okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Friday, March 12, 2004
Long day tomorrow
My next update will be Sunday
Why? Because tomorrow is a loooooong day. I don't expect to have time to sit down at the computer.
Possum Trot O' Club hosts two events tomorrow, and I'm running both. The first is a three hour score O' and the second is an 8 hour score O' (I guess you'd consider it a mini-rogaine). Both are at Knob Noster, easily the best mapped area in the area.
I'm not a huge fan of score O' events and I'm certainly not in shape to do 11 hours of running. So, I'll take the day as a chance to put in some long, slow training with a lot of map reading.
I don't expect to run 11 hours. My current plan is to run 2 of the 3-hours, then run 2-4 hours of the 8-hour event. The 8-hour race begins at 10 p.m. I've got a new battery for my headlamp and it is fully charged. But, it'll only give me a bit over 4 hours of light. That'd take me to about 2 a.m. That's enough.
PTOC won't let you run the 8-hour event as an individual. I'm running with Dan. That should be good (Dan's got about 4 hours of light in his battery, too).
I don't have much experience with such long events. I guess a key will be to keep from wasting energy, stay hydrated and eat enough. There's enough time between events to get some real food. I'll carry some Hammergel and a couple of Clif Bars to eat during the races. I plan to wear a Camelbak, too.
posted by Michael |
8:17 PM
