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Sunday Oct 28, 2012 #
10 AM
orienteering 1:05:18 4.45 mi (14:40 / mi) +620ft 12:58 / mi
ahr:146 max:160 shoes: mizuno
WCOC local meet at Huntington, Green course, 5.8 km beeline.
Not too bad, not great, 3 bad controls, total maybe 4 minutes wasted, so sort of middling orienteering. Energy not great, not bad. Fell down a couple of times in the first 5 minutes, then decided I should pay more attention and don't think I went down the rest of the way.
Was hoping for 10 min/km, but was a little over 11, but the course was slow in places.
Anyway, enjoyed it, nice course, glad I went, had been thinking of just heading home from Litchfield but made the right decision.
And then made another good decision, called up my uncle, he was home, so I drove down to Southport for a short visit, the timing was just right for lunch at the yacht club (sounds posh, but I can assure you it wasn't, though the lunch, really a buffet brunch, was quite good).
And a nice talk about family things. Hadn't seen him for several months, it had been one of those situations where I was meaning to call but didn't, and he was meaning to call but didn't, and both feeling a bit guilty, with the moral being if you are thinking about calling, just do it.
And made plans for him to come up to Litchfield next week while there is still time.
So a good day. And I had enough gas to get home so I didn't have to wait in what looked like 15-minute lines (or more) as people down by the shore moved into full panic mode.
Not too bad, not great, 3 bad controls, total maybe 4 minutes wasted, so sort of middling orienteering. Energy not great, not bad. Fell down a couple of times in the first 5 minutes, then decided I should pay more attention and don't think I went down the rest of the way.
Was hoping for 10 min/km, but was a little over 11, but the course was slow in places.
Anyway, enjoyed it, nice course, glad I went, had been thinking of just heading home from Litchfield but made the right decision.
And then made another good decision, called up my uncle, he was home, so I drove down to Southport for a short visit, the timing was just right for lunch at the yacht club (sounds posh, but I can assure you it wasn't, though the lunch, really a buffet brunch, was quite good).
And a nice talk about family things. Hadn't seen him for several months, it had been one of those situations where I was meaning to call but didn't, and he was meaning to call but didn't, and both feeling a bit guilty, with the moral being if you are thinking about calling, just do it.
And made plans for him to come up to Litchfield next week while there is still time.
So a good day. And I had enough gas to get home so I didn't have to wait in what looked like 15-minute lines (or more) as people down by the shore moved into full panic mode.
Saturday Oct 27, 2012 #
11 AM
orienteering 1:33:36 4.13 mi (22:40 / mi) +679ft 19:37 / mi
ahr:119 max:144 shoes: mizuno
Vetting the controls on the advanced courses at Paugusset. Took me longer than expected, partly because I doing it right and partly because I was doing it wrong.
The latter first, let's just say I blew off the better part of 10 minutes wandering around not where I thought I was, and taking forever to figure it out. Glad I had enough time to get in before the first start time.
And the former, well, if you are doing the vetting process right it is not just a matter of finding the controls. And you have to keep reminding yourself that. Because it is so easy to see the control and assume it is right, but it's not. Moved 4 controls, one about 5 meters, one about 20, and a couple about 50, just making them as precisely correct as possible.
Excellent training!
Nice courses by Jim Henderson and Rich Nietupski, zero complaints, just the way you want it. And Paugusset has some wonderful terrain.
Then did the e-punch computer during the event. Managed to solve most problems. :-)
The latter first, let's just say I blew off the better part of 10 minutes wandering around not where I thought I was, and taking forever to figure it out. Glad I had enough time to get in before the first start time.
And the former, well, if you are doing the vetting process right it is not just a matter of finding the controls. And you have to keep reminding yourself that. Because it is so easy to see the control and assume it is right, but it's not. Moved 4 controls, one about 5 meters, one about 20, and a couple about 50, just making them as precisely correct as possible.
Excellent training!
Nice courses by Jim Henderson and Rich Nietupski, zero complaints, just the way you want it. And Paugusset has some wonderful terrain.
Then did the e-punch computer during the event. Managed to solve most problems. :-)
4 PM
orienteering 58:46 2.51 mi (23:25 / mi) +499ft 19:42 / mi
ahr:121 max:144 shoes: mizuno
And then picking up a dozen controls late in the day. This is a lot easier, except the load gets progressively heaving, though this was not bad at all because there were no stakes, just flags and e-box. But a long time ago I used to be able to pick up 30 or so in one trip, the backpack getting heavier, and keep running most of the time. Today was mostly walking, and feeling tired too.
Friday Oct 26, 2012 #
1 PM
trail running 16:45 1.68 mi (9:58 / mi) +144ft 9:13 / mi
ahr:122 max:136 shoes: mizuno
Legs were feeling tired so I thought I'd run a bit of reasonably flat stuff before I headed uphill. Perhaps it helped, meaning up the hill could have been even worse? No zip at all.
run/hike 27:54 1.86 mi (15:00 / mi) +1056ft 9:45 / mi
ahr:145 max:153 shoes: mizuno
And then up Mt. Wantastiquet, a struggle right from the beginning, just very tired and sweating a lot (it was about 70F, felt warm). Walked a bunch of times. I think this was a PW by about 2 or 3 minutes. Not that I probably won't do even worse next time I try it.
