Training Log Archive: Spike

Jogged around on West Campus. Fun, but the sun felt hot.

At lunch I looked at the WMTBOC gps tracks. It looks fun. I wish we had some terrain that interesting for MTB orienteering.

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C • More fun than mowing 4

I mowed the lawn. We got a new mower a few weeks ago. I like the new mower. It is quiet. That seems to make mowing easier.

I also spent some time looking at the WMTBOC sprint maps. One thing I noticed was the MapMagic logo. That was cool. I like to think of that as a small connection to Orienteer Kansas. Another thing I noticed was that the main difficulty (for me) would probably be keeping track of where I was without being able to use my thumb on the map. I practiced that a few years ago. I improved. But I'm sure I've regressed.

On bike paths to check out the water levels at Clinton. The level of water is down a few feet. But it was something like 20+ feet above normal. I've read that they are releasing enough water that the level is going down about 0.5 feet per 24 hours.

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I went for an easy run after a light breakfast. I shuffled around on West Campus. I ran slowly. I felt ok. It wasn't yet hot and the breeze felt good.

I think I'll do an easy bike ride later in the day.

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Woke up this morning feeling strange. I got up, had some breakfast, watched the TDF coverage, then went back to sleep. I slept for an hour. During that hour Mary disappeared. It took me awhile to find the note that she left. I was kind of confused. I feel better, but plan to make it a very easy day.

MTB on bike paths and a little on the road.

I felt a bit slow. I went a bit slow. I think today's travel and the afternoon heat took it out of me.

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At Gunpowder Falls State Park near Bel Air, MD. My plan was to head north from the parking area and explore the trails, but the trail under the highway was closed. Instead went south. That was fine - plenty of stuff to explore. There's a trail that follows the river and gets a lot of use by people who swim. There are a few side trails that go up into the hills.

At one point I lost the trail. It wasn't getting much use and there were a couple of fallen trees. I crawled under one of the trees and couldn't find the trail. I ended up back tracking. Back tracking meant I was out a little longer than I'd expected. It was starting to get a little dark in the denser parts of the forest. I picked up the pace a little for maybe 10 minutes to make sure I'd be back before dark.

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