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Saturday May 31, 2014 #
11 AM
Orienteering 2:56:00 [2] 16.0 mi (11:00 / mi)
Rochester Map Adventure!!
This was a blast! For reals. I think if it were a short score-o, have to wait around to find the clue might be annoying. But on a 3h scale, it's totally fine and even fun. At least, I think. And I even missed one. Could not tell how many sides the darn smoke stack had! I guess I had to go around the back side of the building to get the light right, just became convinced I was only seeing 3 sides facing me at one point.
But anyways, found the tree first at #1 right from the start, then #8 and then did a giant clockwise loop, wanting to get all the 2 point controls and the most northern way out had the most controls along it on the way out. Had some bikes alongside going out Main St., but then they probably did things to get all the controls doing the 5h version and I just went into Cobbs Hill park.
From there, some skittering around the neighborhood, over to Highland Park, then through Mt. Hood cemetery, then campus and then a last neighborhood skitter, picking up some last controls 2, 3, 5 right near the finish because I had time.
Totally recommend, thanks ROC!
This was a blast! For reals. I think if it were a short score-o, have to wait around to find the clue might be annoying. But on a 3h scale, it's totally fine and even fun. At least, I think. And I even missed one. Could not tell how many sides the darn smoke stack had! I guess I had to go around the back side of the building to get the light right, just became convinced I was only seeing 3 sides facing me at one point.
But anyways, found the tree first at #1 right from the start, then #8 and then did a giant clockwise loop, wanting to get all the 2 point controls and the most northern way out had the most controls along it on the way out. Had some bikes alongside going out Main St., but then they probably did things to get all the controls doing the 5h version and I just went into Cobbs Hill park.
From there, some skittering around the neighborhood, over to Highland Park, then through Mt. Hood cemetery, then campus and then a last neighborhood skitter, picking up some last controls 2, 3, 5 right near the finish because I had time.
Totally recommend, thanks ROC!
Thursday May 29, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 17:29 [1] 2.1 mi (8:20 / mi) +13m 8:11 / mi
Drills 8:23 [1] 0.58 mi (14:28 / mi)
Normal running drills.
High knees, kick-butts, sideways skip, grapevine, high hops and running backwards x 3.
High knees, kick-butts, sideways skip, grapevine, high hops and running backwards x 3.
Running 46:55 5.6 mi (8:23 / mi) +11m 8:20 / mi
And the 600-400 workout with Kevin. Perfect running weather! Low humidity mid 60s. Woo!
5 x 600 on, 200 off, 400 on, 400 off
Looked at the map from Trondheim WOC spectator sprint. Yup, hard to read a map at 80s lap pace.
On times:
2:02, 78
1:57, 75
2:03, 79
1:59, 77
2:00, 74
Was reading maps on Kevin's leads, so first set, third set and then the first half of the fifth set 600 and 400. Really good to do, gotta keep remembering to bring a map to these!
5 x 600 on, 200 off, 400 on, 400 off
Looked at the map from Trondheim WOC spectator sprint. Yup, hard to read a map at 80s lap pace.
On times:
2:02, 78
1:57, 75
2:03, 79
1:59, 77
2:00, 74
Was reading maps on Kevin's leads, so first set, third set and then the first half of the fifth set 600 and 400. Really good to do, gotta keep remembering to bring a map to these!
Wednesday May 28, 2014 #
4 PM
Running 5:58 [1] 0.76 mi (7:48 / mi) +9m 7:32 / mi
Running 15:23 1.8 mi (8:33 / mi) +16m 8:19 / mi
Pre-Zumba mini hill workout on the dreaded treadmill.
3 x 3 min at 10.0 elevation at 7mph. The least fun thing is the sweat just does not evaporate!!
3 x 3 min at 10.0 elevation at 7mph. The least fun thing is the sweat just does not evaporate!!
Strength 13:00 [1]
Aerobics 42:31 [1]
Zumba! Yay, more of the old tunes mixed on in! And one new one I really liked too.
Also, a bit harder than normal after mini-hill workout.
Also, a bit harder than normal after mini-hill workout.
Running 3:38 [1] 0.44 mi (8:16 / mi) +4m 8:02 / mi
Tuesday May 27, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 35:42 [1] 4.24 mi (8:25 / mi) +52m 8:07 / mi
Morning little recovery run around Ottawa Park. Legs much better than after last 5k!
Strength 12:02 [1] 0.13 mi (1:33:06 / mi) +1m 1:30:55 / mi
Monday May 26, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 10:51 [1] 1.34 mi (8:05 / mi) +1m 8:04 / mi
Running 17:43 [4] 3.16 mi (5:36 / mi) +2m 5:36 / mi
Kip Boulis 5k in Perrysburg, OH
Tom and I headed over the river to Perrysburg to race in their Memorial Day race. Specifically memorializing Kip Boulis, a policeman who died in 1976 trying to rescue a capsized boat in the Maumee. Those in the boat survived but he didn't.
Anyways, felt not so inspired because allergies are acting up including enough post-nasal drip that my throat hurts. But, figure that Benedryl before racing is probably not a good idea... So I told myself just to start at 5:40 pace and to take it from there.
That worked, I felt bad and like maybe I was going to go asthmatic in the first mile, but nope, breathing cleared up and was able to negative split. The last mile included a 0.6 mile straightaway that let you see the finish *forever*. Mentally tough!
A Kenyan and a guy sponsored by Newtons took off after the first half mile when many were running too fast. Then I was chasing tall guy in small shorts and guy in grey the whole race. They switched pleces towards the end, I caught neither. A high school boy decided to catch and pass me after a mile, but couldn't keep the pace up and I passed him before the second.
Not a PR, but perhaps on pace for it, if Garmin's distance is true. So a totally good performance for staring out in miserable-land!
Tom and I headed over the river to Perrysburg to race in their Memorial Day race. Specifically memorializing Kip Boulis, a policeman who died in 1976 trying to rescue a capsized boat in the Maumee. Those in the boat survived but he didn't.
