My OperaTraining camp in the Czech Republic-Competition maps
Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:55:16 AM
Hana Orienteering- 23-25/04/2011
I wanted to find a steady pace and avoid mistakes but I was only left with quite a good pace.
First day (map)
My pace was very good but I detoured too much (controls 7,8 and 22) and I wasn't accurate when I needed to run straight (controls 11, 14 and 19).
My conclusion- Run straight and stop trying too run around obstacles.
Second day (map)
I started with a great pace but messed up control 4, which made me mess up control 5 (I couldn't remember where I was), which made me mess up control 6. Only then I stopped the chain reaction and went back to good solid orienteering.
Second day sprint- easy, fast and fun (map)
Even in this one I cut into the forest too early on control 2- always read the control description.
Third day- I caught some illness and walked almost the whole course. I was exhausted and slept the next 2 days (but even that doesn't explain my control 11). (map)
In conclusion- I was far from being my best during the camp, but it was a lot of fun and that was my purpose of participating with my family.
Orienteering-wise- Pace is good but direction is more important. I lost a lot of time in the races and the training sessions because of missing by a few angles or detouring. It doesn't matter whether one uses a campus or not, you need the direction to be accurate. Better be slightly slower and more to the point than running like a bull and trying to correct yourself.
I wanted to find a steady pace and avoid mistakes but I was only left with quite a good pace.
First day (map)
My pace was very good but I detoured too much (controls 7,8 and 22) and I wasn't accurate when I needed to run straight (controls 11, 14 and 19).
My conclusion- Run straight and stop trying too run around obstacles.
Second day (map)
I started with a great pace but messed up control 4, which made me mess up control 5 (I couldn't remember where I was), which made me mess up control 6. Only then I stopped the chain reaction and went back to good solid orienteering.
Second day sprint- easy, fast and fun (map)
Even in this one I cut into the forest too early on control 2- always read the control description.
Third day- I caught some illness and walked almost the whole course. I was exhausted and slept the next 2 days (but even that doesn't explain my control 11). (map)
In conclusion- I was far from being my best during the camp, but it was a lot of fun and that was my purpose of participating with my family.
Orienteering-wise- Pace is good but direction is more important. I lost a lot of time in the races and the training sessions because of missing by a few angles or detouring. It doesn't matter whether one uses a campus or not, you need the direction to be accurate. Better be slightly slower and more to the point than running like a bull and trying to correct yourself.
