Training Log Archive: Danny Riley

Why go to classes when you can go to Costco

C • Why go anywhere when you can go to Costco? 6

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Started 2 minutes before Joe, so the goal was to finish ahead of him.

On the way to 1, I genuinely thought I was handed the wrong map or control sheet or something because I just could not see the cliff on the map, which was apparently hidden behind a contour or something. Took a good route to 2, but again just didn't see the cliff symbol so I just sort of wandered around the rocks not really knowing what I was looking for, and ended up seeing Joe enter as I exited after punching. Sigh...

Then I didn't see him at all until right before we attacked 9, where I started to slow down thinking I may have overran because the vegetation already changed and it seemed distinct to me. Could've ran 5 better by recognizing earlier on that I had to actually go uphill rather than sidehilling.

Joe caught me up at what might've been the worst time for the both of us, as it was probably the most difficult control and we both wanted to get out of each others sights' and thought the other knew what he was doing more than it was in reality, so we stopped short and I ended up relocating off the bend in the ditch after getting distracted by a bunch of tiny cliffs which may or may not have been mapped.

Had an alright race after that despite knowing that we completely trashed our race with that mistake. Never saw Joe again, until about a minute after I finished. 16 was strange and I had to stop and do a 360 to see the control, the terrain looked a lot more complex in reality than the simple hillside. I then made a bonehead mistake on the way to 18, thinking I would hit one of the pits no matter what, overran downhill, and had to relocate off of the rocks NE of it. Otherwise yeah, a good finish. Here's the RouteGadget.

Happy with the weekend, I feel like I'm more in the racing mindset than beforehand, which can only be good news for West Point. I have a bit to go in terms of simple running ability, but that will come with time. I'm always happy to go out into the woods and spend time with friends, and I feel a lot more refreshed coming back into Tufts now.

OCIN_FP2023_Sunday_Middle_9_Blue - Splits

Didn't do forest strides because I was busy loosening up the ankle and ran out of time.

This was fine. I was technically on point and made good route choices, but lost the energy to push all the way on the second half. At least running speed is the most straightforward thing to work on.

Somehow ran right over 1 despite being cautious and keeping my head on a swivel. Small oopsie to 9, I thought I was going W of the line but turns out I was on it and didn't need to turn N to compensate. Surprisingly lost a ton of time on 12 which is confusing, because my slight error in attacking late cost at absolute most 30s.

Two things to note: 1) we weren't given the entire map that's shown on RouteGadget so the far E route all the way down to the river E of 16 was not an option. Apparently it was still a little quicker to take the road most of the way rather than go over. I had significant difficulties exiting 15, as it was wet and very dangerous on the hillside overlooking the bridge. 2) The cliffs were so tiny on the map that I couldn't see some of them. Hm, maybe that will become a problem on the middle...

Evidently it was quickest to drop early and take the trail to 20, not all the routes are up on RouteGadget so far but I think that's why I won that split despite the slower running speed apparently.

OCIN_FP2023_Saturday_Long_9 Blue - Splits

Event: Flying Pig XXV - 2023 OUSA Nationals
 

I took too long to get into the groove. I was cautious not to get trapped early, but was too into the map, when in reality it wasn't that dangerous of a sprint and I could've easily pointed myself towards the right building/path and gone a lot faster while thinking less.

I don't know how best to prevent this in the future, but probably just more 'heads-up' running is best. RouteGadget here.

OCIN_FP2023_Friday_Sprint_9 Blue - Splits

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With 4x60s on 60s jog

Doing what this guy said. At one point I was being followed by a camera while I yelled at it and almost made a mistake.

C • The yelling shit is so weird 2