trail running 2:25:20 [3] 13.5 mi (10:46 / mi) +700m 9:16 / mi
shoes: Adidas Trail racer
Greylock Mt trail half marathon.
46 minutes for the first 3 miles and most of the 700 meters up, then a long downhill. Took it easy on the downhill as my calf muscle was a bit swollen from the pounding at last week's race, and aggravated by the track workout. But after an 90 minutes it seemed OK so I pushed the pace a bit more.Many passed me on the downhill section, but after about 10 miles I started picking them back off. Finished feeling great.
orienteering 1:00:00 [1] *** 4.0 km (15:00 / km)
32c
The 2 Ratlun Mt Sprints. Barely jogging as the achilles are really sore.
Note
So, at the last Ratlun Sprint, I had some trouble spotting the knoll of control 14. Stood around a bit saying it should be right here, noticed the grassy bump, then the path through the grass, so trotted along it, and just as I descended into the control I felt a scape on my lower leg.
Hmm, as I left the control I looked back and thought, where is that thorn bush I just hit, then forgot about it.
Until around midnight. I can't get to sleep and get these symptoms I have not felt in 6 years. Itchy feet, hands, and then some weird bumps seem to be appearing randomly.....an allergic reaction? Too what I'm thinking?
Nevertheless it's obvious that's what it is, so I find some allergy pills, take one and in 10 minutes the symptoms fade.
Was that a wasp that got me on that knoll? Could the reaction have been delayed that long? Bad vibes.........