Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Thursday, December 14, 2006 Was that Pasi?I ran "Pasi-style" at tonight's night O' practice at Shawnee Mission Park. Pasi-style = no compass.The idea behind running without a compass was to force myself to concentrate. Last time I ran night O' I was very sloppy. I figured that if I ran without a compass I wouldn't let my mind wander. It worked (except for the last leg when I wandered off my line and then mis-relocated on a broad spur). It strikes me that night O' without a compass would be a good way to make a familiar area feel a bit new. Back to okansas.blogspot.com. Labels: night orienteering, training posted by Michael | 9:11 PM
Thursday, December 07, 2006 ExposedThere's nothing like night O' for exposing sloppy orienteering.Tonight I ran a short night O' course for the first time this season. Some weaknesses were exposed: 1. On the way to the second control I stumbled and fell. Weakness exposed = not running smoothly through the terrain. Solution = train in the forest. 2. On the way to the third control I drifted left. Weakness exposed = inability to hold a straight line. Solution = technique training, focused on holding a straight line (especially at night where there aren't as many clues to keep you on line). 3. On the way to the fifth control I needed to drop down three contour lines to a trail, but after I'd dropped down just one line I came to a trail (unmapped) and ran on it, thinking I'd already dropped far enough. Weakness exposed = inability to accurately judge climb/fall. Solution = more technique work. I only ran 30 minutes of night O', but it exposed three big weaknesses. Night O' is like that. In the day you can get away with sloppiness that night punishes. Labels: night orienteering posted by Michael | 9:09 PM
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