Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

Bit brisk

Felt like a circular wind as I felt like I was pedaling but I was not moving regardless of direction.

45 deg rainy

fleece shirt under a rain jacket = amply warm
new thin tights are THIN. damp thighs a bit cool
wintery mechanic type gloves = golden, nice and comfy

All that and after almost five miles each way, they didn't have the target bread (garlic cheddar)

Event: SMOC Sleepy Hollow
 

Super fun course on the new map of Sleepy Hollow.

Barbara and Adam both headed north before I started, so a good guess.

Then I went on to stuff up #1, distracted by some other larger rootstocks to the north before doubling back. Swap was bone dry so harder to distinguish the boundary and realize the over shoot.

Didn't quite hit bisecting trail en route to #2 where I thought, but solved with marsh end and eventually that trail.

Caught Adam at #3, we left for #4 together and both realized that white = yes white run here good times and green = no thank you. So I started treating the white like a maze and you could totally navigate by taking white corridors.

Couldn't resist trying the swamp to #5 but I didn't cut it enough so Adam caught back up.

Lost some of the game trails to #8, but you had good topography and a marsh to guide.

Took power line style clearing to #11 - had tire marks which made it a highway.

Exited #12 through junk rather than go around and it wasn't that bad.

Did not see giant log right at #14, having crossed the stream earlier. Sloppy exit from #14 added a little distance.

Caught Peng in my troubles (or did he catch me?) at #17 - glorious giant old pines but I drifted right and hit the trail and doubled back. I motored up to #18 but he caught me before the road en route to #19 and then slowly disappeared. I was screwed if he started after, but perhaps okay if he started before.

Good times, I will take the win even if it was lightly attended with no regular Red demons to dethrone me.

15-16-17-18 pickup using Steve's bike to speed things up. I wheelie the bridge in its entirety on the way back, nice bike.

Red - Splits

Event: 2022 Great October Adventure Race 6HR
 

After yesterday's chilly wet walk at 47 deg F, I thought today might be rough doing a bike in a T shirt at 37 deg F, but it's a dry 37 and I did use gloves and it was really not that bad, at least for 11 minutes.

I planned longer but then work decided to have meetings run over. Not in top shape probably from a late night but nice to be out.

Overdressed at 55 deg F with long bibs and a warmer shirt. Not so overdressed on the roads, more so on the trails.

So easy to get out of the habit. Threw on a rain jacket out of wimpiness, and took it pretty easy on the tree covered trails.

Day 2 of 80% hear-it-a-block-away wailing. One mother passing by said, "Some mornings are like this", and one of his schoolmate's moms was similarly sympathetic.

Not our finest. First block took five minutes of jacket on, jacket off, jacket back on troubles. One of his issues with today's jacket was a lack of pockets, so when he put it on again, I showed him where the pockets were. Even still, 90% of the trip featured a soundtrack of wailing and teeth gnashing.

45 seconds to spare. I guess this is sort of like rogaine time management training