Training Log Archive: Sandy

USARA - course setter for part of it

C • USARA 2

Picking up the last of the controls.

Thanks to Clem for picking up the lion's share.

I do like the Shades of Death map but I won't mind not seeing for a while.

The AR was a lot of work but for the most part I could plan ahead and get things done on my own schedule. My little piece was pretty self-contained so I didn't need to coordinate with many others. The O section was a small percentage of the full race and all the controls were optional. Many teams elected to skip some far out ones or the interior loop, some chose to do just a handful of easy controls along the road and many teams skipped it entirely knowing they needed to get to the finish by the cut-off. But those that did do it said they enjoyed it so that was good.

Picking up some of the controls after the race was over.

Checking flags for USARA. Everything was still where it was supposed to be.

Petr was a rock-star getting to all the ones off the perimeter trails. For the ones I did, you could see some from the road so they were easy and I've done the interior loop enough times that I could probably do it without the map.

Workout with Kelly. Feeling the hills from yesterday. Also lots of snap, crackle, pop in my shoulder - have to be careful not to overdo it.

Hill repeats with Sandy. This was hard and it took me a while to get my breathing back to normal after the 5th one. Having company was key to getting it done.

Ha! Glen Tryson was helping me hang flags for the AR and found my hiking pole! He said it was hanging right by one of the controls so either it very sneakily snagged itself on a branch while I was hanging the streamer there or someone (can't imagine who though) found it nearby and hung it by the streamer. Either way, how extraordinary!

C • Wow! 2

Hanging controls. With help from Glen and Bob Fink. Sure was grateful I didn't have to do it all myself!!