Training Log Archive: Funderstormin

Event: Star Tracks Mountain Bike Orienteering
 

A chilly morning for the Stars MTB-O (we saw snow!) but so great to see AR folks I hadn't in awhile. At the very, very last minute (as in we were lined up to start), Hermes and I decided we'd go out together and take turns navigating to the controls.

Things went relatively smoothly from 1-4, and then just before 5, aliens took our maps and did funny things to them making 5 really, really hard to find. Eventually we outsmarted the aliens and found 5 it in spite of them. Things continued well for awhile after that. By the time we got to 12, we realized we were a few minutes past the go straight the finish time but we were having so much fun and realized we weren't going to do all that well any ways so decided we'd rather finish the course. The parking lot had a magnetic effect on us for 13-14 but we eventually outsmarted that well. Between 16 and the finish, we stopped for a few photos and an award winning video.

We both decided it was way more fun to race together than separately. We got lots of awesome photos, said "lovely" at least 547 times, and took home some apples, so all and all a successful day, albeit not by race standards!

Thanks to Bash and the rest of the Stars for putting together a fun and challenging course. Wish there were more of these!

C • Video 3

C • Has that video gone viral yet?? 3

C • Thank you so much for such ... 8

Hill repeats at Chicopee cramming for the Tinto hill race in Scotland in a few weeks time.

http://carnethy.com/ri_tinto.htm

Picked up a pair of Fellcross this week and tested them out today. Felt really grippy and confident on the downhills. Also seemed to be achilles-friendly!

C • Love the Fellcross! 5

In the basement with Jillian.

Making the most of the mild morning weather!