okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Friday, April 18, 2003
To the races
I spent some time chatting with Peter Gagarin about training and motivation at the West Point meet. He talked about running trail races -- something he likes to do and has done a lot of.
Peter must have inspired me. I'm planning to do a local trail race tomorrow morning here in Kansas City.
There is no local orienteering this weekend, so I figure a hard effort will do me some good. The course is supposed to be about 8 miles with several water crossings. We've had enough rain the last few days that the trails could be muddy. It should make for a tough effort.
Peter has run a lot of trail races in his career. Peter is one of the best downhill O' runners I know. I wonder if there is a connection?