Training Log Archive: GlenTIn the 7 days ending Nov 15, 2021:
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Monday Nov 15, 2021 #
11 AM
Orienteering 1:40:55 *** 7.03 km (14:21 / km) +270m 12:02 / km
ahr:115 max:138 spiked:8/12c shoes: Blue VJ Falcons - 10
DIY course at Wooster Mountain, set by Joe (Thank you!). Green course, nominally 5.3k with no climb stated, but there was plenty. Generally open woods with lots of contour and rock detail. Rocky footing. There were actual o-flags at the control sites.
Ran pretty well through about 75 minutes (10 controls), then lost focus a bit and some time. Good through #5 then stayed too low and wide going to 6 but corrected OK. Bobbled in the control circles on both 8 and 9, having trouble figuring out the fine details and determining what feature the bag was actually on. Fell apart on 11 when I assumed the bag was in an obvious reentrant rather than the cliff it was really on - spent several minutes confirming the bag was "missing" from the reentrant, then read the control description and spent a few more minutes checking every cliff and finally spotting the bag just as I was about to leave the area. Slogged from there into the finish (which I've counted as a control since it was a 580m navigation leg to an orangish level feature. I picked up 3 mylar balloons on my way to the finish.
Weather was typically November, low 40s, mostly cloudy and some breeze - incentive to keep moving.
Ran pretty well through about 75 minutes (10 controls), then lost focus a bit and some time. Good through #5 then stayed too low and wide going to 6 but corrected OK. Bobbled in the control circles on both 8 and 9, having trouble figuring out the fine details and determining what feature the bag was actually on. Fell apart on 11 when I assumed the bag was in an obvious reentrant rather than the cliff it was really on - spent several minutes confirming the bag was "missing" from the reentrant, then read the control description and spent a few more minutes checking every cliff and finally spotting the bag just as I was about to leave the area. Slogged from there into the finish (which I've counted as a control since it was a 580m navigation leg to an orangish level feature. I picked up 3 mylar balloons on my way to the finish.
Weather was typically November, low 40s, mostly cloudy and some breeze - incentive to keep moving.
Sunday Nov 14, 2021 #
Event: WCOC Sessions Woods
11 AM
Orienteering race 1:04:02 6.16 km (10:23 / km) +169m 9:08 / km
ahr:132 max:151 spiked:15/15c shoes: Blue VJ Falcons - 10
Green course at Sessions Woods. 5.4k, 155m. Fine course set by Charlie DeWeese and Bill Duncan (who also hung around in the cold while we were out running around in the woods) - Thanks! Nice running weather - upper 40s, mostly cloudy - less good for standing around.
A good run. Lost some time on 5 by not seeing the trail option and descending through the rockiness near the stream. Also lost a bit on the way to 8 by going about 100m in the woods paralleling the trail I should have been on. Otherwise hit all the controls well. Made the adjustment to just ignore the vegetation when the map and terrain didn't match, knowing that things can change pretty quickly here.
A good run. Lost some time on 5 by not seeing the trail option and descending through the rockiness near the stream. Also lost a bit on the way to 8 by going about 100m in the woods paralleling the trail I should have been on. Otherwise hit all the controls well. Made the adjustment to just ignore the vegetation when the map and terrain didn't match, knowing that things can change pretty quickly here.
Saturday Nov 13, 2021 #
Event: Mt Tom
11 AM
Orienteering race 1:08:30 *** 5.65 km (12:08 / km) +209m 10:14 / km
ahr:135 max:156 spiked:11/12c shoes: Blue VJ Falcons - 10
Green course at Mt.Tom. 5.0k, 230m climb. Very fine course set by Phil. Physical (climb, deadfall and underfoot rockiness) but good contour and rock detail to read for navigation. Good timing weatherwise with rain the night before and then starting again about 3:30pm, well after everything had been picked up. Sunny and low 50s while we orienteered.
A good run, with the only navigation error on the last control when I stayed too high and hit the stream valley at the big cliff about 100m NW of where I wanted to. Lost maybe 60-90 sec. May have had sub-optimal routes on 6 and 7 but was in map contact the whole time.
Thanks to Phil and the rest of the NEOC crew for a fun event.
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A good run, with the only navigation error on the last control when I stayed too high and hit the stream valley at the big cliff about 100m NW of where I wanted to. Lost maybe 60-90 sec. May have had sub-optimal routes on 6 and 7 but was in map contact the whole time.
Thanks to Phil and the rest of the NEOC crew for a fun event.
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Thursday Nov 11, 2021 #
1 PM
Bike-Trail 1:22:32 8.38 mi (9:51 / mi) +165m 9:17 / mi
ahr:117 max:137 shoes: Trek Marlin 7
At Jacobsburg SP. Getting in another ride while the weather is still nice - mostly cloudy and 60F.
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021 #
11 AM
Note
First Shingrix shot today.
3 PM
Trail Run 48:04 4.04 mi (11:54 / mi) +47m 11:29 / mi
ahr:125 max:138 shoes: NB Summit KOM
Lehigh Parkway, parking at the covered bridge. Mostly on mountain bike trails south of the creek (up on the hill). Mostly just slogged along, not pushing the pace at all. Trails mostly leaf covered. Another fine November day - low 60s and sunny.
Tuesday Nov 9, 2021 #
2 PM
Bike-Trail 1:15:41 7.87 mi (9:37 / mi) +95m 9:16 / mi
ahr:123 max:148 shoes: Trek Marlin 7
Trails at Marsh Creek SP, parking at the West Boat Ramp area. Had been here once before when we were much less experienced - trails have some rocks, roots and hills but are quite manageable. It was a spectacular November day - sunny and just about 70F.