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Saturday Nov 7, 2015 #
Orienteering race 47:13
shoes: Inov8 OROC
Winter-O #1! Maguson Park. Route Gadget
Went into this wanting to run clean and focused. Though not fast, I accomplished just that. Of course, part of me wonders, "but if only I ran faster!" But if only I ran faster, I might've had a late mistake like Abra's that dropped me down a place. So consistency, and a thinner field (no Celia, Sue, Ali), got me third today.
#1 - I went in with what I thought was a navigationally conservative route, but then found the vegetation a bit tough to interpret. Ended up checking out the trail entrance before finding the correct entrance. Second thing I'm proud of: recovering from a wobbly first control, and not letting it set the tone for the rest of the race.
#2 - I headed for the road via the hill, since it was the easiest thing to sight from a distance. I decided to take this eastern route so that I could get a preview of 3, since the western route was not obviously better.
#3 - dog leg
#4 - aand, back the way we came.
#5 - I stopped taking routes through the tall grass by this point, because it was hella bumpier than I remember.
#6 - yep
#7 - I double-checked that the fence was crossable before taking the dog park route. The control description said inside corner, but I think the circle is actually centered on the outside corner, so I wasn't sure what to think. Should I trust the map more or control description more? Fortunately, part of the fence was wooden here, making it much more pleasant to hop than the chain link would have been.
#8 - I actually gained a little elevation and went to the south, since when I looked up the hill, it looked like barely any elevation gain at all, and I liked the idea of running straight down into it.
#9 - yep
#10 - do do doo
#11 - I SAW the trail shortcut (both on the map and in real life) and yet did not TAKE the trail shortcut. I guess I didn't trust that I could run faster on that tiny trail?
#12 - Got weird in here but found it quick enough.
#13 - Geez. Did not run this fast.
#14 - Saw Kate! Caught Kate.
#15 - Trail route
#16 - The indistinct parallel tracks threw me for a loop since they seemed to have some extra curves. Then I looked up and saw the hill and was like, where is that hill on my map? Then realized that the hill was my destination.
#17 - Trail
#18 - Went out back the way I came; couldn't decide if the southern trail would actually be any better, so opted to go with a trail I'd already seen.
#19 - Felt this one out from the more distinct/straight trail, and saw it from a distance
#20 - Run for the hill! Saw Heather. It doesn't LOOK like she's running fast, but she IS running fast.
Fin - COME ON, PEOPLE- don't loiter around the finish punch! Ran confusedly in because the punch was blocked by a scattered crowd.
General assessment:
•Other than hesitations and #1, pretty darn clean
•Pace was conservative, could dial it up a little next time. But not too much! I want to keep it clean.
•My route choices were sometimes too conservative (or lazy?) for my abilities, I should be less gun-shy. Instead of trying to run hard and risk making mistakes, I think I could make riskier route choices since I'm not running so hard.
Went into this wanting to run clean and focused. Though not fast, I accomplished just that. Of course, part of me wonders, "but if only I ran faster!" But if only I ran faster, I might've had a late mistake like Abra's that dropped me down a place. So consistency, and a thinner field (no Celia, Sue, Ali), got me third today.
#1 - I went in with what I thought was a navigationally conservative route, but then found the vegetation a bit tough to interpret. Ended up checking out the trail entrance before finding the correct entrance. Second thing I'm proud of: recovering from a wobbly first control, and not letting it set the tone for the rest of the race.
#2 - I headed for the road via the hill, since it was the easiest thing to sight from a distance. I decided to take this eastern route so that I could get a preview of 3, since the western route was not obviously better.
#3 - dog leg
#4 - aand, back the way we came.
#5 - I stopped taking routes through the tall grass by this point, because it was hella bumpier than I remember.
#6 - yep
#7 - I double-checked that the fence was crossable before taking the dog park route. The control description said inside corner, but I think the circle is actually centered on the outside corner, so I wasn't sure what to think. Should I trust the map more or control description more? Fortunately, part of the fence was wooden here, making it much more pleasant to hop than the chain link would have been.
