Training Log Archive: GlenTIn the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2012:
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Sunday Jul 29, 2012 #
11 AM
Walking 2:47:51 [1] * 9.11 km (18:26 / km) +41m 18:01 / km
At Trap Pond State Park (near Laurel, DE), home of the northernmost naturally occurring stand of bald cypress trees. Warm and muggy but surprisingly few bugs. Includes stops to look at turtles, toads, birds, cypress trees and to eat ice cream.
Saturday Jul 28, 2012 #
Road Run 34:00 [3] 5.91 km (5:45 / km)
shoes: NB878 - #11
Around New Holland. 85F, 70F dew point, mostly sunny - sustantial sweating.
Friday Jul 27, 2012 #
Walking 45:00 [1] 2.5 km (18:00 / km)
shoes: NB878 - #11
Walk with Janet and my mother around the neighborhood, including a stop at a local farm stand for corn and peaches.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2012 #
5 PM
Trail Run 40:56 3.98 mi (10:16 / mi) +182m 9:00 / mi
ahr:135 max:153 shoes: Scarpa Spark Trail Shoes
Trails at Kennedy Park, starting at Arcadian Shop. About half on mtn bike trails.
Saturday Jul 21, 2012 #
Event: CNYO Rogaine XXII
11 AM
Orienteering race 5:58:00 [2] *** 14.79 mi (24:12 / mi) +388m 22:23 / mi
spiked:10/12c shoes: NB 573 Trail Shoes
CNYO Rogaine at Pharsalia WMA with Janet as team Ramble On in 6 hr division. S/F from the same area as 2004. Visited 11 control sites (tried for another but missed and didn't bother trying to re-attack since it was only 31 points). Might have been able to get another but fumbled around finding #65 which is best described as "bag in the woods somewhere near a wall which is prominent on the map but far less so in the terrain" (Actual description was "SE inside corner of shallow hill" - WTF?) Scored 551 points (2437 available) which was good for second overall among 6 hour participants. 1st coed team. Nearly perfect weather - partly cloudy, dry and 70's. A few FDF's but not really an issue.
Thursday Jul 19, 2012 #
4 PM
Trail Run 1:02:50 10.19 km (6:10 / km) +224m 5:33 / km
ahr:128 max:149 shoes: Scarpa Spark Trail Shoes
Hand Hollow Cons Area from the upper parking area. Ran to the pond in the eastern portion of the area (across Rt. 9) and back. A few hills. About 80F but less humid than it's been.
Tuesday Jul 17, 2012 #
5 PM
Trail Run 47:23 ** 4.1 mi (11:33 / mi) +148m 10:23 / mi
ahr:136 max:156 shoes: Scarpa Spark Trail Shoes
At Pittsfield SF. Started and finished at Lulu Brook Pond, which just happens to be a swimming area and which I put to good use for my "cooldown". Air temp was probably about 90 with some humidity, but running in the woods was quite tolerable. Had to do a bit of relocation to get back to the car.
Sunday Jul 15, 2012 #
10 AM
Road Run 38:21 4.25 mi (9:01 / mi) +86m 8:29 / mi
ahr:125 max:150 shoes: NB878 - #10
Vacation over. Time to start running again. Upper 70's but muggy - we're not in Iceland anymore.
Wednesday Jul 11, 2012 #
8 AM
Hiking 2:28:05 [1] * 7.62 km (19:26 / km)
Hike in Skaftafell area of Vatnajökull National Park (in the southeast part of Iceland) to Svartifoss waterfall and an overlook of the Skaftafellsjökull glacier. The waterfall is not as large as some of the others in Iceland, but is notable because it tumbles over basalt columns. Also visible was Hvannadalshnjúkur, the highest point in Iceland (2100m +).
Sunday Jul 8, 2012 #
7 AM
Orienteering race 47:37 [4] *** 6.01 km (7:55 / km) +76m 7:27 / km
spiked:14/18c shoes: VJ Falcons 4 (yellow)
Ice-O Middle distance course on Elliðaárdalur map, near Reykjavik. A wooded park (for Iceland) with a heavy trail network. 1:7500 with 2m contours and I did not adjust well so I had a less than stellar run. Overran the first two controls and struggled a bit reading the vegetation, so I wasn't relocating quickly. Misread trails on #14. Total of about 12 minutes of errors and ended up 6/11 in M50. Straightline distance 3.7km. Overcast and 50's at the start but the sun came out later.
As with all of the events of the Ice-O, this one was well organized with all the amenities. I highly recommend the Ice-O event as an excuse to visit Iceland (although you don't really need an excuse - Iceland is worth the visit even without orienteering while you're there).
As with all of the events of the Ice-O, this one was well organized with all the amenities. I highly recommend the Ice-O event as an excuse to visit Iceland (although you don't really need an excuse - Iceland is worth the visit even without orienteering while you're there).
Saturday Jul 7, 2012 #
7 AM
Orienteering race 59:21 [4] *** 5.37 km (11:03 / km) +85m 10:14 / km
spiked:14/17c shoes: VJ Falcons 4 (yellow)
Long event for ICE-O. Vífilsstaðahlið map, located about 15 min from Reykjavik. Terrain is mostly lava with some thick vegetation in places which made for a physical course. The vegetation is "birch"' with the shape and consistency of mountain laurel, nearly impenetrable spruce, or lupines (an invasive species which is thriving and is thick and mid-thigh high). Fortunately we were done with the thick stuff after the seventh control and the rest of the course was mostly a control pick in a fairly flat lava flow. Course was more middle distance character, but that's what I was expecting and was quite fun in the second half.
Finished 2nd in M50 out of 12, 1:19 back of first (beat a bunch of Europeans, but I suspect most of the hot shots are at WMOC). A drizzly day to start so things were wet. Rain had stopped before I ran and the sun peeked out for a bit afterwards.
Straight line distance 4.2k.
Finished 2nd in M50 out of 12, 1:19 back of first (beat a bunch of Europeans, but I suspect most of the hot shots are at WMOC). A drizzly day to start so things were wet. Rain had stopped before I ran and the sun peeked out for a bit afterwards.
Straight line distance 4.2k.
Friday Jul 6, 2012 #
Event: Ice-O 2012
2 PM
Orienteering race 21:12 *** 3.75 km (5:39 / km) +12m 5:34 / km
ahr:149 max:161 spiked:18/19c shoes: Scarpa Spark Trail Shoes
Sprint in Reykjavik (Miðbær Háskóli Íslands map. A mix of park, city, and campus sprint. Lots of fun. About 90 sec lost, with the biggest error overrunning 8 and chasing another bag for probably 40 sec. 5th in M50 (of 12) but 7 seconds quicker would've put me in 3rd. Overcast and in the 50's (a summer day in Iceland). Straightline distance 3.0k.
Sunday Jul 1, 2012 #
10 AM
Trail Run 1:38:50 7.97 mi (12:24 / mi) +531m 10:16 / mi
ahr:137 max:150 shoes: Scarpa Spark Trail Shoes
Pittsfield State Forest. Up Lulu Brook Trail, Wm. Berry Trail to Taconic Crest, South on TCT to Tower Mtn, Over Pine Mtn, Down Shadow Trail (the downhill of Curly's snowshoe race), and some looping around the mountain bike trails in the flats to finish up. A dip in Lulu Pond to cool down and get the sweat off (actually just in up to my knees since it was pretty cold). Temperatures in the 80's but OK in the woods.