Training Log Archive: SpikeIn the 31 days ending Jan 31, 2012:
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
I had a long work day with the final SWTF meeting.
The LJWorld ran a strange opinion bit on the solid waste issues:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jan/31/public-op...
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I had a long work day with the final SWTF meeting.
The LJWorld ran a strange opinion bit on the solid waste issues:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jan/31/public-op...
1
Monday Jan 30, 2012 #
6 PM
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
12c
I ran the window course on West Campus that Mary ran yesterday. I went without a headlamp and made it less than half way before it was too dark to read the map. That just added to the challenge. I had to run over to a street light to read the map at each leg. Fun. I skipped one control that I knew would require me to get in some rough vegetation. I wouldn't normally skip a control to avoid a few scratches, but I was wearing shorts because it was so warm out. I think the afternoon high was 67. Bizarre weather for January.
2
2
running 10:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start and finish.
Sunday Jan 29, 2012 #
11 AM
orienteering 1:23:09 [2] *** 10.26 km (8:06 / km) +203m 7:23 / km
ahr:147 max:167 13c
I ran Mary's Clinton SP long course. Lots of fun. I was tired on the hills.
5
5
running 30:00 [2]
Running to/from the start.
Saturday Jan 28, 2012 #
11 AM
orienteering 45:00 [2] ***
10c
I ran a course at Rockcrusher and set out tapes. Maybe someone will use it next weekend for some practice.
4
4
running 15:00 [2]
Jogging around a bit and checking out a few areas of the map.
Friday Jan 27, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
6 PM
running 15:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start.
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
8c
Headlamp kartlek on West Campus. Most of this was on a map that had little windows around the controls but was otherwise blank. Fun.
My legs have been feeling a bit worn out, but they felt pretty good running this evening.
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My legs have been feeling a bit worn out, but they felt pretty good running this evening.
2
Thursday Jan 26, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. I had a long work day as I went to a neighborhood association meeting to talk auditing.
1
1
Wednesday Jan 25, 2012 #
orienteering 50:00 [2] ***
13c
Something like a tempovaxlingsbana at Riverfront (except I ran at the same, slow, tempo the entire time). I needed the headlamp to read the map almost from the start and needed the headlamp to run in the woods after about 20 minutes. Fun.
3
3
Note
I drove to work today so I'd be able to get out to Riverfront quickly. I also have felt a little tired the last few days and I really, really, really, don't want to get sick.
Tomorrow will be a day off from orienteering and running. I've got to go meet with a neighborhood association in the evening and talk about work.
Tomorrow will be a day off from orienteering and running. I've got to go meet with a neighborhood association in the evening and talk about work.
Tuesday Jan 24, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. I left work late when I got caught up in a little experiment - trying to see if I could come up with a better way of projecting population growth for Lawrence without putting in much effort of study. I think it worked!
1
1
6 PM
running 15:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start at West Campus. I chatted with a guy who was out looking for a lost border collie. I kept my eyes out for the lost dog, but never saw him.
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
8c
On West Campus with a sprint course at an easy effort.
2
2
Monday Jan 23, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
orienteering 25:00 [2]
Low intensity (both physically and technically) session at Clinton overlook. I checked out some potential control locations for the February meet.
3
3
Sunday Jan 22, 2012 #
12 PM
orienteering race 48:47 [4] *** 6.62 km (7:22 / km) +150m 6:37 / km
ahr:168 max:181 11c
PTOC local meet at Monkey Mountain. Matt S ran the course in 36. That seems like a really good time by Matt.
I was running a bit passively. Not sure why. Maybe I haven't been racing enough.
I also had a bit of a thorn issue. Not as bad as this but the same basic issue. I stepped on a thorn that went through the bottom of my shoe and into my foot. The thorn broke off at the bottom of the shoe, so I couldn't pull it out. Instead I had to take the shoe off, hoping it wouldn't leave a chunk of the thorn in my foot. I loosened the shoe as much as possible, then pulled it off quickly. It hurt, but only for a few seconds.
