Training Log Archive: bishop22

Hiked with Chris up Tubbs Hill in Coeur D'Alene, ID. We hiked to the summit and checked out the Point. We were out for 95 minutes, probably moving over 75 minutes.

Ran from our hotel in Post Falls, ID, west on the Centennial trail to within 1 mile of Washington and back. Like so. Several bikers were out, plus hitchhiker who was on his way back to Spokane from Virginia and was done with hitching and was just hiking the balance. Also a woman pushing a very young child in a jogging stroller, while walking the dog and talking on the cell phone.

Quite warm out there, but I had to outdo last Tuesday.

Eventually I may post my poor performances from the US Champs this weekend (perhaps right after the results are posted???), but for now I just want to whine about the meet. I don't know where to start, but I know where to end: the misplacement of a WHITE sprint control at the US Championships is inexcusable, I look at the amount of money we spent for this trip, the vacation time used up, and the Sporting Withdrawal that Zach and Luke were required to take, and I cry.

I won't even mention the long list of items that made this the most unpleasant A-Meet that I have attended.

Red Sprint - Splits

Red Long - Splits

Event: US Sprint/Middle/Long Championships
 

Red Middle - Splits

Model event at Moses Lake, ahead the US Champs weekend. Yes, I am in the camp that says the true US Champs are the Sprint, Middle, Long, not the two day classic, now. That's what the pros do, so that's what the noobs should do.

Went around the short course, walking the first leg, then jogging the rest (total 18 minutes), then did a little more exploration part walk/part jog, while the boys finished up. Ran into Chris with a map and thumb compass in her hand! Quite a pleasant surprise!

Had to deal with the disintegrating trash bags leftover from nate's party last weekend, that didn't fit into the garbage can. And all that that entailed. Ugh. So, I ended up arriving late to the hash, but it was fine, the early part of the trail was easy to follow thru the woods off Edgemere (so in the woods two days in a row, after never being in there before). And it led into a swamp, with some nice sinkholes and I caught the pack at a stop. Took some less traveled trails and ended up swimming out to a small island with a cooler stashed.

C • What, exactly, 4

Interesting to experience the earthquake from the 18th floor of the square. Glad it wasn't closer or the experience would have probably crossed from interesting to frightening.

C • What earthquake? 3

Ran with Rick W after picking up the O jerseys. Nice run thru some trails off Edgemere, then the new bike path along the Parkway and back via Dewey.