Training Log Archive: furlong47

Hickory Run - Brown

I decided to drop to Brown, as I have a pretty bad history at this place (with the exception of a nice run during the A-meet this spring, which was on a Green Middle course). However, I was really on today. I think I'm finally coming into my navigation skills on this map. I pretty much went right into all the controls without issue, except a little hesitation at 8 which was back in some laurel. I had great map contact which is a nice change from the past where I often felt like I was wandering aimlessly here. It helped to have a nice course which kept us out of the crap.

Event: DVOA Training Weekend - Hickory Run
 

Picking up controls from our star course exercise

Hickory Run Intermediate Night-O

So much fun... the course was not very difficult so I tried to keep running hard. This felt like a fun sprint, except of course at night. It helps that after so many years I know the camp like the back of my hand.

Another good lesson with William! We warmed up and then jumped right away while we still had daylight. Even jumped the skinny box and William was being great! Then when it got too dark to really see much, we did a lot of no-stirrups trot work. Starting next week we'll probably have to move inside for at least part of the lesson... ugh... I hate having to use the indoor all winter.

Just walking