Anyways, felt not so inspired because allergies are acting up including enough post-nasal drip that my throat hurts. But, figure that Benedryl before racing is probably not a good idea... So I told myself just to start at 5:40 pace and to take it from there.
That worked, I felt bad and like maybe I was going to go asthmatic in the first mile, but nope, breathing cleared up and was able to negative split. The last mile included a 0.6 mile straightaway that let you see the finish *forever*. Mentally tough!
A Kenyan and a guy sponsored by Newtons took off after the first half mile when many were running too fast. Then I was chasing tall guy in small shorts and guy in grey the whole race. They switched pleces towards the end, I caught neither. A high school boy decided to catch and pass me after a mile, but couldn't keep the pace up and I passed him before the second.
Not a PR, but perhaps on pace for it, if Garmin's distance is true. So a totally good performance for staring out in miserable-land!
Running 20:02 [1] 2.25 mi (8:54 / mi) +2m 8:53 / mi
Cooling down, chatting with Karen, who I met the first race I did here in Toledo. She hit her head hard slipping on ice this winter and it's taken a bit to get back into it!
Sunday May 25, 2014 #
8 AM
Running 56:11 7.01 mi (8:01 / mi) +49m 7:51 / mi
Feeling not good because of allergies, I didn't motivate first thing, but then was able to after an hour of reading Carroll & Ostlie. Motivation unlikely related to the reading, actually.
Strength 12:00 [1] 0.08 mi (2:29:42 / mi) +2m 2:18:56 / mi
10 min abs, 2 min back
Saturday May 24, 2014 #
11 AM
Running 8:40 [1] 0.89 mi (9:42 / mi) +2m 9:38 / mi
Orienteering 53:20 [4] 7.0 km (7:37 / km) +90m 7:10 / km
The Michigoat!
Oooh, and one second down to Nick D. Battled out throughout the race course. Great to have the pressure, can't report that I dealt with it at all well... Sooo, need to keep head more together, for sure!
A first: Tom beat me to the first control. At which point he told me I was welcome to follow him around the rest of the course. =)
A not-good-sign: Totally confused by trails at one point, I used the horse trail map and signpost to relocate. Hmmmm....
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#1 - Fine through the road run, just powering it along with Nick. I guess I didn't take a bearing to enter the woods in the right place, I was trying to go on distance estimation from the cleaning under the power line that's not there, and maybe that wasn't so reliable. In any case, many things that should have been warning signals (like going up way to many contours) didn't apparently work after the long road run, and I hung out in the depression about 170m SE of the control for awhile.
#2 - Fine, yay contours! R side of hill, skirting depression, over little nose, down longer nose to saddle.
#3 - Left of line, sensed open, came in through almost hourglass depression and then over little saddle. Surprised to see Nick already again, thought that would take awhile based on #1.
#4 - Just racing behind Nick across the hillside.
#5 - Lost more time here. I was on the left spur, mapped in green, but not so bad now, down and then up other side, oh I'm on this open hill, then on a bearing over to the correct hill. Was hoping to do the route Nick actually executed, staying more right, catching the indistinct trail. Starting on the wrong spur scrapped that, I guess.
#6 - A little bit on trail, not sure it was necessary though, then cut over before coming out in the open.
#7 - On bearing, tumble down giant slope, skirt around to the right when saddle appears and up to the small hill.
#8 - I went across the low instead of skirting on the side and caught back up to Nick.
#9 - Around the big 'hill' to the left, on a trail that's through unmarked open, which I think made both Nick and I nervous. I was running behind him at this point, but then found #9 first, when I realized where it lie due to the contours.
#11 - I had decided to skip #10 on the road run, figuring trails would make the #9-11 leg very easy. They would, if executed properly. But I took a right 1 junction and oh, 400m too early? Distance judgement out the window apparently? And then I knew I was going N but was totally confused where I might be... Open areas somehow didn't clue me in, but I distrusted due to map age anyways. Then relocated using the horse map, and got back into it. Finding the control was fine, from the trail junction to its NE.
#12 - Racing Nick again. Stopped for some horses, then in off the trail from the earth bank at the corner. A pretty weak saddle had me suspicious, but then control was right where I expected.
#13 - Whee! Another fun contour leg! Over nose, down, around left side of depression to scoot into back-side reentrant.
#14 - Out to trail, stormed down trail until horses again, had to go around this time, in order to pass them. Went in from second hill on E-W trail above control.
#15 - How I actually lost the race- didn't see the control in the depression I expected to! So continued on E not with any particular plan when I heard Nick bashing in, but then I turned around and saw him punch the control and leave! Eep! I approached off the big trail corner to the SW, but then didn't find the trails more local to 15 at all... not really sure why, maybe slightly to far right the whole time and just crossed over a little one without knowing?
#16- Racing, racing, racing to chase down Nick. Possibly left #15 inefficiently, based on not wanting to climb.
Finish sprint - I punched right after, and turned on everything, didn't really gain much. Tired, but that was oodles of fun, to have someone to race right around. And really. Have got to have head more calm when there is company!!
Oooh, and one second down to Nick D. Battled out throughout the race course. Great to have the pressure, can't report that I dealt with it at all well... Sooo, need to keep head more together, for sure!
A first: Tom beat me to the first control. At which point he told me I was welcome to follow him around the rest of the course. =)
A not-good-sign: Totally confused by trails at one point, I used the horse trail map and signpost to relocate. Hmmmm....
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#1 - Fine through the road run, just powering it along with Nick. I guess I didn't take a bearing to enter the woods in the right place, I was trying to go on distance estimation from the cleaning under the power line that's not there, and maybe that wasn't so reliable. In any case, many things that should have been warning signals (like going up way to many contours) didn't apparently work after the long road run, and I hung out in the depression about 170m SE of the control for awhile.
#2 - Fine, yay contours! R side of hill, skirting depression, over little nose, down longer nose to saddle.
#3 - Left of line, sensed open, came in through almost hourglass depression and then over little saddle. Surprised to see Nick already again, thought that would take awhile based on #1.