#8 - I actually gained a little elevation and went to the south, since when I looked up the hill, it looked like barely any elevation gain at all, and I liked the idea of running straight down into it.
#9 - yep
#10 - do do doo
#11 - I SAW the trail shortcut (both on the map and in real life) and yet did not TAKE the trail shortcut. I guess I didn't trust that I could run faster on that tiny trail?
#12 - Got weird in here but found it quick enough.
#13 - Geez. Did not run this fast.
#14 - Saw Kate! Caught Kate.
#15 - Trail route
#16 - The indistinct parallel tracks threw me for a loop since they seemed to have some extra curves. Then I looked up and saw the hill and was like, where is that hill on my map? Then realized that the hill was my destination.
#17 - Trail
#18 - Went out back the way I came; couldn't decide if the southern trail would actually be any better, so opted to go with a trail I'd already seen.
#19 - Felt this one out from the more distinct/straight trail, and saw it from a distance
#20 - Run for the hill! Saw Heather. It doesn't LOOK like she's running fast, but she IS running fast.
Fin - COME ON, PEOPLE- don't loiter around the finish punch! Ran confusedly in because the punch was blocked by a scattered crowd.
General assessment:
•Other than hesitations and #1, pretty darn clean
•Pace was conservative, could dial it up a little next time. But not too much! I want to keep it clean.
•My route choices were sometimes too conservative (or lazy?) for my abilities, I should be less gun-shy. Instead of trying to run hard and risk making mistakes, I think I could make riskier route choices since I'm not running so hard.
Friday Nov 6, 2015 #
Paved Run 25:00 [3]
shoes: NB Trail 110
Felt remarkably fine for having not been as active as I'd like.
Also, it was less boring than anticipated. :)
Also, it was less boring than anticipated. :)
Tuesday Nov 3, 2015 #
Road Cycling (Commute) 53:00
shoes: Jamis Touring Bike
Commuting is fun!
Sunday Nov 1, 2015 #
Cyclocross race 44:00
shoes: Kona Jake the Snake
Well, that was better.
At my Magnuson race, I felt a bit disengaged with the race for a lot of it, and like I was riding and not racing. This time I felt much more engaged, even if I did have my lazy moments (aka Lap 3), and I need to train more to be able to ride hard the whole time.
...
I think that my recent backlash against wanting to move has a bit to do with how "losing weight" has become more and more attached to movement in the last few years, in a way that it never has before. Movement was always, "this is fun!!" Even when I lost weight in college, it was because riding my bike a ton was fun, not because I tried to lose weight.
So now, my desire to lose weight comes from a desire to be that fast person I was. And every time I see how far away I am from that fast person, it is frustrating. And instead of being motivated by the movement itself, I am laden with this constant self-induced guilt trip about not being fast. It kinda makes the movement less fun. Movement becomes a sad reminder that I'm not fast.
But what a funny catch-22. If I move because I want to and because it's fun, I probably will lose weight and probably will become faster... but as soon as the weight becomes the goal, it all becomes work again.
What a mind game. It's time to move for fun. Also, I'm not giving up beer.
At my Magnuson race, I felt a bit disengaged with the race for a lot of it, and like I was riding and not racing. This time I felt much more engaged, even if I did have my lazy moments (aka Lap 3), and I need to train more to be able to ride hard the whole time.
...
I think that my recent backlash against wanting to move has a bit to do with how "losing weight" has become more and more attached to movement in the last few years, in a way that it never has before. Movement was always, "this is fun!!" Even when I lost weight in college, it was because riding my bike a ton was fun, not because I tried to lose weight.
So now, my desire to lose weight comes from a desire to be that fast person I was. And every time I see how far away I am from that fast person, it is frustrating. And instead of being motivated by the movement itself, I am laden with this constant self-induced guilt trip about not being fast. It kinda makes the movement less fun. Movement becomes a sad reminder that I'm not fast.
But what a funny catch-22. If I move because I want to and because it's fun, I probably will lose weight and probably will become faster... but as soon as the weight becomes the goal, it all becomes work again.
What a mind game. It's time to move for fun. Also, I'm not giving up beer.