okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Sunday, December 21, 2003
Crazy route choice
Check out my route from 17 to 18.
What in the world was I thinking?
Yesterday's session was a long, easy run in the terrain. I re-ran parts of a race a couple of weeks ago. Since it was training, I took some different routes. On this leg, I decided to run a route that would give me lots of hills.
I used to feel that running strange routes in training wasn't a good idea. I didn't want to train myself to pick crazy routes. In training I'd run the same routes as if it were a race.
I've changed my mind. Taking some crazy routes can make the terrain feel fresh. Since I was re-running a course, taking a crazy route makes the control feel fresh. In training I took the control from a different direction and with a couple of big hills in my legs. I don't think there is much risk of losing the ability to see routes. If anything, looking for some crazy routes could train you to look for different options, which might help you to find good routes.
posted by Michael |
12:31 PM