#4 - Just racing behind Nick across the hillside.
#5 - Lost more time here. I was on the left spur, mapped in green, but not so bad now, down and then up other side, oh I'm on this open hill, then on a bearing over to the correct hill. Was hoping to do the route Nick actually executed, staying more right, catching the indistinct trail. Starting on the wrong spur scrapped that, I guess.
#6 - A little bit on trail, not sure it was necessary though, then cut over before coming out in the open.
#7 - On bearing, tumble down giant slope, skirt around to the right when saddle appears and up to the small hill.
#8 - I went across the low instead of skirting on the side and caught back up to Nick.
#9 - Around the big 'hill' to the left, on a trail that's through unmarked open, which I think made both Nick and I nervous. I was running behind him at this point, but then found #9 first, when I realized where it lie due to the contours.
#11 - I had decided to skip #10 on the road run, figuring trails would make the #9-11 leg very easy. They would, if executed properly. But I took a right 1 junction and oh, 400m too early? Distance judgement out the window apparently? And then I knew I was going N but was totally confused where I might be... Open areas somehow didn't clue me in, but I distrusted due to map age anyways. Then relocated using the horse map, and got back into it. Finding the control was fine, from the trail junction to its NE.
#12 - Racing Nick again. Stopped for some horses, then in off the trail from the earth bank at the corner. A pretty weak saddle had me suspicious, but then control was right where I expected.
#13 - Whee! Another fun contour leg! Over nose, down, around left side of depression to scoot into back-side reentrant.
#14 - Out to trail, stormed down trail until horses again, had to go around this time, in order to pass them. Went in from second hill on E-W trail above control.
#15 - How I actually lost the race- didn't see the control in the depression I expected to! So continued on E not with any particular plan when I heard Nick bashing in, but then I turned around and saw him punch the control and leave! Eep! I approached off the big trail corner to the SW, but then didn't find the trails more local to 15 at all... not really sure why, maybe slightly to far right the whole time and just crossed over a little one without knowing?
#16- Racing, racing, racing to chase down Nick. Possibly left #15 inefficiently, based on not wanting to climb.
Finish sprint - I punched right after, and turned on everything, didn't really gain much. Tired, but that was oodles of fun, to have someone to race right around. And really. Have got to have head more calm when there is company!!
Running 11:46 [1] 1.14 mi (10:17 / mi) +2m 10:14 / mi
Thursday May 22, 2014 #
8 AM
Running 12:23 [1] 1.54 mi (8:03 / mi) +28m 7:37 / mi
Drills 8:25 [1] 0.49 mi (17:10 / mi) +61m 12:23 / mi
Two women were doing their circuit-like training on the track. So a huge tire was at 0, 2 x 15lb barbells at 100m, a weighted 15lb stick at 200m, and hm, maybe nothing at 300m? Or I forget. A guy was coaching, but there seemed to be a lot of sitting around.
Anyways, I did my normal running drills.
Anyways, I did my normal running drills.
Running 33:34 4.8 mi (7:00 / mi) +76m 6:40 / mi
Track with Kevin. Perfect weather for running, nice and cool, maybe a little wind, but not much. The loud lawnmower throwing up cut grass onto the track just slightly disrupted paradise...
5 x 1ks. Kevin was fading at the end and my Achilles were pretty darn painful by then too... hmph, going to have to not run tomorrow and hopefully they'll be good for the Michigoat!!
5 x 1ks. Kevin was fading at the end and my Achilles were pretty darn painful by then too... hmph, going to have to not run tomorrow and hopefully they'll be good for the Michigoat!!
Wednesday May 21, 2014 #
5 PM
Running 4:36 [1] 0.5 mi (9:10 / mi) +31m 7:41 / mi
Strength 14:01 [1]
Aerobics 43:15 [1]
Woo, Zumba after Joanna's core 15. Some new gals, and I liked the songs better the second time around. Lesley came, so astro was well reported out of ~9!
Tuesday May 20, 2014 #
6 PM
Running 1:18:47 [2] 10.42 mi (7:34 / mi) +43m 7:28 / mi
Run with Mark after giving a seminar on my research at MSU! A bit of some trail and woods, and then a bit of searching for a middle-school strings concert and then back to their place for some very scrumptious dinner. Including ideas about what to do with fresh sage!
Monday May 19, 2014 #
Strength 12:00 [0]
10 min abs, 2 min back
Legs still sore. I blame racing the 5k in zero-drop shoes... I mostly just do Zumba in them, which is a good deal less poundy! It's the junction between achilles and calf that's enhobbling, but bet it'll calm on down tonight!
Legs still sore. I blame racing the 5k in zero-drop shoes... I mostly just do Zumba in them, which is a good deal less poundy! It's the junction between achilles and calf that's enhobbling, but bet it'll calm on down tonight!
5 PM
Strength 12:01 [1] 0.07 mi (2:45:17 / mi)
Sunday May 18, 2014 #
Event: SMOC Chilson
1 PM
Running warm up/down 10:00 [1] 1.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Helped send people off for the first hour, good turnout on another awesomely nice day for orienteering!
Orienteering race 54:09 [3] 6.4 km (8:28 / km)
SMOC Chilson - Barbara's Meet! (With vetting by Mark, mapping by Igor)
Good times, although I didn't run totally cleanly. 3 issues:
#1- I didn't see control at #6. Came around from the trail, was sure I was in the right reentrant, saw no flag. But it was up just a bit higher than I was expecting and on the far side of the reentrant. Circle slightly off.
#2- Bah! Totally botched trails! Thundered down from 6, just keeping vague sense of direction. Came out on a trail, decided I was north of junction and to go south. So did, ok, heading southish, should be ok. But then I came to a junction that didn't make total sense, oops, I'm *there*! Probably a quicker realization that otherwise even, since I set courses here in the fall... bad.
#3 - Number 12. Which, ok, isn't quite in the place indicated by control circle, but I can't pretend that was my problem. I sailed way past it, too far North. Thought I was on a good bearing, but must have been off by some 30 degrees, so that's definitely not good. Found far depressions in N-S reentrant before turning back.
