Training Log Archive: Sandy

Brown course at the QOC Happyland event after working epunch in the morning for Valerie.

An okay outing - a bit of drifting on a couple of controls, a lot of drifting on one but corrected reasonably fast, and lots of hesitation. Knees were pretty sore so not a whole lot of running. Did manage to jog up the entire hill from the go control to the finish though. Still think a couple of the controls were bogus - they were at the US Champs and they still are now.

Brown - Splits

Did most of the green course - completely different area than the brown that I did for real on Sunday. There was a mishung control (hung where the course setter intended but the maps had a different ditch circled) about 2/3 of the way and after that I just lost all incentive. My knees were aching pretty badly by the end. Had a huge error early on - was not making sense of the contours and in trying to figure it out drifted way to the right and then didn't follow my compass and ended up much further to the right. Finally realized I was on high ground and would be going down to my control instead of up and then it all made sense but I still wasn't exactly sure where I was. Had enough sense to turn left and after crossing the second reentrant and standing on a spur figured it out and then went right to the control. Guess I need some more O training with maps.

Also pretty tired so need some running training too.

Event: A-meet and 2nd Annual Gateway Grunt & Runt - Hawn
 

I want to do another 24 hour rogaine. I haven't been training though - this time last year I had done 6 hours, 8 hours and 12 hours I think. (Too lazy to check when Valerie and I did the FH O Marathon test but it was early March I think.) This year I've done squat. I will shortly begin long days in the woods at HR but not sure if that will be sufficient to get me ready for anything this spring. But I really would love to do the Big Muddy. But that also means finding a partner. Hmm....

C • Lining up 4

The first part of the core dvd plus some yoga.

TNT - hike with Jim and Sandy on the slushy, muddy trails in a misting rain. A fabulous evening.