Note
slept:7.0 weight:180.5lbs
My totals from 2012 were pretty good compared to earlier years. It started well with running training for the Greenway Trail 50K. The opportunity cost of running was reduced cycling mileage and when the orienteering season and warmer weather came, my running dropped off too much. I had some good cycling activity in the summer but it came in spurts spaced apart too much to get a cummulative training gain. I also road a lot of shorter commutes to the metro station instead of work. I did get a few more longer runs in in the fall but again there were gaps, mainly due to more focus and time spent on work changes. Weekend warrior activity kept me going until the return of achilles tendon/calf issues (this time on my right leg). That set me back more. I managed to pull together a decent finish in December to catch-up in cycling miles, and at least get my running miles to a level closer to 10 years ago than it was to the last few years. Overall, I kept my weight lower but I slept less, somewhat making up for the lack of sleep on weekends. Here are my totals for 2012. I far exceeded running, and did more orienteering. My cycling miles just barely exceded 2011 and my overall hours cycling were just short of the previous year--probably due to less time spent on rollers where I don't count miles rather than being faster.
My navigation accuracy was significantly improved with 79% of controls spiked instead of 71% in 2011--my goal target for 2012 had been to improve it. I probably did so by being calmer (not worrying about placing higher) and going slower on average--my competition place results were improved:
Activity Time Miles
Orienteering 139:01:02 371
Running 105:42:24 750
Bicycling 99:11:18 1,452
Hiking 5:07:13 10
Calisthenics 1:00:00
Skating 55:00
Rowing 25:00 1
Totals: 351:21:57 2,585
Average sleep: 6.2 hrs
Average weight: 174.8lbs
Average Resting Heart Rate: 52 (few data points on this)
Another way of looking at the above was that for each and every day of the year on average, rain or shine, I orienteered 1.6K in under 23 minutes, then ran 2 miles in 17 minutes, then rode about 4 miles in 16 minutes; working out 56 minutes a day. The orienteering sounds slow but includes field checking. The cycling is primarily commuting and includes riding with Max at his pace.
Over the next year, I'll try to keep my running mileage up and try to avoid long gaps in training with cycle commuting.