Training Log Archive: BigWillyStyleIn the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2019:
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Saturday Aug 31, 2019 #
Event: Deschutes Daze 2019
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:00:57 *** 8.64 km (7:03 / km) +154m 6:29 / km
ahr:163 max:180 17c
Deschutes Daze, Day 1 @ Lower Dutchman! Lost some time on 1, which seemed a bit misplaced, and goofed up my route to 8, but was going generally okay till losing ~7 minutes on 11 in the always-dangerous lava field. After that I was on tilt and not into it, and slowed down considerably. Still, always an absolute pleasure to orienteer in this terrain - though I was disappointed that the course setting disregarded a lot of the best stuff in favor of trail and field running. The forest is sooo nice here, just use it...
1 PM
Cycling (MTB) 1:57:07 18.48 mi (9.5 mph) +84m
ahr:123 max:209
Chill MTB with dad from Swampy Lakes trailhead back to Bend. Someday I will bring my road bike here and see exactly how fast I can do the ~20 miles from the Dutchman map all the way back down. Will aim for <45 minutes.
Monday Aug 26, 2019 #
7 PM
Cycling (MTB) 10:10 [2] 1.9 mi (11.2 mph) +20m
10 PM
Cycling (MTB) 11:35 [2] 1.83 mi (9.5 mph) +55m
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can stop me now
Cuz I'm on my way I can feel my ring comin
It's the blood of a champion
Pumpin deep inside my veins too much pride to be runnin
Imma get what I can and more
Even if my blood my sweat and my tears don't mean nothin
It's the heart of a champiooooon
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can (noo)
Ain't no way they can stop me now
Cuz I'm on my way I can feel my ring comin
It's the blood of a champion
Pumpin deep inside my veins too much pride to be runnin
Imma get what I can and more
Even if my blood my sweat and my tears don't mean nothin
It's the heart of a champiooooon
Saturday Aug 24, 2019 #
9 AM
Basketball 2:00:00 [3]
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019 #
4 PM
Cycling 24:25 6.66 mi (16.4 mph) +146m
ahr:128 max:156
5 PM
Orienteering 50:39 ** 8.48 km (5:58 / km) +217m 5:18 / km
ahr:144 max:181 31c
8 PM
Cycling 30:01 7.21 mi (14.4 mph) +181m
ahr:120 max:154
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019 #
Note
(rest day)
Was gonna do MI loop, but my roommate came home and wanted to play video games. #alwaystraining
I think the juxtaposition of Bend right before US Nationals this year is a major boon to attendance, as there are many more people registered than previous editions. Most excitingly there are some 8-9 guys who'll provide good competition on blue, whereas usually it's just me against Bonesaw same old same old.
I think the juxtaposition of Bend right before US Nationals this year is a major boon to attendance, as there are many more people registered than previous editions. Most excitingly there are some 8-9 guys who'll provide good competition on blue, whereas usually it's just me against Bonesaw same old same old.
Monday Aug 19, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 17:02 3.6 mi (12.7 mph) +95m
ahr:113 max:143
Home -> Memorial
8 PM
Cycling 15:45 3.61 mi (13.8 mph) +104m
ahr:103 max:136
Memorial -> home. Made some good offside decisions tonight.
Sunday Aug 18, 2019 #
2 PM
Cycling 2:11:31 40.56 mi (18.5 mph) +653m
ahr:143 max:177
Loop around northern 2/3 of LW. Here are a few amateur pics from Iceland; I made the requisite visits to the waterfalls, geysers, and church. I had hoped to go to the Blue Lagoon as well, but turns out it's a high-maintenance deal where you have to reserve a spot online probably like weeks in advance. This was surprising, as all the other tourist attractions (actually, pretty much the rest of Iceland) had little to no supervision or regulations and you just sort of show up and wander around. They should monetize these better; no doubt even, say, a token parking fee could generate revenues enough for vast armadas of Viking invasion boats.
I can tell that I'm in better biking shape, because the hills (for instance, Big Finn today) don't seem as arduous as they used to be, and 20+ on flats now often seems pretty chill. However, I think I'll soon be running into specificity issues. My legs were abnormally sore and beat-up in weird places after the "long" in Iceland; the unusually rocky terrain was no doubt partly to blame, but I also suspect my lack of running. I have been training relatively well - for my standards at least - since April or so, but other than the week in France and the odd local o-event, 95% has been cycling. As such, I will cautiously add some running back into my training. I also need to be more religious about stretching, rolling, and doing a cool-down jog after riding.
I can tell that I'm in better biking shape, because the hills (for instance, Big Finn today) don't seem as arduous as they used to be, and 20+ on flats now often seems pretty chill. However, I think I'll soon be running into specificity issues. My legs were abnormally sore and beat-up in weird places after the "long" in Iceland; the unusually rocky terrain was no doubt partly to blame, but I also suspect my lack of running. I have been training relatively well - for my standards at least - since April or so, but other than the week in France and the odd local o-event, 95% has been cycling. As such, I will cautiously add some running back into my training. I also need to be more religious about stretching, rolling, and doing a cool-down jog after riding.
