Training Log Archive: cmorse

Event: USA Corn Maze Champs, Classic, Sprint, and Relay
 

Total time for Classic, Sprint & Relay Leg 2 combined. Distance - who knows, its a corn maze so its well beyod a straight line value and rather meaningless anyhow.

Didn't realize until too late that my R contact never made it into my eye, which explains why things were fuzzier than usual...

Lot of route choice errors in classic, mostly from losing track of which control I was supposed to be heading for and wandering off toward a different one - its damn tough to concentrate on multiple levels when decision are coming at you so fast - opportunities to run hard without thinking lasted all of 12-15s and that was just on a couple long non-intersecting paths.

Sprint was better, good speed but some hesitation partway through choosing best routes. Sprints are no place for hesitation errors.

Relay was a blast, I was first out in the 2nd leg mass start by design, slow into maze reading course and realized first 5 controls in trickier NW section so elected to jockstuff - followed Giacamo & Ian early, then in with Ben for a bit. Switched to nav mode after 5 and had a solid long leg to 6 only to misread map and get totally trapped on 7. I could see flag, but fumbled figuring how the hell to get to it. Then a train with JJ and others heading for the exit and kicked
it to overdrive leaving maze and finishing.

Then off to the banquet @ Bubs. Excellent time all around...

Classic - Splits

Sprint - Splits

leg 2 - Splits

gorgeous, clear skies to begin, ran through the dawn... nice way to start the day. Picked up the pace for the last 7-8 minutes.

slept like crap...

Down to East Hartford for the final Wickham race of the summer. Just on the off chance I could pull a U30 seeding card out of my butt... Nice night, but I didnt have enough, missed by 30s or so... 41st out of 140, 2nd M50, 45s behind Kevin G. Got some work to do...

Results

PS - distance is advertised, pretty sure the course is short...

Roughly same route as yesterday, easier pace with company. Opted out of longer Nipmuck training run as don't think i'm up to doing 15-20 in comfort yet.

Nice stroll by the river w/ Ellen

Showery & cool - in other words awesome running weather. Nobody @ the forest this AM so a solo jaunt up Shenipsit to Old County, then a variety of single track & forest roads back. Could have gone longer but elected to stop while still feeling strong.

Feeling pretty good since stopping A/Bs on Monday, just need to get back to where I was fitness wise.