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Training Log Archive: ernst

In the 7 days ending Oct 14, 2017:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Orienteering	4	5:44:04	12.76	(26:58)	20.53	(16:45)	420
Trail running	7	5:00:15	32.66	(9:12)	52.56	(5:43)	395
Cycling - Bianci Mt Bike	1	3:30:00	8.0	(26:15)	12.88	(16:19)	150
Total	12	14:14:19	53.42	(16:00)	85.97	(9:56)	965

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Saturday Oct 14, 2017 #

7 AM

Orienteering 44:04 [3] 1.76 mi (25:03 / mi) +100m 21:17 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Waking up 14 of the Day 2 controls. Just a bit after dawn. I did not bring my headlamp - a bit dark in the woods, so I needed to stop at lighter spots to be able to read all the detail.
An exercise in control picking, since I had 14 controls over ~ 2 km. I found that exact compass and pace counting did get me to most of the controls, although I did try to read the details along the way. I had no navigational problems. Nice to orienteer for a change with actual controls to encounter. All I have been doing in the last month + is hanging streamers and chasing streamers....

3 PM

Orienteering 2:00:00 [2] 4.5 mi (26:40 / mi) +120m 24:38 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Collecting a bunch of the Day-1 controls. Ran repeatedly into Steve who was collecting the water controls.
I found my Klean-Kantine small thermos bottle that I had lost about 7 weeks ago while streamering. An orienteer must have found it and carried it to the nearest yellow control which was on my collection list. Thanks thanks thanks, to you, mystery person - I love my KleanKantine !!

Then after returning, I went back to double check the 127 control that I had collected inadvertently, and J.J. had to go out and replace it. We just wanted to be sure of its correct location. And indeed it was hung exactly where it needed to be.

5 PM

Orienteering 1:30:00 [2] 3.5 mi (25:43 / mi) +130m 23:03 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Then another round of placing Day 2 White/Yellow controls. This was a rather long loop, and I ended up at the bottom of the Boston Lake. Then ran all the way in on the trails over the water-tower area with a lot of climb. Again, nice to get a run in to top off a busy and long day.
My run back was in near-darkness but managed to not have to use my headlamp which I had brought along.

Friday Oct 13, 2017 #

Event: UNO Boulder Dash

12 PM

Cycling - Bianci Mt Bike (O-ing placing controls) 3:30:00 [2] 8.0 mi (26:15 / mi) +150m 24:48 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Placing controls for the Boulder Dash. I offered to do the far-away controls in the SW part ( The "grand tour"). I decided to use the bike to cover the distance, but that was a bad decision. Better would have been to bike in about a mile, leave the bike and do the rest on foot. So it was slow going since I lacked the essential skills to stay on the bike over the many rocky sections - also my bike is old with a loose seat, and no shock absorbers. Had the control stands in a "sleeve" (picnic chair bag), that was poorly balanced, and I razed an occasional bush or sapling down with it.
Distances and time all estimated, as I wanted to save the battery on my Garmin - far from plug-in opportunities while camping...

5 PM

Orienteering 1:30:00 [2] 3.0 mi (30:00 / mi) +70m 27:58 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Then back out to place the White Course. Returning back in the dark. Was happy to get some running in for the last mile load-free. Was really tired of slowly stomping around.

Thursday Oct 12, 2017 #

11 AM

Trail running 24:08 [3] 2.63 mi (9:11 / mi) +30m 8:52 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Run to work. Usual route. Love the woods at this time. Cool and dry weather, what could be better.

6 PM

Trail running 27:53 [3] 2.88 mi (9:41 / mi) +50m 9:11 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Running home, around the hole on the way in.

Wednesday Oct 11, 2017 #

9 AM

Trail running 24:18 [3] 2.6 mi (9:21 / mi) +25m 9:05 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Run to work, usual route

6 PM

Trail running 38:39 [3] 4.06 mi (9:31 / mi) +60m 9:06 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Running home with a couple of hill sprints and extra tempo workout at the end on access road. Trying to get a little mileage in even though I don't have time for it.

Tuesday Oct 10, 2017 #

11 AM

Trail running 42:32 [3] 4.47 mi (9:31 / mi) +50m 9:12 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Run to work. Cooler weather. Had some time so ran a few loops around in College Woods. Leaves are turning.

6 PM

Trail running 24:47 [3] 2.67 mi (9:17 / mi) +50m 8:46 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Running home - usual extra hill.

Sunday Oct 8, 2017 #

8 AM

Trail running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 0.7 mi (14:17 / mi)
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Kennebunk Land Trust Races: Warm up on dirt road. 62 F humid (Tropic St Nate looming)

C • Races 2

Trail running race 1:47:58 [3] 12.65 mi (8:32 / mi) +130m 8:16 / mi
shoes: New Balance MT 910 sz 9

Trail Half Marathon. About 2 miles on paved road. Otherwise single track - at times fast and soft at times rocky, rooty, etc.
Low turnout. Simultaneous with 5k, 10k, and Marathon. Lots of 5k kids and families. Fun fest with live music, picnic etc, but festive portion got rained out, so instead racers steamed up the Trust lodge/meeting house / library inside.
Good race, tagged along with a youngster to about mile 9, then slowly lost him - he ended up beating me by 1 minute.
4 th overall of around 40 - 50 entrants. First and only in M60-69.

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