Training Log Archive: cporter

Red course at Hickory Run - well, at least I got out orienteering. I'd like to say it's because I was at Hickory Run, and not because I've hardly orienteered in the past months that my navigation was so terrible. On top of the poor navigation, my ankle still hasn't recovered fully from rolling it at HR a couple of years ago, so I'm still wearing a brace, that is not really meant for orienteering making running through the woods, especially the junky-green in HR pretty difficult, but I won't use that as too great of an excuse, even if my ankle was in tip top shape, the rest of me hardly is, and I was definitely feeling the effects of fatigue towards the end of the race. Still, it was a gorgeous day, that even made the woods at HR feel wonderful!

Red - Splits

Event: DVOA Hickory Run Training Weekend
 

Pace-counting and precision compass training - mostly walked a training course put together by Greg Balter. We had a course, but it was not printed on an actual map, with the intention that you were supposed to pace it out on a precision compass bearing, and if you did it right should be within the control circle and able to see the control.

Map memory/map simplification training exercise - Greg designed a star course which we were supposed to run mostly from memory after taking about 20 seconds before each leg to memorize and then run at a little faster than your usual orienteering pace.

Night-O - walked the intermediate course with Ryan. He did all of the yellow controls, and then I tried to get him to help me with the route choice for the orange level controls, and then I'd do the navigating to the control.

Intermediate - Splits