Training Log Archive: SpikeIn the 31 days ending Jan 31, 2018:
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2018 #
orienteering 35:00 [2] ***
10c
I stopped at Lexington Lake on the way home from work and ran a course on the in-progress map Paul is working on. I designed the course to start in the woods and end in the open areas, figuring I'd be able to read the map in the woods when I started, but as the sun set I'd struggle to read the map in the woods. It worked just right. As I finished, it was getting difficult to see the map in the open areas.
I took one pretty hard fall.
23rd of 31.
3
I took one pretty hard fall.
23rd of 31.
3
Monday Jan 29, 2018 #
orienteering 15:00 [2] ***
6c
Mary drew a short course on the Holcom map. I shuffled around it, stopping at each control to memorize the leg, then jogging to the next control. Very easy mentally and physically. Fun.
2
2
Sunday Jan 28, 2018 #
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
6c
Putting out some markers for the intro course.
10 AM
orienteering 43:08 6.18 km (6:59 / km)
ahr:158 max:174 13c
OK Woodridge event. Mary set the courses. It was fast with straightforward navigation. It was also lots of fun. My mind and legs were working pretty well today. Not well enough to beat Matt S or Dean H.
We had a good turnout. Mary will probably post more in her log.
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
21st of 31.
5
We had a good turnout. Mary will probably post more in her log.
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
21st of 31.
5
Saturday Jan 27, 2018 #
orienteering 1:15:00 [2] ***
24c
I ran a 8K course at the Riverfront map (a modified KP map). Fun and, like last night, my brain seemed to be working pretty well.
I had one leg where I went through a rough open area I'd never entered. I knew it was slow, but I figured it'd be worth venturing in on a training. It wasn't too terrible as long as you stuck to deer tracks. But the deer paths didn't go where I wanted to go. So I wasn't holding a line. When I came out, I wasn't sure really sure where I was but I thought, "maybe just north of the control?" I headed straight south and hit the control. Fun.
Another warm day.
20th of 31.
3
I had one leg where I went through a rough open area I'd never entered. I knew it was slow, but I figured it'd be worth venturing in on a training. It wasn't too terrible as long as you stuck to deer tracks. But the deer paths didn't go where I wanted to go. So I wasn't holding a line. When I came out, I wasn't sure really sure where I was but I thought, "maybe just north of the control?" I headed straight south and hit the control. Fun.
Another warm day.
20th of 31.
3
Friday Jan 26, 2018 #
orienteering 30:00 [2] ***
15c
Dusk to night orienteering at the Arboretum. This was fun, but it seemed like I was out longer than 30 minutes. My mind was working well.
2
2
Thursday Jan 25, 2018 #
6 PM
MTB cycling 25:00 [1]
MTB to/from the start/finish on West Campus.
MTB Orienteering 25:00 [1] ***
7c
Night sprint urban MTB orienteering on West Campus. Fun. My legs feel the lack of recent time on the bike.
Warm out there today. I removed my gloves and unzipped my jacket because it was so warm.
18th of 31.
2
Warm out there today. I removed my gloves and unzipped my jacket because it was so warm.
18th of 31.
2
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018 #
Note
A long-ish work day. I rode along with a Med-Act battalion chief. It was mostly interesting and fun.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018 #
5 PM
running 10:00 [2]
jogging to/from a start/finish on West Campus.
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
14c
A sprinty course on West Campus. I got home a little early and there was enough light that I figured I could probably finish the course without a headlamp. And I did. But it was dim and I had to stop to read any detail on the map. It was training for running with glasses on a rainy day.
Fun.
Got home just after the KU-OU game started. It was a tough road loss, but not much of an upset (maybe not an upset at all). It is painful watching Azubuike shoot free throws.
2
Fun.
Got home just after the KU-OU game started. It was a tough road loss, but not much of an upset (maybe not an upset at all). It is painful watching Azubuike shoot free throws.
2
Monday Jan 22, 2018 #
orienteering 25:00 [1]
ahr:112
I went to a presentation by Roger Boyd about his recent trip to Chile. It started at 7. I needed to figure out a way to get my O' session in before Boyd's presentation. My first plan was to design a bike-O' course and do that as a way of getting to the presentation. But mid-afternoon the snow started. The roads would be slick for biking.
My revised plan involved a fast-walk course that went through West Campus and on the Tower Park (or is it Water Tower Park?) map. The finish was at Mom and Ron's and I got a lift to the Chile presentation.
It worked out pretty well to navigate through a course through the snow and dark.
1
16th of 31 (more than half way to the goal).
My revised plan involved a fast-walk course that went through West Campus and on the Tower Park (or is it Water Tower Park?) map. The finish was at Mom and Ron's and I got a lift to the Chile presentation.
