Training Log Archive: JanetT

After a negligible walk to the start (at the end of the parking lot, and we were near the start end), turned in another decent race, with the exception of a brain-freeze at control 4 which for some reason I thought was a contour below where it was. Spent ~2:30 wandering in the rocks below (including looking at one likely boulder cluster) before I realized all those people a contour above me were punching at my control -- d'oh! (Error estimate based on comparing my 3:51 split with Valerie's 1:11.)

2nd F50 behind Anne Daltveit who was 5 minutes faster, so an error-free run would have me in the same position. 16th overall on Green Y, no mistakes would have put me ~12th. Ran more of the gentle uphill climbs than I have in the past, so that's an improvement over this time last year.

Happy with my performance this weekend. It's nice to have a pretty-good A-meet weekend every once in awhile. Now to get in gear for the US Champs.

AOWN note -- While passing through Mountaintop Campus (between 2 and 3) I heard a funny squeak and turned, expecting a spooked rabbit or squirrel, and saw a fawn crossing my path, no mommy in sight! I slowed a step or two to watchh it before continuing on my way; the fawn was headed in the direction I had seen another runner, but I knew it could fend for itself. Heard later than others had seen a fawn in that area too -- probably the same one, getting spooked multiple times.

Didn't see the Bethlehem Star closeup while on the course; if I had taken the higher trail route between 7 and 8 I might have seen the cleared area below it, but I decided on the more gradual climb taking the lower (northern) trail below the big building. I've been in the area enough to have seen it lit up at night, however. :-)

Forerunner showed 5.96 k covered distance for the 5.5 k "long" course. I didn't wear it the other days.

Green Y Long - Splits