Training Log Archive: JanetT

We saw the fellow who (I think) is running in this YouTube video "preview" at Moreau on Sunday. He was filming a girl running on a trail near the parking lot where we were getting ready for our outing. Haven't seen any advertising for the race yet. We didn't get his name, but he said he works for the State Parks Dept (I think).

If you'll be in the area, watch for "Race the Range" announcements; maybe check the Moreau Park website.

He noticed our running attire and figured we might be interested so told us about it. :-)

C • info on course and registration 2

A new session begins. Weather cooperated so it didn't get too stinkin' hot. 5-5-5 x 2 workout (step, floor aerobics, weights) with warmup and cool down.

My track for practice course. I missed the cliff on 4 (my excuse is that I didn't have my magnifier to enlarge all the detail in this area) but did find the cliff to the west. And I went to the wrong feature for 5. But I was confident on the others (once I spent some time looking around).

Glen and I went to Moreau for a little orienteering exercise before next weekend's challenges. The weather was really pleasant, low 80s and no excessive humidity. Talked in the parking lot to a couple who were planning trail races to be held there on Sept 11 (~5k and 15k), which we'll miss but maybe other locals might try?

While changing I realized I didn't have my trail shoes. I didn't have to go in sandals, though, as I did have my regular sneakers. Just needed to avoid the wet parts of the marshes.

Packed lunch and extra water in a small backpack which we stashed up the hill, then ran/walked the O course that Glen drew. Partway up the climb to the start point, I realized I didn't have my compass, either! But I decided the map is so awesome and the sun bright enough that I could orienteer without it. I was going to try to do bearing/straight-line practice but ended up doing precision navigation so I always knew where I was (didn't go as fast as I might have otherwise, either).

EDIT: Added FR track. Glen noted this was pretty close to optimal "model" training for next week -- a Mark map, with lots of detail, made from Lidar (and under time pressure). :-)

Orienteering practice, designed by Glen; no streamers (he said he set up a couple of stick tripods, though I didn't see them). Original plan was to go as straight as possible, but without a compass, I decided accuracy was more important. I didn't have the magnifier on the compass either, just my glasses, so went slow enough to be able to stay in good contact and see what I needed to. I was very proud of myself to 1 and 2 and decided I'd be okay, but I couldn't really run much at all.

I was avoiding marshes to keep my shoes dry but read features along side of them and moved along well. A lot of stuff going on around 4, and I think I hit the right spot; on 5 I went too far and on correcting, thought I was headed for the spur with the dot knoll and cliffs on both sides, so I'm not sure I was in the reentrant at the circle's center. I'd planned to be out about an hour and was already to 25 minutes at 5, so decided to skip from 6 to 11. Fine, navigationally. I figured Glen might catch up to me somewhere between 11 and 12 (my 7th and 8th controls) and he did, just short of the hill with the cliff. Fine to the last control and then in, but slow to check and make sure I was at the right spot.

Good practice, especially without the compass/magnifier! This is such a nice map and area. I might post the map/route later.

A few mosquitoes (some of which didn't survive the day) and maybe one or two DFs.

Back to our packs to have sandwiches before part 3.

Hiked back to the car, but stopped to visit a few possible BG controls along the way, so won't show track. Also wanted to show Glen the neat little "between a rock and a hard place" (basically, a 4' wide gap between two pieces of exposed rock, about 5' high on either side) just off the trail in the NE part of the plateau. Descending off-trail was a bit tricky in places because I didn't have spikes to dig into the dry leaves, so I had a short slide on one steep hillside. Checked out likely aid station location, too.

After-dinner stroll/walk with Glen. Saw bats, a bunny, a deer, groundhog, rose-breasted grosbeak and goldfinch (and heard a bunch more birds), but no bears (or moose--darn!).

Half mile with no incline, then upped to 2.0 and 4.0 for the next couple, then back to 0.

Pulldowns - 8 @ 68.75
Adductors @ 75lbs
RDLs with 18lb bar
And some balance stuff

At 5:35 PM, weather shows temp of 98 degF, feels like 108. This is the hottest I can remember for this area! Good thing we own fans (sleeping tonight won't be pleasant).

Yay--Mary's back... At least for a day or so. Used exercise balls and weights today.

Last night was ice cream sundae night at my quilt guild meeting. Our guild gave 32 twin size quilts to a family/child group to give to foster kid-siblings coming to a camp at the end of August. Great cause. (no, I wasn't able to contribute any) One of the representatives of the org said, "I knew about quilting from my mother, but didn't realize there were cults of you." :-)

C • "quilt guild"... 8

Cardio program, level 2 (alternated incline 4 resistance 40 and incl. 8 res. 25).

RDLs, adductors, pulldowns

Extinguished smoldering mulch at Starbucks (ciggie butt near drive-thru) with the rest of the water in my water bottle. Not a nice day for a fire at my favorite branch. (car thermometer said 97 when I got here)

...and adventuring, on and off trail at the Powell Bird Sanctuary, Old Chatham, before it got too warm (was 80-84 while I was out).

Saw a robin-sized light brown bird, two kingfishers, and spooked a heron--otherwise I might have been able to watch it up close. It flew across the pond and landed near where a deer war browsing at water's edge. Heard a bunch of other birds too, but I wasn't really there for bird watching.

I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's forecast temperatures.

Hill program, level 3. Incline varied between 7 & 14, resistance from 20-50. 2.09 mi

1000m or thereabouts. I was using the older Concept 2 which has a hard to understand display.

Pulldowns, adductors, and RDLs.

Pilates instructor wasn't there today (daughter's college orientation) and the promised sub didn't show by 10:35, so I moved on.

Anomalies for today:
A squirrel with a stubby tail (thought it was a rabbit at first). Perhaps an accident? Quite a disadvantage when you're trying to balance high up in a tree.
And a 'farm' stand where none of folks behind the counter knew what freestone peaches are (so I didn't buy their peaches).

C • squirrel 2

Ran trails at Kinns Rd with FR on one-second recording to try to get better tracks for map revision. Pretty much stayed on the trail this time, but sometimes slowed down to check side trails or mappable features (of which there aren't many besides trails on the 'high' land).

Quite a few dog walkers out, which we'll have to make competitors aware of at NOD.

C • Kinns Road 1

Looking for contour line changes, mostly. This is a 1:7500 map with 2.5m contours (or thereabouts). Very subtle details on the 'high' land north of the stream.

Event: Canadian Orienteering Championships
 

To PO to pay bills, and beyond.

Leisurely after-dinner walk with Glen, south on rt. 66; getting almost dark by the time we got back home. Two deer, several cottontails, birds galore, grasshoppers (heard, not seen); sheep.

Warm, ~76 degrees.

Moved the rest of the cut branches to the brush pile (~15 min; downhill to pile, uphill back to branches), then finished mowing the lawn.