Training Log Archive: bl

Event: 2014 U.S. Corn Maze Champs
 

Missed a few & took a very circuitous route to #14 - lost about 2' to George on that leg.

OK except for missing #3 - a "stumble upon", Ed Despard & Lynette W were punching a point & inquiry led to the unlikely find. Making one's own luck is part of the equation.

Best of the lot. Easier after dark I think. Maybe less distracting imagery on the periphery? Also, the learning curve. Plan was to go CW, and pickup 32 on the backside w/ some attention to bonus points but not much. Well, left out 32 & proceeded there (to 32) from 39 - a considerably harder approach. Hit every one except #42 but relocated just to SW where long straightaway began - lost maybe 2'. Finished thinking I'd done just fine but Peter pointed out I'd missed 2, a surprise! Splits showed 34, a bit of an outlier & result of not looking the extra few seconds. And, embarrassingly, 33 - ran right by it. Was on my way to 46/39. I think, in back of my mind, there were some "extra" controls & did not look at map to see that, in any event, this was not one of them. Navigationally-wise, I'd give this a B+ but end result say a B.
Point-wise, don't know where I ended up.

Map

Better than last year. Still in too much of a hurry like Phil. Trail O (12 pts) was most clever as were some of the attempts to nail the locations. Nice time engineered by PG yet again - good weather & visiting. Home by 2250, 210 miles RT.

Classic - Splits

Sprint - Splits

Hopkinton Village Greenway, had just rained, gray, cool. Dark in woods. No energy to speak of. Met a fellow just starting out in opposite direction from another parking area & saw him on the far side of the loop - otherwise, no one in woods.

Related walking.

Trail map

BHS around 6pm. Mile warmup

7:22 would be ok if nonstop...but 4x440 with 200 walk! "Overcoming Inertia" is the pertinent theme. Approach the line, run 2:04 & ready to stop. Not sure why so flagging. 5 cute kids, esp the 2.5' blond, playing in the pole vault pit.

Rollins-Patch loop, CCW. Nice day, cool in shade which it mostly was. Leaden legs, however.

At Beech Hill Farm. O training in a loose sense. The maze is rather simple and a map is not provided. The maize I did was "It's Greek to Me" (appropriate w/o a map...) with a crossword puzzle consisting of names and places in Greek mythology. Did not find #15 across, found the others. Became apparent that it was a "stumble upon" or maze memory or both. Suppose the 305 track would show the whole maze had I found all. Not sure what not finding #15 omits. Maybe a disgruntled 8 y/o threw it in the woods. The farm (but not the maze) was crawling with young kids. The ice cream line was much too long for me. All in all, an ok experience. Corn was high & it provided a suitable framework for this coming Saturday.

SPS wander before going to dinner at UNOs with Diane & Liz.

An odd ball pair of rocks in Little Turkey Pond, seemingly in the middle of nowhere yet solid ground needs be near.

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Home from Clough SP. Nice cool time of day, sun slanting, roads quiet.

Kayaking at Clough SP with Beth. Smaller than I'd like but a few cubbyholes & interesting perspectives. Breezy NW. Long time since last visit. We used to wander around a fair amount - not sure why so much less now. Hasn't much to do with energy. More of an archival log.