Training Log Archive: CleverSky

US Champs Day 1, Moreau Lake State Park. Pretty good run, one definite miss when I got sloppy at the end of a longish leg (#9), one small error on #14 (didn't lose much), and apparently a not-very good route on the one real route choice leg (32) -- seemed like a pretty good to shoot north and run along the top of the escarpment, but it was several minutes slower than the other folks. Four minutes out of 3rd place among the US competitors on M45 (I think), and only 16 seconds behind Spike's clean run. Not too shabby, I was expecting to be in the middle of the pack, and instead I'm ahead of several people who I expected would trounce me.

Mystery Blazes loop, midday. Brought the GPS so I could figure out for real how long this run is, but it seems to have recorded absolutely nothing. No idea why.

Mystery Blazes loop, cool early evening. AOWN: on the Lane trail, a big bird swooped down in front of me, then perched in a tree, where I could see that it was an owl. I don't often see owls. I don't know what kind this was, but it was quite big — big enough to handle a rabbit, although it didn't seem to have one.

Carrying gear out to launch at Ascutney, two-trip (plus I went partway back to help ARt with his glider, not counted in the time). AOWN: a grouse, with its neck feathers all foofed up, crossed the road when we were driving back up at the end of the day to fetch my car. Never seen one of them before that I can recall.

Wapack Trail from Windblown up to the top of Barrett Mountain and back, with Nancy. Very nice day, but the foliage hasn't worked this far south yet.