Training Log Archive: mikeminium

Event: SLOC 3 hr Turkey O'
 

Babler State Park, Eureka Missouri - 3 hour score course in steep terrain. Got 23 of 33 controls for 590 points (790 possible) and 5th place from a competitive field. Great fun, gorgeous day, sunny with temperatures rising to near 20 C. RickA did a nice job setting this event. Eric Buckley was the only one who got all of them, with 50 seconds to spare. David Frei was a close second with 750.

770 mile driving day, though. Oxford OH - Eureka, MO & return.

Splits
I was distracted at the start explaining IOF description sheet symbols to somebody & hit my watch, but when I got to control 1, realized it had not started. I hate starting a score-O not knowing EXACTLY how much time I have left, so I had to estimate. I was pretty sure that we did not start more than a few seconds before or after clock time on my watch, though, so I felt pretty sure I could plan safely to get back on time.
5 ~3:00
26 6:23
20 6:11
19 6:51
27 10:28
33 6:08
30 8:42
29 8:54
8 -- (4 of us hit the control and all tried to punch at once, incl. Charlie Shahbazian and Tom Svobodny)
34 11:12
17 -- (distracted again by Charlie & Tom)
18 14:54
6 5:33
15 6:45
7 5:20
28 8:14
16 6:01
25 6:39
24 11:46
13 5:16
tripped while running downhill, did a "Superman" flight, and my right calf severely cramped. Lay there for probably 2 minutes before I could get the leg working again. But once I got going, I was able to move ok. A little slow for a few minutes, but didn't prove to be a significant impediment (although it definitely cost me any chance to get 14 and 4 for 30 more points on the way in to the finish).
32 9:29
12 11:18
22 8:28
really wanted to go for 14 (20 points) or 4 (10) but didn't think I could make it for sure. I probably could have made it in and out of 4 in the 3 minutes I had to spare, but 14 would probably have cost me 4 or 5 minutes... a real toss-up choice between going for 20 more points, and risking the 10 point per minute penalty.
finish 9:23

Took it pretty easy today, a bit stiff after yesterday's race but not bad. Tempted to run a little, but wanted to save everything for tomorrow's 3 hour score-O.

Event: 100th Annual Thanksgiving Day 10 km Race
 

Cincinnati's 100th annual Thanksgiving Day Race.
1687 / 15320 overall
1363 / 7249 male
149 / 868 M45-49
splits: 7:39, 7:25*, 8:00*, 8:09, 8:13, 7:49, 1:35
miles 2 and 3 estimated (missed the 2 mile split). Mile 2 is mostly downhill and fast based on previous years. Mile 1 works gradually uphill thru downtown Cincinnati. Otherwise, the bridges are the only significant hills. Mile 3 has the first Ohio River bridge, Mile 4 has the Licking River bridge, Mile 5 has the second Ohio River bridge.

Updating map and checking control sites at Mitchell Memorial Forest. About 2 hours walking to add 4 miles of mountain bike trail to the map, then another 2+ hours checking control sites and making minor updates.

more of the same. just about done for the season.

between 8 & 9 hours of digging, moving wet sod, dirt and rocks.

night run - early evening and too many cars on the main road.