Training Log Archive: ahall

Ausable river canoe marathon just got cancelled, adding to the list of races that have gone. Now what do I train for? I was looking forward to heading back out to Michigan this summer

C • Michigan 1

From playing field parking lot towards the start in Whipple Hill

The rest of the way to the start

Back to try again at the training. Managed to make it through this time, with only one watch stop - from 5 to 6. Had the time from yesterday, and the times on the earlier controls had been similar, so I added it in. Tweaked my calf on the way to 3, avoiding another person on a trail so I ran off into some crap in the woods and jambed my foot somehow. Managed to keep running, but it is really tight now.

Generally OK orienteering - went to the wrong trail/wall junction at 9 as I didn't see the streamer when I ran past it and assumed I was in the wrong place. Probably should have gone straight 11 to 12, but the woods looked crappy so I bailed to the trail and did 2 sides of the triangle. Calf wasn't enjoying contouring, so I went up from 15 to the trail at the top and dropped into 16 from above.

4k nominal distance

Started the route back from the finish

most of the rest of the way back from the finish

Toward the start at Whipple Hill, from the parking lot by the playing fields at the farm

Rest of the way to the start

First attempt at the course. Got to number 3 and found my watch had stopped somewhere. Wasn't far into it, so decided to head back to the start and start again

Second attempt - got to number 5 only to find my watch was stopped. Decided to continue and try to work out splits based on Bridget and Kristins. Got to number 8, and my watch was stopped again and got pissed off. Decided that today wasn't going to be the day it worked, and just ran to the finish from 8. Not sure whether I was just pushing the wrong button or whether I had hit it on a tree or what. Never had this problem before. Might try again in the morning

Walking back from the finish

Not going to paddle to 2 weeks. Intercostals are sufficiently annoyed that they are probably going to get worse if I do. Guess it'll be the spin bike for a bit, and perhaps some running

Round town with Kristin