Training Log Archive: mayer22

Midnight Moonlight hike w/Zitch/Skip and KEddy on Homeplace after the kids went to bed. Showed her the sites. We crawled about 100 ft into the lower cave/mine. Zitch followed; Skip stood guard. Easy walk which was great for my tired legs.

Event: Raccoongaine
 

Was happy to be back at this event despite the long drive. Spent the night in my car at the Start. Colder weather (30's) came back but luckily we just got light flurries throughout the event instead of rain. Terrain was same as I remember with quite a bit of Green. Plotted a route very similar to 2013. High value CPs were all E so went that way first.

Had trouble keeping speed at the beginning needing to check the map often and having small misses (incl missing a mystery control after a heinous shwack). Things smoothed out though. Overall there were quite a few instances that I could have made better decisions and/or easily added to my point total (see below).

Speed on the other hand was not a problem. I felt great except for during the long shwack at 131 and that was just due to lack of nutrition. I was able to run the trails and through the woods up until the 6 hour cutoff. Clearing the course would have definitely been feasible with slightly cleaner Nav. Covered much more distance than 2013 with probably a little more road/trail.

Lost Time/Mistakes
116/117 - Failed to recognize mother control (20pts)
118 - Crossed trail without knowing, had to backtrack (2 mins)
145 - Prob should have attacked from S from trail
125 - Exited in wrong direction (1 min)
147 - Attacked off trail too early (2 min)
130 - Water stop confusion (1 min)
131 - Attacked through green (12 min)
122 - Misplaced CP (5 min)
140 - Confused by smaller stream junction and poor attack due to misplot (?)
108 - Exited in wrong direction (2 min)

Additional distance to clear
117 - 1k open woods
112 & 113 - 1.5k off trail (Prob should have gone for 112 instead of 110 despite not knowing it was a mother control)
101 & 102 - 1.5k trail + 800m off trail

Pandapas w/Zitch/Skip. Up early to beat the rain. Started drizzling about 30 mins in. No big climbs.

Z slowed significantly on the last mile. Wasn't hurt though.

Homeplace w/Zitch/Skip. Took it easy on my legs with short strides. Wanted to get them out as much as possible before leaving them alone for 24 hours. Wet forest and still some drizzle. 40F

Failed attempt of ++ commute. Flatted in the valley. Finally wore through my tire so the second tube flatted as well. Would have made it if I had only done +.

What I did ride was at a steady pace. Wasn't pushing at all.

Got a ride back up the mountain from a retired professor who grew up in a neighborhood in St Paul not far from my dad.

Realized I had my own car at work today so I didn't have to run on campus. Stopped at Old Farm on the way home. Out and back Farm and Beast. Legs a little sore and a bit windy.

Finally got the crankset I needed for the road bike. Haven't ridden in 2 weeks.

A little chilly. Light pack. Couple delays. Legs a little tired either from lack of riding or yesterday's run.

Wanted to do ++ but not enough time. HW15. No pack.

Fast after work family hike. KT's first visit to the upper cave. Wore the HR strap for an accurate log. 35# pack.

Paved loop on campus and the CRC.