Sunday Jul 6 |
 | Paddling (Canoe) 45:00 [2] | |
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| Easy paddle around CC Lake with Baby-O up front. |
Saturday Jul 5 |
| Cycling (Road) 57:00 [2] | |
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| Over to Forest Park. |
| Terrain (Grass) 17:00 [2] | |
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| 12 minutes of easy Jogging with Charlie Shabazian prior to the first sprint and then five minutes to loosen up again before the Orange course. |
| Orienteering race (Park) 11:19 [5]*** 2 km (5:40 / km) | |
| ahr:150 max:170 10c |
| Sprint #1. A bit hesitant in spots, but basically clean. Took the around route back from #10, which I think was the fast way to go. Charlie and Tom both went through the woods and said it was nasty. |
| Orienteering race (Park) 13:35 [5]*** 2.4 km (5:40 / km) | |
| ahr:154 max:172 7c |
| Sprint 2. Good solid run. |
| Orienteering race (Park) 9:52 [5]*** 1.7 km (5:48 / km) | |
| ahr:157 max:175 12c |
| Sprint 3. Very fun course and one that threw me more than I'd care to admit. Wasn't looking ahead enough. It bit everybody else, too. Nobody reported a clean run. |
| Orienteering (Park) 22:02 [5]*** 3.9 km (5:39 / km) | |
| ahr:159 max:178 12c |
| After a break of about an hour while everybody finished up the sprints and Bill computed the handicaps, we were sent out on the handicap orange. Since I had swept the sprints, I started last, 2-3 minutes behind Matt DeVoll, Charlie, and Tom Svobodny. First two legs were open running, so I hammered them pretty hard. We all packed up in the control-picking section. Tom and I came out of that together and I got a little ahead by taking a straighter line to 11. As we had already seen 12 in sprint 3, I just nailed the gas from there. Fun stuff and the first time I've won 4 events in a day. Great meet by Bill. |
| Cycling (Road) 1:09:00 [2] | |
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| Back home with a few stops at various wine shops that were offering tastings. Picked up some very buttery Goat/Pesto cheese at the Cheese & Wine Place to pair with a Frank Blanc de Noirs for a victory celebration. |
Friday Jul 4 |
| Cycling (Trail) 45:00 [3] | |
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| A couple laps of the Dogwood trail in Greensfelder taken fairly conservatively (I haven't ridden trails in a month and didn't feel like face-planting today). Trail was in great shape despite being wet in spots. Uphills were taken with suitable vigor. |
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| C • Pack strategy? 9 |
| Terrain (Trail) 57:00 [2] | |
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| Immediately followed by a few miles on the Greenrock heading south into Rockwoods Range. By the time I was done (around 9:30AM), the sun had broken through the overcast, but it was still quite cool. That remained the theme for the day - sunny, mild, and a light breeze. Quite unlike any other July 4th in this town since I've lived here. |
Thursday Jul 3 |
| Cycling (Road) 56:00 [2] | |
| weight:166lbs |
| In to work. Legs still a bit soft, but definitely better than yesterday. A full 8 hours of sleep goes a long way. |
| Cycling (Road) 2:16:00 [2] | |
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| Back from work. As with this morning, roads were wet in spots, but only occasional spits from above. Cooled off significantly during the ride; by the end it was getting pretty comfortable. |
Wednesday Jul 2 |
| Cycling (Road) 58:00 [2] | |
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| Not sure if it was yesterday's effort or the three hours of sleep last night, but the legs were soft again today. Spun into work in the 60. |
| Cycling (Road) 1:40:00 [2] | |
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| Left work at 2 and rode out into an afternoon that was decidedly St. Louis Summer. That, combined with a pretty stiff headwind was more resistance than my tired body wanted to deal with. Poked home in the 60, took Baby-O to the library, had dinner, a massage, and went to bed early. |
| Note | |
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| Ten hours sleep in the last three days. Pre-confirm reports look good. Commissions, hours, and ledger reconciled. It appears that the roughly $40,000,000 that will go out the door next week will be routed to the 15,000 recipients (and taxing authorities) in accordance with standing agreements. That's good news for many reasons, not the least of which being that I will be one of the recipients. Tomorrow is my first day as a Wachovia employee.
Leaving contracting was not an easy decision but, despite the long hours getting the conversion right, my job (and overall life) satisfaction has been pretty high lately. The commuting arrangement is ideal as it lets me get in plenty of base miles and still spend evenings with Kate and Baby-O. And, while one could find higher rates in the contracting world, the pay is more than adequate. |
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| C • Does that mean those death ... 2 |
Tuesday Jul 1 |
| Cycling (Road) 56:00 [2] | |
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| In to work in the 60. Not quite as nice as yesterday, but still pretty nice. |
| Cycling (Road) 1:02:00 [3] | |
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| Legs came back today. Home via Midland at a firm but fun tempo. |
Monday Jun 30 |
| Cycling (Road) 56:00 [2] | |
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| If there's been a finer morning to ride into work this year, I missed it. Legs felt OK, but I'm sure that's about to change. |
| Cycling (Road) 1:27:00 [2] | |
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| Yup. Legs turned to stone around mid-morning. But, that's what the 60 is for and as the afternoon was every bit as fine as the morning, I just spun along easily and even added a little distance to the end of the Midland route. |