Training Log Archive: GlenT

Event: DVOA Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
 

Flying Pig, Day 3. Classic distance at East Fork SP, Indian Mound map. 4.6k, no climb stated (on the map, meet notes have 170m). Good course by Mike
Minium with a variety of leg lengths and route choice problems. Woods were more open than the previous two days. More trails (although they were twisty and tended to follow the edges of reentrant systems). It also was less muddy. About 40F when I started and mostly cloudy but warmed a bit as more sun came out.

A much better run today. Found all the controls where I expected them to be. Probably could have been a little faster on the long leg (#2) with a straighter route choice. Was running out of gas near the end and had to walk more than I wanted to on the last 5 controls (a series of short legs leading in to the finish). Second overall on Brown B and in M65. Second in M65 for two-day total time.

Another outstanding organizational job by the OCIN team. Thanks to them and all the volunteers who make events like this happen.

C • 3-0 1

OCIN_FP2022_Sunday_Classic_2022-04-03_6 Brown B - Splits

Flying Pig, Day 2 at East Fork SP. Afton-Elklick map. Less steep climbing than yesterday and more runnable woods, although much of that was still light green. Brown B, 4.3k, 115m. Upper 40s, diffuse sun to start but then cloudy.

Two significant errors. Lost 4 minutes on #3 misreading a gully as a contour line and looking for a bigger spur than what was really there (and being confused when I was at the junction of the stream and gully). Saw the flag for #8 but I was looking for a ditch bend and it was on a spur. Apparently a spur is the "upper part of a ditch bend". Poked around for 2-3 minutes before I came back and checked the code on the flag. May have lost some time on #10 by heading more north than west out of 9 which gave me some extra down and ups. 7th or so on Brown B, 3rd in M65 but only one second behind 2nd.

C • Weird clue... 2

Walk to start.

OCIN_FP2022_Saturday_Classic_2022-04-02_6_BrownB - Splits

Event: OCIN Flying Pig XXIV - 2022 Junior Nationals
 

Flying Pig XIV, Day 1 at East Fork SP on Slabcamp Run map (north of the lake). Brown B, 3.2k, 130m. Middle distance (legs were middle distance character but course length was about 40% on the long side). Steep gullies and reentrants, muddy and thickish vegetation, some of it scratchy. Honeysuckle was just starting to green up but visibility was still pretty good. Low 40s, cloudy - good for running, less so for hanging around.

Run was mostly OK. Made a bad route choice to 2 and ended up climbing several unnecessary contours. Checked out some similar features on the way to 4 but figured things out fairly quickly - lost about 2 min. Did some extra climb going to 7. Got a little lucky on 10 cutting through what was mapped as dark green, but wasn't, and hit the control right on (even though my attack point was a bit sketchy).

Pretty physical course with lots of steep climbs on muddy slopes. Took one fall that took a patch of skin off the palm of my left hand. More of same tomorrow (although at classic distance).

OCIN_FP2022_Friday_Middle_2022-04-01_6 Brown B - Splits

From Water Street Park in Hellertown, through Thomas Iron Works up almost to the Interstate and then back with some small route variations. About 40F. Followed a rather large red fox along a trail for a bit, until he spotted me.