C • Pics 1
5 PM
Running warm up/down 10:06 1.0 mi (10:06 / mi) +22m 9:27 / mi
ahr:134 max:146
Friday Aug 16, 2019 #
7 PM
Cycling 37:46 11.08 mi (17.6 mph) +58m
ahr:147 max:185
Home -> Starfire. Cognitively, it feels like this should be further than 11 miles.
10 PM
Cycling 38:55 11.02 mi (17.0 mph) +84m
ahr:130 max:166
Cruising the streets at night...in a river of darkness
Night riding always puts me in the mood for some dope af 80s retro synth pop
Night riding always puts me in the mood for some dope af 80s retro synth pop
Thursday Aug 15, 2019 #
7 AM
Cycling 38:41 12.03 mi (18.7 mph) +14m
ahr:134 max:164
Conditions humid. I discovered two things concerning bikeability: firstly, that another stretch of the Interurban is now closed, this time from Longacres Way to 180th, which is the most useful stretch for my purposes; secondly, that Boeing has some giant pipeline situation going on blocking the entire southbound Logan Ave bike lane pretty much the whole way adjacent to the plant.
4 PM
Cycling 37:08 11.28 mi (18.2 mph) +72m
ahr:117 max:176
On my ride home, I witnessed a head-on collision between a motorcyclist and a car. I was absentmindedly waiting at a red light, and the car to my left was turning left (away from me) presumably on an unprotected green, and apparently just never saw the motorcycle coming through the opposite direction (from my right). The car turned directly into the path of the motorcycle, which then hit it dead-center probably going 20 or so, caving in the entire front grille and hood, and no doubt doing damage to the engine, as there was a lot of fluid leaking.
The motorcyclist was thrown into the air up and over the car, did a flip/somersault, and landed hard on his side and back, while the momentum of the car carried it through the rest of the turn to the side of the intersection opposite me, and the bike lay in the middle of the intersection. I stared in disbelief for a beat or two, before moving my bike to the sidewalk and going to see if the guy was okay, as did two or three other people (including the driver of the car). Incredibly, he said he was fine, and looked and sounded as though he hadn't suffered even as much as a concussion. We then tried to move the motorcycle out of the middle of the road, but this proved very difficult as both wheels were completely locked.
A police officer soon arrived, followed quickly by a fire engine. At that point I waited for a few minutes while the officer talked to the parties, then gave him my contact info and a brief statement before heading out.
The motorcyclist was thrown into the air up and over the car, did a flip/somersault, and landed hard on his side and back, while the momentum of the car carried it through the rest of the turn to the side of the intersection opposite me, and the bike lay in the middle of the intersection. I stared in disbelief for a beat or two, before moving my bike to the sidewalk and going to see if the guy was okay, as did two or three other people (including the driver of the car). Incredibly, he said he was fine, and looked and sounded as though he hadn't suffered even as much as a concussion. We then tried to move the motorcycle out of the middle of the road, but this proved very difficult as both wheels were completely locked.
A police officer soon arrived, followed quickly by a fire engine. At that point I waited for a few minutes while the officer talked to the parties, then gave him my contact info and a brief statement before heading out.
Monday Aug 12, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 16:08 [2] 3.7 mi (13.8 mph) +85m
ahr:119 max:150
Home -> Memorial
VAR was used for the first time in EPL this past weekend; this goal was disallowed for offside. There are only certain instances where VAR can be used, one category of which is "factual" (objective) decisions such as offside, ball in/out of play, foul in/out of penalty area. There is also a "clear and obvious" rule, where VAR can be used to overturn a referee's decision - but this can only be used in "subjective" situations, not to review offside. However, in my opinion an instance as close as this *is* subjective - it is not factually clear to me that the player in black is offside - for all intents, purposes, and appearances, the two players are even - and in the absense of an clear offside violation even using VAR, this goal should be allowed.
VAR was used for the first time in EPL this past weekend; this goal was disallowed for offside. There are only certain instances where VAR can be used, one category of which is "factual" (objective) decisions such as offside, ball in/out of play, foul in/out of penalty area. There is also a "clear and obvious" rule, where VAR can be used to overturn a referee's decision - but this can only be used in "subjective" situations, not to review offside. However, in my opinion an instance as close as this *is* subjective - it is not factually clear to me that the player in black is offside - for all intents, purposes, and appearances, the two players are even - and in the absense of an clear offside violation even using VAR, this goal should be allowed.
C • VAR 2
8 PM
Cycling 17:42 3.82 mi (12.9 mph) +103m
ahr:87 max:142
Memorial -> home
Sunday Aug 11, 2019 #
4 AM
Running warm up/down 8:10 0.72 mi (11:20 / mi) +15m 10:39 / mi
ahr:142 max:161
Orienteering race 39:12 5.9 km (6:39 / km) +107m 6:06 / km
ahr:160 max:178
Quickroute
Day 3 middle. Enjoyed this more than the long; the terrain was a bit faster and more hospitable, and easier on the ankles and feet, though still quite rocky. Navigated sloppily, but much fun was had.
