Training Log Archive: JanetT

Letting my legs rest (sore muscles and joints, and an apparently bruised shin, though I don't recall hitting anything on either of my two sideslip falls yesterday). Busy day anyway. Tomorrow there's yoga, then a trip to get my car's tire pressure sensors looked at...a faulty one is causing the light to stay on, annoyingly.

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Saturday
Sunday

Managed 3rd out of 5 on Saturday, even with my multiple errors, behind Linda and Judy. Much cleaner today, just a couple of minutes behind Janet F. (and ahead of Linda who had trouble on #3), to finish 2nd for the weekend. Awards were cheesy crowns (not made of cheese; more like slightly-better-than-Burger-King quality) and a certificate to be emailed at some later date.

Amy's cookies at the finish were appreciated by all, as always at QOC events. I don't know how she does it! Thanks also to all who helped QOC organizers put on this event.

Royal Romp day 2 at Prince William Forest, Pine Grove map at 1:10000 (as they were both days); 4.0 km, 165m climb nominal. A bit colder this morning even though we started a bit later; only upper 30s and cloudy. At least there was less breeze than yesterday. Expecting (and getting!) more climb, I extended my hiking pole today, and used it mostly crossing gullies and climbing hills. (Yesterday I just carried it around the course.)

Mostly good navigation today, with a slight hook to get to the controls at 1 and 6. I intentionally went past #7 on my way out to the road toward #1; closer in, parts of the control circle covered detail that would have been useful in the circle. Comparing with others perhaps the straighter route to 2, up and over the ridge past the road, might have been a bit faster than going around on the road, but climbing is not my forte.

AP as usual gives me an error on the run in. Most people can sprint faster than they move through the forest, but I was running as fast as I can in this body at this time, trying to stay ahead of people behind me. :-)

Day 2 - Brown Y - Splits

Event: QOC Royal Romp 2-Day Classic
 

Oof. What a day.

QOC "Royal Romp," day 1 on Oak Ridge portion of Prince William Forest NP in VA.

Windy morning, but not too cold, especially once I got started; low 40s, with sun. It warmed up to 48 by the time we left but still cool with the breeze.

Brown Y course (women's course at this event) was nominally 4.0 km, 110m climb, but I suspect someone counted some form lines as contours...the gaps in the form lines do not stand out very well. I might have been happier without them except where needed to define reentrants between the actual contour lines.

I was fine through the first three controls, but the subtleness of the terrain and downfall to get around tended to get me off course. My other spike was #6, a short leg.

Lost confidence on the way to 4, on the way to 5 (hadn't gone far enough), and missed completely to 8, relocating on control 106, the only mapped boulder on that part of the map (NW of my #2). Didn't read the map well to #7 either. Ugh.

First for the day in F70 is Linda Kohn at just under 70 minutes. Judy Karpinski navigated well, 78+ minutes; then me, Janet F, and Sue H-T. Tomorrow is another day.

Day 1 - Brown Y - Splits

Deanna's class...more core.

Great to see the kids again after weeks away! But I had time to escape this morning, and planned a longer walk to take care of some hilly areas. Completed 15, progressed 6 streets in West Orange. Upper 40s or near 50...didn't need my heavier gloves.

Deanna's class. Core/inner thighs, working up to tree.