It’s raining, and we are officially in a drought
If you believe the weather folks, this drought will continue until mid April. So it’s possible the rains will come just as you are entering tests.
What does that mean for your training? Of course I assume you are going out and tracking in the rain—the opportunities for that are much less this winter (so far). What track will you put in? How old will you make it? Specifically, how will you lay it?
Please answer below, including your rationale for picking the track that you did. After I’ve run mine, I’ll post it, and the rationale, in my blog.
It was drizzling off and on when we trained today. I'll post the map and such on our blog later. IIRC, it wasn't actually doing anything when Edgar tracked.
Thank you for answering! I think the eastern half of the state has had more rain than we have, so you’ve probably had more opportunities. Now, let’s dig into your answer a little bit, because unrelated to rain, it bears a little thought. IF she has trouble, you’ll make the next track easier. If she has trouble, there is a reasonable possibility that her confidence—her trust in her ability to solve the problem (without you), will take a hit. Maybe just a tiny hit, you might not even see it…but a hit nonetheless. So, if I was anticipating the conditions might be challenging, why not double lay the first track, single lay w scuff the second, and then doub…
Wren and I have tracked during some light drizzled and a couple of more steady soaking rains. Not too many though due to lightning often accompanying the rains when I was available to track.
If I had a good rain down here, the tracks I would put in would look like the following:
3 shorter tracks, single laid for the first one. If she struggled, then I would make the next 2 double laid.
I would plan for a 150 yard track 1: 1 right angle or open turn. Aged 30 minutes. Start and end articles.
Track 2: if she didn't need more support in track 1, I would make it single laid, 150 yards, open or right turn. Aged…