Training Log Archive: R Anderson

Colin's course at cite des jeunes. Took it easy and tried to just run my own race. Pretty much all the circles werent centered right, and made a few mistakes, but it was fun. Was leapfrogging with Jeff most of the way, and running the last few controls with him was fun, it came down to fun sprint finish.

Looking at control locations for an upcoming meet on the Nepean sportsplex map. Mostly walked, but jogged a bit to try the knee. Felt ~ok.

The weirdest thing happened:
I planned on only checking half the controls today and the rest another day. So i decided to do the south portion and park in the Slack rd. parking lot.

On my way into the parking lot there was another car coming out, a small black tuned up car. As im entering the small driveway I noticed the car was too far over and there wasnt enough space for me to get in and if i tried i would drive into the ditch. I gave the guy a look so he would pull out a bit more to let me in, he did so and i proceeded to park(nose first) along with one other truck in the small lot. Onced parked, i looked back at the entrance at the guy still trying to turn west out onto Slack rd.. Once he turned onto the road and started off driving i saw him look back and stare at me for a few seconds. strange...

I started to get ready to go out, looked at the map and started to plan my route etc. Then I noticed a car entering the parking lot from the west. The same guy i just saw in the black ricer wtf? He backs in right beside me OK?? I strained not to look in that direction and just pretend i didnt see him. He gets out of his car, a bit of a sketchy looking guy from what i saw, in jeans and a jean jacket. He walked off somewhere, not sure where. Meanwhile another car pulls into the lot, this time an SUV,( ok cool, someone athletic going for a walk, i'm not alone here)...NOT. The guy backs in on the other side of me, an older non athletic type. So i refrain from looking at him as well. Was I stuck in some kind of drug deal? Was this a gay hangout spot? The other guy walks back and gets into his black car, so then at this point i'm sandwiched between these two cars, somewhat freaked.

I stayed in the car, I didnt want to get out and get jumped or approached or whatever. I waited a few minutes debating what to do, should i get out of here? About at that point the guy in the SUV pulled out and left the lot. So then i decided I would just go for it, i'd get out and go get the control checking done. I stepped out of the car with my map and compass and started walking down the trail. ~50m away i turned back to look at the lot, the guy in the black car started to pull out and stared at me a bit more and drove off. A bit relieved I stopped there for about a minute figuring out the most efficent way to check all these controls. Then ANOTHER car pulls into the lot, this time a black camry, and BACKS IN. The guy gets out walks around and sees me standing there on the trail. I turned and started down the trail again, remembering that i locked my van,and that this was silly and that i should just get this controlling done.

A bit further down, the trail was flooded, so i decided to cut in to the woods at that point and try to get around the water to the first control. I was trying to find a log to get around the water, when i hear some dog in the distance barking its head off at me. I panicked for a second because well i was a bit apprehensive already, and I'm slightly afraid of dogs since i was attacked. There were two people in the distance sitting around with the dog. WTF?? I though to myself, this is nuts! There was no way around the swamp without going by the people and the dog, so i decided to head back to the car and cover the north part of the map.

Once i got back to the parking lot, i noticed the black camry was still there with a guy smoking in it. On top of that there was a beige car, and a guy on a harley motorcycle, all three backed in!! As i headed to the van i could feel them looking at me. I got in the car and quickly backed out and drove off to the north part of the map. I don't think the tires squeeled on the way out but i was sure in a hurry.

C • what the heck 2

hill circuits. Knee really hurt afterward, so i don't think i'll run tommorow even though i have lots to do (control checking) will have to do that on saturday. Gonna officially call this an injury, I think it's "runner's knee" or something to do with my patella.

fixed couse @ cite des jeunes. Some smallish mistakes, but also just really tough running, cause not used to Gatineau park yet.

plyometrics up the hill. Knees felt ok.

gotta rest a lot this week cause my knee was getting really sore this past week.