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Training Log Archive: GlenT

In the 7 days ending Feb 5, 2012:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m				load
Orienteering	1	1:56:59	4.8	(24:23)	7.72	(15:09)	188	13 /	18c	72%	22.9
Road Run	3	1:36:10	9.88	(9:44)	15.89	(6:03)	161				27.9
Trail Run	2	40:42	4.0	(10:11)	6.43	(6:20)	52				25.2
Total	4	4:13:51	18.67	(13:36)	30.04	(8:27)	401	13 /	18c	72%	75.9

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Sunday Feb 5, 2012 #

10 AM

Road Run warm up/down 18:09 1.99 km (9:08 / km) +1m 9:06 / km
ahr:120 max:146

Warm up before - a bit in road shoes then switched to Icebugs.

Trail Run race 26:08 5.1 km (5:07 / km) +52m 4:52 / km
ahr:157 max:163 shoes: Icebug SISU olx

Saratoga Winterfest "Snowshoe" Race. No snow. Snowshoes were prohibited, traction devices strongly encouraged since there were many icy areas (I wore Icebugs, which were perfect). Course was significantly different from the one normally used when there is enough snow.

Decent race. Was a bit surprised at the start when only a handful of people were ahead of me, expecting a herd to come sweeping by at any minute. Only one guy passed me and I kept up with him, especially since he hesitated a few times when he was unsure about where the course went (it was pretty heavily marked but there were still some vague places). I got off course once (following - Doh!) and dropped two places. Got three places back when the three ahead of me missed a turn. I saved them from going off into the great unknown, but held my place for the rest of the race. Fun times. Finished 7th overall out of a pretty light field of 48.

Great racing weather - upper 20's and sunny. And a fine feast and raffle prizes afterwards.

Road Run warm up/down 5:03 0.65 km (7:47 / km) +1m 7:43 / km
ahr:126 max:143 shoes: Icebug SISU olx

Afterwards.

Saturday Feb 4, 2012 #

11 AM

Orienteering 1:03:13 **** 4.37 km (14:27 / km) +92m 13:05 / km
ahr:117 max:148 spiked:4/6c shoes: Black Jalas

Training at Paugussett set up by Becks. Simplified map with contours, vegetation and large cliffs only.

Scale was funky - "1:10000" map was actually 1:15000. Probably a mixup of scales in OCAD (map at 1:15, courses set at 1:10 - so the courses were 1.5 time longer than indicated on the description sheets). Deceived by the scale of 250m shown on the map but actual magnetic north line spacing is 375m (2.5cm spacing as printed).

Navigated OK to the first two controls, then started interpreting features wrong due to confusion about the scale. Major relocation to get to the fourth control. Then OK for the remaining two. Woods quite nice with just enough junk down from the October snowstorm to keep you paying close attention as you went around it.

Weather was superb (for February), partly sunny and low 40's. No snow on the ground.

Orienteering 53:46 **** 3.35 km (16:04 / km) +96m 14:03 / km
ahr:114 max:144 spiked:9/12c shoes: Black Jalas

Control pick course. Started with the ~1:15000 map with all features but switched to the larger scale (1:7500ish) simplified map after the 2nd control (mostly so I could read it without having to come to complete stop). Did a bit better on this map until the end when the terrain got blander and I was tired. Skipped 11 and 12. Bobbled 14 badly and bailed on 15 after overshooting it.

Trail Run warm up/down 9:34 0.83 km (11:34 / km)
ahr:91 max:129 shoes: Black Jalas

Back to the car from where I lost interest in trying to find the last control on the control pick course (since I had already significantly overshot it). Mostly walked. Jogged the last part since I was getting cold.

Trail Run warm up/down 5:00 [2] 0.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Black Jalas

Walk/jog out to the starting point (didn't start FR so time and distance are an estimate).

Thursday Feb 2, 2012 #

6 PM

Road Run hills 36:59 4.17 mi (8:52 / mi) +120m 8:08 / mi
ahr:134 max:159 shoes: NB878 - #10

Hill intervals on the road out in front of the house. 4 x 0.25 mi with jog back down the hill for recovery. About 17m climb on each hill. Splits: 1:56, 1:56, 1:58, 2:00. ~33F and dark.

Tuesday Jan 31, 2012 #

6 PM

Road Run 35:59 4.07 mi (8:51 / mi) +39m 8:36 / mi
ahr:130 max:150 shoes: NB878 - #10

Mid-forties in January so avoided the treadmill. Some moonlight through light clouds made for good visibility. 66S and back. Quads still a bit sore from race on Sunday.

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