Training Log Archive: dbakker

Run up at the second closest Kelowna Nordic trailhead (where the groomer shed is). There is a gate across the parking lot in summer, but no lock on it - so...

Anyways - the run was mostly on the snowshoe "trails" which in summer have a little bit of tread in some places bu mostly are just ribbons on the odd tree here and there. A little bit difficult to follow in places. Other chunks on the Cross Country ski trail network varying from well-maintained forest service road to rough, uncut, summer meadow.

Gorgeous pine forest about 25-30 years old (I'm not forester, so that's a guess) where you can just start to run underneath the canopy with very little hindrance but the visibility is still pretty low. Absolutely gorgeous.

Orienteering potential is very, very good with about 75% white forest, 20% thicker stuff and 5% open ground or marsh. A scattering of rock and water features, low density trail/road network, and fairly low climb (for around here...). No insanely detailed contour stuff that I saw, but lots of moderate and large contour features.

On a side note - I'm starting to catch a cold with a bit of a sore throat today.

A couple of pictures:


View from close to the high point of the run.


View of typical forest

C • Looks really promising! 2

Didn't mean to end up at the rail trail in Myra Bellevue, but a series of wrong turns, construction, and interesting roads meant I ended up here. The last time I was here I was maybe 5 years old, and managed to bike around 1km down the trail to the first tunnel, which was of course too scary to enter.

Today I got out through two tunnels, and around 10 tressels. Wishing i had my water bottle holder down in kelowna, forogt it in Salmon Arm. It would have also let me take pictures since I could have carried my phone in its pocket. Oh well

Nice to get out for a run, but feeling slow and out of shape.

Session Data visible to everyone.

C • Nope, not even 5 2

GPS had some issues connecting and staying connected to satellites, which is odd, so just manually uploading a time and approximate distance.

Was too hungry to go running after dinner, but wanted to make use of the light, so went for a full belly run from the front door.

My feet did not enjoy the pavement running vary much, so I tried to do as much trail as possible (about 60%). Once I get the car back on Thursday or Friday I think I'll start driving to some more extensive trail network where I can run exclusively trail just to minimize risk.

Event: Lower Postill
 

Setting out controls for our Lower Postill event in Kelowna. Set them out during a gap in the rain, but was soaked from vegetation anyways.

Picking up controls in the pouring rain, after the event in the pouring rain.

Still a decent turnout of 13 people for our first local event in Kelowna. Seems pretty good to me. Looking like we are going to do some proper trainings on Thursday evenings - hopefully that all works out.