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Saturday Nov 1, 2008 #
Event: SVO Susquehanna Stumble XI
Event: DVOA Myrick
Running warm up/down 3:00 [2] 0.3 mi (10:00 / mi)
shoes: O-VJ Integrator Spikes
Poor warmup topped off a morning where I didn't prep. well. Race started at noon and pre-race nutrition consisted of a McDonald's Big Breakfast (complete with Eggs and Sausage patty), plus one soda and one OJ (as I sat in back with the kids for the whole drive, I was distracted from hydrating too.)
Orienteering race 2:06:44 16.87 km (7:31 / km) +620m 6:21 / km
ahr:159 max:173 shoes: O-VJ Integrator Spikes
Had a good 1st loop, then hit a wall physically and mentally. In the first loop I had 2-minute error - still not sure what's up with the trail bend I saw there, and one iffy choice in a window, but otherwise ran solidly finish 3rd (on the 1st loop) with 1-3 minutes of Eddie & Jon T., and pulling away from Greg B., Ken W., and Andis(?).
But then I started feeling my breakfast come back, and took a poor window-route to which I added 5 minutes of mistakes on 2 controls. I had apparently dropped back to 6th at that point. On the 2nd looop I was alone ex. for one loop-sighting of Jon T.. After that window, the rest of course had okay nav, but was very slow - stayed 6th.
Gotta eat & drink better, esp. when running something this long, and get my nav. focus on better (e.g. intermediate AP's and sighting trees) in the long-attacks in vague terrain.
But then I started feeling my breakfast come back, and took a poor window-route to which I added 5 minutes of mistakes on 2 controls. I had apparently dropped back to 6th at that point. On the 2nd looop I was alone ex. for one loop-sighting of Jon T.. After that window, the rest of course had okay nav, but was very slow - stayed 6th.
Gotta eat & drink better, esp. when running something this long, and get my nav. focus on better (e.g. intermediate AP's and sighting trees) in the long-attacks in vague terrain.
Friday Oct 31, 2008 #
Running 1:06:22 [2] 11.39 km (5:50 / km) +145m 5:29 / km
ahr:137 max:147 shoes: R-NB 891's
Loop SE, then W, then NE, extending 'coverage'. Full is up to ~1.5k now.
Thursday Oct 30, 2008 #
Running 27:02 [2] 4.64 km (5:50 / km) +50m 5:32 / km
shoes: R-NB 891's
Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 #
Running intervals 48:54 9.84 km (4:58 / km) +20m 4:55 / km
ahr:145 max:181 shoes: R-NB 891's
4x1200, 400 jogging rest
4:25?, 4:17, 4:21, 4:13 Hard work. A new guy named Scott was there and was pushing me harder than Steve and the other fast guy usually do. Led the 1st, 2nd, and 4th. Behind Scott on the 3rd (Max HR was only 177 vs. 181 on the 2nd and 4th - mental...)
4:25?, 4:17, 4:21, 4:13 Hard work. A new guy named Scott was there and was pushing me harder than Steve and the other fast guy usually do. Led the 1st, 2nd, and 4th. Behind Scott on the 3rd (Max HR was only 177 vs. 181 on the 2nd and 4th - mental...)
Tuesday Oct 28, 2008 #
Running 54:48 [2] 9.73 km (5:38 / km) +66m 5:27 / km
ahr:134 max:146 shoes: R-NB 891's
Wimpy run in pretty bad weather. Rain, 36, windy. Dressed okay with gloves, 2 thin layers on top (one short, one long), ear-band and... shorts, in WillH style. Quads were a bit cold, but tolerable. Hands and even forearms were darn cold by the end.
A lot less than the 90 minutes planned.
Very happy this weather was today, not last weekend.
A lot less than the 90 minutes planned.
Very happy this weather was today, not last weekend.
Monday Oct 27, 2008 #
Running 28:30 [2] 4.98 km (5:43 / km) +57m 5:25 / km
ahr:132 max:145 shoes: R-NB 891's
WNW and back.
Sunday Oct 26, 2008 #
Event: DVOA Quail Hill
Orienteering race 1:11:46 9.77 km (7:21 / km) +314m 6:20 / km
ahr:159 max:171 shoes: O-VJ Integrator Spikes
A reasonable day a Mt. Tom.
Not much warmup (9:04am start is a bit early for the family - I went to Panera bread alone at 6:30, brought them breakfast at 7:15am, and finally dragged Angelica & Oriana out of bed around 7:35...)
Nav. was generally okay, but with a bit more slop on some early controls and a totally lost few minutes near 6 where I had to see both John Campbell and someone else go through before spotting the bag, while still totally out of touch with the map. Rest of the course was pretty clean - I just was not fast enough.
Behind PG on # 1 which I was clean on. Apparently I start slow. And Peter had a very nice day (and weekend) for that matter, quite ready to scalp the unsteady.
HR was a bit low, probably due to the 2nd day of racing, but I think I may be getting lazy too. I'm sure a comparable length trail race would be much closer to 170 ave. HR. At least I think so. I'll have a few shots at that this winter.
After a disaster on Saturday, Angelica had a much better day today, snagging me by just over a minute... I can let that happen again...
Just missed a medal. I think my last A-meet medal as 2007 US Champs. A good event to get a medal in, but I'd really like to get another one some day. AJ continues to collect medals - a silver this time (moving up from 3rd on Sat.)
Not much warmup (9:04am start is a bit early for the family - I went to Panera bread alone at 6:30, brought them breakfast at 7:15am, and finally dragged Angelica & Oriana out of bed around 7:35...)
Nav. was generally okay, but with a bit more slop on some early controls and a totally lost few minutes near 6 where I had to see both John Campbell and someone else go through before spotting the bag, while still totally out of touch with the map. Rest of the course was pretty clean - I just was not fast enough.
Behind PG on # 1 which I was clean on. Apparently I start slow. And Peter had a very nice day (and weekend) for that matter, quite ready to scalp the unsteady.
HR was a bit low, probably due to the 2nd day of racing, but I think I may be getting lazy too. I'm sure a comparable length trail race would be much closer to 170 ave. HR. At least I think so. I'll have a few shots at that this winter.
After a disaster on Saturday, Angelica had a much better day today, snagging me by just over a minute... I can let that happen again...
Just missed a medal. I think my last A-meet medal as 2007 US Champs. A good event to get a medal in, but I'd really like to get another one some day. AJ continues to collect medals - a silver this time (moving up from 3rd on Sat.)