Training Log Archive: David_Waller

Event: OCIN / TROL #1 - Miami University, Oxford, OH
 

A great middle course set by Mike on Western campus. It started out like so much of a sprint, and I knew the area so well that I used most of my energy on the first half of the course. I was much slower for the second half -- mostly just fatigue from not being in great shape.

The course was really fun, and I made only a few mistakes. I don't think that I ever looked at my compass, and there were many legs for which I only looked at the map once. On #17, for example, I thought that the trail option added way too much distance, so I ran through the woods, trying to aim-off to the right. I figured that I would see the new deer exclosure as I hit the east-west trail, then would take a quick left on the trail and hit the control on the cairn. Probably because I never looked at the map again and never looked at my compass, I drifted way left, even left of the control, despite my plan to aim right. When I hit the trail, never having seen the deer exclosure, I thought for a second that I was on the north/south trail, and almost turned left. But I was actually only a few feet from the control -- the combination of trying to aim-off to the right and drifting to the left basically meant that I went on the straight line to the control. I'm glad that I glanced to my right before heading down the trail the wrong way.

I was really tired by the end, and regret my route decision from the 'go' control to the finish. I went through the amphitheater, but think in retrospect that it would have been faster to go back up to the track and run in on the trail. I also drifted way too far left on #9 in an attempt to avoid the steep creek bank. I probably could have saved some time with a better route to #9.

OCIN TROL1 MUWC Red - Splits

Event: OCIN/TROL Midwest Junior Orienteering Day Camp
 

Very light assisting with the TROL camp. Put some SI units out, and got out in the wood a bit to watch kids, trying to make sure that they didn't get too lost. Quite a successful event this year -- nice job Mike, Pat, and Matthew!

Nice brisk run at HW

Brisk run around MUNA with Joel. Afterward, we finally made our habanero mash; I'm looking forward to watching it ferment.