Since I am a student more than a sportsman I haven't run too many competitions this year. Estonian Championships was only the 3rd and 4th time for me out there in woods with map. Interestingly, that also the 2nd time this year in Estonia. So if we compare, 75% of races in Estonia and 25% in Latvia. But I'm still Latvian :D
On late Friday we (me, Dace and Ilze) got to Karula national park and once again were amazed of this perfect area. At Karjus family place I lastly heard my first cuckoo and nightingale this year :D Actually full head with good emotions.
Saturday came with hot summer weather. Despite of that I felt rather determined to make a clean race. But you never know, when some greater power called "lack of oxygen" replace your determination.
I started rather carefully, even not too slowly. Till the 6th control I controlled myself quite well. Conversely I didn't to the next one. I couldn't connect map with relief and I couldn't connect also me and both factors: map and relief. I should have noticed that my very weakened skills ask for slow and accurate running. So I got in big trouble. The trouble resulted in missed 7th point although I wasn't far from it. Most probably lack of oxygen reached me and I got confused. Last part of distance wasn't much better, I managed to tell myself that I must be careful only to the following two controls - the very last was out of order again.
Anyway - full head with good emotions. Isn't it the highest purpose of any sports?
The next day and relay looked more hopeful, because of rainy weather and less heat. The only problem was my lungs - I still felt them half-functioning.
Kerstin started really well, but in the last loop made a mistake for more than 10 minutes. That actually made me feel more relaxed. Eleri did a great job. So I had to catch up my strength and skills and this time make a clean race (no matter how slowly?). I almost got something like that till the last loop - in the same area, where yesterday, and the same point in which Kerstin "fell in" I lost myself (my mind?) once again. After one mistake came the other.. Finally quite bad feeling about that race and a very cool conclusion - I need much more practice in the map.
Anyway - full head with good emotions because of days spent in Estonia. That's what I needed. Things will get better, I'm sure.
Smile everybody, keep running ;)
On late Friday we (me, Dace and Ilze) got to Karula national park and once again were amazed of this perfect area. At Karjus family place I lastly heard my first cuckoo and nightingale this year :D Actually full head with good emotions.
Saturday came with hot summer weather. Despite of that I felt rather determined to make a clean race. But you never know, when some greater power called "lack of oxygen" replace your determination.
I started rather carefully, even not too slowly. Till the 6th control I controlled myself quite well. Conversely I didn't to the next one. I couldn't connect map with relief and I couldn't connect also me and both factors: map and relief. I should have noticed that my very weakened skills ask for slow and accurate running. So I got in big trouble. The trouble resulted in missed 7th point although I wasn't far from it. Most probably lack of oxygen reached me and I got confused. Last part of distance wasn't much better, I managed to tell myself that I must be careful only to the following two controls - the very last was out of order again.
Anyway - full head with good emotions. Isn't it the highest purpose of any sports?
The next day and relay looked more hopeful, because of rainy weather and less heat. The only problem was my lungs - I still felt them half-functioning.
Kerstin started really well, but in the last loop made a mistake for more than 10 minutes. That actually made me feel more relaxed. Eleri did a great job. So I had to catch up my strength and skills and this time make a clean race (no matter how slowly?). I almost got something like that till the last loop - in the same area, where yesterday, and the same point in which Kerstin "fell in" I lost myself (my mind?) once again. After one mistake came the other.. Finally quite bad feeling about that race and a very cool conclusion - I need much more practice in the map.
Anyway - full head with good emotions because of days spent in Estonia. That's what I needed. Things will get better, I'm sure.
Smile everybody, keep running ;)
Nē, nu tiešām pārāk maz tu esi redzēta Latvijas mežos! Bet prieks, ka būsi Jukolā :)
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