Training Log Archive: dlevine

Map hiking (running) in Chestnut Ridge Park.

My daughter and her best friend were shopping at the mall so I decided to try my first map hike/training run. Parked near #12, ran in 65m and couldn't find it although I thought I had the feature. I went up and down the stream looking for its "source" and reattacked off two "solid" features. No luck. Figured it was missing and went on. Got to #13 and had a similar problem before I noticed the marker was there, albeit obscured by a downed branch (that I moved). On to #14 and #21 with no hassles. At #22, I found the reentrant, but could NOT find the marker. After 12:30 that involved walking up and down the reentrant, I found it about where I started. This points out the difference between map hikes and orienteering. Map hikes have a "geocaching" component wherein you must find the item even after you've found the feature. In this case, I couldn't do the former well. After my first debacle, I started taking splits for "search time" which is recorded differently than "o-time". (For the one control where I overshot the feature, I didn't count that as "search time".) I did find #12 at the end of my run, but only after I had become 'trained' in what to look for...

Still, I'll probably return to "search" for the ones I missed even though they should be the easier controls in the set.

C • Map Hiking 16

Spin class at the Y. Not having to work makes it possible to go. Not going often (read "a few times a year") makes is painful to go.

Twin Tier Strider's Turkey Trot

5K on campus using "Polar Bear" loop. Beautiful weather, but I had not run outdoors since RTH while trying to rest the hip, so I was happy with my time.

First time on stairs in a while. The level 15 setting is a LOT more demanding than on the same manufacturer's bikes and ellipticals (which rate out about the same).