Training Log Archive: GlenT

Around the neighborhood (after dark).

Event: Ellicottville Adventure Run & Hike
 

6 hour Adventure Run/Rogaine near Ellicottville, NY at Rock City SF And McCarty Hill SF, starting at the CCC camp off Hungry Hollow Road. Cooler weather than we’ve been having with temperatures comfortably in the 60s. The area has large steep hills, lots of large rocks, rockiness underfoot and mostly light green vegetation. The maps are orienteering maps and very good.

Visited 29 (of 40) controls for 730 of a possible 1000 points. I think I was 7th overall, 6th male. Control order: 3-2-8-24-38-37-20-19-29-22-14-23-36-21-35-27-13-12-34-32-33-31-26-9-4-6-15-5-1. Had enough time that I could’ve gotten 11 before 5 but it involved another 15 contours down and back up and my body said no.

Sub-optimal navigation on 8 of the controls. Challenged by the control placement in rock features on 8, 19, and 21 (did fine on 13 where others had problems). On all the others (22, 36, 35, 27, 34) I was relying too heavily on staying on a bearing and lost map contact. Managed to relocate, but on two or three occasions it was because other competitors were in the vicinity of the control.

A really fine event hosted by BFLO. Thanks to all those involved in organizing.

Jordan Parkway trails. Mid to upper 80s.

Trails at Star Village. 6 x 1 min hills (~20m climb for each and 100 - 120m distance). Steep enough that I had to power walk part of each. Pretty hot, low to mid-80s.