Day 3 middle. Enjoyed this more than the long; the terrain was a bit faster and more hospitable, and easier on the ankles and feet, though still quite rocky. Navigated sloppily, but much fun was had.
Saturday Aug 10, 2019 #
4 AM
Running warm up/down 6:49 [2] 0.64 mi (10:39 / mi) +5m 10:24 / mi
ahr:121 max:139
Orienteering race 1:29:18 9.97 km (8:58 / km) +91m 8:34 / km
ahr:150 max:174
Quickroute
Day 2, "long." Got suuuuper lost and couldn't find 2 for ages; I was unprepared for the necessary change in technical navigation upon entering the super complicated lava field and quickly lost all map contact, but after 2 I was more careful and got the hang of it a bit - though still missed 5 despite having already been to it while trying to find 2. Terrain was a mix of super rocky open lava fields covered in moss, stands of very dense, dark forest, and more "normal" open areas with various levels of brush. Footing was generally very challenging and restricted speed a lot.
Day 2, "long." Got suuuuper lost and couldn't find 2 for ages; I was unprepared for the necessary change in technical navigation upon entering the super complicated lava field and quickly lost all map contact, but after 2 I was more careful and got the hang of it a bit - though still missed 5 despite having already been to it while trying to find 2. Terrain was a mix of super rocky open lava fields covered in moss, stands of very dense, dark forest, and more "normal" open areas with various levels of brush. Footing was generally very challenging and restricted speed a lot.
Friday Aug 9, 2019 #
Event: ICE-O 2019
11 AM
Orienteering race 18:16 ** 3.65 km (5:00 / km) +9m 4:57 / km
ahr:122 max:182 15c
Quickroute
Ice-O Day 1. A really fun sprint in Hafnarfjörður, not too difficult but with a few route choice legs and some trickier pockets of complicated rocky parkish areas hidden among the neighborhoods. Hooked 12 slightly, maybe 5-10s lost, and was a bit confused on the way to 13, but chose solid routes for the most part, though right to 12 may have been better, hard to tell. Got crushed by one Scandiboi by like 2min and was some 20s behind another.
Ice-O Day 1. A really fun sprint in Hafnarfjörður, not too difficult but with a few route choice legs and some trickier pockets of complicated rocky parkish areas hidden among the neighborhoods. Hooked 12 slightly, maybe 5-10s lost, and was a bit confused on the way to 13, but chose solid routes for the most part, though right to 12 may have been better, hard to tell. Got crushed by one Scandiboi by like 2min and was some 20s behind another.
Running warm up/down 16:44 1.19 mi (14:01 / mi) +2m 13:56 / mi
ahr:101 max:142
12 PM
Running warm up/down 12:07 0.87 mi (13:56 / mi) +5m 13:42 / mi
ahr:122 max:147
1 PM
Hiking 38:39 2.05 mi (18:51 / mi) +265m 13:27 / mi
ahr:114 max:183
Monday Aug 5, 2019 #
5 PM
Cycling 48:09 12.82 mi (16.0 mph) +280m
ahr:137 max:172
Home -> Shoreline CC
7 PM
Cycling 49:10 13.84 mi (16.9 mph) +225m
ahr:132 max:162
Shoreview Park -> home
Sunday Aug 4, 2019 #
10 AM
Cycling 25:39 6.01 mi (14.1 mph) +190m
ahr:116 max:155
11 AM
Orienteering (bicycle) 2:44:13 29.61 mi (5:33 / mi) +571m 5:14 / mi
ahr:133 max:180
UW Street Scramble, one week late. Surprisingly (to myself, at least) I did *not* clear the course; I bailed from UW with 6 or 7 close-in low-pointers left and headed for home. I was feeling hot and dehydrated, and at that point was close to 3h anyway. Though the distance is not particularly high, the terrain, as it were, is slow - lots of traffic and stoplights, plus some high-pedestrian/non-bikeable areas like U Village and the Greenlake docks. However, my biggest handicap was the fact that I had only a map, rather than map plus separate answer sheet as per usual - meaning that at every checkpoint I had to arduously unfold the giant map to read the answer sheet on the back, and refold before continuing; my usual silky smooth technique was shot all to hell.
2 PM
Cycling 25:05 5.95 mi (14.2 mph) +132m
ahr:138 max:177
Blue Angels buzzing our house:
Thursday Aug 1, 2019 #
5 PM
Cycling 1:09:19 20.7 mi (17.9 mph) +489m
ahr:144 max:181
Two Bridges route, or, dystopian postmodern 5-520-405-90 endless loop. Converged with a fast guy just before leaving Bellevue and stuck with him most of the way across MI, but the very last little hill before descending onto the bridge broke me and I was ded.