Road running tempo 37:07 4.49 mi (8:16 / mi) +91m7:47 / mi ahr:131 max:147 shoes: Kayano 25 Blue
Tempo run on the road. Excluding segments at the beginning and end, the tempo part was about 3 miles and 23 minutes, so 7:40/mile. The time is right, but the pace is a little slow. But there's some adjustment for the hills. HR was continuously between 130 and 145, which seems about right.
Jogged from home to the Kensington race. Plus 3 strides.
Road running race 35:38 5.04 mi (7:04 / mi) +49m6:52 / mi ahr:145 max:159 shoes: Fastwitch 9
Kensington 8k. Second place 60-69, behind Jim Hage. Michael Wardian was the overall winner. I remember him winning this race about 20 years ago. I feel pretty good about this race, paced it well, might have been under 35 minutes if the course had been flat. Addie got first place W20-29.
Last year's time was 38:13.
12 PM
Orienteering race 51:40 3.41 mi (15:09 / mi) +134m13:30 / mi ahr:120 max:144 shoes: IceBug Olx 4
Addie and I both pulled a double today. The 8k in the morning, then orienteering in the afternoon. The Brown course at Occoquan was pretty nice -- good woods, not a lot of trash or bad vegetation. Other than running to #6 instead instead of #1, I navigated well and kept up a reasonable pace. I see AP says no time lost, which is unusual.
Trail Running50:48 5.17 mi (9:50 / mi) +95m9:18 / mi ahr:124 max:141 shoes: Kayano 25
Greenbelt Park Perimeter Trail. It was very fine in the woods around noontime. The trail is in good condition, with only a couple of trees down across the trail (for long enough to make visible ad-hoc routes around the obstacles).
Orienteering2:11:52 7.06 mi (18:41 / mi) +297m16:31 / mi ahr:107 max:141 shoes: IceBug Olx 4
Fountainhead East, Red course. This was a long and tiring course, made even longer and tiring-er by mistakes. I took trail routes to 6 of the first 7 controls. That wasn't very exciting. The loop around the southern peninsula was nice, though. I had a major mistake at #14, somehow coming up short of the big inlet and getting all the way down to the water's edge. More trail runs on the last 5 controls, but on the very last one I must have gone within 20 feet of the control, then couldn't relocate and went out to the road before coming back in. Not a great run.
Road running1:04:00 6.78 mi (9:26 / mi) +160m8:48 / mi ahr:117 max:133 shoes: Kayano 25
Past the train station, through the National Park Seminary area, down to Beach Drive, and back up Old Spring Road, which is having some kind of water works maintenance done on it. Overcast and cool. I think I'm beginning to notice some allergens in the air.
Road running intervals 49:34 5.73 mi (8:39 / mi) +52m8:25 / mi ahr:126 max:149 shoes: Fastwitch 9
Intervals at Einstein HS track. Brand new surface, pretty sweet! 3x1k plus 1x800m (it was supposed to be 1k but I forgot where I was). Times were 4:14, 4:24, 4:26, 3:28. Approx. 2:30 jog in between. These were a little slow, but I haven't been doing workouts since June.
Orienteering race 18:22 1.41 mi (13:02 / mi) +13m12:40 / mi ahr:128 max:147 shoes: Roclite 290 Black
US Champs Sprint. Actual time 17:47, good for 4th place. I lost about 2.5 minutes early on, just getting used to the map. Pretty good after that.
12 PM
Orienteering race 30:46 2.89 mi (10:39 / mi) +67m9:56 / mi ahr:130 max:149 shoes: Roclite 290 Black
Sprint relay. I led off for Team TACO (Tom, Alli, Cristina, O). Fun course, about 3x as long as the championship course but more straightforward. I'd much rather run a Sprint course like this than the one this morning.
Orienteering race 43:00 2.83 mi (15:12 / mi) +166m12:51 / mi ahr:119 max:150 shoes: Spirit OLX (last)
Long distance race at Big Basin. I lost time messing around at the wrong river crossing, but still managed to get the gold medal in M65. Paul Pacque was the actual course winner. I was stung by yellowjackets for the second day in a row.
Orienteering race 51:36 [4] 2.4 km (21:30 / km) +160m16:07 / km shoes: Spirit OLX (last)
Middle distance race at Big Basin. I lost time on several controls, and ran through a nest of yellowjackets, getting stung dozens of times. At least one of them was still on me when I finished. Thanks Tori, for the first aid. Bronze medal in M65.