Cagayan de Oro city,
barangay Gusa, Borja
Extension road
Misamis
Oriental, Philippines
Sunday
August 7, 2011,
6 AM
Cross country, Mountain Meadows, Fil Estate property,
along the Borja Extension road
_To find a
cross country track in the Mountain Meadows area is not
difficult but to find a safe or less risky track is not easy.
What I do not like is to run in a terrain where the obstacles
are not clearly visible, like stones and holes.
I was planning also to include the soil and sand exploration
area, very useful for a cross country run, maybe it will not
rain just before.
_So, the night before, we enjoyed a thunderstorm with too
much rain in the cross country area!
When we arrived in the start and finish area, it was clear that
we had to postpone the run, because the surface of the track was too much wet
and slippery.
Instead, we had a nice club meeting, but of course after we had
to test the track first and finished with very muddy shoes.
we did
start for one lap to test the track
_When
preparing the track a day before, I was first running the
distance myself, 4 times 1920 meters and I think I did well.
So, for now, I am the only one who is doing the maximum distance at
Saturday August 6.
Later this year we will come back in this area to try this cross
country run again, because the track is attractive for crossing
and in a healthy environment.
but August 7 early morning,
this area was all slick
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age |
Name runner |
NR |
1.920 |
3.840 |
5.760 |
7.680 |
|
1 |
17 |
Yorpo, Edna |
101 |
12.44 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
66 |
Rijskamp, Cornelis Sandy (8-6-2011) |
102 |
10.37 |
20.49 |
31.02 |
40.56 |
|
3 |
57 |
Fabe, Ricardo |
103 |
12.44 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
55 |
Salering, Adriano |
104 |
10.44 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
22 |
Zabala, Gerald |
105 |
10.44 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
33 |
Clavero, Joven |
106 |
10.44 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
32 |
Catiil, Emily (female) |
107 |
12.44 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
30 |
Docor, Ronnie |
108 |
13.59 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
6 |
Rijskamp, Cornelis Benjamin
Hendrik |
109 |
13.59 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
2 |
Rijskamp,
Quinn Charles Uziel |
110 |
DID |
NOT |
START |
|
and we finished in style,
Ricardo, Edna and Emily
Redactie: C.S.
Rijskamp
Cagayan de Oro,
July 16, 2011
_A cross country or field
track run is a complete
different way of running than a street run.
Is a street surface in a road run most of the time nicely flat,
a cross country
has a lot of varieties in the track.
You will find objects on your path and it will go up and down, narrow
paths, different kind of soils-underground, short turns to take
and even it can be a very slippery track.
The track this is more than a cross, it's also a track the athletes
have to use their hands to find balance going up in one part of
the track which is pretty much steep.
Let's say it is partly a "Thrilling Trail"
_Running a cross country needs a high concentration of the
athlete and of course when you like to compete a good tactic.
One has to decide to start fast for more space in the front or
just start from behind to save energy for the second half or the
end of his/her run, even some parts are not giving a good
opportunity to overtake the athlete in front of you.
_The risks in a cross are higher then a street run,
especially concerning a wrong step resulting in a twisted ankle
or falling, hurting some part of the athletes body.
The Club will bring cold packs and first aid kit, but we do not
like to use it!!!
_The Oro Sunday Runners Club's Technical Commission is
strongly advising, "don't take more then you are normally able
to used to and trained for"!!!!
_Just take your time to go up, you can just regain your
speed and power in more flat parts of the track.
_Stay always focused on the track right in front of you!
_Be aware that going down is more difficult and risky
than going up!
_Going down on a road, try to make shorter steps to
save your knee joints.
_The track will be marked by road marks, pylons and safety lint, also
you will find red flags on important marks.
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