Training Log Archive: bl

Event: US Individual Championships (M/L/S)
 

Morgan Territory brown middle, 3.1k, 13c. A good run, I’d give it a B+. Missed the first, not seeing that the path led just about to the point. It was partly hidden by the line to the point - lost about 45”. Also lost about 15” on #3. The rest were straight to. Was pedantic, checked all the point numbers & set my compass leaving the point nearly every time. Walked some, too. Could not have covered it as fast as Dennis including his #11 misfortune. Singularly beautiful place! This photo is immediately to the right of download, assembly, parking (waited til competitors were invisible). Route. 310 isn't going to work, given interest I have in trying at present

C • Congrats ! 1

Brown-X Middle - Splits

Visited the Sunol map, steep with 7.5m contours. Green as Ireland. Actually, the terrain resembled Scottish experiences. The 5.7k, 27c green course from February seemed over the top. Sampled about 8 points, crossing two small streams that were so steep-sided I, not being "adrenalized", spent several minutes getting across. Pleasant and a worthwhile visit, helped much getting oriented.

C • Pleasant 2

From Bo's down to Tomales bay, ended up at Shell Beach. I'd allotted 1.5 mi out (and down) and wondered if I'd have the time. Finally I could see that the water was actually closer - and voila, the beach. Pretty forest of eucalyptus, pine and some oak. Very quiet.

Drove up to the regional park at the top of the ridge & jogged around and to Mt. Vollmer summit and environs. Everything is so green. Have not been in the Bay area in springtime, I don't believe.

Brought only an iPad and don't think I can get 310 data to AP and doesn't seem plausible on Beth's MacBook Air either.

C • Ipad 6

Bone weary day. Haven't shaken the torpor. Arose 0310, hurried off, made mistakes making me hurry more. Got to MHT only to wait. I can think how it could have been done had I really recalled. I've become rusty re airport-plane travel. Got moved to BWI vs Midway, then to Oakland. Always a treat out the window: hills, prairie, utmost aridity, later freshly snow-covered mountains. Finally emerald coastal mountains east of the Bay. A tiring day, 6.5 hrs to Oakland, endng up on a Orinda hillside where homes cling to steep slopes.

C • Been there. 4

Harris Center on a fine spring day - memorable with its joie de vivre feel. Made a course, walked-jogged accurately enough. Hard to keep map contact in the black stuff. Saw no one/nothing. I was sitting in a chair in the garden at the end and a older lady came by to chat. She was the garden curator & was both pleased and curious to see me in a chair, actually sitting in the still-too-early garden. She said she’s lived in Hancock for some 30 years. A nice place to live, I can see that.

Noted this scene - the folk song "Where have all the flowers gone?" seemed to be staring back.

C • Harris Center 2

BHS track around 5p. Calm, pleasant. Past years, there surely would have been some snow in sight. Best I did was an 800 a bit over 8'/mi pace.
Got the HR up some.