Training Log Archive: Mess EngineerIn the 7 days ending Jun 14, 2015:
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Sunday Jun 14, 2015 #
10 AM
Orienteering - Bush (Minor - Stanford Scrubs) 2:24:25 [1] * 8.75 km (16:30 / km)
32c (sick) shoes: Salomons June 2014
Too sick to remotely consider competing so deliberately chose the "master map and get whatever you want" option so no comparison to any one else.
Totally different mindset when out on a course and "every control" is yours!
Best km rate all day was about 14 min/km as all walking.
Also "Stanford Scrubs" has proved to the my "Bermuda triangle" of maps so I wanted to experiment amongst the vague areas. Ultimately only 155 and 156 were in this area and didn't have many dramas.
Training day with friend.
Only 2nd time they had attended ... with them also attending the prior training event on a Saturday at O'Donneltown.
Got them to do map reading and navigation plus punch the controls.
Took a small back pack with food and water, stopped whenever and wherever, and elected to maximise the time we were out and about prior to course closure.
We both had maps but she dropped hers somewhere between 12. 158 and 13. 169 and we couldn't be bothered backtracking looking for it.
She enjoyed it and will continue to attend at future events.
Visited 32 control sites.
01. 140
02. 141
03. 149
04. 131
05. 143
06. 132
07. 133
08. 161
09. 154
10. 160
11. 159
12. 158
13. 169
14. 155
15. 156
16. 165
17. 153
18. 152
19. 146
20. 134
21. 157
22. 135
23. 168
24. 147
25. 151
26. 150
27. 142
28. 139
29. 138
30. 137
31. 167 (not recorded on SI stick)
32. 164 (not recorded on SI stick)
First time I ever filled my SI Stick.
So now I know it just stops beeping when it hits 30 ... but still records the finish control.
We couldn't be bothered with 136, 162, 148, 163 to clear the entire course as they wouldn't fit on the SI Stick and we wanted to ensure we were back prior to 1 pm course closure (as it was we were last competitor back).
Didn't hang around for socialisation ... or opportunity to mass infect everyone by coughing and spluttering.
Took 500 m off the distance as forgot to turn off phone and included a bit of the drive up the road back to Kurri Kurri for lunch.
Totally different mindset when out on a course and "every control" is yours!
Best km rate all day was about 14 min/km as all walking.
Also "Stanford Scrubs" has proved to the my "Bermuda triangle" of maps so I wanted to experiment amongst the vague areas. Ultimately only 155 and 156 were in this area and didn't have many dramas.
Training day with friend.
Only 2nd time they had attended ... with them also attending the prior training event on a Saturday at O'Donneltown.
Got them to do map reading and navigation plus punch the controls.
Took a small back pack with food and water, stopped whenever and wherever, and elected to maximise the time we were out and about prior to course closure.
We both had maps but she dropped hers somewhere between 12. 158 and 13. 169 and we couldn't be bothered backtracking looking for it.
She enjoyed it and will continue to attend at future events.
Visited 32 control sites.
01. 140
02. 141
03. 149
04. 131
05. 143
06. 132
07. 133
08. 161
09. 154
10. 160
11. 159
12. 158
13. 169
14. 155
15. 156
16. 165
17. 153
18. 152
19. 146
20. 134
21. 157
22. 135
23. 168
24. 147
25. 151
26. 150
27. 142
28. 139
29. 138
30. 137
31. 167 (not recorded on SI stick)
32. 164 (not recorded on SI stick)
First time I ever filled my SI Stick.
So now I know it just stops beeping when it hits 30 ... but still records the finish control.
We couldn't be bothered with 136, 162, 148, 163 to clear the entire course as they wouldn't fit on the SI Stick and we wanted to ensure we were back prior to 1 pm course closure (as it was we were last competitor back).
Didn't hang around for socialisation ... or opportunity to mass infect everyone by coughing and spluttering.
Took 500 m off the distance as forgot to turn off phone and included a bit of the drive up the road back to Kurri Kurri for lunch.
Saturday Jun 13, 2015 #
Note
(sick)
:-(
No running today .... Hob nob at races from 11:30 am
No running today .... Hob nob at races from 11:30 am
Friday Jun 12, 2015 #
Note
(sick)
:-(
Thursday Jun 11, 2015 #
Note
(sick)
Sore throat. Don't like where this looks like it is heading :-(
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015 #
2 PM
Note
Ankle massage for 2nd consecutive week.
One more next week.
One more next week.
4 PM
Gym Mayfield - Class Weights 55:00 [3]
6 PM
Run - Pure Newcastle 39:26 [3] 7.06 km (5:35 / km)
shoes: Saucony March 2015
Darby Street to Nobbys Breakwall and return
Tuesday Jun 9, 2015 #
5 PM
Note
(rest day)
Took my dog for his annual check-up / vaccination today.
I had his lead hanging around my shoulders expecting him to follow me to the parked car.
He decided to "bolt" into the neighbours yard and ignore me.
Took 10 minutes for me to get him to come back so I was late.
I had his lead hanging around my shoulders expecting him to follow me to the parked car.
He decided to "bolt" into the neighbours yard and ignore me.
Took 10 minutes for me to get him to come back so I was late.
Monday Jun 8, 2015 #
6 PM
Note
Repeat of prior visits to Somersby Falls (28-06-2014) and Girakool Camp Ground (31-01-2015) with friend who hadn't been there before.
I didn't log distance or record time.
As a public holiday I couldn't be bothered driving into Newcastle for Wooters Training at Nobbys Beach so 2nd week in a row I have skipped it. Early night and in bed by 8 pm instead.
Experimentation in evening with more chocolate rum mousse ... again doubling the chocolate but this time buying 70% cocoa version rather than 45% cocoa version. May have pushed the chocolate boundary too far.
Something went wrong with the mixing process for the egg white and it went like solid marshmallow (maybe water in the bowl?). Resulting mousse had consistency of polyfilla and had to be scooped into glasses rather than poured and levelled off like with a trowel!.
May have to be mixed with ice cream to be edible.
Regardless experimentation is fun.
I didn't log distance or record time.
As a public holiday I couldn't be bothered driving into Newcastle for Wooters Training at Nobbys Beach so 2nd week in a row I have skipped it. Early night and in bed by 8 pm instead.
Experimentation in evening with more chocolate rum mousse ... again doubling the chocolate but this time buying 70% cocoa version rather than 45% cocoa version. May have pushed the chocolate boundary too far.
Something went wrong with the mixing process for the egg white and it went like solid marshmallow (maybe water in the bowl?). Resulting mousse had consistency of polyfilla and had to be scooped into glasses rather than poured and levelled off like with a trowel!.
May have to be mixed with ice cream to be edible.
Regardless experimentation is fun.