O - competition race (UNO Nottingcook) 1:18:10 [4] 3.8 mi (20:34 / mi)
Short, but physical Red course on Bob's home turf. Route choices on many legs -- around or thru bogs -- went thru almost all; good choice for 3 out of 4 times, other sank to my thigh. Speed kept down by short, rocky climbs and vegetation. Enjoyed the workout.
Road Running intervals (Chester via Church St) 1:05:00 7.55 mi (8:37 / mi)
Finally a chance this week to get in a run. Did 6 min fartlek intervals around the longer Chester loop.
Got a couple inches of snow yesterday on the Manchester side of the mountains, but it all disappeared as I came back over past Bromley. Thought I was going to get out on skis, but not yet.
Lower section of Mt Tom around Lake Bray. Lots of climb for the first five controls and then a long traverse. Lost track of position and went into the relocation mode, costing 5 min. Then down and across the brook, missing a reentrant on the hill by I-91 for another 5 min.
Not a satisfactory run, pretty sloppy on a number of points. Could have been because I was running faster. Mistakes were quite expensive.