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Saturday Jun 24, 2017 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:44:24 [4] *** 2.93 km (35:38 / km) +70m 31:50 / km
spiked:9/11c shoes: INOV8 Bare Grips
The Long at Creek. The scenery here is absolutely beautiful. We had frost this morning, but it warms up fast at altitude, so the temperature was almost perfect.
Going through the woods here is something akin to running through a field of pickup sticks. Lots of hopping individual down trees, or climbing over or around some piled up ones.
Overall, I was satisfied with my performance, except for a dumb, dumb, dumb mistake on 5. And I knew better, too, but spent 27 minutes on it, and had planned a different route choice, but then didn't do it. The only other control I didn't spike, I came out about twenty feet to the right, looked over, and there it was. Today was a lot of fun.
Going through the woods here is something akin to running through a field of pickup sticks. Lots of hopping individual down trees, or climbing over or around some piled up ones.
Overall, I was satisfied with my performance, except for a dumb, dumb, dumb mistake on 5. And I knew better, too, but spent 27 minutes on it, and had planned a different route choice, but then didn't do it. The only other control I didn't spike, I came out about twenty feet to the right, looked over, and there it was. Today was a lot of fun.
Friday Jun 23, 2017 #
Note
We left Wisconsin on Wednesday morning, drove like crazy and spent the night in Billings, Montana. Then, yesterday, drove to Idaho Falls, and walked around looking at the falls. They go on and on.
Today we were sightseeing on the way to Stanley. We stopped at Craters of the Moon National Monument and got lots of exercise. It is at altitude, and I wanted to get a little adjusted to the thin air before the meet. We did lots of hiking, including going up the side of a crater. Very aerobic. We also hiked out to the cave area, and went through the Indian Tunnel, a lava tube. A lot of the tube contained large rocks, so we were bouldering through, and I was silently thanking Jared, my trainer, for working all the muscles that help hold my knee in place. A really good change of pace.
Today we were sightseeing on the way to Stanley. We stopped at Craters of the Moon National Monument and got lots of exercise. It is at altitude, and I wanted to get a little adjusted to the thin air before the meet. We did lots of hiking, including going up the side of a crater. Very aerobic. We also hiked out to the cave area, and went through the Indian Tunnel, a lava tube. A lot of the tube contained large rocks, so we were bouldering through, and I was silently thanking Jared, my trainer, for working all the muscles that help hold my knee in place. A really good change of pace.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017 #
12 PM
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Today we all went down and kayaked the Brule River. My first time kayaking, and we did twelve miles. A kayak is much more comfortable than a canoe, and more forgiving with the rocks. Lots of fun, except for the area called Big Lake, which is shallow and calm, and we had a headwind to paddle against. Afterward , I had a blister at the base of my thumb. Next year I wear my fingerless gloves.