Training Log Archive: Sandy

Streamering the last few controls for the rogaine.

Spent most of the time swatting at biting insects of one variety or another; way worse than any other day I've been there, perhaps because I was near some swampy ground for much of the time, or perhaps because I forgot to use any bug spray before I went out.

C • Blue hat? 2

Helping Valerie time a bike race at Quantico. Got out for a short bike ride in the morning when there wasn't much going on. First time I got my bike out of my shed this year and I'm glad I did. I always forget how much I enjoy riding. I'm out of riding shape though - my hands and feet got numb pretty fast. Didn't want to get in the way of any of the racers on the course though so just rode a big road loop around the Quantico base.

C • Biking 1

Orienteering at Prince William Forest on a course Valerie streamered. In order to get water halfway through, we parked near controls #3 and #4 and I ran #4 to the finish while she did #3 backwards to the start. It was a fun few controls; nice orienteering. I was a bit sloppy near the end, but corrected quickly each time. I did some running in the woods but not a whole lot. After meeting up with Valerie, at the original start/finish where there was a water fountain, continued on doing #1 through #3 while she did the rest of the course backwards. Had a little trouble with #1 (too high), and then got stung by a bee (or bees) a couple of times right after #2. I could have done without the bee stings, but other than that it was a great day in the woods.

A hummingbird!! I've never seen one in my yard before. I was wondering what that large thing on the lamb's ears was and it was a hummingbird. This may inspire me to get a hummingbird feeder.

C • hmmmmm 5

Not sure why suddenly at 10pm this seemed like a good idea...

More Fair Hill streamering. At the park from 10:30 to 7:00 and on my feet for all but about two hours - meeting with the ranger, lunch, changing when I finished. But some of it was standing still trying to decide what to do. Hard to know what to count as "training". But I am tired, that's for sure!

Almost done. Need one more visit - but only about an hour's worth. Plan to stop on my way home from DC on Sunday.

A lot of the controls are a very short distance from a mountain bike-able trail which hopefully will help setup and pickup the weekend of the event. I wonder how many streamers will make it to Labor Day?

C • Some of my streamers at Bat... 6

TNT - ran with Heather; Sandy did a basement workout; Alison ran with Karl and Bob. I have a reentrant, but Alison now has a hill!

Ran three miles on the drive with Heather letting her set the pace. The first two miles were well under 10 minute pace but they felt a lot slower than that. Heather really wanted to walk after two but we did the whole planned workout by just slowing it way down for the last mile. She's a trooper!

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I'm pretty sure I could have kept up the earlier pace for another mile which is encouraging. I jogged the road home as well. Time includes walk down, walk/jog up, and a couple of minutes of stretching.

C • Thanks 7

Total veg out this evening.