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Saturday May 12, 2007 #
Event: Mind Over Mountain
Adventure Race race 5:04:14 [4] 45.0 km (6:46 / km) +1300m 5:54 / km
slept:5.5 shoes: Montrail Continental Divide
I enjoyed the MOMAR Squamish race course as it was new territory for me and a chance to explore an area I had travelled through, but never explored.
The course design featured many distinct areas of Squamish and as is the trend in racing in 'wilderness' next to urban areas, the race course finished in town and highlighted local race sponsors as CP's.
Without a paddling section, the RD incorporated more vertical and linear distance to make up for the usual MOMAR paddling length of 8 - 12 km.
As Urthbuoy mentioned, there was questionable placement of a couple of CP's: from a distinct orienteering perspective, having an educated guess as to where to look seemed pointless. In fact, there were a few racers that left without punching the control after a couple of minutes of looking in the area, convinced the CP had been mischieviously taken down (this was an expensive sixty minute penalty decision as it turns out....)
I wasn't too fast on my feet and I was holding Urthbuoy back during the trek. I've been on my bike quite a bit and had good legs for the bike sections.
The Rappel was surprisingly enjoyable: I was expecting a bottleneck at this discipline however it was free and clear when Urthbuoy and I arrived. The Race Director had put the rappel well into the race with the expectation of the contingent being spread out by the time they came onto the 'abseil' with little or no wait time.
Other than that, I had a great time, despite being the bane of Urthbuoys existence during the eve of race paddle down the Mamquam River with me playing the role of support and being at the wrong s take out spot. What was supposed to be a quick paddle and take out for him turned into a mini cross-Squamish adventure in paddling gear and neoprene booties as he walked in the dark along the higway for 4 km back into town in the hopes of spotting me along the hiway.
I was resolute in my belief I was on the river not realizing I was on a slough ( I was close enough to Howe Sound to think the lack of current on what I thought was the river was a high tide slacking off) and therefore waited and waited while the sun went down and there was no Urthbuoy. The usual back and forth scrambling took place and I was just about ready to file my 'missing paddler' report to the police when we were able to connect.
Lessons were learned, 'nuff said ;-)
The course design featured many distinct areas of Squamish and as is the trend in racing in 'wilderness' next to urban areas, the race course finished in town and highlighted local race sponsors as CP's.
Without a paddling section, the RD incorporated more vertical and linear distance to make up for the usual MOMAR paddling length of 8 - 12 km.
As Urthbuoy mentioned, there was questionable placement of a couple of CP's: from a distinct orienteering perspective, having an educated guess as to where to look seemed pointless. In fact, there were a few racers that left without punching the control after a couple of minutes of looking in the area, convinced the CP had been mischieviously taken down (this was an expensive sixty minute penalty decision as it turns out....)
I wasn't too fast on my feet and I was holding Urthbuoy back during the trek. I've been on my bike quite a bit and had good legs for the bike sections.
The Rappel was surprisingly enjoyable: I was expecting a bottleneck at this discipline however it was free and clear when Urthbuoy and I arrived. The Race Director had put the rappel well into the race with the expectation of the contingent being spread out by the time they came onto the 'abseil' with little or no wait time.
Other than that, I had a great time, despite being the bane of Urthbuoys existence during the eve of race paddle down the Mamquam River with me playing the role of support and being at the wrong s take out spot. What was supposed to be a quick paddle and take out for him turned into a mini cross-Squamish adventure in paddling gear and neoprene booties as he walked in the dark along the higway for 4 km back into town in the hopes of spotting me along the hiway.
I was resolute in my belief I was on the river not realizing I was on a slough ( I was close enough to Howe Sound to think the lack of current on what I thought was the river was a high tide slacking off) and therefore waited and waited while the sun went down and there was no Urthbuoy. The usual back and forth scrambling took place and I was just about ready to file my 'missing paddler' report to the police when we were able to connect.
Lessons were learned, 'nuff said ;-)
Friday May 11, 2007 #
biking 58:59 [2]
Hi cadence just to spin the legs out after driving to Squamish - ferry wait and then slow traffic from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish...Camping at Alice Lake. Rode from the campground into Squamish to see G and connect with other racers hanging about.
Thursday May 10, 2007 #
Strength 55:00 [1]
rhr:42 slept:6.0
biking 12:01 [3]
ahr:137 max:160 rhr:42
Commute to work
Run 23:33 [3]
ahr:149 max:162
Not much time to run today - will try to get something in later, post work. Either that or bike.
Run warm up/down 10:00 [1]
biking 15:46 [1]
ahr:109 max:148
Easy ride home with work buddy.
Now...gotta get ready for MOMAR - packing and figuring what to wear that will accent my girlish figure.
The plan is to meet up with Urthbuoy at the Horseshoe Bay terminal for 2-3-ish tomorrow, drive to Squamishand set up camp @ Alice Lake Prov Park, then head down to registration and take in the festivities - take some pix for Sleepmonsters.ca and maybe some quicky interviews.....
Now...gotta get ready for MOMAR - packing and figuring what to wear that will accent my girlish figure.
The plan is to meet up with Urthbuoy at the Horseshoe Bay terminal for 2-3-ish tomorrow, drive to Squamishand set up camp @ Alice Lake Prov Park, then head down to registration and take in the festivities - take some pix for Sleepmonsters.ca and maybe some quicky interviews.....
Wednesday May 9, 2007 #
Strength 40:00 [1]
rhr:42 slept:5.5
Also underwent ART on my L quad, L hammy and calf. Fookin' eh that hurt.
Tuesday May 8, 2007 #
biking 11:32 [3]
ahr:140 max:163 rhr:42 slept:6.0
Commute to work
biking 35:06 [3]
ahr:137 max:163
Lunch time ride: Up to the observatory. Great day - sunny and lots of wind.
biking 30:51 [3]
ahr:134 max:159
From Work to UVic to Home
Monday May 7, 2007 #
Note
rhr:42 slept:6.0 (rest day)
Rest day: I found it difficult to not get on my bike today or run for that matter thinking I should be doing something active. However, I stuck to my game plan and didn't train.
I had a session of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for my L Achilles tendon as well as ART and that seemed to help relieve some of the acute pain and it has settled down - I'll test it Tuesday on a brief run.
I had a session of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for my L Achilles tendon as well as ART and that seemed to help relieve some of the acute pain and it has settled down - I'll test it Tuesday on a brief run.