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Saturday Sep 19, 2020 #
9 AM
Trail Run warm up/down 17:22 1.1 mi (15:47 / mi) +19m 14:58 / mi
ahr:113 max:161 shoes: NB Summit KOM
Running, jogging and walking to warm up.
Trail Run race 55:29 5.12 mi (10:50 / mi) +224m 9:32 / mi
ahr:138 max:155 shoes: NB Summit KOM
Lenape Challenge, a race put on by the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy involving a 5 mile trail run followed by a 2 mile kayak/canoe paddle on the Perkiomen Creek back to near the start point. I did the solo version, using a kayak. Teams of 2 used canoes. Weather was outstanding, sunny and upper 40s at the start and climbing to the upper 50s by the time I finished.
The trail run includes two ascents and descents of Spring Mountain, on rocky trails for the climbs but on pavement or gravel for parts of the descents. Quite a variety of surfaces for the trail run: on mowed paths through fields to start, then a stint on the paved Perkiomen Trail, climbing on rocky/rooty trail, back to the paved trail to descend, back up the mountain on a moderately steep eroded ski trail, a nice piece of mostly downhill single-track, then down on a gravel road/ski trail, and finally pavement across a bridge to the transition to boats.
I’ve raced on trail many, many times but have only kayaked a handful of times, and that has always been on flat water. So, any “racing” was done with the trail run and the objective for the second part was just to finish. Fortunately, the water level in the creek was quite low (<90cfm, 150-1000cfm is optimal) so there was minimal risk. The downside to low water is lots of bottoming out and occasionally needing to get out of the boat and drag it through a section. Every time I hit a rock I was thinking “glad it’s not my boat.” So the boat section took a while and wasn’t as much fun as it could have been. (The race is normally held in the Spring when sufficient flow is pretty much guaranteed, but Covid.)
For pandemic safety, there were 5 start waves at 10 minute intervals and chip timing was used, so it was tough to tell where you were placewise. I ended up 55th overall with 86 teams and 18 solos competing. I think I was 14th solo.
I recorded a single GPS track (in this entry) but split out the different activities for logging.
The trail run includes two ascents and descents of Spring Mountain, on rocky trails for the climbs but on pavement or gravel for parts of the descents. Quite a variety of surfaces for the trail run: on mowed paths through fields to start, then a stint on the paved Perkiomen Trail, climbing on rocky/rooty trail, back to the paved trail to descend, back up the mountain on a moderately steep eroded ski trail, a nice piece of mostly downhill single-track, then down on a gravel road/ski trail, and finally pavement across a bridge to the transition to boats.
I’ve raced on trail many, many times but have only kayaked a handful of times, and that has always been on flat water. So, any “racing” was done with the trail run and the objective for the second part was just to finish. Fortunately, the water level in the creek was quite low (<90cfm, 150-1000cfm is optimal) so there was minimal risk. The downside to low water is lots of bottoming out and occasionally needing to get out of the boat and drag it through a section. Every time I hit a rock I was thinking “glad it’s not my boat.” So the boat section took a while and wasn’t as much fun as it could have been. (The race is normally held in the Spring when sufficient flow is pretty much guaranteed, but Covid.)
For pandemic safety, there were 5 start waves at 10 minute intervals and chip timing was used, so it was tough to tell where you were placewise. I ended up 55th overall with 86 teams and 18 solos competing. I think I was 14th solo.
I recorded a single GPS track (in this entry) but split out the different activities for logging.
10 AM
Other race 1:56 [2] 0.04 mi (48:37 / mi)
shoes: NB Summit KOM
Transition - putting on a PFD and getting in the boat.
Other race 46:00 2.09 mi (22:00 / mi)
Kayaking portion.