Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: EMPO - Niskayuna Parks Foot and MTBO
 

Strolled around the neighborhood. Overcast, slight breeze, and 63F...still a nice fall day.

Saucon Rail Trail from Water Street parking, while Glen got his hair cut. They just reopened Water Street a week or so ago after replacing the road bridge over the Saucon Creek (damaged in a high water rainfall last year, I think). Also did a side out-and-back on Williams St.

Temp in upper 60s with some breeze.

Rode with Glen up the rail trail, along a bike/pedestrian (fisherman) trail to the bridge (closed to traffic) that cuts over to Williams St. From there we biked to Saucon Park north of I-78 to check it out; I'd never been up that way before.

There's a tiny oval with dirt piles near parking that I rode a few times, too.

Killed 5 lanternflies while waiting for Glen before this ride. I've read that some places are seeing another hatching of nymphs! Gah!

Got to spend the afternoon at the Crayola Experience in Easton with my grandkids and DIL. Okay, one grandkid was just mostly along for the ride, but we found a toy in the toddler area for him to play with. A chill baby, to be sure. ;-)

Saucon rail trail plus some adjacent trails on Lutron property and in the park, starting from the So Lehigh Living Memorial Park off Landis Rd in Coopersburg.

Only felt my L ankle (just a bit) when we were exploring some bike trails near the Tumblebrook stream crossing.

Mid to upper 60s and overcast. I wore long sleeves which were *just* enough.

Focus: shoulders, but it seemed an easy practice overall

I wanted to go today to get stretched out after yesterday, and it turned out that Deanna started us in savasana 10 minutes early (because the clock in the classroom was slow), so extra relaxation as well. Started on our bellies and worked around to upright, then supine with twists. Just what I needed.

Not too sore after yesterday's Lowlander, but the L ankle is still a bit tender (took it easy on the first few down dogs), and L hamstring still tight, and I'm still being careful of the outside knuckles of my left hand which I scraped on the way to #1 yesterday. I walked almost the entire way, figuring I wouldn't finish if I tried to run anywhere, and it was a good call.

At the Lowlander, 22nd/27 finishers (plus 3 dnf).
Winsplits for Lowlander

Event: Hudson Highlander XX
 

Lowlander in Harriman State Park, mid 50s to low 60s and overcast (a few light drizzly showers passed through now and then). 12.2 km, 465m climb nominal. Baileytown and Silvermine maps, with a 1km trail in between leading down to the Seven Lakes Drive road crossing.

This was my 7th Lowlander (I'm not sure when they added the option, but my first one was in 2008).

Before the start Donna asked if a couple of friends of Kseniya, who have orienteered at a few HVO events could tag along with me, and they did but didn't do any navigating (though I think they were following along). Once we were headed back downhill on Silvermine (LL 6-7) and I figured they could find their way back through the last two controls, I took off; they finished 10-15 minutes later. Only one of them had a map and epunch.

Good navigation (or people near controls) to all but three, #8 and 9, and stopped a bit short to Silvermine #2 but Wyatt and Patrick S were coming up the hill and said they had just passed a control.

But I lost a lot of time at Baileytown #8 passing too far right of the cliffs west of the control (which was also our #4), and not correcting until partway up the larger hill to the SW. And to #9, I was probably farther uphill than I thought (away from the rocky reentrant and marsh) and checked several other big boulders before relocating and finding the correct one.

Four falls, the first on the climb to #1 (king/queen of the hill leg) where I hit my left hand on a rock when I fell and bruised my little finger joint and scraped off a patch of skin. I was wearing the bike gloves I usually wear and the mesh part of the glove soaked up blood so it didn't drip down my finger. A couple other gentler falls, then I turned my left ankle a bit more than comfortable on the downhill to #12. If I hadn't had it taped I probably would have done more damage (this is the one I messed up in 2000). It's tender, but I think it'll be okay in a few days.

Lowlander finishers got donuts; Highlander finishers (within 8 hours) received dry bags with the Highlander logo. And everyone got to partake of the food Chris Osborne and Liisa Breton prepared. When we left the park around 5pm we think only Sharon Crawford still hadn't finished; Bob Bullions was overtime but all others had finished in time or dnf'ed.

Thanks to all the HVO (and WCOC) volunteers who spent the day in the chilly woods at various positions so we could play!

Low - Splits