Training Log Archive: Swampfox

There's an article in the WSJ today that states the CDC has found that Lyme disease is severely unreported. A CDC spokesperson commented: "We have found that most orienteers with inexplicably slow minutes per kilometer times are probably suffering from Lyme disease rather than general ineptitude as previously thought. Though it is a fact that some orienteers are just not very good."

The article also reports that a research group operating out of Baileytown, NY, has been accumulating data which suggests that some Lyme disease could possibly be linked to bites from the deer tick. However, most health authorities continue to believe the vast majority of Lyme disease cases can be traced to close contact with compass bubbles and discarded mylar balloons.

The most severe cases of Lyme disease are thought to be untreatable, and should be avoided.

C • I was bit by a tick... 1

Not sure why the Rocky Mountain O' Festival web site still shows the overview map[ from last year's Laramie Daze, utterly fascinating as that map is. For those who are more interested in seeing where *this* year's O' Fest races will take place, a copy of the current overview map has been up for a while here:
https://sites.google.com/site/laramierangeorientee...

C • Map 6

O' at East Pelican, ran Neal's Blue course. One bull moose, one yearling cow moose, elk, many deer, and even some cheat grass spotted.

Cheat grass is pretty much my favorite. When I first moved here, there were only relatively small amounts out on any of our mapped areas. Today? It's rampant. It's amazing how much it has spread. But it's only really bad for about 6-8 weeks and you can reduce it to only a mild nuisance with proper O' shoes, the right kinds of socks, and some gaitors. Still, if I could snap my fingers and make an entire plant species around here disappear, cheat grass would be the first to go.