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Sunday Apr 5, 2009 #
Event: QOC: Prince William Forest
Note
EX2 Adventures Race Timing: BYB Wakefield
Orienteering race (PWNF Green) 1:08:29 [3] *** 5.0 km (13:42 / km) +230m 11:08 / km
shoes: Ice Bugs - Green
One of my best races in a long time. Only ~3 minutes in error, and most of that on one of the two controls common to the ones I put out yesterday, though I approached both from the opposite direction today. It was the next to last control today, and the first one from yesterday. Oh, right! I messed that one up yesterday too!! :)
A very, very good day. Race timing in the morning was better then I expected, epunching was in good hands when I got to the meet, course went well, and the rest of the epunching after I got back did also. Traffic home was light, especially in the express lanes pointing north, and dinner with Roger was excellent. Oh, and Roger pulled the most unsightly of the weeds while I was away. And, this week is spring break - no work until next Monday. And, even though the days off will fly by, Life is good!
A very, very good day. Race timing in the morning was better then I expected, epunching was in good hands when I got to the meet, course went well, and the rest of the epunching after I got back did also. Traffic home was light, especially in the express lanes pointing north, and dinner with Roger was excellent. Oh, and Roger pulled the most unsightly of the weeds while I was away. And, this week is spring break - no work until next Monday. And, even though the days off will fly by, Life is good!
Saturday Apr 4, 2009 #
Note
Spring Break: April 4-12
Spring break - yeah!! Though, apparently, I am expected by Roger to spend quality time with Roger this week. I think I can handle that. ;)
On a totally random note, my crud toenail has loosen, and I cut it away. This is the toe which I have been treating with fungicide for the last two years to no avail. I am hoping the total deletion of the toenail will solve the crud issue. If so, then there will be something good to be said about the Fair Hill adventure. Just kidding, Sandy.
Spring break - yeah!! Though, apparently, I am expected by Roger to spend quality time with Roger this week. I think I can handle that. ;)
On a totally random note, my crud toenail has loosen, and I cut it away. This is the toe which I have been treating with fungicide for the last two years to no avail. I am hoping the total deletion of the toenail will solve the crud issue. If so, then there will be something good to be said about the Fair Hill adventure. Just kidding, Sandy.
O Training (PWNF Controls out) 1:30:00 [2] *** 4.0 mi (22:30 / mi)
shoes: Ice Bugs - Green
Met kissy to hand off the epunch equipment and help hang controls - forced exercise assignments are what I need right now.
Inauspicious beginning on my easiest two controls - did not see the red streamer, so went one hill over and put the control at that streamer. Streamers had letters on them, not the the control number, and my first two were really close together and parallel - spur and hilltop. Knowing I may have been mistaken, I watched how quickly I got to the trail, and there was no hilltop between me and the trail, and knew I had hung the bag in the wrong location. Backtracked and hung the correct control on the hilltop, and then back to the original spur I had checked. Looking at the clue description, and going to that location on the spur - west side - and there was that pesky streamer!
The rest went better, pretty much nailed them, though climbing some of the hills was a real bear.
Beautiful morning - near 60. Very windy out of the woods, but spectacular in the PWNF woods.
Treated myself to a cold DC after I was done. Then I headed up 95 to meet Jen at the track club storage unit which was sorely in need of cleaning out - rodent droppings were impressive. Took about 4 hours to get the basics done. Nap afterwards.
Good conversation with Heidi this afternoon - getting debriefed on the A-meet.
Nice dinner with Roger at home this evening. Anniversary (23) on the 8th...I won't remember then (though I will remember to watch the Masters) so I will mention it now.
Inauspicious beginning on my easiest two controls - did not see the red streamer, so went one hill over and put the control at that streamer. Streamers had letters on them, not the the control number, and my first two were really close together and parallel - spur and hilltop. Knowing I may have been mistaken, I watched how quickly I got to the trail, and there was no hilltop between me and the trail, and knew I had hung the bag in the wrong location. Backtracked and hung the correct control on the hilltop, and then back to the original spur I had checked. Looking at the clue description, and going to that location on the spur - west side - and there was that pesky streamer!
The rest went better, pretty much nailed them, though climbing some of the hills was a real bear.
Beautiful morning - near 60. Very windy out of the woods, but spectacular in the PWNF woods.
Treated myself to a cold DC after I was done. Then I headed up 95 to meet Jen at the track club storage unit which was sorely in need of cleaning out - rodent droppings were impressive. Took about 4 hours to get the basics done. Nap afterwards.
Good conversation with Heidi this afternoon - getting debriefed on the A-meet.
Nice dinner with Roger at home this evening. Anniversary (23) on the 8th...I won't remember then (though I will remember to watch the Masters) so I will mention it now.