Training Log Archive: Spike

Went out to Rockhaven with Mary to pick up the mini-markers that were out for some OK practice. I made a point of taking unusual approaches to each control. That meant I ran through some junky (and even some nice) forest that I wouldn't have run through if I were trying to take the controls on the best route.

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Lots of fog along the lake. I stopped to take a snapshot:

A photo posted by @okansas on Jan 2, 2017 at 4:01pm PST

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Picking up some controls. I got 8 and 9 and was interested in seeing the area again. MeOS' printout said I lost some time on that leg and I couldn't figure out how. When I was picking up the controls I think I figured it out. I think I just picked a bad line through some junky vegetation. When I picked up controls, I spotted a bit of a deer trail that would have been quicker. Some of the time I lost was probably just not pushing/fighting through some thorns.

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OK's annual New Year event at Woodridge. Gene set the course and updated the map. The vegetation is a mix of field checking and 2015 lidar run through KP.

I was mostly satisfied with my race, though my orienteering wasn't feeling as sharp as I'd like. Still, I turned in my best race of the year.

I was about a minute behind Dean H. and maybe 15 seconds behind Tom H. It is fun to have such tight competition.

We always get a good (for Lawrence/OK) turnout on this event. I think we had 38 starts (several were teams and couples with kids, so the total number of people was probably a bit over 50 people). On a per-resident basis, that'd be about the equivalent of an event in the Seattle MSA drawing 1500 starts.

Matt Q and Kara P helped with registration. That was a big help. When they started, I tried to do it all alone and got a bit overwhelmed trying to handle both registration and download. It all worked out, but it sure was nice to have Matt and Kara's help.

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I began with a couple of hours of field checking at the Riverfront. I'm using OOM on the Kindle tablet. I'm still not quite used to it. I think it's the way to go, but it'll take me some more practice to feel comfortable with it.

The running was a course I designed on the base map to get me to see a few things I was curious about. I ended up cutting the course short due to giant piles of river ice pushed up along one area I'd planned to run.

I was tired by the end.

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Work commute. Crazy wind coming home - like almost blow the bike over at the windiest spots.

Row, row.

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Went out for a 40-minute headlamp jog on West Campus. But I got home sooner (39 minutes).

Nice evening - cool and clear.

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Work commute.

Row, row.

I was thinking of going for a bit of a run, but I didn't sleep well last night and my motivation was suffering.

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Work commute. Kind of a bummer to have to go back to work after having 4 days off. Oh well.

Dinner at Hank Charcuterie with Summer and Silas was good.

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