Training Log Archive: RLShadow

Event: ROC - Cobbs Hill Trail Challenge
 

Cobb's Hill Trail Challenge. I did the 5K course, unofficially, since I had made the map and vetted many of the control locations. I wanted to experience the "mass start" aspect of the race, and hopefully some of the following / pack forming.

I wound up finishing in 2nd place, behind Zach by quite a ways, with one person fairly close behind me who told me he had been following me for the last 5-6 controls. I didn't expect to finish nearly that high -- a number of much better runners than me had some major navigation issues, apparently, one of which I witnessed, going from 2 to 3.

I was pleased that I was able to maintain a reasonably fast pace (relative to my lack of conditioning) for just about the whole distance. My knees didn't bother me during the race, and still feel OK. Hopefully they will be OK tomorrow as well.

5k TC - Splits

Pickleball at Webster Park. For the first 15 minutes it was just Jayne and me, and Jayne didn't seem real eager to play if there was no one else, so we more or less chatted (basically learning her views on various things, and a little about her daughter who visited this past weekend). Then Donna showed up and we played cutthroat for a while until Debbie showed up, at which time we played a game of doubles. At the end of the game, it was 9:30 and I had to leave to drive Cheryl to work by 10:00, as we're down to one car today. So not a real great morning on the pickleball courts. Would have been much better, of course, if trailsnail had been there, if she hadn't come up with this excuse of a broken clavicle to get out of playing pickleball. :)

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Seneca Park mapping. Making some final tweaks to the northern section.

More Seneca Park mapping. Focusing on the area around the pond and just south of the pond. Wanted to spend more time, but things were cut short by the rainstorm.

At the Ontario Beach courts. Five of us; trailsnail, Paul, Robin, Lisa. Nice morning for pickleball, not too windy.

Map hike at Powder Mills; more trails walked with the GPS, and more familiarization with the park, including a few sections I had been very unfamiliar with. With Homer in tow; he was happy, got a nice long walk, and got to swim in Iron. Creek about 4 different times.

Short Powder Mills map hike with Cheryl and Homer, starting to get familiar with the park and the current map in preparation for doing a re-map of the park.

At Lake Ontario Beach courts. With Cheryl, Robin, trailsnail, Lisa, and Paul.

Outdoor pickleball, on a rather confusing morning. First we were going to play at Webster Park, but since it rained, the courts were wet. Then our ringleader got information that said that the indoor courts at the rec center were available essentially all day, so we decided to play indoors. Then we found out that, oops, the indoor courts weren't available until at least 10:00 and possibly not even then, so we decided on the outdoor courts at the rec center. We played for around 15 minutes when we got kicked off by a group of lady tennis players who had the courts reserved at 9:00. So, back to the original plan of Webster Park. Some puddles needed to be removed, and it was way windier than I like, but we had some good games. 7 people in all.