Training Log Archive: veinbusterIn the 7 days ending Feb 20, 2022:
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Sunday Feb 20, 2022 #
8 AM
flexibility 36:00 [1]
Struck by the magnitude of packing alone...planning in the abstract was much easier.
Friday Feb 18, 2022 #
8 AM
flexibility 40:00 [1]
And now we see how heavy that snow is, and how icy the bottom is.
9 AM
Other 1:00:00 [3]
Deep snow to clear out here. Round 1 was 1:45.
Maybe 45 minutes left to finish, if I’m not too lazy to bother.
Maybe 45 minutes left to finish, if I’m not too lazy to bother.
Thursday Feb 17, 2022 #
7 AM
flexibility 38:00 [1]
8 AM
weight training 40:00 [2]
Day 2 soloflex and free weights
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022 #
7 AM
flexibility 39:00 [1]
Next: drop of the last (I hope) of the banking paperwork.
11 AM
Walk/hike 45:00 [2] 4.3 km (10:28 / km)
Tour of High Park with FN and Bella
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022 #
7 AM
flexibility 42:00 [1]
After a few hours of good sleep, my brain decided it should plot a route on the merged Ukraine courses for picking up controls in the shortest distance. I should probably check the maps to see if sleepy head came up with the right plan.
1 PM
Walk/hike 1:19:14 [3] 6.1 km (12:59 / km) +77m 12:13 / km
Ukraine O Cup flag collection.
I offered to pick up everything in the boundaries of the beginner course. That included the first 4 controls of the main course and 5 shared controls. I had already been to all of them, so had good visual references.
My route looks a bit choppier because of trying to optimize my travel time between the 2 maps. I do find blending maps a fun exercise.
Some of the flags were a bit tricky to untie, at least in chill air. There was a mix of: a couple of wraps around a branch an a quick clip to the main string; a loose knot that could be undone with one hand; and fussy little knots that had been pulled tight over the days they had been hanging.
A good excuse to spend some quality time out in great weather.
I was surprised how few people were on the trails today.
I offered to pick up everything in the boundaries of the beginner course. That included the first 4 controls of the main course and 5 shared controls. I had already been to all of them, so had good visual references.
My route looks a bit choppier because of trying to optimize my travel time between the 2 maps. I do find blending maps a fun exercise.
Some of the flags were a bit tricky to untie, at least in chill air. There was a mix of: a couple of wraps around a branch an a quick clip to the main string; a loose knot that could be undone with one hand; and fussy little knots that had been pulled tight over the days they had been hanging.
A good excuse to spend some quality time out in great weather.
I was surprised how few people were on the trails today.
Monday Feb 14, 2022 #
7 AM
flexibility 38:00 [1]
Oura gave me a 90 readiness score and a 93 sleep score this morning. I guess it liked my heart rate making it to 39.
8 AM
weight training 41:00 [2]
Day 1 soloflex and free weights
1 PM
Walk/hike 1:12:00 [3] 6.27 km (11:29 / km)
Ukraine orienteering beginner course, plus a detour to get CP8 which I skipped on Saturday.
It warmed up to a civilized-12C so I thought I would go try the other course. If flags were still up, I would confirm where I thought CP8 should be. Subtracting to 20 minute detour, I would have cleared the beginner course in 52 minutes. Again, I had a pause to explain to some regulars what the flags were for - about 3 minutes.
I had left my Garmin at home, accidentally, so used Strava on my phone to record the trip. It worked quite well. I think it would be a cheat to look at it in a race though. It gives a bit too much reference information. I punched each checkpoint into my track and saw the map, but didn’t use it for navigation. The beginner course wasn’t quite as trivial as I assumed just looking at the map - there were trail selections to think about.
Strava map here. Pretty orderly
https://www.strava.com/activities/6683269946?share...
It warmed up to a civilized-12C so I thought I would go try the other course. If flags were still up, I would confirm where I thought CP8 should be. Subtracting to 20 minute detour, I would have cleared the beginner course in 52 minutes. Again, I had a pause to explain to some regulars what the flags were for - about 3 minutes.
I had left my Garmin at home, accidentally, so used Strava on my phone to record the trip. It worked quite well. I think it would be a cheat to look at it in a race though. It gives a bit too much reference information. I punched each checkpoint into my track and saw the map, but didn’t use it for navigation. The beginner course wasn’t quite as trivial as I assumed just looking at the map - there were trail selections to think about.
Strava map here. Pretty orderly
https://www.strava.com/activities/6683269946?share...