Training Log Archive: Ari-o

Strava time, which basically discounts the time we spent not really moving going down the slide, seems short. Will split the difference.

Weather was not great, with storms, so we stayed off the ridges. How about Owl's Head? I'd never run the trail from the south. Mostly runnable to the ascent, two big rivers and two littler ones. I chose to keep my feet dry for the big ones with my shoes off on the way out. Then we went up the bushwhack (new-ish, I think) to the summit, down the slide which was super steep, and then run back. Rain and wind on the slide, too, but not too heavy, and fun to watch sweep through. Decided not to go north through some boggy areas.

Jog back, bugs not bad if you were moving (stopping, on the other hand, was basically impossible, I do not miss mosquitos in winter) and fording the rivers like Oregon Trail. No oxen were lost.

C • New orienteer in Boston? 6

So there's this thing. It's called "November Project." And it is back!

It was back last week but I was at the airport. But this week, at Prospect and Summit. Prospect is closer, but the hills were still real. I also ran there and back so got >10 miles in. After track and O, this was not easy to go fast.

But it was great to be with so many people who I haven't seen in more than a year. It felt so … normal. Just with a few more buffs of faces and fewer hugs. Thank you vaccines.

C • NP 1

Track! 3200, which is way shorter than CSU, but then harder.

400: 1:23 (warm up, as I was a bit lake biking)
800: 2:50
400: 1:13
400: 1:19
800: 2:52
400: 1:14

Didn't feel perfect and the times and positive splits sort of show this, but no real complaints.

Cool down

Traffic to Russo's took longer than expected (my route choice wasn't superb) so I was later to O, which meant no warm up. So I warmed up the first couple of controls, plus heavy legs from track.

Ran clean, though, no real mistakes, other than make from 4 to 5 where I ran to the right when the trail across the out-of-bounds was overprinted and I could have taken it. Around 9 my shoe came untied so that didn't help, and my ankle is still a bit janky from a couple of weeks ago. At least I won the last control (tied), but well behind the two winners of the week overall (also tied).

Pick up sticks, no waiting!

Long - Splits

Longer jogaroo, also to park cars for street sweeping and check out the bus lane on North Washington Street.

Parking was a success, I found a spot, parked back against a silly car (a huge land rover probably 18" wider than my vehicle, which should be banned on pavement) and then when I got back it was gone and I was able to pull back a bit to "save" a spot for Mel later.

Jogaroo to get home for a meeting I thought started at 1800.

It started at 1830.

Hot, though. But not humid.