It worked out pretty well to navigate through a course through the snow and dark.
1
16th of 31 (more than half way to the goal).
Sunday Jan 21, 2018 #
orienteering 1:05:00 [2] ***
8c
I jogged around a course at Rockcrusher. Overall I'm still not feeling normal. I noticed it most on the hills and a general lack of push when the woods got a bit junky.
In addition to running the course, I did about 30 minutes of fieldchecking. They've cleared a bunch of the cedars in the old Rockcrusher quarry.
15th of 31 (almost half way through the 31 day challenge).
3
In addition to running the course, I did about 30 minutes of fieldchecking. They've cleared a bunch of the cedars in the old Rockcrusher quarry.
15th of 31 (almost half way through the 31 day challenge).
3
Saturday Jan 20, 2018 #
11 AM
orienteering 59:31 5.76 km (10:20 / km)
ahr:137 max:179 9c
PTOC event at Landahl with Jason E as the course setter for his first course setting. I'm well below 100 percent, so I ran Green and kept the effort a bit low.
The terrain is a bit yucky. There are some thorns. There is lots of brush honeysuckle. The stream crossing are tough because the banks are steep, tall and slippery. Oh, and some of the open areas are junky, too. Still, it was fun and the course didn't require us to venture into most of the junk (but you still had some streams to cross).
5
14th of 31
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
The terrain is a bit yucky. There are some thorns. There is lots of brush honeysuckle. The stream crossing are tough because the banks are steep, tall and slippery. Oh, and some of the open areas are junky, too. Still, it was fun and the course didn't require us to venture into most of the junk (but you still had some streams to cross).
5
14th of 31
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
Friday Jan 19, 2018 #
running 15:00 [2]
Still not entirely well, but I've gone 24 hours without any cold medication and am feeling pretty good. I wanted a short test run to see if it made any sense to drive to Landahl tomorrow. I jogged around a bit and felt ok. Assuming I feel better tomorrow, I'll go with Blair and Mary to Landahl.
1
1
Wednesday Jan 17, 2018 #
Note
After my walk around Burcham on Monday I started feeling crummy.
I noticed some light cold symptoms late last week and they got worse on Monday. By evening I was feeling crappy.
I stayed home from work on Tuesday and slept a lot. I'm pretty sure that was my first sick day off work in over 10 years.
Today, I felt a lot better and went to work, but was still a bit off and came home mid-afternoon when I realized I couldn't concentrate for more than a couple of minutes. I feel a lot better, but not normal. I'll probably work tomorrow but take another couple of days without any running. That'll stretch out the 31 day challenge.
I noticed some light cold symptoms late last week and they got worse on Monday. By evening I was feeling crappy.
I stayed home from work on Tuesday and slept a lot. I'm pretty sure that was my first sick day off work in over 10 years.
Today, I felt a lot better and went to work, but was still a bit off and came home mid-afternoon when I realized I couldn't concentrate for more than a couple of minutes. I feel a lot better, but not normal. I'll probably work tomorrow but take another couple of days without any running. That'll stretch out the 31 day challenge.
Monday Jan 15, 2018 #
orienteering 40:00 [1] ***
14c
Fast walk through a long (4K) sprint course at Burcham. Cold wind and slippery pavement.
13th of 31
13th of 31
Sunday Jan 14, 2018 #
8 AM
orienteering 44:09 [4] 5.97 km (7:24 / km)
ahr:157 max:174
running 10:00 [2]
Saturday Jan 13, 2018 #
12 PM
orienteering 56:11 6.52 km (8:37 / km)
ahr:163 max:183
running 10:00 [2]
I waved to a drone as I was making my way to the start.
Friday Jan 12, 2018 #
1 PM
orienteering 38:27 4.23 km (9:05 / km)
ahr:165 max:174 11c
running 10:00 [2]
Thursday Jan 11, 2018 #
Note
Something wrong. Kind of like when we were at LA on the way to New Zealand, but not as bad.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018 #
Note
Stayed up a bit too late last night and have a bunch of stuff to do today (laundry, packing, making dinner)...so I'm taking a day off. With tomorrow's travel, it'll be two days off in a row. I'll push the 31 day challenge to at least February 2.
Tuesday Jan 9, 2018 #
5 PM
orienteering 15:17 [2] 2.09 km (7:18 / km)
ahr:136 max:160
A short night line orienteering on the soccer fields on West Campus. The challenge was to navigate on a flat area using features off in the distance, like lone trees or buildings. It was fun, though I got off the line a couple of times.
It was good preparation for the main activity of the evening - going to Allen FH to watch KU - Iowa State.
9th of 31
2
It was good preparation for the main activity of the evening - going to Allen FH to watch KU - Iowa State.