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Controls:
#1 - Through #13, then around marsh.
#2 - Pretty straight on line, using trail from clearing at 2/3s of the way there.
#3 - Started on the ride for maybe 70m then up reentrant, popped out on ride and over mini-reentrant to the right one.
#4 - Wheee! This section was a blast to run through, pretty much on line, hitting saddle points, pop over to the control.
#5 - On line through the wiggly stuff, then right off the side to the lowlands where I picked off the squiggly reentrant full of water to tell me to definitely continue on.
#6 - Out from the lowlands, on the trail. The map probably says cut towards the end, but it looked thicker with green, so my tired-from-5k legs choose the trail. Went well until I couldn't see the control where I expected.
#7 - Aforementioned disaster out to trail, but then fine actually attacking, perhaps a little more tangled in green than necessary over the small green hill along the way.
#8 - Bashed through undergrowth and then splashed through the marsh. Was there a dry way to get there?
#9 - Splashed out from #8 and to trail, then attacked easily through the way I'd been fixing my trail mistake earlier. But I was a bit too far right, through necks of both double-depressions would have been more ideal, instead of south of the 2nd set.
#10 - Whee! Control pick! Direct.
#11 - Control pick #2, also went well, unsure about choice of a mini-short leg like this that goes through marked under growth.
#12 - Bah, aforementioned off-ness. Kept just searching too far left for some sign of reentrantness, but it was to my right!
#13 - Straight North, along fence, then trails, then in after the mini-swamp on left. Hesitation as I approached though, should have been more confident from the bigger hill. After all, had been there before!
Nice course, awesome little area!
Good times, although I didn't run totally cleanly. 3 issues:
#1- I didn't see control at #6. Came around from the trail, was sure I was in the right reentrant, saw no flag. But it was up just a bit higher than I was expecting and on the far side of the reentrant. Circle slightly off.
#2- Bah! Totally botched trails! Thundered down from 6, just keeping vague sense of direction. Came out on a trail, decided I was north of junction and to go south. So did, ok, heading southish, should be ok. But then I came to a junction that didn't make total sense, oops, I'm *there*! Probably a quicker realization that otherwise even, since I set courses here in the fall... bad.
#3 - Number 12. Which, ok, isn't quite in the place indicated by control circle, but I can't pretend that was my problem. I sailed way past it, too far North. Thought I was on a good bearing, but must have been off by some 30 degrees, so that's definitely not good. Found far depressions in N-S reentrant before turning back.
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Controls:
#1 - Through #13, then around marsh.
#2 - Pretty straight on line, using trail from clearing at 2/3s of the way there.
#3 - Started on the ride for maybe 70m then up reentrant, popped out on ride and over mini-reentrant to the right one.
#4 - Wheee! This section was a blast to run through, pretty much on line, hitting saddle points, pop over to the control.
#5 - On line through the wiggly stuff, then right off the side to the lowlands where I picked off the squiggly reentrant full of water to tell me to definitely continue on.
#6 - Out from the lowlands, on the trail. The map probably says cut towards the end, but it looked thicker with green, so my tired-from-5k legs choose the trail. Went well until I couldn't see the control where I expected.
#7 - Aforementioned disaster out to trail, but then fine actually attacking, perhaps a little more tangled in green than necessary over the small green hill along the way.
#8 - Bashed through undergrowth and then splashed through the marsh. Was there a dry way to get there?
#9 - Splashed out from #8 and to trail, then attacked easily through the way I'd been fixing my trail mistake earlier. But I was a bit too far right, through necks of both double-depressions would have been more ideal, instead of south of the 2nd set.
#10 - Whee! Control pick! Direct.
#11 - Control pick #2, also went well, unsure about choice of a mini-short leg like this that goes through marked under growth.
#12 - Bah, aforementioned off-ness. Kept just searching too far left for some sign of reentrantness, but it was to my right!
#13 - Straight North, along fence, then trails, then in after the mini-swamp on left. Hesitation as I approached though, should have been more confident from the bigger hill. After all, had been there before!
Nice course, awesome little area!
Orienteering 30:02 [3] 3.8 km (7:54 / km)
And Orange, on tired legs. Maybe shouldn't have done this, actually, left patellar tendon is now really ouchie....
Orienteering 20:00 [1] 1.5 km (13:20 / km)
And control pickup of some fun controls. But, yeah, legs quite tired.
Saturday May 17, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 17:39 [1] 2.01 mi (8:47 / mi) +3m 8:45 / mi
Drills 4:06 [1] 0.35 mi (11:33 / mi)
Running race 17:33 [4] 5.0 km (3:31 / km) +24m 3:26 / km
Dart Frog Dash 5k
Woo! Nice and close to the PR despite a 'hilly' course for Toledo. And then there's the going through the zoo part, where you have two 150-degree corners and have to make sure you bear right when you go underground by the under-water part of the seal exhibit... But it's not every race you do that you pass by elephants, so all worth it! =)
An unknown woman kept up with Rachel and I for the first mile, then faded, but still had a solid under-20 time, she's a herptology (hence interest in doing a Dart-Frog themed race!) student at Bowling Green. Hoping to make a career of researching/consulting on Ohio's reptiles!
Beats last year's time of 17:40, same weekend.
Woo! Nice and close to the PR despite a 'hilly' course for Toledo. And then there's the going through the zoo part, where you have two 150-degree corners and have to make sure you bear right when you go underground by the under-water part of the seal exhibit... But it's not every race you do that you pass by elephants, so all worth it! =)
An unknown woman kept up with Rachel and I for the first mile, then faded, but still had a solid under-20 time, she's a herptology (hence interest in doing a Dart-Frog themed race!) student at Bowling Green. Hoping to make a career of researching/consulting on Ohio's reptiles!
Beats last year's time of 17:40, same weekend.
