Training Log Archive: cmorse

Event: WCOC picnic and Sprints at Ratlum Mt
 

First sprint course with Hayden. Heavy rain had passed, just light rain and stuff from the trees - woods VERY wet... Jogged some, walked some. Only one miss, rest pretty clean but at Hayden's pace. Winning time around 22 minutes I think (Marie A).

Jackson didn't feel like going out, so didn't do the second one...

Ran w/ Tony - 24km course from Hopkins up to Quartz Rock, he went on, I headed S via Mtn Bike trails and finished up on Shenipsit. Nice morning, misty sunshine. Drove to work and now its gray and depresssing. I guess work is like that, eh?

another zero - schedule just gets too congested to run after work. I've got to get it done before work or it doesn't happen...

Had been planning on Forest Park this evening but cold and rainy suggested a different plan. Oh well, we'll call it a rest day

Met up with the boys (Bruce, Scott & Tony) for the Tuesday morning routine. Body only willing to do 2 of 4 repeats, but better than nothing. 1934, 2031. Chilly morning - mid 40's

The usual loop, gorgeous morning, flushed a few deer heading up the hill. Walked a little toward the top. Added a little bonus mileage (100m or so) when I had to backtrack to circumvent a large fallen tree at the end. Felt pretty perky up on the top of the hill though the overall time is pretty average... Planning on Forest Park on Wednesday for the 5K.

Event: Nipmuck Trail Marathon
 

Event: Gay City State Park
 

Event: US Team Official 5K time trial (the first of two trials in 2010)
 

'Cruised' the north half of the course. After getting the halfway/finish area set up, I headed out after the first dozen or so runners went through. Spent 10-15 minutes at each aid station helping out the volunteers and assessing stock levels etc and encouraging runners to drink. Warm and humid today, so staying hydrated was a big concern. With a decent 'rest' at each aid station, the running between was pretty brisk, but I slowed often to chat with runners going both ways. I was probably actually only running 2 hours or so.

110 finishers, 80 year old Rich Busa and a couple cohorts wrapping the day up at 8:45. And I'm now officially the RD of the venerable Nipmuck Marathon. I'm quite happy that all the key volunteers are excited to work with the Shenipsit Striders to run the race going forward...

Nipmuck side note - towards the end I was helping out doing finish timing and what should I spy laminated to the back of the official finish timing clipboard?

Yessiree - a genuine collectors edition Peter Gagarin Wheaties box... Nipmuck Dave is just a totally cool kind of dude....

NEOC short course 3 at scout jamboree in Hebron - with caveats.

NEOC timing - rounded to nearest minute

Got map, no start triangle or lines between controls - probaby almost a minute getting our bearings on the map.

no flags, but detergent bottles with letters to record - but we didn't have a pencil doh! Had my camera so photographed each control with timestamp - poor mans e-punch

a brief effort in hot weather toting lots of extras in pockets etc - but still a glimmer of physical activity amidst the day of taking in all the scout show had to offer