Training Log Archive: pwentz3l

Clark talked me in to going to Yoga. I need to work on my flexibility, so I finally submitted and went. Everything hurts this AM. No permanent damage, but my body is telling me I bent in ways it didn't expect.

Seagate league. We won 3-0. I had two assists. We are now tied for first place, after a 2 game disoriented losing streak.

A lot of squats in this session, which wasted me for the rest of the day. I think the poor sleep, Possum Trot, and 8 hour drive caught up to me. I couldn't convince anyone from the class to take up orienteering after they saw my shredded legs.

Possum Trot. My finish was good for 12th out of 41 contestants. My first goat event. The following was a bit like the start of an adventure race, but the pace was brutal. My goal was to stick with Tom and Kelly for as long as possible. Between control 3 and 4 I had to mentally reset my goal. The first 6 controls I felt I was only partially on the map. I knew where I was, within a reasonable error margin, but most of my focus was trying not to lose an eye or my footing. I decided to skip controls 8 and 9, and immediately boomed 10. Ian was probably half a control ahead of me leaving 7 and caught up to me at 11, running with Andrei and Jason Plunkett. I stayed with them through 18 at which point Andrei was a ghost (gone...) and Ian/Jason decided to take their first skip. I nav'd the rest of the course solo. Spiking all but 28 and 29, which others seemed to falter on also. My pace slowed once I was solo as I didn't have the benefit of the collaborative effort. The terrain was great for navigation. A lot of bigger features to key off, with intricate detail to keep it challenging.

The entire weekend was a good time spent with the MNOC crew.