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Sunday Jul 10, 2005 #
Orienteering race 1:29:51 [4] *** 6.0 km (14:59 / km)
Toronto Orienteering Club Championship - long course. Greenwood Conservation Area, Ajax.
When the alarm jangled after 5 hrs of sleep, I stayed in bed and listed reasons to skip orienteering today. It's too hot, Ajax is too far to drive, I don't feel great, I should be tapering for the Canadian Champs, Bent wants to go biking, and so on. Nah... I was just in a lazy mood. After a big cup of strong coffee, I hit the road.
It was a good course with varied terrain that would have been nicer in spring or fall. I was in poison ivy at least 25% of the time, so my fingers are crossed that I won't get an attack before heading to B.C. on Wed. Note to self: must get better at noticing stinging nettles before I'm already in the middle of them - aieeEEE!! The other Fun With Vegetation came from the fact that several flags were invisible in long grass from even a short distance away, leading to a couple of unnecessary run-arounds on my part.
It didn't feel like a particularly good or bad race for me, but since I was aiming to beat 90 minutes - and did so by 9 seconds - I guess I'll count it as a success.
New Gear Update: Some 2005 purchases that have been worth the investment include my new orienteering compass, O pants, and cool fluorescent yellow SportIdent. Now if I could only run...
When the alarm jangled after 5 hrs of sleep, I stayed in bed and listed reasons to skip orienteering today. It's too hot, Ajax is too far to drive, I don't feel great, I should be tapering for the Canadian Champs, Bent wants to go biking, and so on. Nah... I was just in a lazy mood. After a big cup of strong coffee, I hit the road.
It was a good course with varied terrain that would have been nicer in spring or fall. I was in poison ivy at least 25% of the time, so my fingers are crossed that I won't get an attack before heading to B.C. on Wed. Note to self: must get better at noticing stinging nettles before I'm already in the middle of them - aieeEEE!! The other Fun With Vegetation came from the fact that several flags were invisible in long grass from even a short distance away, leading to a couple of unnecessary run-arounds on my part.
It didn't feel like a particularly good or bad race for me, but since I was aiming to beat 90 minutes - and did so by 9 seconds - I guess I'll count it as a success.
New Gear Update: Some 2005 purchases that have been worth the investment include my new orienteering compass, O pants, and cool fluorescent yellow SportIdent. Now if I could only run...
Running warm up/down 10:00 [2]
Strength & Mobility 38:00 [2]
Weight machine while watching Le Tour. Upper body and abs only. My legs got enough of a workout this morning leaping over noxious plants.
Friday Jul 8, 2005 #
Paddling 1:30:00 [3]
Paddling at Island Lake with Hingo and Bent. We brought a canoe and a single kayak, then took turns in different boats and positions. What a great way to spend a sunny morning! We were only out for 90 minutes, but all ended up with blisters on our hands. Tsk, tsk - clearly we haven't been paddling enough.
Wildlife Report: About five hundred gazillion Canada Geese. This may explain why the Conservation Authority had to close the beach due to high bacteria count.
Wildlife Report: About five hundred gazillion Canada Geese. This may explain why the Conservation Authority had to close the beach due to high bacteria count.
Orienteering 3:11:00 [2] ***
Bent and I went to Copeland Forest to pick up controls from NavStock. It's great terrain with a terrific trail network, but we didn't see anyone else in the woods in our 3 hours of exploration. Plenty of mosquitoes while we were untying the flags. In the southern part of the course, we picked up more golf balls than controls. I think Bent may have found his favourite orienteering event - picking up controls. He is bound to become quite popular with race organizers!
Wildlife Report: Porcupine at eye level in a tree right beside us - always a bit of a surprise!
Natural Phenomenon Report: For quite awhile on the drive home, we saw an intensely colourful rainbow against a purple-black sky, with a paler rainbow just to its right. The latter ended at our house, but we were unsuccessful in locating the pot of gold.
Wildlife Report: Porcupine at eye level in a tree right beside us - always a bit of a surprise!
Natural Phenomenon Report: For quite awhile on the drive home, we saw an intensely colourful rainbow against a purple-black sky, with a paler rainbow just to its right. The latter ended at our house, but we were unsuccessful in locating the pot of gold.
Thursday Jul 7, 2005 #
Strength & Mobility 58:00 [2]
Weight machine workout #1 while watching Tour de France. Another nail-biting finish today.
Wednesday Jul 6, 2005 #
Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] ***
Orienteering at Hilton Falls with Sherpa and NewSherpa on another hot day. I must weigh a lot less now, because I lost several liters of blood to the swarms of mosquitoes. Sherpa and I are preparing for the North American Rogaine Champs, so this was a good chance to discuss gear and logistics while getting some nav practice. So far, only 3 female teams have entered NARC, so we are guaranteed a podium finish! ;-)
Running 40:00 [3]
Trail running at Hilton Falls as part of the same training session. It was nice to outrun the bugs for awhile.
On the way home, I realized that with our long-lasting heat wave, I have become almost completely incapable of driving past a Dairy Queen without stopping. Help, I am becoming an ice cream addict! I guess it's OK as long as I stick to recreational treats like small shakes. But if I start craving the hard stuff, e.g. Peanut Buster Parfaits, Bent may have to put me into rehab.
On the way home, I realized that with our long-lasting heat wave, I have become almost completely incapable of driving past a Dairy Queen without stopping. Help, I am becoming an ice cream addict! I guess it's OK as long as I stick to recreational treats like small shakes. But if I start craving the hard stuff, e.g. Peanut Buster Parfaits, Bent may have to put me into rehab.
Tuesday Jul 5, 2005 #
Strength & Mobility 1:00:00 [2]
Weight machine workout #2 while watching the Tour de France team time trial. To avoid spoiling the excitement for anyone who plans to watch it on tape delay, I'll just say "Wow!".
Monday Jul 4, 2005 #
Running 1:06:00 [3]
Too hot to exercise, but too close to the Canadian Orienteering Champs to skip a workout. Did two loops of trail running around Palgrave - one loop of DNI (Dog, No Intervals) and a loop of IND (Intervals, No Dog). As part of the run, I did my "time trial" loop from last week, and things are looking up:
June 29 - Comfortable Pace With Dog Swim (CPWDS) - 45 min.
June 30 - Sprint Race Pace Without Dog - 38 min.
July 4 - CPWDS - 42 min.
It really didn't feel like I was pushing it today. If it cools down, I'll try another "time trial" at sprint race pace and see if my time improves at all. I'm still waiting for Jon to send me a photo of his silly walks, since that is undoubtedly the secret to his success - and a lot of fun too.
June 29 - Comfortable Pace With Dog Swim (CPWDS) - 45 min.
June 30 - Sprint Race Pace Without Dog - 38 min.
July 4 - CPWDS - 42 min.
It really didn't feel like I was pushing it today. If it cools down, I'll try another "time trial" at sprint race pace and see if my time improves at all. I'm still waiting for Jon to send me a photo of his silly walks, since that is undoubtedly the secret to his success - and a lot of fun too.
Running intervals 25:00 [5]
Interval portion of the trail run above. 5 repetitions of 4 min on, 1 min off. Each time I would think, "This is ridiculously hot. I'm stopping after this one." And then I would finish and think, "Aw, just one more." After the 5th interval, I felt dizzy and refreshingly cool - which is never a good sign when it's 32C and you're wearing long sleeves to keep the sun off. I figured it was time to head toward home so the paramedics would have a better chance of finding me unconscious in the forest...