Training Log Archive: bl

Event: 33rd West Point A Meet
 

Middle at Bull Pond: fumbled 1& 9 but little time lost, good map contact for most part. Did have sensation of visualized features missing but no undue confusion. Got pretty wet on way to 2 seeing someone ahead making it thru what appeared to be open marsh. 8 & 11 the hardest. Somewhere in the woods I heard: "All you have to do is look at the map and run no faster than contact allows...how simple is that?" :)

Sprint was very short, 1.2k!
Went to each cp w/o much confusion if any. Slow on the first & bit confused what feature I was looking for. Other than that, was reasonably fluid.

Brown Sprint - Splits

Brown Middle - Splits

Drive to WP, wisely took day off. Had 21 for CYC dinner last night, incl. us,
which led to a state of 'dysequilibrium' - as well as getting house temporarily
straightened & dusted.

5 hours to about 10m short of Newburgh (252 mi).

Event: CSU Park-O 3: Boston Common
 

Wet & drear DP. Nothing noted except reasonably steady rain.

SloGo at lunch, cont'd cool & rainy.

Slough & back, gray chill. At BOS mtg last night, we spoke of forest vandalism, muck/stuck among other things. Was a broken come-along where red truck had been stuck.

Luti CCW, gray, chill felt good. Too much inside vegetative slow motion. Really not much running in past two weeks due to chaotic schedule. No sig. MSK complaints at present. Occ. perceptible feedback from right hamstring but no revolution going on.

May Day, long awaited for.... Followed a DPW truck up Allen so went to upper PL entrance. Marvelled again at veg changes over years - 5 yrs, some 12' high white pine w/ 4-5" trunks. Cool & rainy.

Monday, Monday..

Roadside rest stop


A nice curve to lean into


Seen in Vermont

like "America has the best Wealthcare system"; "change how you see, not how you look"

34th BG at Moreau Lake SP. I’d give it an A-; went to every control w/o really any hitches. Early on the usual following but by end of first leg, there were only 5-6 of us in common view. Probably the hardest/longest first BG leg - maybe most climb, too. There was a couple from Canada, Jim A, Phil B, Jeff & Hilary, Jeff Schapiro, too for early company. The Canadian couple (he anyway) was quite accurate & helpful. First saw Jeff & Hil at 4 - by 11, I could not keep up with that group. At 12, it was Phil, myself and a Janet Findley fm Lake Placid. I was skipping 12, so Phil parted ways. Led Janet to all controls but she parted way halfway to 19. I like the 18 skip - it was a drag of a climb. Broke BP compass halfway to 19 in a fall. Still gave me direction. Not so important by then anyway. Once determined I’d make a spare compass part of the start kit.... 21-26 was just about care. Cramps at 23 but “willed” them away...too “expensive”!
Was generally on my own from halfway to 11 all the way to 23 which can’t help with optimizing time.

Was a bit worried at download...what had I failed to do...? Fair amount of crossing etc but did everything correctly. Nice, tough course. Amazing forest/map. Lots of walking wounded after. Nice to see Steve Tarry. Also Fred Pilon going way back, Bill Jameson, too. Excellent production by EMPO!

Drive to Williamstown after. Passed thru charming Greenwich and Cambridge, NY as well as Hoosick Falls and (Old) Bennington. Spring green was the dominant theme. Spent some time on the Williams campus, fed dogs on Weston Field, had dinner at a nice pub/restaurant on Water Street. Set up a tent with Beth at the end of Hopper road near a barn full of mooing cows. “The lowing herd winds slowly o’er the lea and leaves the world to darkness and to me” came to mind. A lovely twilight, first “star”, rims of hills, peepers. 28F this am but prepared...

BG "parade"


Old Goats


Young Goats


34, no misses


Fine spring day at Moreau

C • "willed them away" 3

C • Canadian couple 2

Billygoat - Splits