Training Log Archive: Spike

Work commute. Kind of hot and muggy.

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Here's the latest news re management trying to eliminate the independent performance audit function:

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2017/jun...

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MTB on the bike paths with Mary. We went over to the YSI fields , met Sandy, and watched some of the frisbee dog competition. Mary's co-worker is part of the KC frisbee dog group and they had a big tent we could use to get out of the sun while we watched. She also explained the scoring/judging system for the event we were watching (dog athletic ability, catch/drop ratio, something that I can't remember, and "wow factor.").

It was windy and that caused more missed frisbees than you'd have with a calmer day.

A post shared by @okansas on Jun 11, 2017 at 8:15am PDT

I took a mid-frisbee-dog break and did some MTBO legs on the arbo map. The mowed paths were in great shape. I think you could make for a fun MTBO event at the Arbo. I'm not sure it'd be something the Parks/Rec Department would like.

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MTB to the Pioneer Cemetery.

A mini-course on the Pioneer Cemetery map that Mary designed for me.

MTB to the start for the course at the engineering building.

This was the course that I designed for Mary a couple of weeks ago and was on a 1:2000 scale enlarged map.

The construction area along Naismith had changed a bit. I could see, but couldn't get to control 6. The construction zone also meant that going from 6-7 was a good 750 meters instead of 50.

It seemed like it was starting to feel a bit warm at this point, especially in the sun.

MTB to Spooner Hall with a little bit of a detour.

A course on the Spooner Hall map that Mary designed. I noticed a couple of changes that need to get made on the map (mostly some new sidewalk construction).

The climb for the last two legs was a bit draining. When I finished, I took a break of a few minutes to sit in the shade on the steps of Spooner Hall and drink some water.

Biking to the start of the next section that began just west of the Chi O fountain.

MTB orienteering course that I designed this morning. I decided that I would try to take each control and then do a 180 to get going on the next leg - that maximized the stopping and starting.

I took a brief break when the course passed Mom's house and she and Ron were outside. I said hello and chatted a bit. Then I finished the course.

Biking from the end of the MTBO section back to Pioneer Cemetery.

Another mini sprint course that Mary designed. Fun, but I was feeling the heat.

Stood in the shade a few minutes and walked a little after I was done to cool off a bit.

Biking home.

This was a fun session (but a lot of stuff to log on AP). The orienteering training felt useful, even if it wasn't very much. Biking made it easy to carry plenty of water and made it easy to connect the 4 different maps without spending much time.

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MTB on the river trails. I was surprised to arrive at the parking lot and there was only one other car (and it was someone fishing, judging by the trailer).

It felt good to ride and the trail was in good shape.

A highlight was spotting a pileated woodpecker. Every time I see them they are flying away and I don't get a very good look. It'd be fun to get a better look at one.

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Work commute.

When I got home, I rested a bit and then mowed the lawn.

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Work commute.

Jogging on West Campus.

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Ran some legs from last weekend's course, but in reverse order.

I also stopped for a break on the leg by the Dole Center and found the brick with Dad's name on it. That was kind of cool:

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Work commute. Pretty annoying day. Was on the agenda for the City Commission meeting, but that got deferred. Not until 10:45 p.m., so I still had to wait around City Hall for 5 hours and then didn't get to present.

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Also, some nonsense from management:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/jun/07/auditors-...

Some important context to that news from LAST YEAR:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/jul/15/audit-fin...