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Tuesday Sep 8, 2015 #
Orienteering 45:00 [1]
Stationary bike. I've had a bad stomach the last couple of days, so taking it easy today.
Saturday Sep 5, 2015 #
Event: 2015 Corn Maze Champs
Event: QOC Lake Accotink
Orienteering 30:00 [1]
Map-hiking the Yellow course at QOC's Lake Accotink event with Alli's dad Darrell and Barney Beagle. Really fun!
Orienteering 1:00:12 [3] ***
24c shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
After finishing the Yellow course, I went out on the Score-O by myself. The time limit was 75 minutes, and I thought I could get all the controls within that time, so I made a plan to get all of them, saving the simpler and less physical ones for the end. I felt pretty good in the beginning but got tired and overheated after 35 minutes or so. Staggered through the rest of the course, helped by catching Vido and running with him towards the end.
I got beaten by two Culbergs and schooled by JT. My new goal is to see if my shape can improve enough (and back can stay reasonably healthy) to beat Hannah at the EMPO A-meet in October.
RG: http://qocweb.org/routes/cgi-bin/reitti.pl?act=map...
I got beaten by two Culbergs and schooled by JT. My new goal is to see if my shape can improve enough (and back can stay reasonably healthy) to beat Hannah at the EMPO A-meet in October.
RG: http://qocweb.org/routes/cgi-bin/reitti.pl?act=map...
Friday Sep 4, 2015 #
Cross-Training 1:15:00 [1]
More ellipitical, while watching US Open.
Thursday Sep 3, 2015 #
Cross-Training 1:00:00
Elliptical intervals.
Hiking 1:00:00 [1]
Hiking the Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls with Alli's dad Darrell. It was really fun, and nice to do it on a weekday, when it wasn't crowded. Saw a bunch of turtles, including one snapping turtle, fish, a great blue heron, and even a fox!
Wednesday Sep 2, 2015 #
Cross-Training 1:00:00 [1]
Tuesday Sep 1, 2015 #
Cross-Training 1:30:00 [2]
Elliptical at the gym while watching the U.S. Open. I am unemployed this week, and loving it!
Sunday Aug 30, 2015 #
Orienteering race 23:43 [3] *** 3.1 km (7:39 / km) +115m 6:27 / km
23c shoes: 2013 Asics White+Blue
NorthWest Cup - Day 3, H35
This was a sprint in the Italian village of Sestriere. I was really looking forward to this, naively expecting a sprint with dozens of narrow passafeways and cobblestone streets of a medieval Italian village, a la Cervara di Roma: http://www.matstroeng.se/maps/show_map.php?user=mt...
Unfortunately, the area and the course setting left some things to be desired. We had a section on an open hillside with some scattered trees followed by a pretty straightforward course through a bland village, including multiple sections where you could see the next control from the previous one. We have better sprint venues in the US, so I was pretty disappointed.
My own performance was also pretty dismal. I got frustrated by my shoe choice - regular running shoes that kept slipping on the slick open hillside - and ended up losing focus and making sizable mistakes. So, all in all, not a great experience.
I had a great time in France and Italy with a wonderful group of orienteering friends. My expectations for my own ability to run were very low coming in, since I reinjured my back just a week before departure. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to run each day, to finish 5/6 days, and to not have my back fall apart by the end of the week.
This is the third year in a row that our group of 6 has managed to get together in a new country to go orienteering: Sweden, Slovenia, and now France. I very much hope that real life remains on hold and allows us to continue this streak a year from now!
This was a sprint in the Italian village of Sestriere. I was really looking forward to this, naively expecting a sprint with dozens of narrow passafeways and cobblestone streets of a medieval Italian village, a la Cervara di Roma: http://www.matstroeng.se/maps/show_map.php?user=mt...
Unfortunately, the area and the course setting left some things to be desired. We had a section on an open hillside with some scattered trees followed by a pretty straightforward course through a bland village, including multiple sections where you could see the next control from the previous one. We have better sprint venues in the US, so I was pretty disappointed.
