others were just slow running...
Thursday Sep 5, 2019 #
3 PM
Hiking 27:52 [3] 1.71 km (16:20 / km) +70m 13:34 / km
ahr:116 max:157
Model event. Didn't plan to do this, just drove to the Big Basin to check it out wearing jeans and a dress shirt. Then saw the packet pickup and of course decided to walk the model course!
Monday Sep 2, 2019 #
6 PM
Treadmill 22:21 [3] 5.0 km (4:28 / km)
ahr:142 max:182