Very easy run at Webster Park during practice, while the kiddies were out for an easy one ahead of tomorrow's McQuaid Invitational.
Didn't think I was going to make practice - had jury duty and forgot to call until I was already at work this AM, and had to be there by 8:30. Got into the jury box while they asked a bunch of questions and bounced a bunch of people. After lunch we were delayed and they finally told all of us that were remaining to go away. Just in time for me to get to practice!
Running tempo 33:11 3.69 mi (9:00 / mi) +52m8:37 / mi ahr:150 max:188
Cruise intervals with the team during practice at Webster Park. Wanted to keep things a little flatter ahead of McQuaid, but the field across Holt seemed a little too boring, so I wheeled the "upper Mallery loop" to create a 1/2 mile loop. I planned on doing 6 with the team, but I had forgotten to give the Garmin to Zach, so for the first one I had to run to the shelter (hard, in 2:00) and back, since I didn't want to leave it out, especially with the Gates-Chili bus in the lot, since the finish line was a few feet from the Garmin.
I joined the 2nd in process and then ran behind the 3rd group - Val, Amanda, Phil, Jacob De, Ray and others in between (Alex C, ?). I couldn't keep up early in the intervals, but closed the gap during the later part.
Running11:36 1.49 mi (7:47 / mi)
Wasn't wearing the Garmin when I jogged over to the field and measured the 1/2 mile loop, plus some extra scouting. More importantly, I wasn't wearing it for the hard 2 minute run back to the shelter to rescue it.
6 PM
Hashing56:00 [2] 6.29 mi (8:54 / mi) +33m8:46 / mi
RH3 from just off Lyell Ave, west of 390. I got there 4 minutes late and, unbeknownst to me, they had moved the gathering place to the other side of the plaza. I started out checking out the park, found a BN, but it was clear it was the end of the trail, so I headed out to Lyell and checked some side roads, found some flour but it ended, so I went back to Lyell and headed toward the canal on Lee. Found trail and followed it forward until it was clear the pack had not been thru, then ran backwards until I found the pack and finished up.
It turns out that the rain had washed away much of the flour, of course, so that's why I had trouble finding trail.
Running37:40 4.13 mi (9:07 / mi) +91m8:32 / mi ahr:105 max:153
Running around during our meet at Mendon East. It was almost a great day. Our boys came within 27-28 of upending Penfield. And then the girls wound up having a shot at Penfield. Our girls moved up and closed the gap to 26-29, but our 4-5 couldn't catch their 4th. The final score was 25-30, but given Penfield was 14th in the tullyrunners preseason ranking (9th in Class A), that means our girls have really stepped up (especially given, unlike most teams, we spot them 1-2 with their studs up front).
Very easy run during practice at Webster Park. Was very flat - I think yesterday's race, followed by sitting in the hot sun for over 3.5 hours did a number on me. I hope the legs come back by tomorrow, since the Mendon East course makes it a challenge to do proper spectating/coaching.
Much of this was on a couple of stints east of Holt (2nd time went the creek all the way to Woodhull).
Orienteering race 1:28:19 5.92 mi (14:56 / mi) +229m13:20 / mi ahr:138 max:163
BFLO Score-O at Chestnut Ridge Park.
We were allowed an early start (10:10am, instead of noon), because of the Bills game. There was a 90 minute time limit and 24 controls, all west of Rt 277.
I thought I did OK, although I lost a bit of time on 22 (I think I started up the wrong stream), and some time on 7 (looking on the ground for a boulder, instead of up in the air for the very high flag).
Original plan was to go 3-15-21, but I really didn't want to deal with the steep gorge, so I ran around - chickened out of going after 8 (and possibly 15) on the way to 21 because of my debacle at the A meet. Not sure there was time, as I was fading a bit at that point.
Really disappointing to upload the Garmin and discover that I only covered less than 6 miles. I thought I had kept a better pace than that!