Training Log Archive: Spike

PTOC red course at Lake Jacomo. Just before I started Eric S. and Dick N. finished, complaining about the crappy forest. So, I ran expecting the worst. It was a bit rough. Jacomo is one of the places that suffered a lot of damage from the ice storm last year. I ran ok and beat a slow-moving Snorkel by 5 minutes.

PTOC night O' at West Fleming (in Lee's Summit, hometown of Jeff Graves). The course was a score O' with a lot of controls, so it felt like control picking. I doubt I picked an optimal route, but I found them all and orienteered faster than the others. I finished in time to catch the last 5 minutes of Bob and Max's coverage of the game. Gene pointed out that when we're orienteering and KU is playing "wildcats" (K-State or Arizona) to reach the final four, KU always wins.

Rooooooooock, chaaaaaaaalk, Jaaaaaaaaayhaaaaaaaaaaaaawk, KKKKKKKKKKK, UUUUUUUUU.

A bit of easy trainer time.

At Parkville Nature Sanctuary. This include 5 x 40/20 in the forest.

Did the east loop (clockwise as usual) at a decent effort. The trail was in good shape and I felt good, so I pushed a bit and ran it in 9:52.

The plan was for some running at Parkville. It didn't work out. Instead, I spent a few minutes on the trainer in the basement.

Jogging around to warm up and get to the start triangle.

Ran a course at Kill Creek. Mary designed the course to have longish legs with some route choice. I felt a bit tired and the weather was warmer than I like.