Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: WCOC Pond Mountain
 

Green course at Pond Mountain near Kent CT. Temps in upper 60s just about perfect.

Boris set the courses (from afar) and Marie/Mike and maybe Becks placed the flags.

I wasn't clean on 2, 4, 7 or 9; had help relocating on 6 (9 minute error), and think 1 was on an adjacent rock pile, not the one circled. Three was great; 5 was a short leg that I did on compass (ahead of Joe who had left the previous one ahead of me, but then I proceeded to mess up the next one badly). I did 7 on compass too, heading over the hill and attacking from above. Took off in the wrong direction going to 8 (I found myself heading North instead of SW!) but corrected and took the AT most of the way down the steep part. Pavi flew by on the way to my 8 (her 7).

Waffled a bit on the way to the next control (checked something too low) and was eventually led in by Aleck B., who I had seen at 6 and 7, and at the water stop between 8 and 9. Pretty much a straight shot to 10, though I lost confidence in my location when in the circle (but the boulder straight ahead had my control #!). Short easy legs, or running downhill the rest of the way.

FR distance--5.657 (climb is also from FR as Boris hadn't calculated it).

map with my route

From Track jpg files

C • route 3

Stopped on the way home at Drowned Lands Swamp, a Columbia Land Conservancy protected area in SE Columbia Co. Didn't take the trail along the swamp which didn't appear to have all that much water in it, but instead took the trail up the hill to see if there was a view.

There were actually two, one west from partway up, and one east from the almost top of the hill (naturally, we had to also go to the top).

Legs felt more work going downhill than up, so I'm logging this as exercise.

Hiked up to starting point (Day 2 start) from the upper parking area on Spier Falls Road. Didn't have to refer to the map. :-)

added Note: This is not the path everyone else will use to get there.

Test course at Moreau. FR stopped receiving satellites on the "descent" (guess the mountain was in the way), so be forewarned...

Before it stopped, it recorded 4.373km, +105.0m climb. Actual distance was over 5.5 km (estimated).

Hiked back to the car, but FR wasn't working the entire time, so I don't have exact distance. Stopped at a control site I'd visited last weekend to pick up trash I left behind (small Gatorade bottle).

19 envelopes, but one was from FUMA with 11 entries (and payment for 5 more to come when they figure out who else will come).

22 envelopes

C • I sent mine in 3

Using balls. Certain balance efforts may be felt tomorrow.

Legs still tired from earlier in the week / hiking last weekend, so nothing too strenuous. I almost skipped this exercise completely, but fought that demon down.

US Champs envelopes received: 11

Using weights.

Used one of the newer treadmills with a fan, listening to 'Wait, Wait, Dont Tell Me' to pass the time. Incline set on .5; climb reported as 106'.