Training Log Archive: AliC

Saguaro Lake 2h Score-O

Yeah, cleared the course with just a few minutes to spare. Did pick up the pace a bit with 25 min to go, just to make sure.

Fun times running around! Some hesitation into control circle, sometimes excusable due to low map detail, but at least once my own fault (on too low of a saddle). Terrain featured few cholla (yay!), not to many nasty wash crossings and was a little rocky, but not bad at all.

Desert-o is certainly different, but still a fun orienteering challenge! Has been fun to get in some SW orienteering.

We drove back through Payson and Pine and finally by the Discovery Channel Telescope on Lake Mary Road. Much prettier drive than I-17 (although that's also nice because you can see Sedona terrain). Turns out, spotty cell service though.

Coon Bluff Night-O (2 h Score-O)

Got *so* lost after the first control. Needed to find a little hill at the base of a bigger hill, looks like I was heading at it after I left the trail according to the track, then bam! Hooked a left because I saw another hill-like thing. Bah! Took me forever to relocate- I kept moving, but really didn't know where I was until I found the high point of the whole map.

Normally this desert terrain is pretty easy, because you can see forever and thus figure out where you need to go. Not as easy in the dark, especially with a dim headlight and using a bike light in my hand (although way better than not having the bike light at all - and headlight worked for reading the map).

Rest of the course went better after that, but wasn't super feisty. A fast walk or easy job was basically what I could to and keep in contact.

Tom and I dined in the parking lot in our now-well-practiced camping meal of Beans-Rice-TacoSeasoning-Fritos-Cheese. Mmmmm. =) We have camped 9 nights this year, 5 car camping, 4 backpacking. We have one night in a yurt upcoming, but I guess that doesn't count as camping, technically.

C • Num num num 2

Morning Secret Valley loop. Started before sunrise, but enough light with twilight to not need a light. Short days!

Morning run around the Observatory Mesa loop. Very empty, mornings are cold now, was 20 when I headed out. One of the pro Run Flagstaff guys was going anti-parallel on the FUTS. Snow still in shady places, but in the cold mornings is better before it gets slippy!

Lowell colloquium today was all about the (big) moons of Uranus: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. Abundance of water ice, CO2 ice, and red dust particles coming from perhaps lesser moons.

Core.

Coffee joggeroo with Tom. A good crowd at Kickstand today. We enjoyed our mochas and muffin.

Run Flagstaff track workout in the holy moly cold and windy!

3 x (5 min threshold, 2 x 45s rep pace)
90s recoveries between everything

Tough workout given the cold and howling wind down one straightaway.

But! We got our Run Flagstaff tops for the year. Woo!

Morning joggeroo, with a small detour at the beginning to return and take the garbage out. (Thanks for the reminder, garbage truck!) Not even any dogwalkers today, strange!

Core.