Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Orienteering training courses at Peaceful Valley, led by Neal Barlow.

Night-O training at Peaceful Valley. This was probably a Yellow- or Orange-level course. I was doing fine until I saw a bunch of eyes glowing in between me and where I thought control #9 was located. I kept shining my light at them and hooting, but they didn't seem concerned or inclined to move. And then I started thinking about worst-case scenarios, so I turned back towards the Start / Finish. Turns out Troy saw them, too, and it was just a bunch of deer. Vicious, terrifying DEER!

Tracks (we started at the building southwest of #11, not at the start triangle shown on the map):

Strength Training Class

500 m jog and some stretching to warm up.

Deadlift -- warm-up and three work sets at 75%, 80% and 85% of one-rep max: 35# x 8 / 85# x 5; 105# x 3 / 115# x 3 / 125# x 5

Press -- warm-up and three work sets at 75%, 80% and 85% of one-rep max: 35# x 8 / 35# x 5; 45# x 3 / 50# x 3 / 50# x 3

Three rounds: kettlebell swings x 15 (20#) / 60-second plank.

Three rounds: (modified) ring push-ups x 10 / 6# medicine ball throws x 10.

Strength Training Class:

• Back-squat warm-up -- 10, 8, 5, 5.


• 3 reps at 75%, 80% and 85% of one-rep max. I did 95#, 105# and 105#, which felt more like 100% of my max...


• 5 x 10 walking lunge steps w/ increasing weight each round -- 35#, 45#, 55#, 60#, 65#.


• Three rounds: chin-ups x 10 / GHD sit-ups x 10.

It was nice to do this in a small class, at my own pace, since it's only Tuesday and I've already had an AWFUL week at work. I'm looking for a new job as of yesterday.