Training Log Archive: Gswede

Mid-Atlantics Blue course

The GPS looks good, but I didn't feel very precise. I kept letting the hillsides pull me off bearing in my final attack, like on 6, 14, 20.

I was able to keep up pretty good speed in this terrain despite the heavy load this week and lack of speed training. It helps that the forest was very open, albeit scratchy.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/JmTwb2cjbiCcVStw7

Mid-Atlantics Relay

A sprint through open forest to catch up to Cat-ch↑. Unfortunately his team gave him enough of a lead to hold me off very safely as I saw him finishing when I went through the spectator control.

This was great training despite being a relatively simple course. I don't always get that much motivation to really move through the forest. I was reminded of my less-than-great interval session with the Spanish and Attunda in Portugal in February.

You need to train, but you also need to train fast... if fast is what you want, of course.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bdj5hESFvmWmPDKr7

Control Count: 101

Blue - Splits

Relay - Leg 3 - Splits

Achilles is feeling really good. What a surprise: when you're consistent about doing the recommended exercises, you feel better.

Legs feeling better than I expected after a hilly long run and a speedy ascent of Mt. Tam. Good sign. Mid-Atlantics tomorrow.

Met a guy today at a café who is the head of a AT Hikers center in the town of Delaware Water Gap right on the Mt. Minsi map I made. We got to talking and he's got an extensive history in outdoors activity in the region (as well as summitting Denali!) He sounded intrigued by orienteering and was happy to hear I've made a (basic) orienteering map of Mt. Minsi and environs. I'll send that to him later.

Also, I'm working on two microsprint maps of town parks here in the twin boroughs of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg. Both are beautifully open forest, but also have enough in the way of contour and vegetation detail to make for some good fast training even for me. They're also a good chance to really start learning more about mapping.

These maps are really basic so far, but I'm looking forward to putting in some more work to make them come to life.
Glen Park (lots of work left to do, but looking fun)

There are lots of parks like this in Eburg and Sburg. So I think I'll donate these maps to the townships when I get them to a decent level so they can add orienteering to the list of activities offered in town :)

There's also a really great plan to connect all the regional trails.
Really hope even half of this goes through. But tonight, I'll be going to an indie film fest down the street from the house.

Went for the Strava record on Mt. Tammany again. I set it at 14:15 in September and today I was able to do 14:08. Although I did make a wrong turn today that cost me about 10-15 seconds.

The climb was followed by a relaxed jog up top before jetting down the hill. The goal is to combine the uphill and downhill into a loop to test fitness. But I'm not that strong yet.

Exploring more of Godfrey Ridge/Glen Park/Fox Hill. Decided to check out some new loops, some dead ends, and some new routes. Pretty good place to have right next to town.

Streamer pickup from the Harriman O-Fest Training. I originally planned on doing much more, but the road out of Kanawaukee is closed now for winter. Looks like I'll have to do a much longer run to get into that area.

My roommate Ian picked up the other ones out here. He was surprised at the size and number of the rocks in Polebrook. I told him that there's much more waiting out there for him to discover.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BkYDU69wU7MCt1nE7

Control Count: 69

Ian and I both wanted to do a bit more since we were expecting more earlier today. So we went out for an easy run on the levee.

5 minute walk
15 minute jog
5 minute isometric calf hold
100 eccentric calf drops

Over to Glen Park/Godfrey Ridge for some climbing. There are lots of trails here and plenty of climb, but it's just a bit too far from my house to get some serious climb on an easy run. I'll have to bike over so I spend less time running there.

Beautiful mist hanging over Brodhead Creek this morning.

Wow. I am much more beat up than I expected. Legs are feeling all types of sore.