My own performance was also pretty dismal. I got frustrated by my shoe choice - regular running shoes that kept slipping on the slick open hillside - and ended up losing focus and making sizable mistakes. So, all in all, not a great experience.
I had a great time in France and Italy with a wonderful group of orienteering friends. My expectations for my own ability to run were very low coming in, since I reinjured my back just a week before departure. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to run each day, to finish 5/6 days, and to not have my back fall apart by the end of the week.
This is the third year in a row that our group of 6 has managed to get together in a new country to go orienteering: Sweden, Slovenia, and now France. I very much hope that real life remains on hold and allows us to continue this streak a year from now!
Saturday Aug 29, 2015 #
Event: Deschutes Daze
Orienteering race 1:14:59 [3] 8.3 km (9:02 / km) +300m 7:39 / km
shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
NorthWest Cup - Day 2, H35
Same area, but different part of the map. We started much higher, which was facilitated by a 2km walk to the start that included 270m of climb!
Most of the climb on the course (set by my friend Michele Caraglio!) was in the beginning, so the second half was a lot of fun. I orienteered pretty well and was moving along steadily when I was caught by Andrew from 6 minutes back on the way to 12. I decided, since this was the last forest day, to just go for it and see how long I could stay with him. I managed to do a decent job running with him while also doing some navigating. This really helped me remember what aggressive orienteering really looks like - I have not done much of that in a long time! I stayed with Andrew through 19 and then was dropped, ending up staggering home the rest of the way.
Andrew won the day in 64, Neil had 65 despite a 4-minute mistake. I had a great time! Orienteering in Europe is so much fun!
Again, here is the elite course from this day: http://www.emilianocorona.it/carte/North%20West%20...
Same area, but different part of the map. We started much higher, which was facilitated by a 2km walk to the start that included 270m of climb!
Most of the climb on the course (set by my friend Michele Caraglio!) was in the beginning, so the second half was a lot of fun. I orienteered pretty well and was moving along steadily when I was caught by Andrew from 6 minutes back on the way to 12. I decided, since this was the last forest day, to just go for it and see how long I could stay with him. I managed to do a decent job running with him while also doing some navigating. This really helped me remember what aggressive orienteering really looks like - I have not done much of that in a long time! I stayed with Andrew through 19 and then was dropped, ending up staggering home the rest of the way.
Andrew won the day in 64, Neil had 65 despite a 4-minute mistake. I had a great time! Orienteering in Europe is so much fun!
Again, here is the elite course from this day: http://www.emilianocorona.it/carte/North%20West%20...
Friday Aug 28, 2015 #
Event: North West Cup 2015
Orienteering race 1:22:05 [3] *** 7.9 km (10:23 / km) +350m 8:30 / km
20c shoes: VJ Supra 2014-1
NorthWest Cup - Day 1, H35
Right after the French three days around Briancon ended, the NorthWest Cup just across the border in Italy began. The terrain was Alpine, all held on a massive slope overlooking a beautiful valley. In addition, this was the site of the biathlon races during the Turin Winter Olympics, so that added an extra coolness factor.
I really enjoyed the terrain today and cruised around the course without major mistakes, though I got routes wrong on 14 and 18, losing about a minute on each one.
Andrew crushed the course in just under 65 minutes, I was third in H35, way behind Neil.
Here is the elite course from the day, to give an idea of the terrain: http://www.emilianocorona.it/carte/North%20West%20...
Right after the French three days around Briancon ended, the NorthWest Cup just across the border in Italy began. The terrain was Alpine, all held on a massive slope overlooking a beautiful valley. In addition, this was the site of the biathlon races during the Turin Winter Olympics, so that added an extra coolness factor.
I really enjoyed the terrain today and cruised around the course without major mistakes, though I got routes wrong on 14 and 18, losing about a minute on each one.
Andrew crushed the course in just under 65 minutes, I was third in H35, way behind Neil.
Here is the elite course from the day, to give an idea of the terrain: http://www.emilianocorona.it/carte/North%20West%20...
