Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

Event: Fall Challenge 2-4-6
 

Event: NE Ohio Python Rogaine
 

Jen P set up a table at the scout rendezvous at Willow Metropark. She said "on the order of 10,000", which I struggled to believe until I arrived. I sat at the table for 2.5 hours and chatted with a few, hopefully we see some out. Common comments were: more east side please.

Had I had any idea how sweet the event was (there was a ninja warrior obstacle course, giant water slides, some sort of foam maze, and dozens and dozens of other activities), I think I would have tried to do more. Next one is three years off, so we have some time. I think at bare minimum offering the standard stakes+tape SI maze would be a good start and make it more engaging for the kids.

That and maybe whistles as swag, since they are handy and can be printed.

Best case would be a short o course. Willow would have worked great for it, as long as you had a decent idea where to set up and what terrain / space was in use or not in use.

There's a big scout leader meeting in early 2020; we should try to get coverage there. Jen said she would relay more info, hopefully it does not stack up with a tournament.

Another fun day at Greenbush. Rain added an element of comfy temperature, but the overcast made the woods darker, coupled with a bit more veg on this side of the road and solidly b/r/g/b flag height, allowed for no casual spotting. Minor bobble at #1, where there was a solid trail bend attack but if you drifted down you were in the wrong hole, but if you went forward you were in the wrong part of the right hole, so lost 30 s or being slow. First quality error was 3 - didn't see it and didn't realize the one spur would continue farther between contours, so mucked around a bit, frustrating.

Then pretty good until their Bermuda Triangle - the trail seemed too far out of the way with crappy attacks for 18, so I tried to go straight. I was good for first third, then I think I missed my mark slightly in the next third, so I was offset by a hill, and then it was game over as all of the hills were surrounded by bowls. Hard to relocate, and didn't want to go all of the way out, finally ended up close enough to a clearing to use that and then still miss and end up at 20, then deliberately to 18. But I thought the weather would hurt other results, so tried to keep it moving, good for third anyway woo woo although I still slightly mussed 19, even walking on a straight bearing. One day I'll figure this out!

Brother declined to go out on Orange, preferring a nicer day. A bit bummed but then I could get home an hour or two earlier.

Highly recommended if you have a chance to go to Greenbush!

Red/Blue - Splits