Training Log Archive: PG

A little more energetic pace than yesterday because the trail was more runnable. End of the Zealnd forest service road to Zealand Mountain and back. Still slippery and muddy. 1:31 up, 1:14 back. Rain overnight but cleared out as we were getting going and very pleasant.

Zealand Mt. is a totally worthless destination -- virtually flat, dense stunted spruce forest, rocks, mud, absolutely no views, but it's elevation is 4260' and Phil is collecting the 4000-footers in the Whites.

Sure makes me look back fondly on the Swiss mountain trails.

C • yeah, zealand is basically a s... 1

With Phil, up Nortth and South Kinsman from Lafayette Campround. Some rain, fog above 3500', pretty miserable trail, but the views at the top made up for it as long as you weren't hoping to see more than 50 yards in any direction. 1:48 out, 1:33 back, very slippery so taking it easy on most of the downhills.

C • Views 4

Up to New Hampshire t visit with Phil -- just enough time for some O practice (where Phil really needs some work, I'd find mine and his and even sometimes Gail's while he was looking in quite the wrong places), then some tennis, where needless to say my game is bad enough that I'll record the 2-6 score as an out-and-out triumph, since I got 2 more games than expected.

Same as last Monday with Phil, over to the gate, then down to the river and back home, though a bit more energetically after the first climb to the power line -- got passed by a couple of mountain bikers and felt obliged to pass them back on the climb/descent over Cranberry Ridge. Kept up a decent pace the rest of the way. Warm and humid even in mid-morning, lost 5 pounds.

Followed it up a little later with a trip to the eye doctor to get new contacts for my left eye, +1.5 and +2.0 diopters to see if it helps with reading the map on the run, and if so, which one is better.

Followed that up with 4+ hours of O' practice with Charlie at The Ledges in South Hadley, hot and steamy, drinking a lot, sweating a lot, but my O' was very sharp, spiked every control that I hit (way) off line and finished the not-so-easy course using the same ball, quite a triumph.

Followed that up with a fine and rather rich meal at Del Raye's in Northampton to celebrate Gail's 58th.

Add all that to the sprint results from WOC, made for an excellent day....

C • Grand Sprint Commish... 6

With Dave, over to and up South Sugarloaf and back. Felt tired getting going, but got up the hill at a decent pace (8:40). Conversational pace.