Training Log Archive: Sandy

Did this with Barb Bryant. Neither one of us wanted to push it; we were more interested in whether we could get through something this long and work together well as a team. Sort of a trial run for doing a rogaine together. That said, the length and time and climb was going to be more than anything I've done recently. So the plan was to get the mandatory controls, a handful of optional ones if they were on the way, take it easy and try to enjoy it.

And we were successful on all fronts. It was beautiful weather and we had a good time. I was second guessing things a lot - just not getting my head into AR mentality well enough I suppose. Made two errors - one in the prologue when I thought Barb said no she hadn't gotten it when she said yes she had so I thought we had to keep going and a second one when they switched to a 1:5000 scale and I didn't notice and climbed way too far. (The format was neat - you got one map with the 5 mandatory controls and then at each one of those you got a second map showing a bunch of optional ones that you could get on the way to the next mandatory one. The additional maps were all different scales.)

In the end we got 7 additional controls - all the ones we tried for. We deliberately skipped optional controls that were in the worst of the rocks after really struggling with a boulder field early on. And then we had to choose whether to walk around on a relatively flat road a couple miles to the finish from the last mandatory control or go up and over the mountain and we chose to go around. Not really in the spirit or the race, but it was a good choice for us.

C • Zowie . . . 5

A relatively speedy hike around the meadow loop with Sandy.

Back still bothering me a little from Sunday. :(

C • good luck this weekend!! 2

Shortened class but the instructor was good. They are still having trouble finding someone to cover the class - this instructor had to book it out early to go teach at a different location.

Work with trainer. Highlights were chest presses with 15lb weights in each hand and side and front arm raises using 8lbs. Ended with a weighted wall sit for 2:15 - I probably could have gone longer but I was bored and she only wanted 2:00 so I called it a day.

My back is still a little sore and I don't want to overdo things before Saturday.

Event: DVOA Schock's Rocks Score-O at Governor Dick
 

Governor Dick Score-O. Picked a route that visited what I knew were nice parts of the park and a handful in a section I had never been to before that were a bit rockier but looked doable (translation: a good trail network that would get me close to them).

Skipped two near the end that would have involved a good bit of climb and I didn't think I could get them in the time I had left. Might have been able to get them for 100 pts and skipped one for 82 points but decided not to try. I had had a nice hike around - only jogged a couple times on some nice soft trails - and gone to some great controls and had accomplished what I intended so decided to be happy with that.

And it was good enough for the win! Well, top female. Due mostly to the fact that the faster women didn't show up.

Controls: 31-37-3241-51-49 (so pretty much straight up the hill) -72-33 (and back down to head over to the NE section where I'd never been) - 54-80-38-84-75 (then back the way I came by 33 to get water) - 61-52-42-62 (the other section I'd never been to - so nice over there) - decided to skip 44 and 56 and did 82 and in. Might have had time to go get 85 but didn't want any pressure to run.

C • Nice! 6

And then went and picked up a bunch of controls. Figured it was good training for next weekend so I climbed the hill.

Quite tired now.