Training Log Archive: GlenT

Finishing up checking control sites at Grafton. Courses are done, only the artwork left to do. Red is 7.5km, Green 5.0, Brown 3.8, Orange 4.3,Yellow 3.1, White 1.6. Haven't counted the climb but Grafton isn't hilly - probably about 2%. Some fast running, the possibility of some very fast running, and some places where fast running would be foolish.

Beautiful day - sunny, dry and about 70F. A bit wet underfoot as the remnants of TS Hanna drained off. Actual time in the woods was about 3:30. Didn't run at all, recovering from yesterday.

Event: EMPO mini-Rogaine and Score O
 

Score-O on Partridge Run rogaine map (a 2 hr score-o was an option to a 6 hr mini-rogaine being held simultaneously, both using the same map and controls). Map was an enhanced USGS topo at 1:25000 with 20 ft contours. Got 8 of the 20 available controls with a straight line distance of about 10km (about 12min/k). Lots of trails and roads, some really nice woods, and some thicker woods. Jogged/ran most of the roads and trails. Woods speed depended on gnarliness. Had to search a few minutes for two of the controls which were in thicker areas, otherwise hit things pretty well. Woods were wet from earlier rain and rain started again about half way through (the NW edge of tropical storm Hanna). Temp was in the 70's so it was plenty warm.

Road Intervals. 6 x 400m with 1:30 recovery. Splits 142, 141, 132, 135, 135, 137. 66N and back. Would've done 8x but it was hot and quite humid so 6 was enough.

Easy (but hilly) run to stretch out the legs. Took about a mile before I felt like I was running. Syring Rd, Albany Tpke to 13 M.F. Albany milepost and back. 70's and humid (August weather in September).