Training Log Archive: bishop22

Event: ROC - Cobbs Hill Park, O & Sprint
 

ROC at Cobbs Hill - Orange course. Floundered about some thick stuff in the "all white" forest around 1 and 2. It was especially tough because they were on hillsides. Recovered nicely enough on C3, but on the way to C4, Lindsay said it wasn't there. I got there, looked around, and couldn't find it - the map is way too over-generalized in that area (among many other areas), so I gave up after about a minute. It turns out Nate found it NW of the circle, but it cost him almost the full 7-minute headstart he had on me, then I guess I passed him while he went WAY left on the way to C5. I saw him behind me on the way to C6, and he had almost caught me by C7, which I got cleanly. But he didn't actually catch me until C9 - I couldn't see the trail and I went back almost to the building to try pacing it, but still nothing, so I kept going and eventually had to come back and found it - Nate was already on his way out. I passed him on the way to C10 by taking a shortcut while he stayed on the trail, then we missed left - I saw the 3 boulders and recovered more quickly. I came to a stop at C11 - never read the clue, which was an unmapped thicket, so Nate ran by me and punched (5 feet away!). I punched and chased - it looked like he was drifting left, but not enough for me to catch him. Then we both hesitated, expecting C12 just a bit earlier, before rounding the corner. He cut thru the woods for the finish, while I went right, to the parking lot and beat him in.

ROC at Cobbs Hill - Sprint course. The short distance was offset by the terrain and climb. For example, there was a 15m climb in the first 75m and we had to revisit the nasty sidehill C3 from the Orange as C2 here.

The uphill made for the slowest start of any sprint I've done (even slower than at the Flying Pig). I accidentally took a trail branch to the right, but recovered by running thru the woods, which wasn't bad around C1. C2 was a repeat. C3 was a "spot on the hillside". The clue was a dry ditch or something that was unmapped. Luckily, it was sort of on a spur that was sort of distinct. Couldn't find a clean way down from the water tower towards C4, so I stopped looking and just ran around the road. C5 was done at a very high speed: I cut thru the woods to a trail that was parallel to the line and took me thru the start/finish area and past my adoring fans (well I think Chris was cheering for me, and maybe Zach). C6 was back up the hill - I think I may have walked for a few steps "checking the map". Went too far left to C7, recovered at a trail junction to cut thru, directly to the control, but it was ON the trail, not in any pit, so I had to look up the control code before seeing it was OK to punch. I made a 90-degree error leaving, because the control was on the wrong side of the trail (I thought it had to be to my right as I left roughly north). Recovered fairly quickly, but popped out to the clearing to the right of the real finish trail.

C • C6 2

Ran part of the Harborfest 10K course and back Lake Ave to get a feel for what I might be able to see while cheering Walt, Pat and Tim. Turns out - not much. I served as a road marshall near the start, then drove out to Turning Point Park and caught Tim twice and the others once, then drove back near the finish and jogged out to see them - ran most of the last mile with Walt.

Also a very brief warm-up before the O race.

Orange - Splits

Sprint - Splits

It was clear that my achilles could use another day off. Let's just call this a taper for tomorrow's O-meet. A sprint series race is included.

Aside from the triple on 6, the front went well - 42, with only 12 putts and a very rare bird on 3. Just couldn't get it done on the back, missed 5 putts inside 4-feet, 4 of them for par. 3-putted 15, 16, 17, 18.

88.

Quite sore from yesterday - more than just achilles, so I need a break before I start my secret training plan on Monday.

Brought Nate to GTA this AM. Here is the route.

Early pace to Highland averaged 7:21, then I avg'd 6:40 to Clinton (Nate was 10-15 seconds ahead of me and Vinny), near Darren, while Erik, Jim O, Lawrence and JV were up ahead. They waited up occasionally the rest of the way - Nate stayed much closer most of the time. My pace was near 7 thru 5 miles, then faded to 7:30 out to Monroe, and I jogged in at 8:00, even getting ahead of Nate, who was running out of gas.

Faller's Last Fall, before he heads to Atlanta, so it drew a very large crowd. A-to-B starting from the 31F Park & Ride and wandering thru ER. Included 2 stops - we were out for about 2 hours before finishing up down the huge bank behind the abandoned Rinky Dink, and across the creek to the cookout at the park.

41, after opening with a 7. Also had 2 3-putt bogeys. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

Ran on the Ellison Park map with Nate. He did all the navigating, I just followed along, but I had a general idea where the controls were.

Not a single dog jumped on me today!

46 - carded 7s on 3 and 9. Pars were on 2, 4 and 8. Lipped a 3-footer for par on 5.

Went over to the Y at lunch for a swim, but the pool is closed from yesterday thru tomorrow.

Then I spent too long at Z's soccer game (30-minute lightning delay just before halftime) to make it to Bayview.

My left achilles was a bit sore again at lunchtime, even though it was fine yesterday.

Brought Zach over to his hockey practice at Thomas Creek - first practice as a Peewee team - and went for a run in the heat, out the lesser-travelled section of the canal and back. I did see 5 bikers out there.

Didn't feel too bad considering yesterday's effort.

Starting to feel a little easier.