Training Log Archive: bishop22

Running around during our 4 races at Alden. Not included is some additional jogging during the Jr High races to cheer for EA and Addison.

Easy run with part of the team from Schroeder.

Decided to time the kids for their 5x1000m workout today. 4 groups - went on 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, respectively. Route was big tree near our shelter around course until THE big tree, around it backwards and up suicide to the lodge. Nate and Kenny averaged 3:30.

Gnarly hash starting from Medley Center. We wound up in a ravine below an old folks home - the on on yells caused them to think someone was in trouble and they called the police, who arrived as we were bailing onto what turned out to be private property. Now it was getting dark and we were back in a ravine and thru a couple of culverts under 104 (and me in front without a headlight). Could not find trail once we got thru the second one, and I was out of time, so I took a direct route out to Culver.

Played a pathetic team tonight, so not much action. I arrived late and sat out the first game, then sat out the second half of game 4.

Orienteering Day at Schroeder XC practice. Dayle had some 2002 Yellow course maps from Webster Park, so Nate picked those up on Sunday and, since a fun and easy day was in order after the stretch that we've been through, I used them for practice with the team.

I got a head start and hung the flags, and when I got back it was just about time to start picking up. One group was still lost going to C2, so I yelled for them to follow me, but they didn't, at their loss. I got to C2 just as 2 other groups were discovering it, so after they punched, I took the flag down. The boys group was headed the wrong way and the girls started to follow and I mentioned they were going the wrong way, but the boys said they were "going to the trail" and the girls believed them. I went the other way to a trail and never saw those groups again. Two other groups showed up on the way to C3, which they both found and beat me to C4 as I went the long way to make sure no one else was coming. These two groups were a little brighter, and although they stayed ahead of me most of the rest of the way, they did keep an eye on which way I was headed. I did cut thru the no longer nice trail leaving C6, so got to the main trail to C7 long before they did. Bobby outsprinted me to C8 to avoid a DNF for his team.

Nate and Nico flew around in about 20 minutes, for a 10 minute win over JP's group. I think the next group was over 45 minutes, so I guess some instruction would have helped.

Running around during the races at Mendon East.

Outstanding race for the team. The girls ran better than the boys, relatively speaking, but the boys went 2-1 (2-0 against divisional opponents). This means the boys are 4-3 in the division for the first winning record since the Monroe County XC web site came online in 2003. And we did it without Nico. So, we've gone from 1-10 to 7-11, and next week we face three Greece teams, Arcadia, Odyssey and Olympia. Odyssey is not bad, but should not be a problem; however, early scouting has Arcadia ahead of us 27-28. Winning all 3 can bring us to 10-11, so we'll have to see what we can do.

Anyway, Nate had a breakthrough race, and if he had been carrying the Mendon O-map with the course drawn on it, he may have held on to third, but had to settle for 5th after almost getting lost with about 600m to go. His time was 17:36, which was almost fast enough to make first team all-county last year.

Mendon is always a challenging place to watch a race, because I really have to hustle but am rewarded by seeing the runners as many as 7 or 8 times.

No running for me today. Legs are pretty hammered from yesterday. I thought about getting in the pool this evening, but I ended up overeating and had scouting report info to post on the blog.

Event: Hudson Highlander
 

Highlander. Details to follow?

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