Training Log Archive: Work4justice

Saw a duck family with what seemed to be 8 ducklings, and two geese families. Part dirt.

Event: SMOC Chilson
 

Ah Chilson, you confuse me so. Even though I have been out there, I still get turned around every time. I have to force myself to write this up so I can learn from my mistakes. The good news is that the new brace was awesome. I would get to running and then think "Wait! Slow down! Ankle!"

Going to 1 I don't know what happened and still can't figure it out from my tracks. I landed on a trail I didn't seem to recognize, but I bumped around to another trail and found it. Just waaaay to long...then I exited too far to the east and again...wrong trail. Grrrr....Brenda and I decided to team up a little to 3, 4 and 5 then we got separated. Confused on which trail to meet up at, but I was worried I was slowing her down anyway.

6, 7, 8 and 9 went pretty clean, I had poor route choice to 9 and 10, trails got me AGAIN. Then to 11 I just got all confused, and realized I had not gone far enough. Thought I was counting hills OK, but I didn't. Then on to 12 and my exit strategy bombed. I didn't unfold the map to see the marsh, so I had to climb over marsh junk and go further south.

I sure hope Igor has some training courses in mind and I think Mr. Dubs might let me get some good training in on the Pinckney map. Improving on the orienteering, for me, is so so so slow....at least it is a relatively fun process.

The woods were super wet too...bonked my head on high deadfall (was reading my map and walked right into it) and slid down a log and banged my elbow. I should change my AP handle to StumbleTrip.

C • if trails didn't goof you up 12

They didn't turn on the lights in time for the boot camp, and so when we were running through the gym there was a step down I didn't know about and popped my ankle again...same one..the good news is that later that day I was at the Running Lab in Brighton and found this very awesome compression and stabilizing ankle brace by Medi.

C • Curious to hear how you like the Medi 2

Got out on Kent Lake. Planned to loop around but it was super seaweedy. Wind seemed to go every which way! But, I got to see my first soft shell turtle. It was huge and I got very close.

Badlands sand quarry hill repeats

Two big things today. Finished building and planting my vegetable garden and thought of a name for my bike.

⚡️WHITE LIGHTNING⚡️

C • I will say that is better t... 2