Training Log Archive: Charlie

Event: WCOC Pond Mountain
 

Red course at Pond Mt. Much longer than advertised, and a little anxiety because I had promised Rhonda I would be home by noon. didn't make it. navigation was mostly very good, but physically very difficult for me. Only two significant errors - one was heading to the wrong control (and spiking it) only to check the code and realize I was at #14 instead of #11. The other was drifting way low on the way to 13 and having to climb another 5 lines to get back up. After that I was walking almost anything mildly uphill. A lovely day, and a really fun course. Just too long for me today.

Red Course - Splits

Event: O in the Oaks '09 A-meet, Pacheco State Park
 

Wolf Den red course. Felt pretty sore and sluggish, but a beautiful day and a very nice course. Lost a fair amount of time going to #2 when I lost my shoe in a deceptively deep marsh and had to fish for it for a while.

Red Course - Splits

Went to Wickham Park to watch the state open X country championships. The Canton boys having a very good season, got 4th place - an outstanding result. Mike LeDuc was about 8th coming out of the woods, but had a bad fall when his shoe caught somebody else's foot just as they crossed the pavement. Bounced up and caught some people back, but ended up 15th. Brian Magna was 31st. Pretty exciting, and good exercise running from place to place to see them - six different places in all, then did it again for the girls race.

Stratton Brook again. Felt faster, but seem to have gone about the same time.

Stratton Brook, feeling sluggish, but pushing. I think I have missed something on this course, though, 'cause I'm not that fast.

Rhonda's morning group, very well attended today.

With Rhonda at the very fine North Carolina Arboretum, with a few stops to look at the gardens and exhibits. I particularly like the bonsai exhibition, although the whole place is really great.