Training Log: Spike

running 1:35:00 [2]

On the trails at Clinton SP with a map (contours and trails only) in hand. Read it off and on, but not enough to consider it orienteering training.

Easy pace.

My right knee felt fine today (and yesterday). It'd been a bit strange feeling since the GAOC meet, but the very easy week seems to have cured whatever it was that was bother it.

I actually finished in 1:25. But, Mary was nowhere to be seen. I thought she would be finished before me. I got a bit worried because it was cold and a bit wet and I expected her to be done. So, I back tracked a bit to see if I could find her. Turns out she ran an bit extra at the end and was still running when I expected her to be done (which is also because she started running later than I'd expected).

orienteering 1:00:00 [4] 7.69 km (7:48 / km)
ahr:167 max:177

PTOC red course at Wyandotte County.

Some snow on the ground made the footing a bit tricky, but not too bad. I struggled a lot to get up the big hill from 8 to 9. At one point I ended up having to back down and try again.

Matt S. beat me by 4+ minutes. I think it is a mix of Matt running faster and probably getting up the big hill a bit better than me. But, I can push myself a bit harder, too.

The map is new, sort of. The old map had more fieldchecking. The new map has the new trails and uses 5 meter contours rather than 3 meter contours.

The last control was a bit screwed up. The circle was at a powerline pole and so was the control. But the control was at a different place - the junction of two powerlines. Before I went out, they sketched the correct location in on my map. I made the mistake of trying to head straight to the control. That meant I got hung up in some really crappy vegetation. It'd have been faster to run the road.

http://www.sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user...

Nice meal with maprunner and eelgrassman at AB's afterwards.

running 10:00 [2]

warming up.

C • We followed the powerline d... 2

rowing 20:00 [1]

Thought about a short jog but settled for a short row.

cycling 45:00 [1]

Work commute. Took a bit of a chance given the forecast for snow in the afternoon. A bit of snow fell as I walked back to the office from lunch. But the snow stopped (maybe to start up again tonight). My ride home was in a light mist with a 33 F temp. Nice.

cycling 45:00 [1]

The usual work commute.

rowing 20:00 [1]

Broke a good sweat. I thought the little bit of exercise would wake me up. It didn't. Now I'm trying to stay awake through the first half of the KU - Colorado game.