Training Log Archive: Charlie

Flow 1.5 with Leah. This was particularly ferocious, and my legs were tired anyway. Quite a bit of cramping on hamstring related exercises, of which there were plenty. She's so nice and cheerful that I can't complain.

Event: WCOC Huntington State Park
 

With Peter down to Huntington for the Brown course. A nice time orienteering, and also nice to visit with the estimable course setters and meet directors Rick and Susie. with the survivors Clint and George, and with various other friends, Bill D, Jim and Rich, Muffattis, Niels L-O.

Brown course. Set off a few minutes before Peter, and expected him to catch me up at any moment, but trundling along, generally finding things OK.

1. Down the road, into the woods, which were somewhat unfriendly. Deadfall, rocks, barberry, but the control was right in front of me, and there was Bill leaving it.
2. Through a bit more barberry, took trails for quite a ways, then on compass over the big hill, right on compass and in, where I saw the wealthy N at the control.
3. Across the marsh, up through cliffs, looking for reentrant R of line to lead me in. I had deviated a bit to the right looking for a place to climb, then took the trail a little to the left before continuing on, so a little uncertain, but there was the reentrant, and led me right in.
4. Short leg, on compass, but then got off a bit to the right, and the area was a bit vague, so had to give it a bit of thought. I was in fact too far right and recovered, but maybe lost a minute and a half.
5. On compass, more or less, thinking I would go right of the marsh, but then banged right into it and it seemed that it was easier to go left, picked up a bit of trail and then up the hill right into it.
6. Drifted a little right and uphill, so had to hook into it when I saw the hill with the rocks on it.
7. Pretty fine, and didn't want to miss the control twice. Checking off stone walls, using the compass, spiked it.
8. Also just fine, if a bit slow. Took some trails, apparently missed one, but then just headed to the power line and east from there, past the substantial reentrant, onto the spur, kept the small knoll to my left and reentrant developing in front of me. Very nice.
9. Route choice leg. I had the idea to go straight, but didn't execute at all well. Right on trails all the way would have also been ok, or left would have been ok, even all the way to east lagoon. Instead I wobbled, getting stuck on various crossing trails until I fought my way out to the main N-S trail. So probably a good 2 minutes of lost time.
F. Around on the road to the right. I guess there was a good way to cut through, but didn't see it.
2nd on Brown when I left, a minute behind the wily Peter. But then feet put it all in perspective, flashing the course in less than half my time.

Map

Brown - Splits

Center & Balance 1.5 with Yi.

With Rhonda at Lake McD.

Nice afternoon. Unfortunately, both knee and shoulder were complaining.

Shoulder and knee exercises. Shoulder is getting stronger, but generally worse in terms of pain and range of motion. Knee is improving some, but a long ways to go. I have a doctor's appt next Friday to think about next steps.

With Rhonda, after getting our omicron boosters

Flow 1 with Yi. Too much shoulder involvement for me today.

sluggish

This was fine, but tired as the day went on and skipped any kind of real activity.