Training Log Archive: possum

Event: Georgia Navigator Cup and Extreme-O :: Sweetwater Creek State Park
 

Day one of the Navigator Cup at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Did really well navigating, except for a HUGE 45-min mistake on number 7. I relocated twice, still couldn't see it, so I went on to 8, and backtracked to 7. The clue was between two knolls, and the knolls were about a foot high and 30 feet apart. Of course, later on I realized how dumb my relocation was. I hate being stupid.

Brown Day 1 - Splits

Visited Russell Cave, a National Monument in NE Alabama, on our way to the Georgia Navigator Cup. Hiked about 2 miles uphill, and then 2 miles downhill, through beautiful woods and rock formations.

We then stopped at Cloudland Canyon, a state park in Georgia, but it was really cold and windy, so I'm not counting it.

Finally, we checked in at the model event at Sweetwater Creek, and I walked to the seven controls.

Very aerobic today, and one station that I did surprisingly ok.
Stand on a balance step and do a one-legged squat, then take the dumbells and curl and press. Ten times each side, with burpees in between sets. All that balance work with Jared has paid off.

Good workout, except the last round was 2-1/2 min of plank position with alternate leg lifts, and I couldn't do that long without a couple of breaks, which I spent in plank position.

Still very challenging, but I didn't completely run out of breath today, even with lots of burpees.

Weekly workout with Jared. Did some squats holding a 25 lb medicine ball and 5 sets of pushups.

At last some orienteering practice. Went to Weston Bend and flagged about 10 control locations for an event in March. Lots of snow in places. Beautiful day, but slower going on the trails than in the forest. The trails were mostly ice- and snow- covered, and where the snow had melted, very muddy and slick. Lots of elevation down and up.