Training Log Archive: Aragorn

Event: MVOC / TROL #10 Woodland Trails
 

First long-o in a while: "purple" course at woodland trails, a very large map about 2/3 the size of yellowwood. Probably closer to blue standard for a classic course meet. On a more interesting map (and less thick) than the traditional Valentine's Day meet at Possum Creek. Areas of cedar groves and open fields. Lots of small streams.The occasional section of woods with honeysuckle. Some legs were primarily on boring roads but a lot of it was complicated re-entrants in the cedars. Also a few hard-to-see controls in small ditches and controls up near the Boy Scout camp in small clearings. It was cold (22) and slightly breezy at the beginning but it got colder and snowier (about an inch of snow, 18 degrees) by the end. Visibility was estimated at between a quarter and a half mile. Parts of my run were littered with small but frustrating 1 to 5 minute errors (5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16) but other parts were clean.

MVOC_Woodland_Trails_Feb_2014_Purple - Splits

Event: OCIN TROL # 9 Middle Creek Park
 

Steep and frozen o-meet at Middle Creek.

A bit of control pickup with Jim.

OCIN_Middle_Creek_Feb_2016_6 Red - Splits

Very cold Monon run in shorts.

At the Y, watching ESPN talk to two Broncos players about Peyton's future

C • all that beer drinking... 1

21 degrees f, windchill 8. To be honest, it felt nothing like 8. Maybe more like 15 or 20 when you weren't going into the wind in front of the school. This week, I'm trying not to avoid the cold- the forecast for Saturday's meet in Middle Creek is 19. I must be ready and know what to wear so I don't overdress.