Sorry, I’ve had a sick baby and the US Orienteering championships the past few days.
I finally set up our hammock we got for Christmas. Super comfy. Wish I had set it up earlier.
Watching the sunset from the back deck.
I got to watch the sun come up this morning on my drive.
Post race salty eyebrows. I didn’t use to sweat this much. haha.
Went Orienteering today. I stepped up to a green level course. They don’t lie the difficulty level really jumps between green and orange.
Yep, rocking the thumb compass.
Here’s my route taken from GPS.
Can you tell where I got lost? I killed 53 gaggin’ minutes on that control. Follow one wrong stream bed, and look what happens. Also check the weird loop I did around the start of the 3rd mile. I was less than 20 yards from the control. Shoot me now. I lost 15 minutes there. Around the 2 mile mark, I think I hyper extended my knee. It doesn’t feel too hot. Here’s me starting my RICE.
Just in case anyone hasn’t played sports and never got hurt RICE is Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Do that the first 24 hours and then start to introduce hot and cold compresses. I don’t think it is bad. I pulled off 2.5ish more miles on the knee, but I was much slower. I hope this doesn’t mess up the March 10th race. Mom and I are suppose to go to Tuscaloosa Monday to bike part of the course. Hopefully I can.
Tomorrow is the third Saturday of the month. That means that I’ll be orienteering if possible. Fun thing about tomorrow are the projected storms. We have HEAVY rains forecasted for our area tomorrow. Warmer than usual temps and heavy rain. I plan on getting there early tomorrow to hopefully beat the majority of the rain. Not that I want to avoid the rain, but I want to perform well. It is difficult to perform in the “slop.” I do want a little rain, but not a torrential down pour. I also don’t want a cancel due to weather.
I’ve got a new compass I’m dying to use. It’s a Moscow Thumb Compass. Look for them on eBay if you want to save on shipping and get one a little cheaper.
I also have my new gaiters that Amberly got me for Christmas. I’ve used them, but not for orienteering.
I just want to go run in the woods and get a little wet. I don’t want it to rain out. Not that this is a disappointment, but just a hope that I’m not disappointed tomorrow.
If you are in town come on out. Look for this sign:
I’ll be running around in the woods looking for these:
Look at the Vulcan Orienteering Club web page. There are meets every 3rd Saturday from September to May. Come on out and run with me!
UPDATE: Just found out the start time has been moved up to 9am. Yep, gonna start even earlier.
Yep, I’m a slacker. Not really, I’ve just been busy.
Thanks Holiday season!
It’s 2012, and I’ve got quite a few things on the horizon. Before we continue something from 2011!
On December 17th, I ran another orienteering race. I stepped up to the Orange level course. Orange courses are a little longer and the controls are a bit harder to find. I once again made it to 2nd place. I was beat by 19 seconds! So close! The biggest thing that beat me in this course was my fitness level. I’m working on it.
I know I said for the docket that I would get 1st before I stepped up to the new level, but I’ll make an exception again this time. I’m giving myself a pass on this because it was a fitness issue not a navigational issue. Sue me it’s my list. haha!
If you want to see the results to the meet they can be found here.
I won’t be at the January meet due to having my eyes done. Look for more orienteering from me at the Green level in February.
On the 19th, I ran a Yellow Orienteering course down at the Oak Mountain State park. A yellow course is an advanced beginner course. Below is a shot Amberly captured of me from across one of the lakes. Of course I’m walking. I’m still out of shape, but working on that.
Even though I got turned around on control 5 as well as I had to walk quite a bit; I still came in 2nd! Here are the results: http://vulcanorienteering.org/results/2011/results_111119.php I know on the Docket I wanted to come in first on a yellow course, but I feel 2nd is close enough. I don’t want to spend any more time on a beginner course. In December, I plan on running an orange course. The difficulty and distance really jumps up between yellow and orange.
Lyla and Amberly walked around the lake and played on a play ground while I ran through the woods.
Look closely Lyla is wearing her own compass with accompanying flower power.
These are a blast! There is plenty of challenge if you want to run, or if you just want to stroll and explore the woods it is great way to get off the beaten path. The Vulcan Orienteering Club has meets most 3rd Saturdays from September to May.
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