C • Woo! 4
Running 21:56 [2] 2.74 mi (8:00 / mi) +26m 7:46 / mi
Cool down. Missed the awards because they did them a half-hour early? When does that happen? Anyways, have a new family membership to the Zoo for next year, maybe will use one least time before leaving!
And then to the farmer's market. Bread from Amelia, bok choy, pea shoots and lettuce mix from Liz and coffee and a Black Forest scone from Ralph and Ginni. Still think their Dark Star scone is my fav, but gotta experiment!
And then to the farmer's market. Bread from Amelia, bok choy, pea shoots and lettuce mix from Liz and coffee and a Black Forest scone from Ralph and Ginni. Still think their Dark Star scone is my fav, but gotta experiment!
Friday May 16, 2014 #
Note
Day off and Toledo symphony finale - Mendelssohn's violin concerto and Mahler 5. It's been so much fun having season tickets, for sure one of my fave race prizes ever!
Thursday May 15, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 44:16 5.81 mi (7:37 / mi) +51m 7:25 / mi
Up and into the rain for a tempo run. Totally drenched by about 10 min in, but at least it's not cold rain!
I haven't been doing tempos yet this spring, time to get on track. Today's 2 x 10 min effort wasn't hard, but also wasn't as fast as I would have liked. So definitely need to keep these up!
I haven't been doing tempos yet this spring, time to get on track. Today's 2 x 10 min effort wasn't hard, but also wasn't as fast as I would have liked. So definitely need to keep these up!
Wednesday May 14, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 41:49 4.18 mi (10:00 / mi) +16m 9:53 / mi
Morning Wildwood run with Tom, legs tired! Diverged just a few times for extra hill. We also brought the Wildwood map from cedarcreek using Jagge's tool, good for Tom to keep track of where we might be while on the trails.
Then headed to Schmucker's Restaurant for a quick breakfast after. Two pancakes, two eggs, two sausages with coffee for $4.50 and getting to spectate our food being made on the grill. Grabbed a cherry strudel pie to go for lunch! =)
Then headed to Schmucker's Restaurant for a quick breakfast after. Two pancakes, two eggs, two sausages with coffee for $4.50 and getting to spectate our food being made on the grill. Grabbed a cherry strudel pie to go for lunch! =)
5 PM
Running 5:54 [2] 0.74 mi (7:58 / mi) +27m 7:10 / mi
Run over to the Rec. Holy moly the Ottawa is getting high!
Running 3:35 [2] 0.37 mi (9:38 / mi)
Strength 14:06 [1] 0.22 mi (1:04:06 / mi) +4m 1:00:40 / mi
Core 15, about 8 of us. Yay calm summer term...
Aerobics 45:10 [1] 0.18 mi (4:10:39 / mi)
And 4 for Zumba. Joanna had nearly 100% new songs! Eep! None are yet my fave, maybe they'll grow on me...
Running 4:02 [1] 0.46 mi (8:41 / mi) +5m 8:24 / mi
Tuesday May 13, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 18:18 2.19 mi (8:21 / mi) +14m 8:12 / mi
Woke up in the middle of a nightmare about missing a flight. Ug. Don't think I'm flying for almost another month though at least!
Drills 8:35 [1] 0.54 mi (15:54 / mi)
Normal running drills. Busy times at the track. Two guys already there when I arrived, doing 100s. And then a man and women came while I was drilling, told me I looked serious and did their own interval workout, not quite sure what it was.
Running 40:02 5.18 mi (7:44 / mi) +12m 7:40 / mi
And hard one! 12 x 400s with Kevin, 200 jog rest.
I read a map (model map from Trondheim WOC) during his leads. It is hard to read at 80s quarters!
Pretty toast by the end, it was already 80s and humid at 8.30 am when we started the hard stuff!
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I read a map (model map from Trondheim WOC) during his leads. It is hard to read at 80s quarters!
Pretty toast by the end, it was already 80s and humid at 8.30 am when we started the hard stuff!
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Monday May 12, 2014 #
7 AM
Running 6:31 [1] 0.69 mi (9:27 / mi) +32m 8:15 / mi
Morning workout with Tom, running over to the Rec (which has decided to stay open early for the summer, woo!).
Running 7:08 [2] 1.0 mi (7:08 / mi) +3m 7:04 / mi
Indoor track mile, at some speed. One guy learning to toe run, by the amount of awkward he looked.
Strength 9:00 [1]
2 warm up sets, then 5 x 15 at 70 lbs, to get back used to it.
Running 6:53 [1] 0.71 mi (9:45 / mi) +26m 8:45 / mi
Sunday May 11, 2014 #
2 PM
Cycling 19:26 [1] 5.0 mi (3:53 / mi) +32m 3:49 / mi
Whoops, forgot house keys at Tom's, but bike was in my garage, so cycled back for them instead of driving.
Running 49:09 [2] 6.16 mi (7:59 / mi) +58m 7:45 / mi
A Wildwood run from the Ward Pavillion parking lot, but that didn't work so well because the big elevated path to the rest of the park is out for repairs... boo!
Cut along Central to get to the rest of the park, after exhausting the few trails near Ward. Read a map of Sant' Anna that Lorenzo gave me from recent Italian Champs.
Cut along Central to get to the rest of the park, after exhausting the few trails near Ward. Read a map of Sant' Anna that Lorenzo gave me from recent Italian Champs.
Drills 4:52 [1] 0.27 mi (18:00 / mi) +57m 10:53 / mi
Ankle plyos. Legs were tired going into them, so only managed one set. The heat kinda takes it out of ya!
Running 25 [1] 0.04 mi (10:29 / mi) +29m 3:13 / mi
Saturday May 10, 2014 #
Event: SMOC Bishop Lake
9 AM
Orienteering 25:29 [1] 2.31 mi (11:02 / mi) +50m 10:20 / mi
Setting out controls at Bishop Lake. Wonderful day!!
Running 9:53 [0] 1.22 mi (8:04 / mi) +54m 7:06 / mi
Orienteering 12:36 [0] 0.71 mi (17:44 / mi) +47m 14:43 / mi
Round 2 of control set-out.
