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Saturday Jul 3, 2010 #
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Sometimes I think that one of the suckiest parts about getting old is losing your memory.
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:42:13 [3] *** 5.8 km (17:37 / km) +250m 14:30 / km
NAOC Long Champs. W45. Forerunner = 8.6K
Yea, yea, I know. Today was a new day...blah, blah, blah. New day, same sh*t. Once again, it was mainly one control that did me in...#11. I decided to go around to the right coming out of 10, to avoid a big climb. I didn't curve around the hill the right way and nothing was matching up. I happened upon a trail that seemed to be going my way (and which I couldn't find on the map), so I followed it, thinking it would at least take me to the main trail. I did hit the main trail, after coming through many fields, and couldn't find that anywhere on the map. I started up the trail, trying to match features to any part of the map, and I could not. I even started thinking I had run off the map. I hadn't seen another orienteer for about 10 minutes, and those were Blue runners.
I had almost reached the top of the climb, on the trail, when I decided that that was enough, it was time to try to find the Finish and DNF. When all of a sudden, a woman pops out on the trail and comes running towards me! I didn't recognize her at first, but I could read the name on her bib, and it was Magali Robert! Hallelujah...I was at least on the map. Then I decided to try to match things up one last time. Slowly but surely, I thought things started looking right. I cautiously left the trail at a small hilltop, climbed over a fieldy spur, down past a boulder...okay, now things were looking better. I finally made it in to the control and did a little "Ha, ha, I can't believe I found the control" dance.
On to the finish for another less-than-stellar, but still fun, race.
Yea, yea, I know. Today was a new day...blah, blah, blah. New day, same sh*t. Once again, it was mainly one control that did me in...#11. I decided to go around to the right coming out of 10, to avoid a big climb. I didn't curve around the hill the right way and nothing was matching up. I happened upon a trail that seemed to be going my way (and which I couldn't find on the map), so I followed it, thinking it would at least take me to the main trail. I did hit the main trail, after coming through many fields, and couldn't find that anywhere on the map. I started up the trail, trying to match features to any part of the map, and I could not. I even started thinking I had run off the map. I hadn't seen another orienteer for about 10 minutes, and those were Blue runners.
I had almost reached the top of the climb, on the trail, when I decided that that was enough, it was time to try to find the Finish and DNF. When all of a sudden, a woman pops out on the trail and comes running towards me! I didn't recognize her at first, but I could read the name on her bib, and it was Magali Robert! Hallelujah...I was at least on the map. Then I decided to try to match things up one last time. Slowly but surely, I thought things started looking right. I cautiously left the trail at a small hilltop, climbed over a fieldy spur, down past a boulder...okay, now things were looking better. I finally made it in to the control and did a little "Ha, ha, I can't believe I found the control" dance.
On to the finish for another less-than-stellar, but still fun, race.
Friday Jul 2, 2010 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 44:06 [3] *** 2.8 km (15:45 / km) +113m 13:06 / km
Middle distance at NAOC in Cranbrook, BC. W45A course. Forerunner = 4.2k
If this race was a Nancy Drew book, it would have been called, "Mystery at the 2nd Control." Mystery because it took me forever to find it! And from what I heard, others had trouble there, too, but maybe not as much as I did. I found #1 fine, but somehow I got off on the wrong line on the way to #2, and ended up on a parallel trail, and I was able to make everything match up, even to the point of seeing a control up ahead, on a rocky knoll. But, when I got there, it wasn't mine. Rats! Now where was I?? So, I headed back towards the last known place, came across the bigger path, saw that I had cut off at a hill that was fieldier than the one I wanted, so kept running on the path until I saw the correct hill...and the correct path!
After that, things went much better, but the damage was already done. I was happy that I willed myself to keep pushing, even though I was pretty down. Oh, well, tomorrow is another day.
If this race was a Nancy Drew book, it would have been called, "Mystery at the 2nd Control." Mystery because it took me forever to find it! And from what I heard, others had trouble there, too, but maybe not as much as I did. I found #1 fine, but somehow I got off on the wrong line on the way to #2, and ended up on a parallel trail, and I was able to make everything match up, even to the point of seeing a control up ahead, on a rocky knoll. But, when I got there, it wasn't mine. Rats! Now where was I?? So, I headed back towards the last known place, came across the bigger path, saw that I had cut off at a hill that was fieldier than the one I wanted, so kept running on the path until I saw the correct hill...and the correct path!
