Sunday Mar 25 |
 | Orienteering (Field Checking) 2:00:00 [2] *** 6.0 mi (20:00 / mi) | |
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| Flagging most of the rest of the Billygoat controls at Thacher. Also checked out (and flagged) one of the sprint courses at Pinnacle. Did a bit of mapping to update the area at Camp Pinnacle where they've put in some fences to contain horses. Found most of the control locations OK, but there's one that's "bump in the snow which I think has a stome wall under it". I'll let the vetter check that one.
Snow today varied from none (in the fields at Pinnacle) to up to my knees on the leeward sides of some hills and it was all pretty wet. I was at the highest elevations on the map today, hence more snow. I used snowshoes for the first loop but then went without them through some areas where I could've used them. A successful day considering the conditions. Temperatures in the 40's but the forcasted "sun later in the day" never materialized. Actual time out was about 4 hours.
If the Billygoat were run today, the recommended footwear would be plastic bags. :-)
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Saturday Mar 24 |
| Orienteering (Field Checking) 2:00:00 [2] *** 6.0 mi (20:00 / mi) | |
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| Flagging control locations for the Billygoat at Thacher SP. Between zero and 15 inches of wet snow on the ground (and there wasn't very much zero!). Did most of it on snowshoes but the snow was pretty soft and heavy so it was a bit of a slog. Actually spent about 4 hours but didn't want to inflate the training time too much. Got streamers at 14 locations (more than half) with only one questionable one (it's hard to find rocky ground when it's under a foot of snow). Started out sunny and upper 40's then it clouded up and I finished up just as the rain/sleet started in earnest. The highest elevation controls remain to be flagged and I'm sure there won't be less snow there. |
Friday Mar 23 |
| Road Run tempo 11:28 [4] 1.52 mi (7:32 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| Tempo pace but broken into 3 x 0.5mi with ~2min easier in between. Tempo intervals? Don't know if it makes any sense as a workout, but it's what I did. |
| Road Run 24:06 [3] 2.7 mi (8:55 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| Rt 66S and back. The non-hard stuff. 50F and sunny except the sun was low in the sky and the southernmost 1/2 mile of the run was all shaded so it was a bit cool. |
Wednesday Mar 21 |
| Road Run 35:41 [3] 4.1 mi (8:41 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| Back on the roads again. Spring is here but it doesn't quite feel like it yet. Sunny but 38F and breezy (from the south). Rt. 66N and back.
AOWN: Spotted what I think is a merganser swimming in the Kinderhook Creek and then flying up the stream. My first thought was "why is there a big woodpecker swimming in the creek?". |