Training Log Archive: bl

at noon w/ Diane, a bit warm, felt perfect. Marathon Day in Boston - watched some on TV, incl mens/womens winners finishing. Ran in woods a bit & over to SPS.

Ran home fm work - got up fm chair where I'd been napping, so felt sluggish. Felt hot early, must have been 75 deg. Left foot, 2 mt head, developing callus/corn - need to come up withdifferent support soln

Ord 9:04
Bow Mob 16:16 - 7:11
Gndvw 21:46 - 5:30
Knox 31:00 - 9:12
Dow 35:28 - 4:28
Rob 43:34 - 8:07
Dean 53:48 - 10:14
BBR 57:28 - 3:39
end 58:21 - :53

in Nottingcook, after return, w/ dogs. Legs eventually felt tired. Nice to see snow so gone that is it not a factor, finally.

Returned from trip: 1696 mi @ say $3.59/gal av. + LWOP time. 8 nights, (only 2 camping): Pound Ridge, Central Valley Best Value, Rowayton, 2 at Sag Hbr B&B, Camp Buckner, Colonial Motel at Letchworth entrance & Seneca Falls motel. Home around 3:30 & glad to be here.

Event: US Middle Distance and Relay Champs
 

Middle Distance US champs at Letchworth. Start around 1015 - hot before course finished. Botched 3 & 5, losing around 1' on 3 and maybe 90" on 5 - will have to look at splits. OK otherwise. 2nd to PG (about
29:45) - Tim Parsons was 26+. Needed to be under 30. On 3, came to an intersection as a surprise, on #5, did not follow a good plan, did not know where I was, had to climb 2+ contours to path & then drop bk same height.

PM sprint - good run, no mistakes. Hot again. PG 12:20, Glen Tryson 12:28 - have not seen other results. Major issue was distance betw mag north lines - too far apart to be of use which was obnoxious/unfortunate, out of spec I'd guess.

At motel nr Seneca Falls - had hoped to camp, Cayuga Lake SP not open - had looked at commercial campgnd first but opted for nature which was not to be found anyway. Last night ended up at Colonial Motel at Portageville amidst fields - a great surprise. Lots of lovely rural NY vistas.

Green X - Splits

Rest day

Left Sag, drove to NYC, by Jamaica Bay/JFK, over Verrazano Narrows br & across Staten I, Outer Bridge, on to 287/Liberty Corner for visit w/ CBE. Lovely blossoms, wheelchair walk, sadness at her aging/apparent ineptitude. Then off to another old friend Harriman. After, drove to Highland Falls w/ determination to camp, if not at HSP, then WP. Not interested in another night at Best Value/CV as in post-BG. Drove thru Round Pond before dinner. Beth suggested Camp Buckner. Drove in around 9pm, not a soul in sight - set up camp at far end. Only moonlight for company, no MP as in years ago. Drove to Central Valley for bkfst & then off toward Scranton/Rt6/Susquehana River, finally up to Corning for a visit at the wonderful glass museum. After on to Portageville to this motel-in-the-country on yet another perfect April day.

PM: up the hill on Arden Valley rd fm Tiorati - parked by water tower - made a short course of 12 controls, more walking & looking & sliding in running shoes on dry leaves. Prob could have spent night there but opted for WP.

AM run w/ dogs - coldhands chilly, regretted not having camera as mist was lovely in woods & on open pond/marsh

along Longbeach (w/ Z&M) & lanes of Sag as well as local park - blue dome. Pale blue water/sky.

evening run in nature sanctuary next to town park (Mashashmuet);
just like Cape Cod - woods, terrain, ambiance.

Rest day - drove from Kuhner's to Bridgeport, ferry to Port Jeff, visit w/ Eric Forsyth/FIONA/Week's YY in Patchogue (ride in '37 Bentley), then on to Sag Harbor.