Training Log Archive: DarthBalter

Event: North American Orienteering Championships 2016
 

Dark, low crowds and thick canopy, made map perception without the lens close to impossible. I used all defensive tactics I know for that situation - shorter legs meant good compass work, distance estimation, get into control circle, read control description, look around and spot a bag - worked well. Longer legs, get to ski trail, mostly open, use day light and magnifier to get full picture of the situation on approach to control, attack fairly aggressively on memory - worked well, too. Not much went wrong, today, on the way to 3 I dropped perpendicular to the slope lines, where I needed to traverse at the angle, as a result I was a bit off the line and had to figure that out and correct for that ~ 20 sec. missed 8 by reasonable amount on a short leg, had to stop and correct, another 20 sec. Misread forest trails a little bit on a longish leg to 11, realized it soon but, climbed extra and stopped in confusion for several seconds, so another 20 sec there. On a long leg did not see that same trail I was on goes all the way to my control, went straight. Stopped to check situation, when crossed same trail right before the control, ~ 10 sec on that. Clean and fast on downhill controls towards finish arena, just got confused by the last control which was mapped as a single tree but from my approach looked like forest cluster, may be 10-15 sec there. Niels had a great race beat my by almost 3 minutes. I do not think I posses that kind of speed at the moment (or ever).

Middle - Green X - Splits

slept from 7 PM till 4 AM, worked well - fully recovered. Sushi at 4 AM and Tea and a Bagel w Cream cheese at 7 AM.
Achilles is 95% recovered.

R. Achilles tendon is better in the morning, but still painful to touch during the day

limped very quickly to train station and to work. good progress after one night of salt therapy. taped now for day time.

Event: Mike's Maze, volume 2
 

I aggravated my R. Achilles tendon at the lower point of joint with bone. Not the first time, will take some quick measures to help it (salt compress).

Also, it looks like I lost 4 lbs over this last weekend.

very humid today

Control pick-up day 2. This time team was Alan, Judy, Niels, Susan, Steven and Stefany Stiebler, and myself. Minor glitch at the end, but was later sorted out by Craig.

Event: 2016 US Two-Day Classic Championships and Sprint Relay
 

day 1, nice cool morning, dry.

Control pick-up day 1, 1 water stop, no glitches, all collected in 1 try.