Training Log Archive: tonyf

To start with Bridget, then a bit more.

Well..., things went well to the first two controls at least. Headed straight for 2, going in up to my knees in the open marsh, but the stream control extension worked. Then into Oh Hell with the bad plan of expecting I could tell when I was crossing each ride, in spite of various Saturday red and blue runners saying it was not possible. Came upon a control on a distinct knoll and studied the map carefully. The only one I could find supposedly had rock and a ride on its north side, but I didn't see either. So quite puzzled, I continued on my line, hoping to find domething distinctive. After going back and forth on one yellow line, I noticed a significant rock face, which allowed (finally) relocation. After the race, others told me there was rock on the knoll, and if I had stepped two paces right I would have seen it. The I made a similar mistake going east of the marsh to 6. I thought it would be easy followin the line of a ride due north, but lost track again of where I was, came across a big boulder, but didn't think it was in the right place to be the big boulder on the map, so ignored it, ran into the maze north of the control, floundered around, and finally recovered by the long knoll and boulder next to the big marsh. Same mistake twice: lost contact, found a distinct feature in an uncertain location, then convinced myself it was not the obvious feature on the map.
Fortunately all my M70 competition failed to take advantage of my 12 minutes of errors and I ended up first again, but slipped to 7th on the course.

C • Hah! 1

Day 2 - Brown X - Splits

Event: UNO Boulder Dash
 

Brown-X at the U.S. Classic Champs at Bear Brook, where I did my first orienteering in 1975. Pretty good run. Uncertain about where I was going to 5 until the long reeantrant showed up. Uncertain again going to 8, misjudged which stony spot I was at and plunged into the green beyond the control. Ran most of the middle of the course ahead of or behind MaryJo. From the trail junction to 9. Spiked 11! Almost a three minute lead in M70, and third on the course.

Day 1 - Brown X - Splits

East Pasture XC Trail to Black Mountain knob and cabin, including the top loop. A little added distance by missing a turn and ending up at the cabin water spring. A gray day, with the top in the clouds. Quads sore much of the way, whichi ndicates I'm not in top shape, and probably will be worse on the weekend. I know this was not smart, but I needed a good trail run to get away from all the moving stuff.

Slow run on a couple of side trails near the end, then walk the last few tenths.

Village roads, first half with S. Should have run, but didn't feel like it at the end of this big day.

After staying overnight at the Inn at Saint John, we handed over the hefty "entry fee" to Ocean View and got the keys to our new home. It feels really new, because it has new carpet and pseudo-tile, new appliances, a new back door (formerly a window), a new kitchen counter and cabinets, new toilet bowls (whoopee), and new paint. We dumped our first carload of stuff in the garage - mostly all our camping gear, so we can "camp" in the next two weeks if we choose, until our furniture gets moved.

C • Happy new home... 4