Sunday Jun 22 |
 | Orienteering race 1:20:00 [5]4.9 km (16:20 / km) +160m 14:02 / km | |
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| A disaster day :-(. Warming up on the 3.3 km to the start (!), I felt pretty good despite the intense warmth (86 degrees F!!). Then, I couldn't find my first control. I must have passed it within 5 m, but did not expect it at that point. This area is full of gullies and ditches running all parallel to each other causing an incredible difficult area to orienteer. My control was in a ditch, but it was so shallow, that I did not perceive it as a ditch, and the flag was tucked behind a dry wood pile, so I did not see it. I lost about 8 min.
All the other controls I approached very cautiously, losing time and motivation. It just was not my day, I could not push, I had no drive, no concentration and fun. I searched for many more controls from a few to appr. 5 minutes each.
At my 4th last control I happened to look on my watch and saw with horror that I was already out for 1.12 hr!! It really was discouraging. After the control, I stumbled on a briar and pulled my right hamstring again. I thought I had torn it, it hurt so much. I limbed to the next trail and decided to quit. Of course, I was disappointed, but mostly that I did not have fun at all, which was a first this year. |
Saturday Jun 21 |
| Orienteering race 37:07 [4]3.7 km (10:02 / km) +140m 8:26 / km | |
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| Drove with Sandra for 3 hours to Chur and up to 1600 m Brambrüesch for orienteering. The start was postponed for an hour which was hard for I hadn't eaten enough for lunch. But it worked out anyway.
Ran ok, just what I could expect in that kind of dense woods and steep terrain. A few controls were quite hard, such as #1 which was straight down from the start into the woods, finding a hole with just a few attack points on the way. No major mistakes, a few longer routes than needed. I am content but not excited about the result. (Our age class is exceedingly strong, and especially in this area, I can't run the speed it would need to be among the first 6. My goal was to be in the top ten, but I missed it, too). |
| Hiking 2:10:00 [3]5 km (26:00 / km) +500m 17:20 / km | |
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| Sandra and I couldn't resist the temptation to climb the closest mountain where we still could see a few snow patches.
So, just before 5 pm we headed up. Beautiful mountain flowers and above tree line an incredible view. As I hadn't eaten or drunk enough before nor after the O-meet, I struggeled at the end. But it was worth it!
Easy jog down. |
Friday Jun 20 |
| Running 38:58 [3]8.5 km (4:35 / km) +120m 4:17 / km | |
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| Run/jog the little Lombach loop to the 2nd bridge and back. 20.28 to the bridge and 18.29 back. Only easy run as there will be 2 Nat.A meets this weekend.
Finally, summer has arrived with temps in the 80s and more! |
Thursday Jun 19 |
| Yoga 50:00 [1] | |
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| Teach 2 yoga classes with some power moves. |
| Nordic Walking 1:00:00 [2]4.5 km (13:20 / km) +180m 11:07 / km | |
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| Nordic Walking with my group in the Rugen, going on top and having a bar-b-que in the woods to celebrate 2 birthdays. |
Wednesday Jun 18 |
| Mountain Biking 2:15:00 [3]48 km (2:49 / km) +450m 2:41 / km | |
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| Stomach and digestion are still acting up, but feel less drained.
Our first beautiful day with sunshine in a looooooooooong time, so decide to go around the Lake of Brienz on my mountain bike. Very beautiful and frequently stop to take pictures. |
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| C • Post Pictures? 5 |
Tuesday Jun 17 |
| Running 45:00 [3]9 km (5:00 / km) +220m 4:27 / km | |
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| Have trouble with motivation and feel drained from my digestion problems.
Finally, go run/jog anyway on Gnome-Sheep trail. No time as my watch is acting up. |
| Nordic Walking 1:20:00 [2]7.5 km (10:40 / km) | |
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| Nordic Walking to lake of Brienz; pace is quite fast!
Still feel drained. |
Monday Jun 16 |
| Nordic Walking 50:00 [1]5.5 km (9:05 / km) +180m 7:49 / km | |
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| Nordic Walking with my senior group.
I have some sore spots from yesterday ;-( |
| Teaching classes 50:00 [1] | |
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| Teach 2 Fitball Core classes, today with bands for the upper body. |
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| Have upset stomach and digestion since Sunday night dinner :-(. |