After that, things went much better, but the damage was already done. I was happy that I willed myself to keep pushing, even though I was pretty down. Oh, well, tomorrow is another day.
Wednesday Jun 30, 2010 #
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Last one out of high school!
Running 1:00:00 [3]
Today, I went running on the Lake McDonald Trail, opting for the flat lands, while SF chose a hillier route. It was a beautiful day today, no humidity, a nice breeze, and plenty of sunshine. It goes down as a 10 in my book.
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Before our run, we hiked the Trail of Cedars. It was all boardwalk and pavement, but it was still interesting.
Tuesday Jun 29, 2010 #
Hiking 1:00:00 [1]
Went for a hike on the Flat Top Mountain trail in Glacier NP. The woods were thick and slightly prehistoric looking, perfect environs to hide a grizzly bear, as I was reminded by several people who were at the trailhead and were concerned that I was entering "bear country" on my own. So, I was on high alert, making lots of noise along the way. I didn't see any bears, but I did see a very large moose, with very, very large antlers. He was impressive, standing in a mass of greenery, chomping away.
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Not a moose, but so irresistably cute.
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Between seeing the photos from Yosemite and being in Glacier, how can anyone say that National Parks are not worth their money??
The seasons hadn't quite changed yet at Logan's Pass.
The seasons hadn't quite changed yet at Logan's Pass.
Monday Jun 28, 2010 #
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We made a side trip to the Bison Range NWR, the oldest refuge in the U.S.
9 AM
Orienteering race 27:52 [4] *** 1.7 km (16:24 / km) +34m 14:54 / km
US Sprint Champs. Spokane, WA. Forerunner = 2.6k
I will reiterate that sprints are not my thing, but I still usually enjoy them. Today, I got hung up on the deadly #6, at the foot of the cliff, which I will argue with anyone was not at the foot of any cliff. Otherwise, it was okay. Not as challenging as others I've run. I think I like them best when they are around buildings, like on a campus.
I will reiterate that sprints are not my thing, but I still usually enjoy them. Today, I got hung up on the deadly #6, at the foot of the cliff, which I will argue with anyone was not at the foot of any cliff. Otherwise, it was okay. Not as challenging as others I've run. I think I like them best when they are around buildings, like on a campus.
Sunday Jun 27, 2010 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:52:59 [3] *** 7.3 km (15:29 / km) +138m 14:08 / km
US Long Distance Champs. Fishtrap Lake, WA. 9.43k on the Forerunner.
Today went much better than yesterday. I walked to #1 (which was in sight of the Start) and took that time to look around to make sure I had some understanding of the map. The course went well except for a parallel error on #13...I was on an open high area to the north of where I wanted to be. It didn't take me too long to figure it out; it was just frustrating. The most frustrating part of the day, though, was the fact that I still have to go so slowly down the rocky hillsides out of fear of falling on my bad knee. I hope that gets better over time.
I did take two bad falls: one where I bent my knee beyond it's bending capacity. I felt nauseous for a few minutes, but then my knee almost felt a little more flexible after that. The second fall was on the way to #13, where, in trying to protect my knee, I landed hard on my hipbone. It didn't hurt much after that, but I think there's going to be a massive bruise.
Today went much better than yesterday. I walked to #1 (which was in sight of the Start) and took that time to look around to make sure I had some understanding of the map. The course went well except for a parallel error on #13...I was on an open high area to the north of where I wanted to be. It didn't take me too long to figure it out; it was just frustrating. The most frustrating part of the day, though, was the fact that I still have to go so slowly down the rocky hillsides out of fear of falling on my bad knee. I hope that gets better over time.
I did take two bad falls: one where I bent my knee beyond it's bending capacity. I felt nauseous for a few minutes, but then my knee almost felt a little more flexible after that. The second fall was on the way to #13, where, in trying to protect my knee, I landed hard on my hipbone. It didn't hurt much after that, but I think there's going to be a massive bruise.