Running 16:09 [0] 1.72 mi (9:25 / mi) +83m 8:11 / mi
4 PM
Running 6:27 [2] 0.76 mi (8:29 / mi) +23m 7:45 / mi
Orienteering 18:24 [1] 1.37 mi (13:26 / mi) +106m 10:50 / mi
Control pickup, including water control. One gallon jug disappeared during the race? We brought 5 out, I found 2 empty, 1 nearly empty and 1 unopened...
Running 8:40 [2] 1.05 mi (8:15 / mi) +63m 6:57 / mi
Orienteering 3:32 [1] 0.3 mi (11:46 / mi) +24m 9:26 / mi
Running 2:49 [2] 0.34 mi (8:17 / mi) +18m 7:07 / mi
Friday May 9, 2014 #
6 PM
Orienteering 30:00 [2]
Setting out some controls after lugging the water out with Tom. I did my three, then scampered back along the trail to find him and asked about how the two he set went. He was totally confident on one, and then a little shaky on the last, saying it was more like a knoll than a reentrant. Smart man! I went to check it out and it was one terrace too low. Phew!
Thursday May 8, 2014 #
5 PM
Orienteering 38:20 [1] 2.67 mi (14:21 / mi) +94m 12:56 / mi
Bishop Lake
Disembark plane from Europe, do not pass go, go straight to Bishop Lake to scout control locations. Luckily had enough energy still, somehow!
Disembark plane from Europe, do not pass go, go straight to Bishop Lake to scout control locations. Luckily had enough energy still, somehow!
Wednesday May 7, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering 25:45 [1] 1.42 mi (18:08 / mi) +91m 15:07 / mi
Lavarone- Rocchetti (long terrain)
Yeah! Legs feel better/can actually move! On my way to Asiago, I had to go through Lavarone, so figure I'd scamper out for a quick loop by the parking lot. Also took *tons* of pictures of the terrain as I went around the loop, so I can remember what this stuff looks like in the upcoming months!
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#12 - Up from the parking lot, along the road until the trail. Wow! The downed tree across the trail is indicated in dark green, nice and up-to-date mapping! Turned off trail shortly after that, along fence, to knolls, which did stand out as such.
#13 - Tumble down, then along trail on edge of camping. I climbed, staying close to camping fence over big hill, then could clearly see rocky hill that I should get to the far side of to get to saddle. Probably should have gone S of first hill though for a better approach.
#14 - Used trail on right in the reentrant, crossed big E-W trail, stayed right of hill to end up in correct open reentrant.
#8 - Along trail along marsh, went slightly too far, not sure cliff was the cliff, but no other, so turned up and yep, found the shallow spur.
#9 - Just contoured, instead of climbing up to trail and back down, because control will be at the bottom of the cliff anyways. Spike.
#10 - Ooh, think I got the route choice wrong on this one. I went pretty far right, which kept good speed and a nice approach from a saddle, but I think just too long. Better to go left, up the cliff where it becomes possible, and then up the second strong spur.
#11 - Back through the saddle, along hillside to boulder by reentrant. The green here must be deciduous leafy stuff that hasn't come out yet, it's currently totally open.
Then climbed over the top of the hill to the W, because it had fun contours on top. Yep, they all check out. The only thing I didn't like on the way down was a very clear shelf that is indicated on the map, but with not the same shape as I see there.
Yeah! Legs feel better/can actually move! On my way to Asiago, I had to go through Lavarone, so figure I'd scamper out for a quick loop by the parking lot. Also took *tons* of pictures of the terrain as I went around the loop, so I can remember what this stuff looks like in the upcoming months!
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#12 - Up from the parking lot, along the road until the trail. Wow! The downed tree across the trail is indicated in dark green, nice and up-to-date mapping! Turned off trail shortly after that, along fence, to knolls, which did stand out as such.
#13 - Tumble down, then along trail on edge of camping. I climbed, staying close to camping fence over big hill, then could clearly see rocky hill that I should get to the far side of to get to saddle. Probably should have gone S of first hill though for a better approach.
#14 - Used trail on right in the reentrant, crossed big E-W trail, stayed right of hill to end up in correct open reentrant.
#8 - Along trail along marsh, went slightly too far, not sure cliff was the cliff, but no other, so turned up and yep, found the shallow spur.
#9 - Just contoured, instead of climbing up to trail and back down, because control will be at the bottom of the cliff anyways. Spike.
#10 - Ooh, think I got the route choice wrong on this one. I went pretty far right, which kept good speed and a nice approach from a saddle, but I think just too long. Better to go left, up the cliff where it becomes possible, and then up the second strong spur.
#11 - Back through the saddle, along hillside to boulder by reentrant. The green here must be deciduous leafy stuff that hasn't come out yet, it's currently totally open.
Then climbed over the top of the hill to the W, because it had fun contours on top. Yep, they all check out. The only thing I didn't like on the way down was a very clear shelf that is indicated on the map, but with not the same shape as I see there.
12 PM
Running 6:42 [1] 0.39 mi (17:22 / mi) +65m 11:24 / mi
Orienteering 1:04:42 4.14 mi (15:38 / mi) +217m 13:26 / mi
Platabeck (middle terrain)
Woo! This was so much fun. The terrain was awesome. It's sort of like the crazy limestone terrain from France WOC, but with nicer vegetation. And I was spoiled because the snow actually made the footing easier, could glide over the rocks on an easy coating of dense snow, where it was left. =)
Not as crazy rock-scotch as Turcio, hope the WOC terrain is more like this and less like that.
Also took lots of pictures, for aiding the memory.
Woo! This was so much fun. The terrain was awesome. It's sort of like the crazy limestone terrain from France WOC, but with nicer vegetation. And I was spoiled because the snow actually made the footing easier, could glide over the rocks on an easy coating of dense snow, where it was left. =)
Not as crazy rock-scotch as Turcio, hope the WOC terrain is more like this and less like that.
Also took lots of pictures, for aiding the memory.
