Training Log Archive: jtorranc

Pig Classic Blue - warm again and my start was 10:09 EDT but there was some breeze to ease the discomfort. Got sucked several steps down the trail towards 2 before I noticed 1 sitting there with its circle intersecting the start triangle - not a great split as I got over that bit of cognitive dissonance but it could have been much worse. Navigation not very challenging in general with fairly frequent long trail/field runs. Was a little dismayed to see Mike Waddington coming up from behind as I left 5. Went low and climbed at the end as he apparently contoured and saw him again as I left 6. Again at eight and he got ahead taking a line somewhat left of mine to the field corner on the way to 9. Traded again on the way to 10 and 11. He went more directly to 12 and I arrived at the control just as he was leaving so I followed him for the entire trail run towards 13. He went fairly directly up and over the hill to 13; I contoured around in the vicinity of 14 and then wasted several seconds going towards the top of the southern ditch before I read the map and corrected - nothing to blame there but fatigue and myself. Managed to get back to 14 without too much floundering and then the rest was easy bar the effort of running hard without a visible competitor to spur me on. No idea yet how the whole field shook out but reasonably satisfied with time compared to others I know of. Just wish there was more time to NAOCs. Or that I'd trained harder through the winter.

Blue - Splits

Pig Farsta - great fun but a somewhat less than okay run. Big mistake on 3 then the rest of the first loop playing catchup and eventually losing everyone. Medium sized error on control code 144, #12 on my first loop - no solid attack point and got confused in vegetation. Saw Mike Waddington do a really spectacular downhill tumble, rolling at least two or three meters before getting up. Navigated solo and fairly cleanly on the second loop but my energy level was definitely lower and the lack of people in view to chase wasn't helping on the motivation side of the ledger.

Apologies to all in the pack affected by my fumbling with the punch on my first control.

Pig Sprint Blue - hot for the time of year, thick vegetation and the juniper areas mapped as rough open with exceedingly pale green dots did take getting used to. Truly large error on the way to 7 (partially ascribable, I think, to subconsciously expecting the juniper area I wanted to head for to look like a clearing in the distance) took me through some awful vegetation to the road at the south edge of the map - otherwise my head was more less working. Though I probably should have taken the trails around to 1. Did as Brian May and James Scarborough did punching the wrong control on the way to 12 but I checked the code so it was just on the way to 12 instead of instead of 12 (I'm rather proud of the tortured syntax there). A merely okay run given how much time I spend in ridge and valley terrain but can't be too unhappy with fourth.

Blue - Splits

Commute, returning by way of QOC BOD meeting.

Rainy return commute to view part of irritating Bush press conference, which certainly ought to silence critics who argue the administration can't bring itself to admit error (why keep arguing when the other side insists on proving you right?). At least it was less of a distraction from my taxes than regularly scheduled programming would have been. Should have run at least a little bit but let rain dissuade me.

Cycling commute after total rest Sunday. Ankle now feeling pretty much normal. Left knee, since I haven't mentioned it lately, much the same - a bit better now but has felt significantly worse than previously in the past week. Maybe two or three days of laying off it would take care of it. Or, if cycling is to blame, going to Flying Pig might do it. And would certainly be less drastic than laying off exercise during the competitive season.