Training Log Archive: cedarcreek

US Relay Champs. Leg 1 for 8-pt team HaHaHa.

I basically had three goals on the relay.

1. Don't let the team down.
2. Be less than 2 times the winning time
3. Push really hard.

I think I succeeded for all three.

My first Orange leg was a little faster than the 2nd leg runner who also ran Orange, showing the math we did for min/km was accurate and that I was the correct choice for leg one. The winning time was a little over 24 minutes, and I was about 41 and change (1000am start was a little late, and I started my GPS early and stopped it late, after tagging.). Finally, my Avg HR was 161 with a max of 185 during the run in. I'm pretty confident I couldn't have done much better.

The best part of the day for me was the run-in, where people were yelling, and I found some speed I didn't think I had. If I knew my HR was just 185, I would've dug a little deeper. I might have passed out, though. I guess I'm happy with the run-in.

I lost a few seconds at 2 when I checked my clue sheet---65---and saw 67 on the stand. After a few seconds I realized 65 was control 1, and 2 *was* 67. Then another 15 seconds at 6 when I got to a clearing and saw no control. I checked the angle of the shoreline and realized I was too far south, hopped down to the shore and ran along it to the control. And 60 seconds at 7 when I missed left and had to loop back (verified by GPS---I guessed 30---Crap).

A really fun event.

Relay Orange 2 - Splits

Cuivre River Saturday Middle.

Corn Maze. Wow. Fun.

Walking on the model event map.

I thought about Huck and Jim camping on towheads in the middle of the river.

Middle Red - Splits

CMOUSA Middle Champs - Splits

Event: US Night & Relay Champs
 

Cuivre River Sprint at Camp Sherwood.

I was saving myself for my official category Red night-o, so I took it really easy. Did a good job---Felt great at the finish.

A really fun little sprint. I usually don't like sprints with so few controls, but Eric really focused on legs that require multiple steps of navigation, and even at the slow speed I was going, it was fun.

Cuivre River Night-O. US Night-O Champs.

I wasn't looking forward to running Red, and I intentionally didn't check the M45 entries to check my chances. Turns out I was 4th by a long shot.

Screwed up the first two controls. I'll check the track, but I'm guess 3 min on 1 and 4 min on 2. On both I felt like I did everything right, hit all my attackpoints, saw everything I expected except the right control. Splits say I messed up 5. I'm not sure I did except leaving it.

I think practicing last week on a map I don't trust hurt my confidence. From 5 on, I got comfortable with the map and started hitting everything really well.

Nice course. Only complaint would be some unmapped green, especially on the last leg. Could've saved a few minutes taking a different route.

C • can I see the map? 2

Red - Splits

Green/Brown Sprint - Splits

QuickRoute from Saturday Night (I went north from the triangle.)

C • #2 mis-mapped? 2