From the GPS track, it looks like I lost 3 minutes to getting the thorn out of my foot. So, a time more reflective of my race would be about 45 minutes...still way behind Matt.
Patrick N. was at the meet, which was pretty cool. He took a red eye from Seattle and arrived this morning.
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I was running a bit passively. Not sure why. Maybe I haven't been racing enough.
I also had a bit of a thorn issue. Not as bad as this but the same basic issue. I stepped on a thorn that went through the bottom of my shoe and into my foot. The thorn broke off at the bottom of the shoe, so I couldn't pull it out. Instead I had to take the shoe off, hoping it wouldn't leave a chunk of the thorn in my foot. I loosened the shoe as much as possible, then pulled it off quickly. It hurt, but only for a few seconds.
From the GPS track, it looks like I lost 3 minutes to getting the thorn out of my foot. So, a time more reflective of my race would be about 45 minutes...still way behind Matt.
Patrick N. was at the meet, which was pretty cool. He took a red eye from Seattle and arrived this morning.
5
running 10:00 [2]
Jogging around to warm up.
Saturday Jan 21, 2012 #
12 PM
orienteering 1:00:00 [2] ***
9c
On the Rockcrusher map (about half way between the dam and Rockhaven). I'd drawn a course to check out some of the OL Laser-generated cliffs.
3
3
running 15:00
Some mindless running. I put in ten at an honest effort to get back to the car in time to get home, get a shower, and drive over to Dad's house to watch the KU basketball game.
I was in a hurry after stopping to chat with a guy in the forest. He was scouting out areas for next season's bow hunting and wondered what I was doing. I showed him the map and explained what I was doing, talked about orienteering a bit. He was interested enough that I gave him the OK web page address and he pulled out his Blackberry and made a note about the date of the next local event.
I was in a hurry after stopping to chat with a guy in the forest. He was scouting out areas for next season's bow hunting and wondered what I was doing. I showed him the map and explained what I was doing, talked about orienteering a bit. He was interested enough that I gave him the OK web page address and he pulled out his Blackberry and made a note about the date of the next local event.
Friday Jan 20, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
2 PM
orienteering 30:00 [1] ***
6c
Today's orienteering training was fairly bogus.
I had to take a look at some houses as part of an audit project (rental houses owned by a landlord who hasn't registered the properties as required by the City Code). A number of the properties were in east Lawrence. I printed a Google map of the area, drew a course to connect the 6 properties, and biked through the resulting course.
This was bogus enough that I'll only give it one point. But, it was legit enough that I'll count it toward the 31 day challenge.
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I had to take a look at some houses as part of an audit project (rental houses owned by a landlord who hasn't registered the properties as required by the City Code). A number of the properties were in east Lawrence. I printed a Google map of the area, drew a course to connect the 6 properties, and biked through the resulting course.
This was bogus enough that I'll only give it one point. But, it was legit enough that I'll count it toward the 31 day challenge.
1
Thursday Jan 19, 2012 #
Note
Complete day off. One of the final meetings of the SWTF.
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1
Wednesday Jan 18, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. It was cold this morning. The temp was 8F when I left. Fortunately the wind was gentle.
Note
Some interesting stuff in the Annika Billstam interview linked from Samantha's log today:
http://www.oklinne.nu/index.php?page=news&id=3255
http://www.oklinne.nu/index.php?page=news&id=3255
7 PM
running 30:00 [2]
Easy headlamp jogging on west campus. I'd planned to get out a bit earlier, but spent time playing around with the lidar/laser scan data I got from Johnson County. They use one square mile tiles rather than the one square kilometer tiles that I'm used to. The big files are a chore for my PC to deal with.
orienteering 5:00 [2]
I did a short (6 minute) mini-sprint (18 controls) on west campus that Mary set for me. Fun and surprisingly technically intense.
