Saturday May 26 |
 | Hiking (GMUHS) 3:00:00 [2] 3.0 mi (1:00:00 / mi) | |
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| Initial field survey of local high school property. They have 160 acres going very deep, almost a mile, they want mapped. Some interesting terrain, but significant hillside included.
AOWN: at the very highest point, spotted a scarlet tanager in brilliant plumage sitting about 10' from where we paused for a rest. |
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| C • mapped how? 2 |
| Cross Training (Clearing brush) 1:00:00 [2] | |
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| Used my new brush hog to clear saplings along the driveway. Makes quick work of saplings up to 2", but still have to haul away the mess. |
Thursday May 24 |
| O-course Training (Burnt Mtn) 45:00 [2] 2 km (22:30 / km) | |
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| Hanging extra control flags while waiting for Erin and Kristoffer. |
| O-course Training (Burnt Mtn) 2:03:00 [3] 8.2 km (15:00 / km) | |
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| Nominal 5.7 km. Today was Erin's turn to set the course. Several butterfly loops. Just because we visited the same control more than once didn't make it any easier! The survey tape tends to disappear even when you're next to it. Several times found the feature and then had to search really hard before I saw the tape.
Fun course. Even tho Kristoffer got chased by a moose (I just saw the tracks in the mud)! |
Wednesday May 23 |
| Bicycling (Kingdom Valley trails) 33:00 [3] 2.5 mi (13:11 / mi) | |
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| Mtn biking the ski trails, with Casey in hot pursuit. Trails have dried out and grass not too long yet. Felt much more comfortable on climbs and rocky sections today; better balance. Good practice. |
Tuesday May 22 |
| O-course Training (Burnt Mtn) 1:50:00 [3] 7.2 km (15:17 / km) | |
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| Training with Kristoffer and Erin. Nominally 6 km. Lots of trouble focusing today. Failed to pace count and looked too early on a couple legs. Sloppy nav and had trouble finding several controls I had just flagged on Saturday! Fun training, but not my finest run. |
Sunday May 20 |
| O - competition race (Billygoat) 2:32:40 [4] 15.3 km (9:59 / km) +500m 8:35 / km | |
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| Thatcher SPk. Nominal distance 12.5 km.
Overall good nav. Lost maybe a minute at five controls due to imprecise attack point and a weak route choice. Otherwise, time lost was due to running speed.
Was expecting 2-1/2 hours, so came pretty close. |
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Billygoat XXIX - Splits |