Training Log Archive: Sandy

Hanging some controls in the morning plus some control pickup after. It was a long day but lots of fun.

C • Really enjoyed the course 6

Hanging controls for HR. Bugs were bad - it was okay as long as I was moving but stopping to hang the flags was an invitation for mosquitoes and horseflies to feast.

Was on my feet a lot longer than this but it was all fairly leisurely.

Went over to SCEE and Clem and Ross ran two sprint courses. It was fun. Eric joined us afterwards; dinner courtesy of Ross.

Hiked over to SCEE to put out the stakes and streamers for the courses on Labor Day weekend since some people are going to use them to train tomorrow. Things were going along fine for about 2 hours and then things started to go downhill. First I dropped my pen somewhere and didn't notice. Not a big deal, I still had markers for writing control codes on the streamer tape but it's hard to write control descriptions with a fat marker. Then, I noticed that one of the paper bags that I had been collecting berries in had broken open on the bottom and all my raspberries were gone. So I put the blackberries in the map bag so the same wouldn't happen to them and started over again on the raspberries. And then finally, I started hearing thunder and seeing lightening. I resigned myself to getting soaked and put in the last few stakes. And while I could hear the thunder and see the lightning, so far no rain. So I decided to see if I could jog home and beat the storm. And I did! :)

And now it's pouring. I'm glad I decided to mow my lawn before heading over to SCEE. Life is good.

Pulled off a couple of ticks while in the bathtub. They're everywhere! Hope I got them all...

While watching the last hour of the tour live this morning. Can't beat that for distraction.

TNT - a brisk hike with Sandy and Bob. Worked hard; good company.

Got the maps for Hickory Run bagged after dinner. Thanks for the help Sandy!

Showed Sandy my sprint course (she'll still be recovering from foot surgery so no chance she'll be doing it unfortunately). She liked a couple of the route choice legs so hopefully others will find it fun and challenging.

Really enjoyed watching the tour this evening. I may just have to stay home and watch it live tomorrow morning. I like listening to Phil Ligget so much more than the prime time hosts it may be worth having to stay late at school to finish up what needs to get done.

Good class. Not sure if it was since I was there, but nothing hard on the knees tonight.

Saw a physical therapist this morning and she felt that she could help with several things. So I will be getting a series of exercises to do (just have a couple for this week but will get more added on next week) and we'll see if there's any improvement. It would be nice...

C • PT 5