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Sunday Sep 30, 2007 #
orienteering 59:24 [3] 5.8 km (10:14 / km)
shoes: integrators 2006
Boulder Dash, day 2. Another ok run, just missed one control, about 75 meters to the right, corrected pretty quickly. But was feeling very tired right from the start. A struggle to keep going, especially at the end.
Still good enough to get some scalps (Balter, again!), but Sam got me today by a minute. But to keep things in perspective, best time on the course was 47, by Martin Ward of the UK in M40. He would have won M21 if he had been running the Blue course.
I really enjoyed the orienteering, though perhaps some others didn't (too hard, or maybe too hard to read all the details on the map?). Felt like I knew where I was just about all the time. But that's a lot easier if you just go slow enough. Also, think I managed to get through the weekend with no major damage. Does that mean I'm ready for the Highlander next weekend?
I'll post the maps in a little while.
A very nice trip up and back with Charlie. Stopped on the way back for more rogaine practice. Unbelievably beautiful late afternoon. AOWN highlight was a flock of 27 turkeys at the 6th tee, only some of which are shown here --
Still good enough to get some scalps (Balter, again!), but Sam got me today by a minute. But to keep things in perspective, best time on the course was 47, by Martin Ward of the UK in M40. He would have won M21 if he had been running the Blue course.
I really enjoyed the orienteering, though perhaps some others didn't (too hard, or maybe too hard to read all the details on the map?). Felt like I knew where I was just about all the time. But that's a lot easier if you just go slow enough. Also, think I managed to get through the weekend with no major damage. Does that mean I'm ready for the Highlander next weekend?
I'll post the maps in a little while.
A very nice trip up and back with Charlie. Stopped on the way back for more rogaine practice. Unbelievably beautiful late afternoon. AOWN highlight was a flock of 27 turkeys at the 6th tee, only some of which are shown here --
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Saturday Sep 29, 2007 #
Event: Boulder Dash 2007
orienteering 1:00:43 [3] 5.8 km (10:28 / km) +525ft 9:12 / km
weight:136lbs shoes: integrators 2006
Boulder Dash, day 1, Bow, NH.
Good run. No problems finding the controls. Running wasn't too bad, pretty slow but reasonable energy, so at least I kept moving along. Third on the Red course, 4 scalps (Pavlina, both Saeger sisters, plus the great Balter!), not so bad!
Followed that up with a couple of hours of rogaine practice with Charlie. It's hard work but have to keep doing it -- worlds champs in Estonia are only 50 weeks off.
Meanwhile, Gail has provided the latest from the home front: "The fox story for the day. We were on the 2nd T when I looked to the
side and saw the fox cross the 1st green, beautiful in the sunlight.
It then went just beyond the green in the little hollow where I
couldn't see it. The next group on 1 was ready to hit to the green
and at first waited, then went ahead and hit. The very proper fox,
after waiting for them, then trotted by them heading towards 14 or
16. Never saw it again."
And I've been doing a little research, using just two words for a Google search -- "fox" and "pet". Which generated the following page. For those too busy to check it out, I'll quote a couple of key points --
"Because of their size, their relation to dogs, and their somewhat exotic nature, foxes are sometimes sought out as pets. This is almost universally a bad idea."
It goes on to list various problems, and then follows up with a suggestion, just in case you really do get a fox as a pet:
"When your animal is old enough, have it neutered. You've already ruined any chance it might have at a fulfilling life from its point of view; neutering will make it calmer and happier, therefore making you happier."
Hmm, may have to rethink my plans of a mellow old age with my pet fox....
Good run. No problems finding the controls. Running wasn't too bad, pretty slow but reasonable energy, so at least I kept moving along. Third on the Red course, 4 scalps (Pavlina, both Saeger sisters, plus the great Balter!), not so bad!
Followed that up with a couple of hours of rogaine practice with Charlie. It's hard work but have to keep doing it -- worlds champs in Estonia are only 50 weeks off.
Meanwhile, Gail has provided the latest from the home front: "The fox story for the day. We were on the 2nd T when I looked to the
side and saw the fox cross the 1st green, beautiful in the sunlight.
It then went just beyond the green in the little hollow where I
couldn't see it. The next group on 1 was ready to hit to the green
and at first waited, then went ahead and hit. The very proper fox,
after waiting for them, then trotted by them heading towards 14 or
16. Never saw it again."
And I've been doing a little research, using just two words for a Google search -- "fox" and "pet". Which generated the following page. For those too busy to check it out, I'll quote a couple of key points --
"Because of their size, their relation to dogs, and their somewhat exotic nature, foxes are sometimes sought out as pets. This is almost universally a bad idea."
It goes on to list various problems, and then follows up with a suggestion, just in case you really do get a fox as a pet:
"When your animal is old enough, have it neutered. You've already ruined any chance it might have at a fulfilling life from its point of view; neutering will make it calmer and happier, therefore making you happier."
Hmm, may have to rethink my plans of a mellow old age with my pet fox....