Training Log Archive: mikeminium

widened the one-car path out of the driveway. With luck the next storm won't be too windy; Otherwise even a couple inches will quickly make a deep drift.

Event: OCIN England-Idlewild
 

most of driveway had 4 to 6 inches; a few spots were blown bare but there was a long drift over a foot deep.

This quickly became a battle of attrition. Control 3 was mis-placed and not found. Between 5 and 6 I ran off the map. The SI box at control 8 was so encrusted with ice that it was impossible to punch. Meanwhile I started off fast for the first couple controls, started to sweat and threw back my hood. Ducking under snow covered bushes, the hood & the back of my neck filled up with snow. Brr. After several falls, the light gloves I was using also were proving inadequate. In the interest of retaining all fingers for future runs and not risking hypothermia when I hit the more open, wind-swept parts of the course, I finally made the wise choice & bailed.

C • Red 7

control pickup. Still was difficult with wading thru deep snow and having to get thru briars and honeysuckle bushes that were weighted down with the white stuff.

snow removal- a couple inches of very wet heavy stuff then a midnight round with about 4 inches of slightly lighter stuff.

rural roads.

East Fork, mainly checking trails for condition & connectivity.

light path clearing work, some honeysuckle removal.

checking trails, staging areas.

rural roads.