Training Log Archive: Spike

I ran a course at Spooner Lake. It felt pretty good and went much better than yesterday. 11 controls.

I spent some time jogging to and from the start (carrying the map and looking at it a bit). I discovered a bunch of Junior ROTC kids out in the woods orienteering! It turned out they were from Carson City and were preparing for a high school event in Lake Tahoe the next weekend. They were using a USGS map. I found the organizers/leaders and showed them the O' map and told them how to get in touch with BAOC.

I ran from the hotel with a USGS map. I began by exploring some side streets trying to find a way to get up the mountain. Then I discovered a little path that went into a state park (and was right next to the Harrah's casino parking lot). I ran around a bit -- including heading up the tree cut beneath the ski lift. My pace was low, but it was still tough. By the end I was worn out and very hungry.

O' training at Spooner Lake. I ran way too hard for the altitude. After climbing 5+ lines over about 100 meters, I had to stop are recover. I decided to do the rest of the course at a much lower pace. 5 controls.

After a few minutes to recover my breath, I continued at a more moderate pace. 9 contols.

I did a short control picking course (about 2.5 km) at a decent effort. Why did it take so long? The climb was almost 250 meters. 11 controls.

My last running session of the day (I went for a little hike after dinner). I ran/walked up to the high point on the map I had. As I climber higher, I got caught in snow! Not just the snow that was left on the ground but fresh new snow. It was pretty cools actually. From the high spot, I ran back to the car, enjoying an all-downhill run (took my 30+ to get to the high spot and 11 minutes to get back down...and the down was actually ten lines more than the climb). I read the map the entire time -- carefully reading all the details on the climb, then reading "rough" on the way down.

I felt lousy all day. I left work at 2, came home and napped. I felt a bit better then. I suspect I was just worn out from not sleeping well. The storms (and especially the hail bouncing off the windows, roof and side of the house, kept me up last night). I didn't run. But, I did move some mulch.

Mean Gene and I ran on the river trail and levee in Lawrence. It was fun -- we kept a steady, easy pace. We saw a fox. That was kinda cool.