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Wednesday Mar 29, 2017 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
The trip home was fun. When I started it was dark and a drenching rain was falling. It was a little bit cold, too. By the time I got home, the sun was out and the temp must have been 10 degrees warmer.
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The trip home was fun. When I started it was dark and a drenching rain was falling. It was a little bit cold, too. By the time I got home, the sun was out and the temp must have been 10 degrees warmer.
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Note
I just skimmed through the USA event restructuring presentation. I've looked at a bit of the AP thread. A few random thoughts:
Of the problems the presentation describes, I think the most important one is not enough national events in all regions. That is related to the idea of it being too difficult/burdensome to host a national event.
I really like the 2-day total time US Champs format. I liked the pressure that having to have 2 good days back-to-back brings. I also liked the every-other-year WOCs as well.
The number of US Champs doesn't bother me at all.
The timing of the events across the calendar doesn't bother me either. I like that a US Champs can be in October in Rhode Island or late June in Alaska.
Lack of arenas also doesn't bother me at all. Some of that is probably my Swedish experience where nearly any event had a better "arena" than the best US events I've been to. But some of it is that I just don't care about that stuff - some of my most memorable orienteering races were very small scale.
In prefer a lot of flexibility. Rather than trying to standardize, I'd rather just have clearer information available when it is time to make a decision about whether or not to attend an event. If a club is going to have an "arena" that's great, they should let everyone know. If a club wants to test an unusual format - great, just let me know in advance.
I'm sure that whatever OUSA does, I'll keep orienteering and I'll keep working to develop orienteering locally.
Of the problems the presentation describes, I think the most important one is not enough national events in all regions. That is related to the idea of it being too difficult/burdensome to host a national event.
I really like the 2-day total time US Champs format. I liked the pressure that having to have 2 good days back-to-back brings. I also liked the every-other-year WOCs as well.
The number of US Champs doesn't bother me at all.
The timing of the events across the calendar doesn't bother me either. I like that a US Champs can be in October in Rhode Island or late June in Alaska.
Lack of arenas also doesn't bother me at all. Some of that is probably my Swedish experience where nearly any event had a better "arena" than the best US events I've been to. But some of it is that I just don't care about that stuff - some of my most memorable orienteering races were very small scale.
In prefer a lot of flexibility. Rather than trying to standardize, I'd rather just have clearer information available when it is time to make a decision about whether or not to attend an event. If a club is going to have an "arena" that's great, they should let everyone know. If a club wants to test an unusual format - great, just let me know in advance.
I'm sure that whatever OUSA does, I'll keep orienteering and I'll keep working to develop orienteering locally.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
6 PM
cycling 15:00 [1]
Biking to/from Ulrik's Hill.
running 40:00
On West Campus with 5x Half Ulrik's Hill. This felt pretty good. My legs felt terrible the first time up the hill, but better the rest. I was getting tired at the end.
There was a guy skateboarding on the paved football field at the top of the hill. That seems like an odd place to ride a skateboard. It looked fun. I think my skateboard is in the garage. It has been a long, long time since I rolled around on it.
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There was a guy skateboarding on the paved football field at the top of the hill. That seems like an odd place to ride a skateboard. It looked fun. I think my skateboard is in the garage. It has been a long, long time since I rolled around on it.
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Monday Mar 27, 2017 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. My legs were a little tired today - a good tired, but still tired.
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Sunday Mar 26, 2017 #
running 1:50:00 [2] +291m
ahr:134
Long run at Rockcrusher. I did 4x HU/ML/TR. I also did a fair amount of climb. My legs felt pretty good on the hills. Of course, I was going slowly almost the entire time.
I was tired at the end.
The woods are thickening, but I managed to get in some time in the terrain in woods that were surprisingly pleasant for Clinton.
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I was tired at the end.
The woods are thickening, but I managed to get in some time in the terrain in woods that were surprisingly pleasant for Clinton.
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Saturday Mar 25, 2017 #
orienteering 45:00 [2] ***
7c
We took a day trip to visit to the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. We had a good visit, including eating lunch and playing some Scrabble. We took a short walk around the area (with a karttapullautin map in hand).
On our way home, we stopped at Smithville and did some orienteering. I warmed up to the first control and then ran the rest of the course as if it were raining heavily. I stopped to read the map and then didn't read the map while moving. That's what I have to do when it is raining. It felt like useful practice. It is so different from my dry-weather orienteering. I should incorporate as-if-it-were-raining into my orienteering training so I'm better prepared for races in the rain.
The terrain at Smithville is ok. The woods range from nice to crappy. There are loads of MTB trails. The map is a few years old and hasn't had any events recently. It needs to be updated. The MTBers have closed some of the mapped trails and built some new trails. The contours are from Kevin Shipley and are USGS. We've got 2008 lidar, so I can probably get a better basemap without much effort. Reta did the last update.
Arrived home just in time to watch the KU game. Bummed that they lost, but overall quite a good and entertaining season. Monday night is the next big game with Wyoming playing in the first game of the CBI championship.
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On our way home, we stopped at Smithville and did some orienteering. I warmed up to the first control and then ran the rest of the course as if it were raining heavily. I stopped to read the map and then didn't read the map while moving. That's what I have to do when it is raining. It felt like useful practice. It is so different from my dry-weather orienteering. I should incorporate as-if-it-were-raining into my orienteering training so I'm better prepared for races in the rain.
The terrain at Smithville is ok. The woods range from nice to crappy. There are loads of MTB trails. The map is a few years old and hasn't had any events recently. It needs to be updated. The MTBers have closed some of the mapped trails and built some new trails. The contours are from Kevin Shipley and are USGS. We've got 2008 lidar, so I can probably get a better basemap without much effort. Reta did the last update.
Arrived home just in time to watch the KU game. Bummed that they lost, but overall quite a good and entertaining season. Monday night is the next big game with Wyoming playing in the first game of the CBI championship.
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Friday Mar 24, 2017 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
The normal work commute.
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Thursday Mar 23, 2017 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. I really like how quiet the commute is on spring break.
6 PM
cycling 15:00 [1]
Biking to/from Ulrik's Hill.
running 30:00
This includes 4 x Half Ulrik's Hill. I felt pretty good. That was a bit of a surprise since my legs felt a little tired from yesterday's MTB riding and it was crappy hot out.
I saw Mary on her West Campus run. She was running well.
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I saw Mary on her West Campus run. She was running well.
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