Running 2:09 [1] 0.21 mi (10:20 / mi) +10m 8:59 / mi
Tuesday May 6, 2014 #
10 AM
Hiking 6:59 [0] 0.29 mi (24:29 / mi) +75m 13:29 / mi
Orienteering 1:47:34 [0] 7.77 mi (13:51 / mi) +479m 11:37 / mi
Lavarone
Legs are taking convincing to move. But did some convincing and had a look around long-relevant terrain (in fact, immediately adjacent, south of the terrain). Much more New Englandy. Rocks are around, but not so much to make the footing impossible. Forest is pretty open pine forest in most places. Light green in the forrest tends to just be denser younger pines. Lighter/dark green around civilization is more likely to be bushy/deciduous.
Legs are taking convincing to move. But did some convincing and had a look around long-relevant terrain (in fact, immediately adjacent, south of the terrain). Much more New Englandy. Rocks are around, but not so much to make the footing impossible. Forest is pretty open pine forest in most places. Light green in the forrest tends to just be denser younger pines. Lighter/dark green around civilization is more likely to be bushy/deciduous.
3 PM
Orienteering 5:37 [0] 0.23 mi (24:26 / mi) +16m 20:05 / mi
Folgarria (long terrain), first attempt:
Attempting to not have trees felled on me, aborted mission to go to #1....
Attempting to not have trees felled on me, aborted mission to go to #1....
Orienteering 46:10 [0] 2.01 mi (22:58 / mi) +209m 17:22 / mi
Folgaria, second attempt:
#2 - Starting somewhere above #1, I basically contoured across the slope, trying to keep tack of trails as I went across. But realized quickly that trails were rubbish due to all the recent logging, better were noticable reentrants. When I came to the second big reentrant, I saw a big boulder - ok, too high. Tumbled down and found control in a ditch.
#3 - Cleared first nose, out to big trail, tried to locate ride, but unsure, at least was right where it should be. Continued W across first spur and encountered trail as I descended from second. Cruised on trail until second small reentrant after boulder on the right when I cut to the control.
#4 - Up, up, up. On bearing, noting trail crossings and then the reentrant + ditch combo on the E side of control. Came in to trail that the pit was along just slightly low and swept up a little to find it. Man-made pit.
#5 - More up, oof tired legs. Picked out the boulder on my way, first trail, second trail. Hitting the second trail meant I had to sweep up along it to my small depression.
#6 - Loooong leg across everything. I saw two options for the first portion of the leg. Either to go a bit higher from the beginning and then use a trail that contoured or first to use a trail that contoured and then climb. I opted for the latter, maybe first is slightly preferable because get less up-and-down in reen trants being higher earlier? Executed fine, knowing exactly where I was crossing band of green due to ditches on either side. Tried to just contour from there, staying flat, but ended up being slightly low crossing reentrant with stream just before the control. Nearly spiked it from there, but right at circle edge, I opted to go higher than a big downed tree instead of below, putting me on the wrong side of it from the control, boo!
#7 - Down through some kinda trashy stuff due to logging, then back up. Distance from cliff on side of road is how I choose where to enter the woods.
#8 - I don't like keeping track of mini-clearings in the woods. So I took it out towards the main trail on the little spur trail, then from big trail on a bearing and pace-counting to the control, which worked. Very little contour flavor in the area to help out.
Finish - Whee!! Even tired legs can run downhill! Through the ski area. Decided to end this session and restart for the control-pick of the remaining controls.
#2 - Starting somewhere above #1, I basically contoured across the slope, trying to keep tack of trails as I went across. But realized quickly that trails were rubbish due to all the recent logging, better were noticable reentrants. When I came to the second big reentrant, I saw a big boulder - ok, too high. Tumbled down and found control in a ditch.
#3 - Cleared first nose, out to big trail, tried to locate ride, but unsure, at least was right where it should be. Continued W across first spur and encountered trail as I descended from second. Cruised on trail until second small reentrant after boulder on the right when I cut to the control.
#4 - Up, up, up. On bearing, noting trail crossings and then the reentrant + ditch combo on the E side of control. Came in to trail that the pit was along just slightly low and swept up a little to find it. Man-made pit.
#5 - More up, oof tired legs. Picked out the boulder on my way, first trail, second trail. Hitting the second trail meant I had to sweep up along it to my small depression.
#6 - Loooong leg across everything. I saw two options for the first portion of the leg. Either to go a bit higher from the beginning and then use a trail that contoured or first to use a trail that contoured and then climb. I opted for the latter, maybe first is slightly preferable because get less up-and-down in reen trants being higher earlier? Executed fine, knowing exactly where I was crossing band of green due to ditches on either side. Tried to just contour from there, staying flat, but ended up being slightly low crossing reentrant with stream just before the control. Nearly spiked it from there, but right at circle edge, I opted to go higher than a big downed tree instead of below, putting me on the wrong side of it from the control, boo!
#7 - Down through some kinda trashy stuff due to logging, then back up. Distance from cliff on side of road is how I choose where to enter the woods.
#8 - I don't like keeping track of mini-clearings in the woods. So I took it out towards the main trail on the little spur trail, then from big trail on a bearing and pace-counting to the control, which worked. Very little contour flavor in the area to help out.
Finish - Whee!! Even tired legs can run downhill! Through the ski area. Decided to end this session and restart for the control-pick of the remaining controls.
Orienteering 32:46 [0] 1.33 mi (24:38 / mi) +102m 19:54 / mi
Folgaria, third attempt:
#9 After my stop and re-focus, headed straight on a bearing to #9. Found the clear-ish depression on the way, looked at the spur above it, no control. Hm. Continued on a smidge, but then I saw the much bigger clear depression. Turn around, have another look at my spur. Ah! There's a downed tree on top of it, maybe control is hidden under it. Go and check out and I can't find the control, but it must be the right spur.
#10 Bearing to go the right direction, along hillside, right up to knoll. Spike!
