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Saturday May 23, 2009 #
Running race 2:00:00 [5]
shoes: Brooks CP Green 2
Sulphur Springs 25K. Given what we did last week, this went OK- just under 5 min slower than last year. I think I still finished 13th overall and 7 in my age group, but results are messed up due to a nav error many folks made.
I think next trail race I'll try to negative split- I faded a bit through this one.
Got the kinks worked out by Jilldo after.
Beeyoootiful day.
Saw lots of the usual suspects out there. Caught Spaff, who was going so fast on his 100miler I thought he was a 25K runner!
I think next trail race I'll try to negative split- I faded a bit through this one.
Got the kinks worked out by Jilldo after.
Beeyoootiful day.
Saw lots of the usual suspects out there. Caught Spaff, who was going so fast on his 100miler I thought he was a 25K runner!
Friday May 22, 2009 #
Note
Was going to do strength today but my left forearm/elbow is still sore.
I thought it was from they kayak erg, but I've been off it for a couple of weeks. Thumbs of Death isn't sure what it was.
I thought it was from they kayak erg, but I've been off it for a couple of weeks. Thumbs of Death isn't sure what it was.
Thursday May 21, 2009 #
Cycling (MTBO) 2:40:00 [3]
CN MTBO training night. Includes biking to Albion and back, and picking up controls.
Other than having my rear brake cable snag and lock the wheel and dropping my SI at the bottom of a thick bikewhack hill (an overgrown trail near 9) and having to go back to look for it, this was a fun outing.
Not my ideal sport- I had a hell of a time reading the map while riding as on the 'bent the board has to be vertical, blocking my view of the trail. Lots of nav errors even in such a familiar area.
I still have to say the course was well laid out and CPs were in logical spots, and I certainly had fun. Even saw some spots I'd never visited before!
Other than having my rear brake cable snag and lock the wheel and dropping my SI at the bottom of a thick bikewhack hill (an overgrown trail near 9) and having to go back to look for it, this was a fun outing.
Not my ideal sport- I had a hell of a time reading the map while riding as on the 'bent the board has to be vertical, blocking my view of the trail. Lots of nav errors even in such a familiar area.
I still have to say the course was well laid out and CPs were in logical spots, and I certainly had fun. Even saw some spots I'd never visited before!
Wednesday May 20, 2009 #
Cycling (Commute) 45:00 [3]
Still resting the Bulletdog. Legs felt fine today.
Sunday May 17, 2009 #
Orienteering race 10:45:00 [3]
shoes: Brooks CP Silver
Mogollon Rim Rogaine Day 2
After messing around too much looking for a trail up the canyon at night (My error- the lake was longer than shown on the map) I was starting to get my "useless nav at night" mode. We had a frustrating night due to some mis-mapped roads, but couldn't seem to get back on our game in the daylight, and some combination of heat, altitude, blisters and just headspace had us spending hours looking for 2 controls unsuccessfully, at which point we pulled the plug.
We ended up getting less than 500 more points in the last 16 hours, our worst Rogaine ever. We ended up with 1390 points (We were hoping for over 2000). Last time in Arizona was our first Rogaine, and even with me being altitude sick we did far better. Oh well, still had fun racing with Bash and enjoyed the scenery.
After messing around too much looking for a trail up the canyon at night (My error- the lake was longer than shown on the map) I was starting to get my "useless nav at night" mode. We had a frustrating night due to some mis-mapped roads, but couldn't seem to get back on our game in the daylight, and some combination of heat, altitude, blisters and just headspace had us spending hours looking for 2 controls unsuccessfully, at which point we pulled the plug.
We ended up getting less than 500 more points in the last 16 hours, our worst Rogaine ever. We ended up with 1390 points (We were hoping for over 2000). Last time in Arizona was our first Rogaine, and even with me being altitude sick we did far better. Oh well, still had fun racing with Bash and enjoyed the scenery.