This past Sunday I participated in a Map & Compass course to perfect my navigation skills. It was an all day course with morning being in a classroom doing map exercises (I found that boring, I have done that sort of thing before) and the afternoon was done outside on a short orienteering course. I really enjoy orienteering, I like the problem solving and instant gratification of when you find that checkpoint right away. You also really learn to trust yourself and your skills, second-guessing can only lead you down the wrong path. It is somewhat disappointing to know that orienteering is not popular or well-known in North America as it is in Europe and other parts of the world. Overall the day was good except for the constant rain all afternoon, but that didn't stop us from around the orienteering course.
While I was practicing my navigation skills my girlfriend and training partner was competing in her first ever half-marathon. Which was also in the rain. She did better than she anticipated and finished in a time of 2:04:04 (pace =5:53). Way to go! Hopefully we can run a race together later this summer.
Today I dive into something new again, Yoga. The opportunity to take yoga from a great instructor has come up so I decided to give it a shot. This will be my first time so I am a little unsure of what I'm getting myself into, considering I'm not a limber person, but I have been reassured that I'll be fine.
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