Training Log Archive: bl

A nice weekend...drive out thru Bennington - fall colors in western NH, southern VT and eastern NY. Right to sprint venue providing much warm windyness in Genesee Park. Then off to set up tent at Woodstream Campground (Gainesville camping aka Google Earth practice) - don’t think there were any campers there. Lots of mobile campers, some with elaborate gardens but no people. Set up tent hurridly in rain. Looked around for M, no where to be found...strange. Better search. Then we hear a stranger’s voice, a woman with M on her own dog’s leash. M had crossed the nearby road (25 yds fm campsite, not visible due to trees with the occasional car going 40mph est). She’d barked at the front door. Lucky this lady was savvy. M had no ID, just a collar and evidently wanted in the house. Second thots about the back of the car?

Had a dinner at an in-the-fields “emporium” loaded with people on a Fri night. Rained and blew. In the am, the cries of crows and jays. Saturday was chilly but nice for the most part. After the run, we returned to our little corner of the campground. Hot shower for 25 cents and more water than needed (but campsite $27). Had dinner at a cozy pub, the Amber Lantern, in Warsaw, NY. Woke Sunday to light rain on the tent but blue holes suggested promise. On again, off again rain.

Car computer noted “coolant level low” so filled it at campground. It noted the same again about 125 miles into the return trip. Bought a gallon of 50/50 AF and before we were home, had put about 2 gallons of AF and water in the system. Lucky that it held up to get us back.

Very nice rural countryside..corn fields and lots of green, green grassy stretches, trees planted in straight lines, patches of forest, interesting architecture. This old house is on the way to the Castile entrance to Letchworth. It's barn, is across the road.

485 miles home, tumbled out around 9pm.

Yesterday (1964) and today - same classmate 50 yrs later on marble promontory on right

Middle, chilly/good temp. Ran in shorts which helped. Good run - went to everyone directly. Went to #1 straightaway but did not see the classic pond I had in mind (how silly is that) - saw a flag but did not check code, ran away from it (as in headless panic?) but caught hold, looked around & went back to the flag which was indeed the correct one. Climbing on the way to 9 made it hard to keep on a bearing & when I crossed the marsh & looked at the hill, I did not see the reentrant, went right & hoped I was right - which I was. A bit sloppy on #10 (ended up running down drive from small bldg); #11 was a grunt as was the run in. Was in first by only 6-7 seconds (Natalya D. & Greg Yarkie), so glad to have pushed as much as I could. I’m not always aware of putting out continuous concerted effort, so I don’t do it. First M65 and second in Saturday’s distance so a good weekend. Nice to have good weekends when so much time/energy/effort is involved in the coming and going.

C • congrats - guess that track... 10

Middle Brown Y - Splits

M65 Long, 4.2k, 1/7500, give it a B+/A-. Went to all of them w/o specific loss, had some luck when needed, did lose map contact twice. Was fairly pedantic & missed better route choices in a few cases, first control point a point in case...should have gone three times as far down the road to the white spur. Chilly early but was over-covered by midway.

305 was very slow in acquiring satellites at start, finally asked me if i was outdoors - hit enter vs off which gave me a start screen but there was no gps signal, evident too late.

M,C,R

A well done day by the organizers, including the weather!

Took a look at Letchworth after. Have been 3 or 4 times since 1998 Long (incl. maybe something before). Saw more today than all previously, I think.



Mist

Long Brown Y - Splits

Event: 2014 US Nationals
 

USOC Sprint M65 at Genesee Park in Rochester. Windy, windy and mid70s. This was a B run, squandered a minute (best for me 15:30?), some 30" of it in missing a fence opening on the way to #8. Distracted by golfers & following the youngster in front of me who looked like he knew where he was going. At least I stopped & went back vs running around.

Camping at Woodstream Campsite about 5 mi west of the park. Very nice, especially with the wind & rain on Friday night to make for a cozy tent.

Sprint Brown - Splits

Two days of rain & gloom & the second ending in a drive to Bennington, Vt. for the night. Lovely colors on the hills and mountains.

SPS track after work - had about 40', did 200 at 7' pace and walked 100s between & then had to leave for an appointment. Time of year and day when it can be hard to get to use a track or infield due to kids about. It's their terrain.