Training Log Archive: boyleIn the 30 days ending Jun 30, 2008:
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Monday Jun 30, 2008 #
basic 14:00 [1]
Running 37:49 [3] 5.0 km (7:34 / km)
ahr:117 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Sunday Jun 29, 2008 #
basic 7:00 [1]
slept:6.5
Saturday Jun 28, 2008 #
Running 30:29 [3] 4.0 km (7:37 / km)
ahr:113 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
basic 13:00 [1]
Friday Jun 27, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
(rest day)
Thursday Jun 26, 2008 #
Running 30:31 [3] 4.0 km (7:38 / km)
ahr:113 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Wednesday Jun 25, 2008 #
basic 13:00 [1]
slept:6.5
Tonight I had my telephone interview with VANOC2010. If short track speed skating is interested in my file, I may have an interview in Vancouver as early as July and I should be preparing for the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, October 24-26, at the Pacific Coliseum.
Tuesday Jun 24, 2008 #
walking warm up/down 3:00 [1] 0.3 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
orienteering race 1:00:42 [3] *** 5.09 km (11:56 / km)
15c shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
12, 6, 5, 4, 7, 8, 14, 10, 11, 3, 2, 1, 9, 13, 15
49.7%
after handicaps 33/47 56.3%
Considering potential for sprint races, I had been looking forward to seeing this brand new map. However, with sitting water and so much green, I was unable to get up to sprint speed.
Aside from that, I had a terrible race strategically. Even so, I managed to grab ninth place (of ten) in the series and got two awards. [After Margus was factored in as the winner for the finalé, I actually won tenth place overall.]
In the race, I started west with a train on its way to nowhere. The train stumbled and broke up long after what should have been our first control, #13. From #12, I went 70m beyond #6 and had to back track. En route to #5, I messed 'round on wrong cliff. From #5 I headed for #7 but couldn't find it so went to #4 and then back for #7. From #8 I headed for #11 in the green hoping to use extended remnants of stone wall. My bearing was close but not close enough as I ended up right on #14 - 300m beyond #11 - so back on trail to #10 and then head for #11 again (no problem this time).
I stuttered much too much looking for #2, then heard a scream which turned out only to be John catching sight of me. He passed me en route to #1 as I stumbled through knee high swamp and he ran farther but higher and drier. From #1 I took Robertson Road and then through the radio tower property, jumped fence and followed Cathy 'til I realised how far off she was and backtracked to #9. From #9 I fought N through green on to trails straight to #13, NE to trail and trail-skirted green but left trails early and went directly to #15 and probably got a black eye from whipping branches on the way there.
Because of my poor performance, I didn't get to see half of the map. However, I do know that trails #21 and #20 on the east side of Hanel are waterlogged.
Until New Brunswick, that's it for orienteering.
Running warm up/down 29:00 [3] 3.78 km (7:40 / km)
shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
Monday Jun 23, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
rhr:42
I missed another phone call from the Vancouver Olympic committee.
Sunday Jun 22, 2008 #
walking warm up/down 26:00 [1] 2.6 km (10:00 / km)
slept:7.5 shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
orienteering race 1:42:20 [3] *** 7.44 km (13:45 / km) +340m 11:12 / km
23c shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
pencil&park-O
58.1%
11/16 plus 2 mp
It seemed a lot hotter than the thermometer stated.
Richard left Mount Royal before I was done.
I went to the wrong building for the start and had more of a walk than I planned. The mountain-side stairs (going down) were much tougher on my knee than I expected.
It was good to race through the cemetery even though there was a service in progress at control #13. I inadvertently did a 360 around the giant antenna between #5 and #6, losing more than six minutes.
Saturday Jun 21, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
(rest day)
Friday Jun 20, 2008 #
walking 1:00:00 [3] 5.69 km (10:33 / km) +655m 6:42 / km
ahr:115 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
In the score-O series, I've dropped to 13th overall after missing this week's event.
Thursday Jun 19, 2008 #
Running 33:44 [3] 3.0 mi (11:15 / mi) +12m 11:06 / mi
shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
basic 7:00 [1]
Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 #
basic 13:00 [1]
Tuesday Jun 17, 2008 #
basic 6:00 [1]
walking 36:00 [1] 3.6 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Monday Jun 16, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
walking 11:00 [1] 1.1 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
orienteering 2:11:14 [2] *** 6.5 km (20:11 / km) +110m 18:37 / km
7c shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Saturday Jun 14, 2008 #
walking 20:00 [1] 2.0 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Friday Jun 13, 2008 #
walking 11:00 [1] 1.1 km (10:00 / km)
slept:2.0 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Thursday Jun 12, 2008 #
walking 27:00 [1] 2.7 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
orienteering (Rockcliffe Park) 49:12 [3] *** 5.45 km (9:02 / km)
16c shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
Wednesday Jun 11, 2008 #
walking 43:00 [1] 4.3 km (10:00 / km)
slept:6.5 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
I'm heading to Calgary on short notice to assist the moving and I will miss the next score-O (and likely lose my place in the final standings). Hopefully, Team Agar will finally put in some O-training while I'm in Alberta.
