Training Archive: randyIn the 7 days ending 2007-11-18:
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Sunday Nov 18 | ||
| running (trail/XC) 1:55:03 [3] 20.67 km (5:34 / km) | |
| vf long loop
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| coursesetting 2:00:00 [0] | |
| armchair setting TT sprint
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Saturday Nov 17 | ||
| running (trail/XC) 56:23 [3] 10 km (5:38 / km) | |
| joy loop 2 + detour to ranger station
So, this dude has been putting Christian propaganda on my car for the last nine years in the parking lots where I run. I finally caught the guy doing it. I'm not offended as a non-Christian (tho we know how I feel about proselytizing), but I am offended as a non-litterbug. He does it every week, these small pieces of paper, no one wants to deal with it, the wind catches them, etc, and it ends up a big area of litter. So, I didn't confont him; I simply took his license number and the materials to the ranger station. Perhaps he has a permit to do this, (tho I was informed that this is a federal crime on federal land, by someone, admittedly, who didn't know all that much), perhaps he should be cited for littering, or perhaps nothing should happen. I just don't want this crap on my car and in my public lands. Anyway, there was a bigger FAQ pamphlet this time, and I started reading the FAQ while I was stretching (not much else to do). I will say, that if I were to convert to a meme-based religion, this would be the one; its sweet. The real upside on this thing is that no matter how wicked you are, you can get a "substitute" to stand in for you on judgement day, and, as I read the fine print, you can continue to be wicked, as the substitute has to deal with it (didn't Jerry Cantrell write a song about this principle?). OTOH, one of the FAQs asserted that no matter how virtuous you were, lack of faith in this religion was grounds for eternal damnation. Ouch. And everyone in other religions, even people who went to church were damned. Had to have faith in the religion behind this FAQ. Woe be to those who don't park on Mt. Joy or Mt. Misery. Perhaps I should not have reported the litter; now even those people will be damned. Now, my theory is to be wicked and sinful all my life, and convert to this thing on my deathbed. (I actually worked for a guy who said he was going to do this, no lie). Unfortunately, according to the FAQ, the world is going to end in a ball of fire in 2011. Well, since he's been putting this stuff on my car since 1998, I guess he'll have to find a new line of work in 4 years. | ||
| C • litter and armageddon 11 | ||
Friday Nov 16 | ||
| running (trail/XC) 56:23 [3] 10 km (5:38 / km) | |
| misery loop 2
may have been a PR for this version of the loop. Usual time ~59. Who knows? Stunningly beautiful morning on Mt. Misery today. Leaves are at peak (a month late, I might add), and the diffuse lighting was incredible. I'm so glad I got CCC out so people can enjoy it in Chester County's full fall beauty. | ||
Thursday Nov 15 | ||
| running (trail/XC) 55:14 [3] 10 km (5:31 / km) | |
| joy loop 2
hard, wind-driven rain. Temp drops 20% over the hour. Makes you wonder why you continue, tho it was actually quite enjoyable until it started getting cold. I've gotten a ton of positive feedback on my latest outdoor puzzle. More positives in the past week than many, many years of being associated with USOF. I feel a USOF rant coming; well, nevermind, but where are those championships I dropped everything in a hard, stressful life to move? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I feel myself drifting farther and farther from orienteering. I never trained before orienteering, now I feel I look forward to the training more. Just strap on some running shoes and troll around VF. What could be more simple? No BS, no complications, no people in your face. I think it is two things, the sanctioning train wreck and the lack of recovery of any competitive ability after my injuries. Both my fault, I suppose. And perhaps it is the trend of course setters, etc., feeling it is necessary to choose thorny experiences and venues, without fail, as if it is cool or something. When I choose a venue for recreation, I avoid thorns. I'm not much of a scientist, but from what little I know about evolution, thornbushes evolved thorns so other creatures would avoid them. But what do I know? It is interesting that I am lurking on a googlegroup of a group that happened to be at Ridley the same day as a recent club meet. They are unaware of my lurkerness and don't even know I exist. The negative things they had to say about the orienteers at the park were astounding. Derision about the clothing, being competitive, being surly, etc. Geez. Similar feedback in other fora. I'm not sure how much of it is warranted, and how much of it is "us and them". I know I go out of my way to be nice to people on the trails, but my clothing, we all know about that -- hey, I ought to be able to wear whatever I want. I have no idea why I'm writing this. I have no idea why I write anything. Except outdoor puzzles. Some people seem to take to that. It is nice that there is something positive I can do. It is a shame USOF doesn't feel how I transformed sanctioning from what it was to what it is is one of those things. | ||
| C • Anonymous Googlegroup banter 2 | ||
Tuesday Nov 13 | ||
| running (trail/XC) 58:50 [3] 10 km (5:53 / km) | |
| misery loop 1
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