Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: HVO -- Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
 

Temps in 60s and mostly sunny; another gorgeous late summer day (almost fall!).

HVO 60-minute score O at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum near Cornwall, NY. 1:5000 / 5m map by Bob Burg

We arrived a bit early to answer a plea from Betsy for help with registration (or instruction; we opted for taking money and registering epunches). After we processed most of the Boy Scout and cadet teams/groups, Betsy took over and let us go out on our own.

We'd been here once before and it turned out most of the score O controls were ones I'd been to on the previous course. Map's a bit flaky in some areas too. I did a counterclockwise loop and skipped two farthest up the hill (to save 5 contours of climb), one that was a boulder surrounded by rocky ground (not near a trail), and one I'd had trouble with last time. Got most with no trouble; didn't hit directly on the stone wall (2nd farthest west control), or the hill near the property line.

The other challenge was that even though there were circles on the map, there were no corresponding numbers for you to validate that you were at a score O control, just a code when you got there to match up with your descriptions. :-) Basically, navigate to the circle and find a flag. At least all the flags were hung at the circled control locations. A good exercise in adapting, and generally a fun time. Glorious weather.

Gardening (pulling weeds, stretching hamstrings), then walked, slowly, to the Post Office to mail a bill payment.

Gorgeous fall day; 60 and sunny. Thin high clouds if any.

Using rings today (which means lunges). Sore hips and glutes/upper hamstrings.

No aerobics after, but did do pulldowns to fatigue (7@68.75#)

From Olivia's Overlook on Yokun Ridge in the Berkshires/Lenox area. North from the parking area, clockwise loop on the Burbank Trail tackling the ridge first. Walked where I couldn't jog and picked it up again when the trail got more level (or downhill). Almost missed the turn to Monks Pond, but figured it out.

Today's goal was proprioception, watching the trail for roots and rocks to trip me up, because I didn't want to fall on my right knee ... again. Five almost-falls, where my abs caught me in time (thank you, Pilates!!!).

Using weights (and body weight).

Wanted to do something aerobic but not in the mood for elliptical or running, so I did a fast walk on the track, trying to concentrate on turnover (since I don't know about racewalking form). Quad above right knee seemed unusually sore for the first half mile but then felt okay so kept on. The last time I remember doing a really fast walking track mile I felt it more in the shins, and was faster, but that was some time ago.

Pulldowns (9 @ 68.75#) and stretching after.

Aerobics, weights, and abs, then stretched everything out, especially tight hips/outer thighs/glutes.

Event: WCOC Gay City State Park
 

4.8 km Green course at Gay City, set by George and Lyn (thanks!!). Nice course with mostly short legs (longest was about 400m) and changes of direction, so a middle feel. Red was three separate woods sprints which didn't interest me as much.

Fun times in mostly nice woods, though I managed to botch the approach to 6 once I got across the stream north of the swamp, finding some rocks to use as steppingstones. (Swamp is mapped as uncrossable and I didn't want to attempt it, plus I figured it was a test for North Americans, where marshes and ponds mapped as uncrossable are really "forbidden to cross" as much as "you don't want to go there.") Talked to Karen M. later, who said she went straight across but was in water up to her upper thighs doing so.

Anyway, once I got across the stream I passed by my number 8 and took a bearing from there, but was drawn off by the hills to my right and had to correct from there. Otherwise I was moving fairly well through the woods and in the right direction, though ferns slowed me down in places.

Three micro-sprints near the start/finish. Very tricky, but I managed to complete them all with no mistakes though not very quickly. Similar to the ones we did at Macedonia this past spring, but that was a much more open area; these were set in an area with trees and picnic tables to block your way and your view. Still a lot of fun to keep track of where you are and where you're going next.

Green - Splits

Maze A - Splits

Maze B - Splits

Maze C - Splits