Training Log Archive: LKohn

Way too hot to work outside!

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Almost done with the first pass...now if the water would go down !

Overwhelmed by the number of poppies that are in bloom along with the weeds. Spent the whole day and got half of the gardens cleared...more to do tomorrow. Water remains high, lost one of the crab apple trees near the edge of the pond as well as a hazelnut bush that had survived the high water 2 years ago. Guess I need to rethink that area.

Home again, home again! Long plane ride, long wait for luggage, short (sleepy) ride home...good thing I needed a rest day.

Last day in France. Our "walk" to the start involved a chairlift ride followed by a 1.7k downhill run to the start. Unfortunately, the chairlift was very slow and made everyone late to the start. The organizers solved the problem by not counting the first leg thus making a short "long" course even shorter. It was supposed to be a chase start but for all categories except the elite, the chase was only for those within 15 min. from the leader, everyone else started in 30 sec. intervals...on my course the 2nd place person was 20 minutes out so there really was no chase. My adjusted time was 35:02, 5:07 off the winner. Final place for all 5 days was 4th, 20 min off the winner (who was a Swiss woman who was certainly more used to the mountain terrain).
Despite the chairlift snafoo, it was a fun week of O with challenging courses and spectacular terrain.

Risoul, France - finished in 7th...only 1 mistake but felt a little tired....lots of sidehill running.

#3 could see 2 controls 100m away, aimed for the wrong one...especially depressing since I had run up 2 contours higher than needed.
#5 went 300m past my control, was to the right of the small swampy trickle that I expected to catch me...not fun backtracking.