Sunday May 27 |
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| DVOA Event at Stuckey Pond |
| Orienteering 2:41:04 [3] *** 13.15 km (12:15 / km) +400m 10:38 / km | |
| spiked:13/17c shoes: VJ Falcons |
| DVOA event at Stuckey Pond (PEEC) - Blue Course. Sunny and in the 80's with thick woods. Bailed out after I didn't hit 14 (a trail junction of indistinct trails in green) and then did three short controls on the way back in. Course was 11.95km with 490m climb and 19 controls - a bit long given the weather and woods. I only skipped two controls plus didn't bother to find 14, although I'm sure I was in the circle. Cut about 1.5km and maybe 50m of climb out of the course. Reported distance is from Forerunner. Hit the first 6 controls cleanly and then started getting frustrated by thick woods and low visibility.
AOWN: Missed stepping on a fawn by about two steps - it didn't move. If momma was nearby, I didn't see her. Later spotted a 3.5' long black snake on a trail. Still trying to identify the actual species since it had a pattern on it rather than just being solid black. |
Thursday May 24 |
| Trail Run 44:46 [3] 4.01 mi (11:09 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB 809 |
| At Kennedy Park. Hot - in the 80's so didn't push. Mostly wide trails on the way out and single track on the way back. |
Tuesday May 22 |
| Road Run 31:50 [3] 3.64 mi (8:44 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB878 - #7 |
| 66N, Shaker Museum Rd and back. Nice day - 68 and sunny. Felt a bit sluggish at the start so switched the watch to a page where I couldn't see the pace and just ran where it felt comfortable.
On the way out I passed one of those devices which displays your speed (to try to get you to go the speed limit) facing the other direction. Well, on the way back, it detected me and told me I was going 7mph. So who's going to turn down a challenge like that? I got it to read 11 and it may have flickered to 12 for a bit. I'm gonna interpret that as an indication that those things display a bit higher than actual. But it was entertaining - and I stayed under the posted speed limit (30). |
Monday May 21 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Billygoat recovery. I'm not as sore as I'd be if I ran the race, but I'm at least as tired. I enjoyed setting the course (and getting the feedback), but it's nice to be done. I'll try to get back into a more normal routine tomorrow. |
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| C • Well deserved rest 1 |