2
2
Tuesday Jan 17, 2012 #
5 PM
cycling 40:00 [1]
Work commute. The weather changed - instead of a warm south wind, we had a cold north wind.
orienteering 20:00 [1] ***
9c
I wanted to take a day off from running, but I also want to make some progress on the 31 day challenge. I set a point to point course on the downtown and Mt Oread sprint maps and biked the course. I actually made a mistake - skipped a control and had to go back and get it. It is tricky to keep track on the map when you also have to watch for traffic and the wind is blowing the map around in your hand. I guess what happened is that my thumb slipped and I navigated to the wrong control. It must be technique training if you boom.
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2
Monday Jan 16, 2012 #
10 AM
orienteering 15:00 [2]
I arrived a bit earlier than I expected. So, I jogged around and checked out a few things that I thought would be worth a look at SMP.
orienteering 45:00 [2] ***
10c
Once Dick, Nancy, and Paul arrived, I handed out the maps and then ran the course. The course was designed to explore some areas of the map and features that I'd guessed might be sketchy. Some were. Some weren't.
Warm weather - must have been mid 50s - with sun and a bit of a breeze. Felt more like spring than winter.
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Warm weather - must have been mid 50s - with sun and a bit of a breeze. Felt more like spring than winter.
3
Sunday Jan 15, 2012 #
orienteering 1:20:00 [2] ***
13c
Kartlek training today.
I used OL Laser to generate potential cliffs, then set a course to see if the OL Laser generated cliffs were really cliffs (or earth banks). I was out about 2 hours, but did a bit of standing and looking at stuff, so I'll record 80 minutes.
3
Saturday Jan 14, 2012 #
12 PM
orienteering 1:00:14 [2] *** 3.92 mi (15:22 / mi) +168m 13:33 / mi
10c
Mary set a training course for me at Rockcrusher. I jogged around it. It was fun. I felt like I was moving relatively smoothly through the terrain.
4
4
Friday Jan 13, 2012 #
6 PM
running 10:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start.
orienteering 15:00 [2]
A random sprint-y night orienteering course on West Campus. The random part course resulted in me running across the rough open area 3x. I wouldn't normally do that. Fun and short.
3
3
Thursday Jan 12, 2012 #
rowing 20:00 [1]
Row, row.
We had enough snow/ice on the roads that I didn't bike to work. I think I learned a useful lesson last winter (banging your head along a sidewalk is a good way to learn a lesson...and a good thing I had my helmet on).
I also took a day off from orienteering. So, no forward movement on the 31 day challenge, but probably a needed day away from running. If the roads had been ok, I might have put in a some bike orienteering for the challenge.
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We had enough snow/ice on the roads that I didn't bike to work. I think I learned a useful lesson last winter (banging your head along a sidewalk is a good way to learn a lesson...and a good thing I had my helmet on).
I also took a day off from orienteering. So, no forward movement on the 31 day challenge, but probably a needed day away from running. If the roads had been ok, I might have put in a some bike orienteering for the challenge.
1
Wednesday Jan 11, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. The trip home was in some light, misty rain/snow stuff.
orienteering 45:00 [2]
Kartlek at Clinton with the headlamp.
Some snow falling.
This was the first time in the 31 day challenge when concentrating felt like a struggle.
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Some snow falling.
This was the first time in the 31 day challenge when concentrating felt like a struggle.
2
Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
6 PM
running 35:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the Daisy Hill map.
orienteering 10:00 [4] ***
9c
I put in an honest effort for a 1.8 km sprint course on the Daisy Hill map (which is still not done). Fun, but I'm not yet recovered from a cold and breathing was a bit uncomfortable.
3
3
Monday Jan 9, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
7 PM
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
2c
Some route choice testing.
3
3
running 15:00 [2]
Sunday Jan 8, 2012 #
1 PM
orienteering 47:09 [4] *** 6.79 km (6:57 / km) +137m 6:18 / km
ahr:164 max:175 24c
PTOC January score event at Shawnee Mission Park.
I had a hard time sleeping last night. I woke up several times, coughing. I was tired when I got up this morning. When I did a little jogging before the event I couldn't keep my heart rate below about 155. Maybe I should have just skipped the event.
I decided I'd try to keep a steady effort and move as smoothly as possible. It seemed to go well.
