Training Log Archive: GlenT

Event: EMPO - local - Schenectady Museum Nat. Pres.
 

Hanging bags at EMPO local meet. A bit of a surprise extra warm-up. When we arrived at the meet site at just about 10:00 (the start time for the event), Dylan was standing there holding a handful of bags that were supposed to be out in the terrain. I hung about 6 of the closer-in controls, some of which were even on features which had been field-checked. :-)
Distance is a guess, time also includes some additional jogging around before I started.

EMPO local event at Schenectady Museum Nature Preserve. Nice course set by Dylan T. Orangish, since that's about the best you can do with this map (lots of trails and fairly small map). A couple of small execution errors so could've been a minute or two faster. Tried to practice reading ahead to plan route choices on future legs (did OK with it until about 2/3 of the way through). Wore trail shoes since they worked OK while hanging bags and I knew there would be plenty of trail running (and some paved running).

AOWN: Saw the biggest skunk I've ever seen wandering around near the registration area (not too close fortunately). Jogging around warming up I got a bit too close for his comfort and his tail went up as a warning. I decided to jog the other way rather than test his comfort level any further. One of the other orienteers had a somewhat closer encounter out on the course (with a different skunk?). I smelled the result of that encounter as I ran by (near control 8 I think).