Training Log Archive: bl

Went back to Mt. Airy to walk a few legs from last nght. Amazing how open these woods are this time of year. See why #7, a depression, was visible from a considerable distance. Chasing yellow relationships at the end would have been hard & loss of time but i was so sure I needed as close an AP as possible. After, watched some of the relay racing across the way.

Cincinnati Zoo, a superb AOWN place/visit! Matter of fact, in departing a young employee at the gate asked me how I liked my visit & I was able to say how impressed I was, 'first time, A+'. Beth generally won't go to zoos. True, there are some unhappy campers in captivity but maybe exposing people, esp young ones, to animals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects & the far-a-way places many reside is of current/future benefit. Visited a memorial pavilion for Martha (as well as the last Carolina parakeet, d. 1918), the last living passenger pigeon who died at the zoo in 1914. PPs used to be 40% of the bird population so it said. Martha last visited in 1974 at the opening of the pavilion. She rests at the Smithsonian. How stupid can man be...the sky's the limit.

Left at 5p. Many, many people were arriving for the Festival of Lights. Cars were backed up all the way to I75, 1.5 mi away. Walked 4.45mi in 4h14m but 'parsed' that.

"AOWN"

C • Sounds like an interesting zoo 2

C • I read this a couple of days ago 3

Event: OCIN A-meet (Night, Relay, Ultra-long)
 

Night O, Mt. Airy Forest. Was 61F when I arrived in Cincinnati, about 54F at start. Short sleeves would have been fine. B/B+ run. Lost some time at 7, 10, 11, guessing less than 2' total. Depressions were deep, no real give-a-way except, ironically, #7 where I had the most confusion. My light hit it from quite a distance but I mistook reflection for a runner's light & did not want to just run toward it should that person be searching/clueless etc. A second look later revealed a red reflection. Saw a double reflection 15' up in a tree which was either possum or raccoon eyes, probably terrorized. Izzy Bryant 36+, PG 38+. Hard to know who's come to the event in the dark. Nice to finally settle down after a long day.

M,C,R

Looking dark - although a big moon was off to the left


MHT/Phily/CVG, 7a flt. Moonlight on front path, no baby steps to/across the bridge. 4 alarms set for 5a: old BR CR (not entirely trusted), CR fm basement (never used/untried), wrist watch (might not hear), kitchen coffee maker (same) - with 4 was capable of banishing the "what if" thought. Surprised security was not curious enough about the wires & devices noted by technology to inspect.

US_Night_2012_Brown - Splits

Gallery #3
"Out of order", Mt. Kearsage summit, November, 2012


R&R day. After dark DP walk on the PL with Beth but moon hadn't shown its face.

Bower loop with dogs, just before dark. Didn't see anyone/anything. Cloudy so saw no moon either. Sluggish, maybe just resting w/o realizing.

It was a poignant exhibit: It was a poignant exhibit. Three strikes & one is out:
A & B

DP, slough & back, gray, raw. 31F seems colder than when the ground is white. Havr called this 0.7, can't recall where measurement came from. Was not from 305 but can't say I've exaggerated - if from road, it would be just that.

Hopkinton loop, run-in-country mood except the get-up-&-go had gone somewhere else. Really tired, didn't sleep well, this was a chore. Walked maybe 12-15' worth. Missed the fields, thought they were roadside - went in looking for the SVT...nothing but woods, no road. Sat shows I needed to go further but didn't know that. Was not a point of confusion going the other way last time. Still chilly, gray, raw, no moonrise to see tonight. Encountered the same two women I met last time - walking their 3 miniature poodles who began yapping at me on the otherwise-deserted dirt road from 200m away. Petted one, yapping stopped but as soon as I got on my way, it returned. The car lic plate: "My 3 dogs". High-strung little monsters. Nice to get to car: dry shirt, heater on high & a Coke for energy restoration.

From destruction, creativity

Cozy, one supposes

Rest day from 'beat up' activity. Was indeed scratchy/grabby yesterday. Noted a near full moon leaving gym.

NEOC High Rock meet, red. Cold day! temp was around 38F but with biting NW wind, felt considerably colder. B/B- performance. About 6' total errors, best for me maybe was 79': tired/old/cold today, anyway. Map is from early 80s. Field work by Betty Andersen - helped her with the A meet there back then. Lots of big rock features, plenty of contours, and lots of new paths which added to challenge. Cps 8 & 11 were maybe 2' loss each. Dave Yee helped me at end with 8 - he'd left #7 seconds before me. I got considerably to right, finally thought I had things straightened out but came to final knoll w/ doubt til David punched seconds ahead again. A few quirky things like unmapped path to 9 which helped alot...had to believe in it. #16 was right on an unmapped path - was on that path part way but then left for the woods because that was the direction to the boulder - path soon curved around unbeknownst to the boulder.

M,C,R

Last NEOC meet of season - first year I've been a member in the past 20...? Ian seems to have been instrumental in local energy for quite a few of these meets. After, Beth & I went to Quincy market for some light, warmth & food. Lots of people around, none seemingly minding the cold.

Boston in perspective

Red - Splits