Training Log Archive: cmorse

Event: NEOC: Upton State Forest
 

Cool, overcast. Nice day for some O. Woods quite green, a lot of Clethra in the damper areas, much like Gay City a few weeks ago. Made for fairly slow running in many spots. Navigation mostly ok with the exception of #7. When I got to #6, it was control #107, which I apparently had in my head so headed east from #6 as if I was going east from #7-#8. Got down slope, but faced with a large beaver marsh rather than a crossable stream, however some of the recently felled trees were still green, so I assumed perhaps it was a very recent marsh and therefore unmapped. I found my way across, still assuming I was heading for #8, things looking vague but not immediately clicking, then picked up a minor trail, wandered SE on it a bit for realizing what I had done. Luckily it was almost entirely a trail run back to 7 from there, but definitely lost 6+ minutes on that brain fart. The rest was ok, if a little slow in the green, and also a bit hesitant looking for features that were sometimes hard to see in the dim green woods.

Also apparently bumped my watch into pause mode about 32 minutes in. I looked down and saw it wasn't running, restarted it but at that point wasn't sure how long it had been paused, but apparently only a couple minutes. Adjusted time to match SI

Afternoon walk with Hayden & Ellen on the Perley Brook Trail loop around the reservoir. A fairly short walk from Hayden's apartment and he's hoping to go explore the trail system further on bike tomorrow. But a good spot for a jaunt & chat. Managed to avoid the rain showers coming through. Then a fine dinner at Gardner Ale House just down the street from his place.

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