Training Log Archive: possum

The long race at Big Basin. Today we had 3 hours to complete, and I took less than two. Still plenty of room for errors--2, 4, 5 and 9. With 4, I didn't go far enough NE, and spent too much time looking in the wrong place. Five was my biggest mistake--I didn't double check my direction when taking a trail (and I know I should always do this) and went west instead of east--then had to turn back. Also, I was looking for an overhead power line on this route, but never found it, and had to change routes. At 9, I saw a control leaving 8, but it wasn't mine. Then I saw another, and had to scoot down a very steep hill. It was also not mine, but I then had to climb, hands and feet, back up the steep hill, and found the right control.

Beige Long - Splits

The walk to the start of the race.

Middle race at Big Basin. I did a DNF because I navigated poorly and ran out of time. Controls 1 & 2 were good. I messed up 3 and ended back at 2, then carefully made my way to 3. The race to 4 was very good. Then troubles began again. With 5, I ended up at the road, and still had trouble getting back to it. I then got 5, and wandered and got 6. I then noticed the time, and that I was running out of it, so I quit. Which still took a long time to get back.

Brown Y Middle - Splits

Model event at Big Basin Redwood State Park. Tough footing underneath.

I took Elray to Watkins Mill, and we did an out-and-back. She hadn't been there in a while, because I have been using the trail for my training. Anyway, she had a great time sniffing. We also stopped to visit with a woman I hadn't seen in a while, and Elray remembered her as a sucker for dog petting. We had a lot of that. I wanted a fairly longish walk because we will be stuck in the car for several days.

All of the paved trail at Jesse James, plus a few add-ons.