Training Log Archive: JanetT

Went to an educational "native plant" talk at Jacobsburg State Park today with a neighbor (who is more of a gardener than I am). We had three talks by 1) a naturalist at Jacobsburg, 2) a naturalist at Lehigh Gap, and an educator from Edge of the Woods Nursery (which sells native PA plants, located in Trexlertown).

At the end we were allowed to take home two plants provided by Edge of the Woods. I selected a purple coneflower (for the front bed) and a cardinal flower (for the back which is shadier and wetter). Hope they survive!

Focus: Stretching our sides

Having more difficulty getting comfortable for sleeping, so hours are shorter than optimal. Guess I had a bad position last night because my left shoulder hurts a lot today. I had some limited shoulder movement when doing some of the poses. Will check with PT after we get back from out west.

Green Lane Co Park trails from the Hemlock Point area near the Elementary School. Low 70s and low humidity made for pleasant conditions.

I got ready and started off, but had left my map behind and wanted to take it. So as I returned to the car I was pushing buttons on my Forerunner to stop the track and save it, but it then connected to my phone and the screen got stuck. I left it behind.

I had to use my Timex Ironman chronometer for timing. Distance and climb are estimated from looking at Glen's track and the elevation profile. When I returned to the car the Forerunner's display was off, so I was hoping it had fixed itself, and it had. Phew.

Around the neighborhood, after dinner (and after pre-dinner rain showers had ended).

Lots of down dogs as we changed positions. Pigeon, warriors 1, 2 and 3, etc.

Couldn't get shoulder comfortable to sleep more, so got up and iced it.

Looking at my yearly reports...2011 had the most mileage in the last 15 or so (I think that was the year for Peggy's L&F that I attempted, so I went for more two mile walks).

2010 and 2011 both had a total of 69 orienteering days. I'm definitely on track to beat that this year as I've already logged 64 (more sprints, more local O events, more large events).

Focus: feet (spreading toes, flexion and arching, etc)

Little walk around the neighborhood before dinner.

Took it easy because I got blisters on the sides of both heels (outside above the callus) yesterday despite double socks. Both have popped (cover skin still there), so I hope they'll be okay for a 5k on Sunday. I think they'll be in good shape by Laramie... Have bandaids over them for now. Any advice welcome.

Event: Two Rivers Adventure Trek
 

Quadrant/section of the map I stayed on

Scale was *about* 1:30000 with 10' contours (mostly invisible with all the blueberry).

Four hour Adventure Trek by Rootstock Racing, in Wharton State Forest near/SE of Batsto map in NJ. Hot, with temps in the mid 80s and humidity from the rain that fell last night, but where I went was mostly wooded.

I gave this a 5 star difficulty because we used topo maps...so trails weren't always reliable...plus auxiliary bike trail maps, things were pretty flat and vague, and the blueberry impeded visibility.

I wasn't up to the task today, and probably got very close to 3 of the 4 I missed, but I did find three of the points. Sadly, I was 12 minutes overtime, so I lost those points by 4:04. I just could not push the running when my HR got over 150.

Camelbak shoulder straps had sweat-salt on them when I finished...that doesn't usually happen.

Congrats to the DVOA sweep (in four hour solo) of Sam Kolins, Glen, and Bob Fink! Lena K was close behind having found four controls and finished within the 4-hour time limit. :-)

EDIT: Okay, I took the wrong trail to #1 the first time, didn't find it at all the second time but wasted a lot of time anyway, and I misjudged trails going to #3 and wasn't even close. To #15 and #11 I just didn't go far enough...gave up too early.

C • Didn't realize this was a thing.... 2

Saw some of the longer race participants on the way back in... arthurd, Joe, and Jeremy C. (in that order).

Stina and Joe had already found M3 when I saw them, Jeremy and his pack hadn't reached it yet.

C • Fun to run into you! 3

Event: NAOC 2018
 

An all-over class today. Tough on my left shoulder.

Event: EMPO - Washington Park