Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Sunday, August 21, 2005 Night O' ChampsThe maps below show a few legs from the night O' champs in Colorado (M40 course). The race was a couple of weeks ago.The terrain was quite nice for night O': pleasant running, good visibility, and a good map. The forest is at altitude, making running a bit difficult. I walked a lot of the uphills. My plan for the race was to take the running easy and keep good map contact. I didn't want to be tired for the relay champs (which started about 12 hours later). I glanced at my heart rate a few times during the race and kept it under 160. My normal race h.r. is from about 165-172. For the night O', my h.r. averaged 156. Running a bit easier than normal made it easier to keep good map contact. Even though I ran a bit easier than normal, I picked safe routes because relocating at night is tricky. I lost a bit of time on 6. I drifted a bit further left than planned (and even a bit further left than the line I drew shows). The reentrants about half way between 5 and 6 didn't fit my expectations (I didn't realize I was drifting left). I felt unsure. Then when I was within the control circle, I didn't see the marker. I stopped and looked at the map for a few seconds. I couldn't figure out where I could be. I took two or three steps forward and the control marker was right in front of me (not more than 10 meters away). That little bobble at 6 probably cost me a minute or so. posted by Michael | 7:36 PM 
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