Training Log Archive: bl

UNO Mine Falls by Pete B and Mike Commons. Did red, 5.5k. Blustery day, cold if working at/standing around S/F. Good to get feet wet (on the new season) so to speak; also got feet truly wet mostly due to mediocre route choice. Give myself a B/B-. Didn't even see second powerline on map (admittedly yellow is too light) which really threw me off on way to first flag. Dumb on others, too - particularly #3 where I took the left route which involved two stream crossings:( vs none. Points were low in the three pits as they need to be in spring, so there was some back and forth on 2 of those. 8-9' errors total, 4.5' possibly on the first point. A lot of stop and go for me today as in wind sprints, something high time due. Nothing like hard work to get anywhere, eg, improve in CV arena.

Hit watch button on something and not sure what it was trying to tell me last few minutes but splits were recorded.

Missed messing up a toe or two big time earlier today: a 50ish lb bronze centerboard trunk casing fell down below on the boat, landing in part on my right foot. Now a black and blue distal half 4th toe and what appears to be a blackening great toe nail. If the latter goes, it will be the third one. First time summer 2013 hiking in Whites with Phil B, then the fill-in last summer (that was mostly finished) and now this. A bit of blood but no problem weight bearing.

Warmup - a bunch of 50/50s.

Red - Splits

BHS look-see, tried poleless skate. 2" snow yesterday whitened the fields. Rained last night though & was still raining in the am but eventually stopped so I went to see what it would be like. First surprise was how black the track was - 90% snow- free but the grass more than 95% snow-covered & no sun since before yesterday. I learned one can skate on 1/2" of snow on a surface such as the track (there was some snow cover) & it can work on grass with 1" snow, grass tips sticking up. Had it been colder (than the 37F), it would have been better.

C • Skiing on track 3

Went to Page Road lot for a look-see as it has come on the radar re conservation easement or other. Had Z&M along & walked about 200m and returned as M was having too many breathing episodes. Left them in the car and wandered along logging rides til I came upon houses. Then left, into uncut woods and kept turning left til I crossed my tracks. I actually stopped to take a picture of wild turkey tracks and then saw my own so was suitably surprised. Some postholing, up to 12". Going was better under thicker canopy. Surprised to find that much snow. Thick fog on the hills.

North arrow?

An entrance to a wood

Hopkinton loop, long time passing. Around 40F but snowing hard at end. So tired, did a lot of walking on hills. Walked too much but got thru it & later noted slowest ever. No base in place! Looked around on such a gray, barren day: old farm houses in need of paint, woods, fields, walls; one field mud and water with one high spot populated with livestock settled down, right by the fence and road. Gray sky and trees, light brown fields and dark brown mud and the red brown of the cows, all staring intently at me. Passed by the Eddys' old place, empty.

Luti loop from Audubon parking. Gray, mid40s, quite nice after a while.
First 'bonafide' run effort in quite a while.

Mt. Major hike with Beth, started around noon. Fine spring day, packed snow for most part, reasonable footing, no micro-spikes needed. Went up Mt. Major trail and down on Brook. We were oldest by 20 years (a bit removed?) - met maybe 30 people. Great views of Winnepesaukee and distant mountains.

One view

Not too wet

Tried some skate @ BHS on way to NHH, very fine glide although not much area to work in.

PM DP with dogs revealed that the dead deer there for nearly 2 months was finally gone. Any chance they got, they made a beeline to the tasty carcass, much to my annoyance. Just some skin, hair and maybe entrails. No legs, hooves etc - stuff usually left behind by critters. Clean gone for some reason.

C • Deer 6