Training Log Archive: pi

Sage C-meet at Red Plateau on another great fall day. Brian May planned two loops. Started with the loop on the south side of the road, where the terrain is more pleasant and runnable. Had great flow the whole way and felt in tune with the old-school map. 43 min for 5.5 km straight line distance. Second loop, north side of the road, was much more rugged and mentally challenging. Very difficult long leg up to the 3rd control, 100 m climb on indistinct hillside. Got a bit lost on the way, but managed to relocate pretty fast, only losing about a minute. Started getting tired and lost time in the deadfall, but navigated reasonably well all the way home. 45 min for 4.5 km straight line distance. 12 km actual running distance.

Very good training weekend!

Glorious day in Kamloops on the Grasslands map. Ran the course Marie-Cat planned for the C-meet back in September. Put out pinflags for Andrea and Jarrett, so took some time at a few controls to make sure it was the correct site. Nice route choice legs!

Coho game at the Richmond Oval. Only 5 players showed up from our team, of which one was the goalie. We tried to play 4 on 5 the first period and we did pretty well, only down 3 to 1. But then we forfeit the game and got some of the opponents players on our team and had a more even game for the rest.

Easy jog in Central Park doing a relocation exercise. Did not work so well for me, since I made the map 6 months ago... ;)

Nice run with Andrea and Luna the Dog in Lynn Valley. Tried out my new Salomon Speed Cross 2 trail runners that I bought for $90 as the store was selling out the last pair. Unfortunately they are half size too big, but they will be ok for trail running over the winter, Gore-Tex and all.

My mild knee problem since the BC Champs seems to be slowly fading, and it seems I'm not getting sick either, despite feeling like something might break out any moment the last two days. Knock on wood...