Here's the QR:
http://www.sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user...
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I had a hard time sleeping last night. I woke up several times, coughing. I was tired when I got up this morning. When I did a little jogging before the event I couldn't keep my heart rate below about 155. Maybe I should have just skipped the event.
I decided I'd try to keep a steady effort and move as smoothly as possible. It seemed to go well.
Here's the QR:
http://www.sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user...
5
running 10:00 [2]
Jogging around to warm up. Felt ok but HR was unusually high.
Saturday Jan 7, 2012 #
12 PM
orienteering 36:24 [2] *** 3.33 mi (10:56 / mi) +54m 10:25 / mi
8c
Some orienteering training at Riverfront. I took it easy because I'm a bit sick and running hard didn't seem like a good idea. I feel mostly ok, but I'm a bit tired and have some coughing. Last night I slept for 11 hours, so I'm clearing working to get healthy.
Here's the course - very simple:
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
I took a few detours to check out some stuff. The map is still a work-in-progress. The vegetation mapping is primarily based on OL Laser object height data.
Here's the course - very simple:
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
I took a few detours to check out some stuff. The map is still a work-in-progress. The vegetation mapping is primarily based on OL Laser object height data.
running 10:00 [2]
A bit of jogging.
3
3
Friday Jan 6, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute.
orienteering 30:00 [2] ***
8c
Mary designed a night O' course for me at "Nature Park." It was warm - I ran in just short sleeve. It is hard to believe it is January.
The course was fun, but it took a lot of concentration to make the most of it. It would have been easy and faster to just make it easy and fast. But I paid attention and also took some strange routes (like running in the forest that parallels a trail) to get the most of it.
3.
The course was fun, but it took a lot of concentration to make the most of it. It would have been easy and faster to just make it easy and fast. But I paid attention and also took some strange routes (like running in the forest that parallels a trail) to get the most of it.
3.
Thursday Jan 5, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute and a long work day thanks to the SWTF.
Last year, a day like this would have ended my 31 day challenge. But this year's 31 day challenge is a bit different. The idea was to see how soon I could hit 31 days. I wanted the option of a day or two off - mainly to deal with things like the SWTF.
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Last year, a day like this would have ended my 31 day challenge. But this year's 31 day challenge is a bit different. The idea was to see how soon I could hit 31 days. I wanted the option of a day or two off - mainly to deal with things like the SWTF.
1
Wednesday Jan 4, 2012 #
cycling 40:00 [1]
Work commute.
orienteering 20:00 [1]
I did a short commuter-bike-dusk/night-bike-orienteering session to start my commute home after work. Fun.
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
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http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
2
Note
Rock Chalk!
rowing 20:00 [1]
Row, row.
Tuesday Jan 3, 2012 #
cycling 45:00 [1]
Work commute. Colder in the morning than I realized.
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1
6 PM
running 25:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the course on West Campus. On the jog back home I stopped and chatted with a KU PD officer. He'd seen me running around and decided to see what I was up to. He knew that night orienteering is not a crime, but he didn't know that I was night orienteering. He said that he wasn't worried about me, figured if I was up to no good I wouldn't have the light on.
orienteering 15:00 [2] ***
8c
Ran the even controls from a sprint event that Mary set. Fun. I kept the pace easy as I'm not entirely healthy.
3
3
Monday Jan 2, 2012 #
orienteering 1:00:00 [2] ***
16c
3
Sunday Jan 1, 2012 #
orienteering 30:00 [2] ***
5c
Putting out controls for the OK event at Rockcrusher.
I felt ok. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night and coughed off and on throughout the night. But I felt not too terrible today.
I worked the start/finish for the event (Fritz set the course, Mary did registration, Fritz and Paul C picked up controls). I got a little bit cold after the sun got a bit low and I was left in the shade.
3.
I felt ok. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night and coughed off and on throughout the night. But I felt not too terrible today.
I worked the start/finish for the event (Fritz set the course, Mary did registration, Fritz and Paul C picked up controls). I got a little bit cold after the sun got a bit low and I was left in the shade.
3.