Orienteering race 1:06:11 7.4 km (8:57 / km) +50m8:39 / km ahr:121 max:147 shoes: Roclite 290 G
Blue course at Mason Neck. Courses had to be shortened because of new restricted areas, so I took Glenn's map and ran Blue. Not a particularly inspired course, but it had a couple of notable legs. I made a bad mistake on #11, running up the bottom of the marsh and around the corner, and managing to miss both the rootstock and the flag. Went until I was sure it was too far (the marsh was continuous the whole way, not intermittent as mapped), then up to the road to relocate, then back to the control. 4 minutes lost there, which was significant because the next 7 places in front of me were separated by only 7 minutes total. Running distance 5.5 miles. It was a very fast course, but it's still nice to know I can go under 10 min per k.
Road running28:51 3.29 mi (8:46 / mi) +53m8:21 / mi ahr:113 max:129 shoes: Adrenaline 20
I went out during a break in the rain that my weather app said would last for an hour. But instead it rained continuously the whole time I was running. So it became a test of how well my Air Houdini would hold up in the rain. It's a fairly expensive bit of kit, and I've run with it nearly every day since December. It weighs nothing, has a soft, quiet feel, and is comfortable down into the 20s with just a tech shirt underneath. It has a DWR coating for water resistance, but I hadn't had any need for it until today. It was pretty disappointing. After 30 minutes of light rain it was soaked through on the shoulders, front, and sleeves. Guess it's not a substitute for a raincoat on a day hike.