basic 14:00 [1]
Tuesday Jun 10, 2008 #
walking warm up/down 22:00 [1] 2.2 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
Running warm up/down 21:00 [3] 3.0 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
orienteering race 1:00:55 [4] *** 6.2 km (9:50 / km)
21c shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 21, 25, 24, 23, 4, 1, 2
85.8%
after handicap 9/37 (87.6%)
In the early afternoon humidex hit 37 but thundershowers before the meet brought the temperature way down, thankfully. Five controls were in the school yard where we started. After queuing up at five early controls last week, I waited to see which schoolyard control was targeted by nobody and that's where I went. My strategy was in flux. If I had hit #9 before #8, I may have gone on to #10, #12, and #14 but couldn't quite figure what to do with #8 and #13 or #11. When I came out of #10 and hit the trail to #11 dead on, my decision was made for me, run LONG and forget about 12, 13 and 14 - good job.
I stalled on rock piles at #15 and then wasted too much time seeking #17, then run, run, run but don't fall down the old wells. From #19, Rorry led a train towards #20. Hoping to finally visit that feature (intersection of ditches), I felt no guilt following. However, we drifted left and hit the trail which leads on to Bell High School and two controls - LONG run. Someday, I will visit that feature.
Then out toward the street-O, I resisted the enormous temptation to dart through the resident's car park and went N four properties to real entrance. If I had hit #23 with time to spare, I would have tried for #13 but there was no time left. I doubt that my time lost at #15 and #17 was enough to add a control in the back half.
I do like this challenging map. Unfortunately, there are no facilities not even a portapotty for changing. The two hour bus journey in wet underwear may have consequences.
Monday Jun 9, 2008 #
walking 20:00 [1] 2.0 km (10:00 / km)
(rest day) shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
basic 13:00 [1]
Sunday Jun 8, 2008 #
basic 14:00 [1]
slept:7.5 (rest day)
Saturday Jun 7, 2008 #
Note
Saturday & Sunday
09h00-17h00
walking 1:00:00 [3] 5.72 km (10:29 / km) +644m 6:43 / km
ahr:114 max:122 slept:6.9 shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
Friday Jun 6, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
(rest day)
Thursday Jun 5, 2008 #
walking 22:00 [1] 2.2 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
walking 40:53 [3] 3.92 km (10:26 / km) +437m 6:42 / km
ahr:113 weight:170lbs shoes: ASICS Gel-Kahana
basic 7:00 [1]
Wednesday Jun 4, 2008 #
basic 14:00 [1]
slept:6.5 weight:172lbs (rest day)
Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 #
basic 5:00 [1]
walking warm up/down 48:00 [1] 4.8 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: adidas Response TR 14
Running warm up/down 8:00 [3] 1.0 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: adidas Response TR 14
orienteering race 47:50 [4] *** 4.42 km (10:49 / km)
14c shoes: adidas Response TR 14
Rockcliffe Park
overcast & 16°
2, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 18, 17, 16, 20, 22, 21
63.1%
after handicap 18/44 (65.4%)
It was nasty waiting in line ups at the first five controls. Some of the controls were not punches but pencil-writing assignments. At my first writing control (6), I wrote in the wrong box. Then when I got to #19, I scribbled something about a plaque and never looked for the billboard thus getting no point for that control (580m error). Heading for #8, I blazed right by trail and had to retreat (300m error). That error blew my confidence and I got twisted heading for #18 (another 300m error). It's sure easy to calculate errors in a street-O.
Best case scenario, I should have got #19 and could have got #15 and #13.
Navigating street-Os was once my strength. With the 50 minute limit, I never got out of the streets of Rockcliffe Park. Hey, things could have been worse. On my way to catch the bus home, I met James heading back from the GGs, WAY off the south end of the map.
Monday Jun 2, 2008 #
basic 12:00 [1]
(rest day)
Sunday Jun 1, 2008 #
orienteering race 1:51:54 [3] *** 6.5 km (17:13 / km) +130m 15:39 / km
10c shoes: adidas Response Trail XII 0040
Long advanced
39.7%
7/8
Having DNFed on the adjoining map two weeks ago, I was too anxious to sleep well. I blew legs 2, 3 and 10, losing more than 30 minutes. I was frustrated about being passed on the pasture runs but later reviewing my ground speed, I don't think I can expect any better speed on the knee. I suspect that had I not added time to my outing in legs 2 and 3, I would have been fresh enough to nail leg 10.
This was my 106th orienteering race.
basic 13:00 [1]