Orienteering race 1:09:38*** 7.98 km (8:43 / km) +54m8:26 / km spiked:13/17c
Hot, humid, thick damp woods- yes it's Estabrook in June. Challenging but interesting red course set by Ian F; nominal 7.01k. Noted the warnings about swamps and strategically ignored them :-). 9-10 couldn't find marked stream crossing and subsequently face planted in a mud bath- glasses, map compass , clue sheet all covered in thick goo. 11-12 took the "reasonable" choice of following a submerged rock wall into chest high water - cleaned things off nicely! Otherwise heavy legged but steady run - 4-5 minutes squandered but nothing major as I kept speed down today - a good thing especially given vagaries of mapping in some parts of the map. US team M21 and W21 folk ahead then Tim P in 64 ish and Ernst in 67+.
Walking20:00 [1] 1.5 mi (13:20 / mi) slept:7.0 (rest day)
Taking it easy today. Estabrook tomorrow and helping out on late shift. Hopefully Nobscot Sunday with a trip to Russells GC to entice Ros to come with me :-) (note to bl- Hosta replenishment?)
Boston Common park O today- really have to make the effort to do this one - gear ready; check: body ready;check maybe!- brain -: ? we'll see at end of day :-)
ps Need more sleep
Running warm up/down 10 [2] 1.0 mi (10 / mi)
Strides and stretching before downpour
6 PM
Orienteering race 15:47*** 3.07 km (5:09 / km) +10m5:04 / km spiked:17/19c
Avoided the major downpour. Interesting to run on the common and nice sprint-type course by Lori. Nominal dist 2.8k. Reasonable run with 1 bobble (30sec) and route choice that could have been better (15-20 sec)- otherwise not anticipating direction changes well enough and fumbling with punches.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 1.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
11 AM
Running22:53 5.0 km (4:35 / km) +31m4:26 / km
Yesterdays spur of the moment to find a 5k for Ros to run- her first ever. Came up with a local one in Acton and with family in tow- walk/jog and she finished in 36 something - great job for someone who has never run until last year. Anyhow I signed up as well- hadn't run one of these since 2005 - took it steady on a somewhat hilly course and getting warm when we started - OK effort and calf held up OK.