Training Log Archive: bl

AM DP, just missed the mist. Found some curious, almost troubling, tapes marking something (but not straight as in a boundary) in the nearly 6 acres of buffer to the east. Have felt it's not available to grow a house due to wet lands & boundaries but one never knows. Unless, of course, one inquires.

Boojum Rock, warm, 70F! Bad day.... 4 problems right off the bat added up to "aw heck...". The first step from the start, somehow got stuck/half-tripped on an old branch, stretching the right hamstring as I did not care for it to be done...on literally the first step. Then running along the path, noted the e-punch was not around the wrist, string dangling. By the time I recovered from 1 & 2, I had run by the left turn, not helpful. Finally moving along ok still on way to first control, look at the compass for a bearing & see a bubble as big as a nickel, big enough to run roughshod over the needle's ability to find North. I didn't see 1 to 4 (particularly 4) as adding to the challenge! Anyway, went to all -a few provided interesting feedback in needle deception and how I did not deal with it. Used to have training w/o compass & that can be ok. Seems the compass is more useful where vis is diminished & one can't readily sort out cliffs, contours - or if just plain flat & green. Did not have control descriptions where they should have been - only on map. Hot & scratchier than I recalled - was in shorts but not crucified - which did not seem reasonable given the day.

Getting to be QR mastery time. Looking at GPS trace, can see how screwed up I was able to get in a few places w/o compass. (6 and from 17 home, in particular)

Removed 2 pieces of OH thorn from right forearm when I got home.

C • Hams, 2

Feeling sad about my dead and dying compass collection.



Dead compass still life:
Bubble visible in most recent compass. One to "southeast" broke in Scotland in a fall - first run I used it and 2 controls from finish. Paid 60 Scottish pounds for it (near $80). One with a flower poking* thru lost its bezel but can't recall when or circumstances. The one somewhat hidden has a broken bezel. I once called about repairing these - felt I got a run around. Time to re-pursue.

* (PP&M, "Where have all the flowers gone?")

C • Psst..... 2

Green - Splits

DP near work returning from NHH - Upton-Morgan SF, a small green patch by Clinton.

Night #3 outback at Pine Haven for lack of a more imaginative name. Walked out with stars, sound of silence-type night broken by coyotes yacking & yelping (maybe 4 sessions, starting & stopping so suddenly). Then first light pitter patter of rain. No reason not to sleep well but for some reason really was up most of night - ascribed to change of venue & forgetting the Tyl PM.

UNO Silver Lake SP local meet. Theme was get out orienteering, regardless of wx. 33F & wet snow in Bow on departure, 41F rain in Hollis. Maybe B run, went to all except #12 on far side of a field. Foggy vision much of time. Crossed field behind another runner, went left as he did, stopped paying (foggy) attention - & that probably was 90". Enroute 4, got to end of peninsula, looking west & not NW, thinking the crossing was flooded - nearly stepped into thigh-deep cold but took a peek around the corner after some basic orientation with the map. Too cold contemplating, too hot by #6, wanted to discard a shirt but didn't get around to it. Wasn't really good in the orchard. I think it would have been better to go a little left or right for the orchard roads (right on 7 to 8). Crossing rows was slower than I would have thought as the trees overlapped. Woods & fields provided fun variation. The depression controls were well placed. One really had to see the depression to see the control. Right ham soreness as cautionary feedback.

Mtg after, 11 f us, got a bunch of stuff done, BD at BBSP is starting to loom as a reality with work & deadlines!

Green - Splits

AM DP, chilly, blue/bright. To the calm waters of the slough & back. Birdsong.

SPS track, no plan, bit lacking from yesterday. Gravitated to 8x200, walk 100 between - 50-52".

C • Deuces.. 2

Warmup & down.

DP blustery, chill. Porkie season has begun, had a quill puller but chose the Sandbox with little likelihood of untoward sharp objects

Sandbox shapes, sculpted by unknown artist....



juxtaposed: "Deception in Rock and Sand"

Run home from NHH, NW windy, windy - picked a southerly route right from the starting block. Ducked into woods which made for a nice "surf & turf" experience. Decent energy, still a bit chilled when said & done. Hot shower was the rx.

Raw, drizzly, east wind, short changed dogs who didn't notice.

Finally went to O-ringen entry, had some trouble with getting registration page in English, was showing Beth who noticed the key I hadn't seen. Could understand the "Klicka har!" and "Logga in" but was seeing yellow triangles with black exclamations inside when I tried the obvious.

C • Priorities 2

Luti CW. Same gray chill but 15' after starting it went unnoted. Continued along Pleasant to Fruit for change. Finally caught up to the fellow who was ahead 2.5 mi earlier - was quite curious. SPS & CHS featured kids in shorts
as if it were cool....

DP, gray. Beth the "Saab" story as in sob, Beth left/lost? her car coffee cup 10 days ago in the forest. Parked it on a stump & forgot to pick it up. Told me the next day but neither of us had/took time to see if it was still there. Today is the day for the road not taken & voila! right on the stump where she'd parked it (and 400m from where I thought she said she put it - did I say "O challenged"?). Its existence was as far from my mind as a 2' snowfall is today but unlike the falling, the cup's sighting was a warm moment (of repossession).

Warmup.

SPS track, gray, light wind, light rain at end, 45F. Started out ok (7' pace being the goal) but lost enthusiasm, partly a time factor, partly blah-type day.

1:47, 3:30, 5:20, 6:59, 98

Took PC to work, turned on first time in maybe 2 months. Tickled memory with OCAD, Bear Brook being part of the reason. A moderate amount of field checking is needed but my role is minimal unless I find a different mind set which is not happening. Also was reminded this PC has Terrain Navigator on it which includes every topo in NE states (on separate CDs). It also has C-maps which contains most every nautical chart in the world. It's been there maybe 3 years. Think if came off a single CD. Was looking at Valdivia, Chile, then up the Peruvian coast, then over to Capetown, finally Scotland - all there in useable detail, all free - someone gave it to me. Needless to say, renewed appreciation for this middle-of-the-road 7 y/o PC I bought from Ed Hicks for OCADing Nottingcook in '06 for $200.

Quiet at the gym for a Monday - 60F probably had a lot to say.

Boston marathon watching was awesome! Fight to the finish was one theme and why not considering how much winning was worth. Way to go USA!

Faraway series, photos from elsewhere, #61

Half Dome reflected, '00