Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Event: Blue Hills Traverse
 

I should add that the issues I had with the Traverse were entirely mine, and had nothing to do with Ian's fine course or the organization. It was a fine event, and Judy's hot soup at the finish was a very welcome bonus!

The biggest highlights of the day for me were seeing some familiar faces for the first time in ages:

1) Murray and Kelly Lamb. Murray is living in Boston now, going to grad school in Brandeis, and Kelly and the rest of the family were visiting them. Great seeing them, hope to see Murray at more races!

2) Dave Donaldson! Him I hadn't seen since roughly 1996. He is also living in Boston and professing at MIT. CSU has to make an effort to get him out to more events, as he is an awesome orienteer with lots of experience and a great guy who can contribute to the club if he gets enthusiastic about the sport again.

A lowlight:

A certain arctic queen (let's not name names here), who was signed up for the race, never made an appearance. Boo.

C • DD 1

As kids say these days, epic fail.
A very depressing and disappointing day, though not out of the norm for me at Blue Hills (see, for example, http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_13/per...).

This marked a fitting end to an awful fall season, my worst in a long time.
Let's see...

Highlander - DNS
US Champs Day 1 - 18th/42, 21:03 behind
US Champs Day 2 - 14th/38, 18:43 behind
CSU A-Meet prologue - 1st/28, 0:11 ahead (the lone bright spot)
CSU A-Meet chase - DNS
NEOC A-Meet long - 4th/23, 9:15 behind
Blue Hills Traverse - DNF

Well, the spring has to go better, right?

C • It gets sweater 8

Vote for course of the year on WorldOfO: http://news.worldofo.com/2010/11/15/vote-for-the-c...

A couple of US and Canadian entries on the list to choose from!

C • CSU 4

A very short session of hill reps on the St.Ronan Street Dog Park Hill. Just did 5 reps to see if I am over my various colds of the last two weeks. The answer is that I am almost over them, but not quite. Hopefully will feel good by the weekend.
Times:
56.0
56.0
54.6
55.0
55.0

Hmm, all of these times are faster than any of the ones I ran the last time I ran this hill three weeks ago (http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_13/per...). This may help explain me feeling pretty ordinary.

C • Pace 2

Circuits with the ski team.