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Sunday Nov 11, 2012 #
11 AM
Orienteering (NZ 4 - Pine Grove Stumble) 2:20:00 [2] *** 3.8 mi (36:50 / mi) +198m 31:42 / mi
shoes: Pink Ice Bugs #2
Drove up to Pine Grove Furnace with Amy. Smooth ride, good company.
Knew going in that I would have little chance to complete even the Short course in the three hours allowed, especially since I was walking only even though I walk pretty fast. Decided to go around with Amy, though I don't think she figured that out right away.
S-1 Trail to YMCA camp, aiming off from the big black X. Stayed high and nailed it. Amy had dropped too low, drawn off by the people going from 1-2, so I waited 5 minutes up there for her to come back up the hill.
1-2 Back through the camp, past the vicinity of 15 to the dirt road, to the bridge, to the road, to trail east of 2, climbing, climbing, climbing, and then on the indistinct trail to the control.
2-C Picked Sandy's brain for the 10 yards I was near her on the way to one, and she said she was doing A-B-C in the window, so that was my plan. However, we dropped to low out of 2 ending up just below C, so we climbed up to that as others were crashing down through the green.
C-A Tried to find the trail out of C, but I was more just staying too high in the rocks. Finally dropped down far enough to be clear of the rocks, and saw the control location. Tried to get Amy's attention, but she wasn't in hearing.
A-B Punched A while I was there and headed towards B. She was fairly close to B since she thought that was where I was going next. So, we punched B and headed back to A.
B-A Dropped way too low ending up close to the trail and then finding the trail. Crap! six contour lines back up the A. Tell Amy it is good training, and I miss the pained expression on her face. Get her up there and discuss the options for 6 & 7, or heading back in from here. She admits that her left foot is really painful from a bruise from a week or two ago, so we head back in which was just as well.
Asthma wasn't an issue, though I was worried that it would be. Actually felt pretty strong going uphill. Taped the heels for blister prevention before I left home, and then put on the PSB braces at the meet. Briefly contemplated going without but through better of it. These felt good throughout, and I felt secure with my footing. First time really off trail in months, so I am happy that it went so well.
Drive home was just as pleasant as the drive to the event.
Tracks are Amy's since my 310xt once again deleted my tracks for the last event. Agh! They are close enough.
Knew going in that I would have little chance to complete even the Short course in the three hours allowed, especially since I was walking only even though I walk pretty fast. Decided to go around with Amy, though I don't think she figured that out right away.
S-1 Trail to YMCA camp, aiming off from the big black X. Stayed high and nailed it. Amy had dropped too low, drawn off by the people going from 1-2, so I waited 5 minutes up there for her to come back up the hill.
1-2 Back through the camp, past the vicinity of 15 to the dirt road, to the bridge, to the road, to trail east of 2, climbing, climbing, climbing, and then on the indistinct trail to the control.
2-C Picked Sandy's brain for the 10 yards I was near her on the way to one, and she said she was doing A-B-C in the window, so that was my plan. However, we dropped to low out of 2 ending up just below C, so we climbed up to that as others were crashing down through the green.
C-A Tried to find the trail out of C, but I was more just staying too high in the rocks. Finally dropped down far enough to be clear of the rocks, and saw the control location. Tried to get Amy's attention, but she wasn't in hearing.
A-B Punched A while I was there and headed towards B. She was fairly close to B since she thought that was where I was going next. So, we punched B and headed back to A.
B-A Dropped way too low ending up close to the trail and then finding the trail. Crap! six contour lines back up the A. Tell Amy it is good training, and I miss the pained expression on her face. Get her up there and discuss the options for 6 & 7, or heading back in from here. She admits that her left foot is really painful from a bruise from a week or two ago, so we head back in which was just as well.
Asthma wasn't an issue, though I was worried that it would be. Actually felt pretty strong going uphill. Taped the heels for blister prevention before I left home, and then put on the PSB braces at the meet. Briefly contemplated going without but through better of it. These felt good throughout, and I felt secure with my footing. First time really off trail in months, so I am happy that it went so well.
Drive home was just as pleasant as the drive to the event.
Tracks are Amy's since my 310xt once again deleted my tracks for the last event. Agh! They are close enough.