#11 Ug. Crusing in on a bearing, but the vegetation just didn't make sense! Much thicker than indicated, I felt. The reentrant to the N of the control helped guide me in despite that. Unhappy, I went and repeated the leg, but still couldn't make sense of the vegetation.
#12 Uphill again, so slow. Across, the open, in from the 'earth bank', which was really more of a less rocky than normal rock wall. Spiked, even through control was on the ground, hung it back up.
#13 A hillside of vegetation features... blah. Came to E of stone wall, figured staying flat from there and trying to note up-down trail/clearing about 100m before control would let me find it. Nope! Was slightly too low (do I often do this while contouring?) and went too far, to the next trail. Retourning, found it pretty easily. Wonder how close I was in the first case...
#14 Tumble down on bearing, see rock on right, check, but then just miss control somehow and tumble down far too far to trail junction, nearly. Confused (think I'm quite tired by this point). See closer big rock, go back up to depression.
#19 (Too tired for it to be worth 15-18). By boulder, enter thick woods, keep on bearing just a smidge, see control and head for it.
#20 On bearing, exepcted to see boulders by trail, but didn't, just tripped on control instead. Which made me check the control code, which was wrong by one number. But I really had to be in the right place... turns out the next two were off by one too, so maybe is systemic.
#21 Contour across, slightly too low, had to climb up.
#22 Climbing to an obvious trail bend. And done!
#9 After my stop and re-focus, headed straight on a bearing to #9. Found the clear-ish depression on the way, looked at the spur above it, no control. Hm. Continued on a smidge, but then I saw the much bigger clear depression. Turn around, have another look at my spur. Ah! There's a downed tree on top of it, maybe control is hidden under it. Go and check out and I can't find the control, but it must be the right spur.
#10 Bearing to go the right direction, along hillside, right up to knoll. Spike!
#11 Ug. Crusing in on a bearing, but the vegetation just didn't make sense! Much thicker than indicated, I felt. The reentrant to the N of the control helped guide me in despite that. Unhappy, I went and repeated the leg, but still couldn't make sense of the vegetation.
#12 Uphill again, so slow. Across, the open, in from the 'earth bank', which was really more of a less rocky than normal rock wall. Spiked, even through control was on the ground, hung it back up.
#13 A hillside of vegetation features... blah. Came to E of stone wall, figured staying flat from there and trying to note up-down trail/clearing about 100m before control would let me find it. Nope! Was slightly too low (do I often do this while contouring?) and went too far, to the next trail. Retourning, found it pretty easily. Wonder how close I was in the first case...
#14 Tumble down on bearing, see rock on right, check, but then just miss control somehow and tumble down far too far to trail junction, nearly. Confused (think I'm quite tired by this point). See closer big rock, go back up to depression.
#19 (Too tired for it to be worth 15-18). By boulder, enter thick woods, keep on bearing just a smidge, see control and head for it.
#20 On bearing, exepcted to see boulders by trail, but didn't, just tripped on control instead. Which made me check the control code, which was wrong by one number. But I really had to be in the right place... turns out the next two were off by one too, so maybe is systemic.
#21 Contour across, slightly too low, had to climb up.
#22 Climbing to an obvious trail bend. And done!
Running 4:45 [1] 0.43 mi (11:06 / mi) +26m 9:20 / mi
Monday May 5, 2014 #
1 PM
Running 12:30 [0] 1.09 mi (11:30 / mi) +41m 10:18 / mi
Orienteering 50:34 [0] 3.49 mi (14:29 / mi) +204m 12:16 / mi
Hinterbeck
Mini-o-tervals with Brendan. So nice to have the company, made me push it a bit more, especially towards the end when I got tired of just being beaten by lots every time. =)
Mini-o-tervals with Brendan. So nice to have the company, made me push it a bit more, especially towards the end when I got tired of just being beaten by lots every time. =)
Orienteering 16:13 [0] 0.77 mi (21:05 / mi) +78m 16:02 / mi
Running 2:19 [0] 0.2 mi (11:35 / mi)
4 PM
Orienteering 1:39:32 [0] 4.58 mi (21:44 / mi) +372m 17:21 / mi
Turcio
Oh my goodness rocks *everywhere* and trenches. Holy moly need rockscotch skills to improve if WOC terrain is like this... (advertised as a middle-relevant map.)
Oh my goodness rocks *everywhere* and trenches. Holy moly need rockscotch skills to improve if WOC terrain is like this... (advertised as a middle-relevant map.)
Sunday May 4, 2014 #
6 AM
Orienteering 1:38:08 [0] 9.99 mi (9:49 / mi) +260m 9:05 / mi
Leg 8, Tio Mila! A good run, played it a bit safe as my head didn't feel totally with it after plane/awkward night's sleep! So sticking more to trails than I might have ordinarily. Awesome experience and so much fun having this be a *team* sport once in a blue moon!
Saturday May 3, 2014 #
Event: 10Mila
Note
Made it to Copenhagen. Now just two trains, two buses and if I'm lucky catching Giacomo starting us off for team CSU at Tiomila!
Friday May 2, 2014 #
6 AM
Running 1:02:13 [2] 8.21 mi (7:35 / mi) +1m 7:35 / mi
Woke up at 6:30am. Hmmmm... that's 12:30pm Sweden time, not really going to cut it. But kicked myself out the door immediately for an 8 mile run. Legs were pretty slow and not wanting to go faster until final few miles. Should do a decent warm-up before running at Tiomila!!
Thursday May 1, 2014 #
5 PM
Running 4:23 [1] 0.44 mi (9:52 / mi) +12m 9:06 / mi
Running 3:24 [2] 0.5 mi (6:48 / mi) +2m 6:43 / mi
Aerobics 39:28 [1] 0.21 mi (3:07:55 / mi)
Last Zumba with Maria! She's pregnant and will maybe come to class over the summer, but won't be leading. A fun class, although challenging because I haven't been to hers all term and all the moves were new!
Running 3:17 [1] 0.46 mi (7:04 / mi) +4m 6:53 / mi
Strength 6:00 [1]
4 x 15 squats of 75lbs, squeaked in before Zumba!