Training Log Archive: jtorranc

The Venture Quest sprint adventure race is adding a solo category this year. Could be fun if I successfully get over the sticker shock of AR pricing. - No longer an issue since Valerie is gifting me with a complementary entry she's getting in exchange for helping EX2 with timing, etc. I believe she said she had one for a team as well if anyone's interested.

Cycling in the morning from Hemlock to Fountainhead with my race gear.

Venture Quest - short run, lap of mountain biking course, trail run navigating using the O map, brief paddle on inflatable raft, longer paddle in kayak, second lap in reverse direction of bike course, short trek to Tyrolean traverse, shorter kayak, and then a long run up to a zip line at Hemlock before running perhaps 600m to the finish. 2nd overall by 1:17 (minutes and seconds) - I arrived at the zip line to see first place with his harness just about cinched up and concluded I hadn't made up quite enough time on foot after dropping large amounts to the better mountain bikers on the two biking sections. Fun but I should have tried harder to eat and drink early as I was dragging for the last several kilometers on foot. Not that that much off-road cycling wouldn't have had that effect somewhat even if I had been more dutiful about refueling. Compass bezel acquired a mass of bubbles somewhere near the middle of the course - made the nav heading north to Fountainhead somewhat more challenging than it ought to have been.

C • Congrats 3

First dance class in a long while. A master class with the duo performing that evening and the next. They were concentrating on partnering exercises so I ducked out early - I pulled something on the right side of my rib cage a week or so ago and I didn't want to take the chance on someone else manhandling it. Granted I manhandle it plenty but at least I can feel whether it's hurting me.

To Metro (single-tracking Yellow and Blue lines and making everyone switch trains at Pentagon City - arghh!) and from Metro to Valerie's to get a lift out to Hemlock.

Work to bike shop, heavily laden, to pick up my bicycle.

Home on my bike.

Skating in again - won't be doing the homeward leg though as I'll be going to see "Die Bad" (part of a Korean film festival) at the AFI in Silver Spring.

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Bladed into work today - have to do something with the bike in the shop and don't want to overdo running with Venture Quest on Sunday.

And home - one really runs through brake pad rubber quickly going mostly downhill through the Maryland suburbs and DC.