Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: BAOC: O in the Oaks 2017
 

Up Lanark Road and around a neighborhood I hadn't been in. Ranches and split levels puts in the '50s-60s range; house on the end facing NE now faces the retaining wall for the Rt 309S exit ramp off I78....

Not sure what to call the focus, but it involved both sides of the body and making sure to involve them equally. Tough on aching shoulder and hip (and knee), all on the right side.

Around and about, with almost no hills this time. Colder than Tuesday, about 38 and breezy, but sunny and bright.

Proposal on NREs -- my thoughts

I like the plan for branded start, finish, teardrop banners.

Arenas are great but if wonderful terrain doesn't have a proper arena available it shouldn't jeapordize the event's ability to bid on a championship.

Consistent results presentation is a nice idea but not always practical.

Not sure that realigning the champs designations will result in more national events or fewer. I'm guessing fewer national (sanctioned) events, less income.

Up the hill. Crossed Blue Church Road (we haven't discovered an actual blue church, though), and went up the hill to explore Daisy Lane, which has a few houses overlooking the broad Saucon Valley, and Lotus Dr which tees into it.

Temp in the mid 50s and sunny, with a west breeze that was only noticeable a few times.

Event: DVOA Quail Hill Scout Camp
 

DVOA event at Quail Hill near Englishtown, NJ, mapped and set by Bob Burg at 1:5000 (2.5m contours). Temp about 40 with a breeze, and about 1-5" of snow remaining from Tuesday's snowstorm (aka Stella). Since we started later, once I'd chosen a route there were almost always footprints there so navigation was pretty easy; hills were a bit of a slog. Snow slowed me down some, but I was anticipating a time near 90 minutes without errors so I'm okay with that.

A lot of downfall in many areas made for slow going, and a few areas had abundant prickers near control points. I took a small thorn out of my knee tonight.

On the longest route choice leg, 9-10, I decided I was tired of the snowy woods and needed a break, so I took the left-hand trail-road route with an easy attack point. I could at least jog on the trail and road for the most part, which I wouldn't have done on the slightly more direct woods route.

Another new DVOA map to add to the pile(s). :-)

Green - Splits