Training Log Archive: Vector

Up north.. 1st skate skiing attempt. Lesson from Jordan, fmr NMU racer. Its definitely faster than classic, but takes some getting used to. My main problem is I keep wanting to push off like I do when skating on downhill skis. Then skiid a trail with Gavin. Frankenmuth snow fest afterwards where basically the whole state of Michigan was found... but Frankenmuth without being able to eat in Zendhers or Bavarian Inn was...odd...even depressing. Cool dog sled demo.

Waterloo / Eddy Discovery/ HQ / Lowlands skiing. Lowlands with Becca and kids. Beautiful day.

Hudson Mills skiing

Huron Meadows golf course trail ski

C • Was there enough snow at Hu... 3

ski to friend's house with kids

Event: OH-KY-IN ARS - ARDF Training
 

Elliptical

State forest trail mapping/running. Very large hill...think I found one of the highest peaks in my area.

Volunteer Park. Glad it was winter! Should have gone out earlier as the light was low and got darker and darker, trouble finding the streamers. Ideal summer sprint venue.

Backcountry x-cntry skiing

X-cntry skiing w/ the fam. 2 loops w/ fam slow, 1x solo fast

OCIN Rentschler Forest Red. First real O-race for me for many moons...and felt like it after ha. Becca did nice job on yellow, kids did great on white. Elise was the control code checker and si puncher, Gavin navigated. My red had 1 major mistake...somehow mistook #13 for #3, punched it, then immediately was confused when saw wrong control code, then realized what I did and continued on to #3 after the extra curricular adventure. Here's the rest of the rundown:
1- started weird out the gate going north to pavement instead of faster west trail. Slow
2- not sure if bashing through green or trails was better. I chose bashing and seemed to work ok.
3- Mistook #13 for #3, extra curricular punch, but thankfully realized it when saw wrong control code
4- The ease of trail route lured me in but I was torn between going straight through woods or trail...trails were pretty slow and I had to keep checking map so I think it was mistake to take the trails..good route choice leg that I probably failed.
5- Another route choice challenge...and probably another failure on my part...was so frustrated with the trails coming to 4 I tried just taking the greenish white streamed between hills from 4 to 11 areas up to trail but that was pretty slow going too. Fast once I got to trails though.
6- trails then past playground then bash to trail then spike
7- trail, AP, spike, easy
8- definitely think my choice to go north to big trail then take trails to 8 was good route but I kept hesitating looking at map too much...I think my rustiness was definitely coming out on what should have been a very confident, minimal map referencing leg, but spike
9- Another great route choice leg! Opted for gravel road till the small lake then cut north to vicinity of #4 then bashed through white to green east to #9, a little bobbling approaching the circle
10- direct, spike
11- west to trail then spike
12- bobbled but got it
13- seeing how I already mistakenly punched earlier this was too easy lol
14- bashed to it
15- more bashing spike
16- more bashing spike
17- found animal trail which turned into mapped trail, crossed river, a bit slow and hesitant but spike
18- was a bit confused but basically ran into it
19- direct spike
F- squishy ground

Event: OCIN New Year's Orienteering
 

OCIN_New_Years_Day_NOT-TROL-WARS_Jan_20216 Red - Splits