Sunday Jan 20 |
 | Trail running 12:00 [1] | |
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| Before/after A-Z day 2. |
| Orienteering race 1:00:00 [5]10.2 km (5:53 / km) +260m 5:13 / km | |
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| A-Z day 2. Ran okay but made a couple of mistakes. Ran off to relocate on a control that was mis-hung when all I had to do was continue about 20m to the right to find it. Muffed one route choice. I think Bone took the day by a little bit but they were messing around with the computer so we took off instead of waiting for the results.
Much more of a runner's course today but had some really nice views while running along a ridge near the end of the course. |
| Orienteering 55:00 [3] | |
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| Jogged around the Maze-O with MrPither. Took lots of pictures. I think jtorrance would have been faster but we didn't check. Really cool erosion features with narrow slot canyons, steep cliffs and waterfalls. Definitely worthwhile.
Includes jog between competition centre and the start. Feet are pretty beat up. Will feel good to get back on the skis. |
Saturday Jan 19 |
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| Event: Anza Borrego Desert O-Fest
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| Trail running warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
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| Warm-up with MrPither before race. Logged as zone 2 mostly due to caffeine effect. |
| Orienteering race 1:15:00 [4]*** 9.05 km (8:17 / km) +364m 6:54 / km | |
| ahr:162 spiked:15/18c slept:10.0 |
| Anze-Borrego ?'long' distance race. Beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky and ~16 degrees at the start. Early part of the course was in pretty easy terrain but the first control was mis-hung and a bunch of us missed some time. I lost 44sec to MrPither then kept losing about 5 seconds per leg on average until #10 which was our first really technical control. I lost 1:40 to the fastest and MrPither broke his compass and lost 10 minutes. I lost another 5:45 to the fastest on #12 by making a big parallel error on a long ridge in a pretty vague area. Pretty cool terrain but punishing for the inattentive. I messed up my feet pretty bad with blisters so the rest of the weekend will be a bit tough. Don't know who was fastest on blue as Ebone and Marten Bostrom were still out on the course when we left. Unfortunately MrPither had to abandon at #14 due to brain cramp. |
| Trail running warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
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| Warm-up and cool-down around the sprint in the afternoon. Didn't get too much grief from the feet so that was good. |
| Orienteering race 15:00 [5]2.7 km (5:33 / km) | |
| ahr:162 max:177 |
| Sprint race - didn't feel too bad, considering. Made a few little mistakes in the vicinity of the control. Hard to say how much time lost. MrPither beat me by 16 seconds but he was beaten by Morten Bostrom by 1:13, just 1 week after his marathon! |
Friday Jan 18 |
| Orienteering 1:00:00 [1] | |
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| Arrived late in the afternoon to Borrego Springs with MrPither and headed off to do a little model event run. Ended up stopping lots to snap photos in the waning light. Very beautiful area but I found some of the cliffs and side hills quite sketchy. |
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| Went for dinner at Pablito's with the O-geeks. MrPither got his guacamole fix with the biggest burrito I've seen. My fish tacos were fair. jtorranc and AZ present as well. |
Thursday Jan 17 |
| Track workout intervals 16:00 [4] | |
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| 4x4', 3' off. |
| Road running 50:00 [2] | |
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| Jog up to NSC and back, also jog between work intervals. |
Wednesday Jan 16 |
| Road running 45:00 [3] | |
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| Morning run to the Oval, around the Iceman 5k and then to the pool. This also includes the run home from the pool. Modest pace but pushing a bit to get to the pool in time. |
| Swimming intervals 23:00 [4] | |
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| 3x400m in 6:50 with 90s rest between, in the long lanes. I'm not super fast but hopefully it'll be enough for the Iceman. |
| Skate skiing 49:00 [2] | |
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| With Pat and the dogs. Did 5 loops before he had to take off. Cough is bothersome in the cold. |
Tuesday Jan 15 |
| Track workout intervals 18:00 [4] | |
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| 4x4:30 with 3' rest. |
| Road running 50:00 [3] | |
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| Jog to NSC and back with Anita. Includes jogging between intervals. |
Monday Jan 14 |
| Swimming intervals 24:00 [4] | |
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| 4x250m in 4'something. |
| Road running 21:00 [1] | |
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| Jog to and from pool. |