Sunday Apr 8 |
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| Travel day to Moab. Got here around 10:00 after a delayed flight, and it was pouring rain. In the vernacular of Cristina...WTF?
I was so happy to wake up this morning and not be sore. It's the little things. |
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| C • Delayed Flight 10 |
Saturday Apr 7 |
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| Event: Giant's Rib Raid
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| Running race (Trail) 3:00:00 [4] | |
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| Giant's Rib Raid. First women's team and in the top half overall. The QuantiGHO Bees made it, although some better than others. Bash was a machine, keeping our pace honest and constant. The navigating wasn't extremely difficult, with two road running sections that were not the most fun. I never did get really cold, even though it was below freezing the entire race, and snowing for most of it. There was a bit of snow on the ground, enough in places to hide the wet spots in the woods. Some interesting times: climbing up the ski slope that was covered in snow and ice, tip-toeing our way through a very wet marshy area, linking arms to cross an ice cold river up to mid-calf, climbing down into a deep, tight crevasse for a control. Speaking of calves, about halfway through, my calves started cramping up off and on, and the whole time I was running they always felt like they were on verge of cramping. So, I ran the rest of the race in a heightened state of anticipation. I'm glad I did it, but I'm not 100% certain I would do it again. Maybe. |
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| C • Tomorrow you'll be signing up for next year... 6 |
| Orienteering race 2:03:00 [4] *** | |
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| There were several variations of orienteering and maps used, including a line-O, using Google aerial maps, maps with no features but the ones the controls were on, and a 1:2000 section. |
Friday Apr 6 |
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| Valerie and I made it to Toronto and are safely housed Chez Waddington. It was -5C today, with snow flurries all day and a biting cold wind. We had a nice visit to the McMichael Art Gallery, spiritual home of the Group of Seven, and a pre-race planning lunch with Bash (and 'Bent tried to not listen in). I plan on wearing many layers tomorrow...almost as many as jj wears on his winter runs! I hope I stay warm! |
Tuesday Apr 3 |
| Running 28:38 [3] 3.0 mi (9:33 / mi) | |
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| This was not a good run. I wasn't feeling very strong and just kind of slogged through. I shouldn't have been tired because I got 8 hours of sleep last night, which is unheard of for me. Maybe it was the warmer weather. Or maybe, it was just one of those days. |
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| C • Friday 6 |
| Strength Training 50:00 [2] | |
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Monday Apr 2 |
| Cycling 1:00:00 [2] | |
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| Some time on the trainer after a weekend of lots of running. My legs actually didn't feel bad at all, which is a nice side effect of being more in shape. I just thought they deserved a bit of a rest. |