Training Log Archive: Gswede

Out with Matt, the owner of Scranton Running Co and former US mountain running team member.

He and I were checking out some of the trails back there until we got to a few off-trail sections. I offered to turn around and take the trails back around, but he wanted to go straight through. I was in my comfort zone running over the rocky ground with blueberries. He didn't seem to be. Still, he made it through relatively unscathed.

I was happy to check out new areas for orienteering. This stuff is seriously so cool. Very different from the other terrain I've seen in the Northeast. This area might be a bit too open to be truly challenging, but I'm hoping to get out for some night-O there.

Matt seemed intrigued by orienteering and his off-trail traverse with me was fairly advanced for someone who's never orienteered before. I also had a lengthy conversation with some younger guys down at the bike shop about trail running and orienteering. There's a small outdoors sport community here, but it seems to be growing fast. Maybe we can get orienteering in at the ground level.

Run around town with the Scranton Running Co. There are some pretty serious hills in this city.