Heart rate never got going much, but I had no desire to push any more. I don't know if those two are correlated.
Lots of leaves covering the rocks, so not the best footing.
Heart rate never got going much, but I had no desire to push any more. I don't know if those two are correlated.
Lots of leaves covering the rocks, so not the best footing.
C • PW 2
trail running 5:08 0.35 mi (14:40 / mi) +26ft 13:42 / mi
ahr:136 max:148 shoes: mizuno
Checking out the trail that continues to the east. Pretty crappy. Decided rather quickly that I had gone far enough.
trail running 18:17 1.88 mi (9:43 / mi)
ahr:129 max:138 shoes: mizuno
And then back down. This was actually not so bad -- footing was rather bad, but no sprained ankles and no falls. Got to be positive about something. :-)
And it was better being able to do this at all, even if slowly, than not.
And it was better being able to do this at all, even if slowly, than not.
Thursday Oct 25, 2012 #
2 PM
trail running 1:00:46 5.6 mi (10:51 / mi) +689ft 9:43 / mi
ahr:139 max:157 weight:139lbs shoes: mizuno
At Earl's Trails, from the fitness center up to the low point on the main trail, back via the bike trails.
One fall, tripped as usual. With both shoulders hurting, there was a classic "Oh, shit" moment as I reached out to break my fall and decided I didn't really want to do that, but I also didn't want to just land on my face and chest. Ended up a little bit of both. I think in the near term I am going to have to make a greater effort to stay upright.
Entertainment from This American Life about 24 hours in a Chicago diner. Not their best.
One fall, tripped as usual. With both shoulders hurting, there was a classic "Oh, shit" moment as I reached out to break my fall and decided I didn't really want to do that, but I also didn't want to just land on my face and chest. Ended up a little bit of both. I think in the near term I am going to have to make a greater effort to stay upright.
Entertainment from This American Life about 24 hours in a Chicago diner. Not their best.
Wednesday Oct 24, 2012 #
5 PM
trail running 36:56 3.68 mi (10:02 / mi) +476ft 8:57 / mi
ahr:139 max:153 weight:140lbs shoes: mizuno
Up behind the house, North Mountain and down Gunn to 47, and back. Not too bad, though shoulders hurting by the end, as usual these days.
Very good Fresh Air interview about end of life, from the perspective of someone involved with options for "hastening death." Very good, in that it got me to realize that I have a lot more thinking and planning that needs to be done now with regards to things in Litchfield. Not with regard to hastening death, one needs to have a lot of cognitive ability to consider that road and that time has long since passed, but with regard to the various possible bad things -- a fall, a stroke, heart issues, breathing issues, and so on -- that might result in a lot of distress, and what I would do. Just having DNR orders isn't close to enough.
Need to talk to her doctor (actually he is a cold fish, need to talk to the PA who is human), need to make more specific plans, need to work through all this with the staff, so hopefully when things happen the response will as good as is possible.
Really and quite suddenly got me scared at how unprepared I am.
Very good Fresh Air interview about end of life, from the perspective of someone involved with options for "hastening death." Very good, in that it got me to realize that I have a lot more thinking and planning that needs to be done now with regards to things in Litchfield. Not with regard to hastening death, one needs to have a lot of cognitive ability to consider that road and that time has long since passed, but with regard to the various possible bad things -- a fall, a stroke, heart issues, breathing issues, and so on -- that might result in a lot of distress, and what I would do. Just having DNR orders isn't close to enough.
Need to talk to her doctor (actually he is a cold fish, need to talk to the PA who is human), need to make more specific plans, need to work through all this with the staff, so hopefully when things happen the response will as good as is possible.
Really and quite suddenly got me scared at how unprepared I am.
Tuesday Oct 23, 2012 #
3 PM
orienteering 1:00:20 3.11 mi (19:22 / mi) +499ft 16:49 / mi
ahr:122 max:158 weight:140lbs shoes: pegasus #2
O' training at Earl's Trails with Amy Lane, giving a bit of instruction. First tailed her around a yellow course, then a few exercises. Certainly got my heart going a few times. She quick and quite fearless, just hasn't done much O. So we have to work on that. :-)
Feeling a little sluggish. And both shoulders are still not at all happy.
Feeling a little sluggish. And both shoulders are still not at all happy.
Monday Oct 22, 2012 #
2 PM
biking 48:14 12.37 mi (3:54 / mi) +397ft 3:47 / mi
ahr:123 max:146
Up to Greenfield to fetch my car. Wind out of the NW so hurting more than helping. But another beautiful afternoon.
Lots of aches, particularly both shoulders. Don't know what I'm going to do about them. And a sore knee, lost some skin off the kneecap after contact with a rock, but that should be fine shortly.
Lots of aches, particularly both shoulders. Don't know what I'm going to do about them. And a sore knee, lost some skin off the kneecap after contact with a rock, but that should be fine shortly.