9th of 31
2
running 15:00 [2]
Monday Jan 8, 2018 #
6 PM
running 30:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start/finish of today's night orienteering practice.
orienteering 10:00 [3] ***
16c
Mary set 6 little courses on 6 little maps at Pioneer Cemetery. Each little course ended at the start triangle for the next little course. This was a lot of fun and a good way to get some training out of a little map.
2
8th of 31.
2
8th of 31.
Sunday Jan 7, 2018 #
12 PM
orienteering 39:00 [4] 5.5 km (7:05 / km)
ahr:155 max:174 20c
Score O' at SMP.
It was just above freezing and rainy. I was dressed perfectly for the run, but my hands and feet got cold between finishing and going to pick up markers.
I felt pretty good running. Better than I've felt in a while.
I had one leg where I wasn't thinking very well - more running and reading when I should be reading and running. I had a miss at 9. I spotted an earth bank from the road and mistook it for the cliff and headed straight to it. I saw my error as soon as I crossed the little frozen stream. To correct I just followed the stream (solid ice) to the control. Sloppy.
I finished about 15-20 seconds behind Dean H. Except, it turns out Dean ran from 8 to 11 without stopping to go to 12 and punch. If he'd done that, we would have been closer at the finish - not sure if I'd have gotten him or not.
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
7th of 31.
5
It was just above freezing and rainy. I was dressed perfectly for the run, but my hands and feet got cold between finishing and going to pick up markers.
I felt pretty good running. Better than I've felt in a while.
I had one leg where I wasn't thinking very well - more running and reading when I should be reading and running. I had a miss at 9. I spotted an earth bank from the road and mistook it for the cliff and headed straight to it. I saw my error as soon as I crossed the little frozen stream. To correct I just followed the stream (solid ice) to the control. Sloppy.
I finished about 15-20 seconds behind Dean H. Except, it turns out Dean ran from 8 to 11 without stopping to go to 12 and punch. If he'd done that, we would have been closer at the finish - not sure if I'd have gotten him or not.
http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...
7th of 31.
5
running 25:00 [2]
A bit of jogging to loosen up before the race and some time picking up a few markers.
Saturday Jan 6, 2018 #
orienteering 1:00:00 [2] ***
18c
Putting out markers for today's orienteering at Rockhaven. It was kind of cold when I started (14F) and warmed up to maybe 32F at the end of the event.
I got a bit cold, but not too bad, helping with registration, waiting for finishers, and then downloading results.
6th of 31.
3
Notes:
When we get a permit for the New Year's Day orienteering we should specify a "weather date" in case we have to postpone the event. That remove the uncertainty of the permit process.
Running two small space heaters at the registration/results table was a good idea.
Having a campfire was a good idea, but I came home with smokey-smelling gear.
Score O' works well for this sort of event where the weather can be an issue. It also helps that everyone finishes at the same time and control pick up volunteers are easy to recruit.
I made a big miss on the expected winning time. Dean H cleared the course in ~50 minutes (with the score limit being 75 minutes).
I got a bit cold, but not too bad, helping with registration, waiting for finishers, and then downloading results.
6th of 31.
3
Notes:
When we get a permit for the New Year's Day orienteering we should specify a "weather date" in case we have to postpone the event. That remove the uncertainty of the permit process.
Running two small space heaters at the registration/results table was a good idea.
Having a campfire was a good idea, but I came home with smokey-smelling gear.
Score O' works well for this sort of event where the weather can be an issue. It also helps that everyone finishes at the same time and control pick up volunteers are easy to recruit.
I made a big miss on the expected winning time. Dean H cleared the course in ~50 minutes (with the score limit being 75 minutes).
Friday Jan 5, 2018 #
Note
I don't have any reason to think the handgun I found has anything to do with this, but it is noteworthy that the gun was within about 100 meters of where this person was shot.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/dec/28/one-perso...
The apartment where she was shot is on the orienteering map.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/dec/28/one-perso...
The apartment where she was shot is on the orienteering map.
6 PM
running 20:00 [2]
Jogging to/from the start and finish on West Campus. It took longer than I expected to feel warm.
orienteering 15:00 [2] ***
10c
A simple sprint course on West Campus. Felt pretty good and concentrated.
5th of 31
2
5th of 31
2
Thursday Jan 4, 2018 #
orienteering 30:00 [2] ***
10c
My plan was to run at Lexington Lake on the way home from work. I packed map, shoes, O' gear, headlamp...but forgot hat/jacket/gloves.
I changed plans and went home, then headed out to the Arbo and dogpark and ran a night O' course. Lots of fun. The park would be a nice place for a little local night event.
2
4th of 31.
I changed plans and went home, then headed out to the Arbo and dogpark and ran a night O' course. Lots of fun. The park would be a nice place for a little local night event.
2
4th of 31.
Wednesday Jan 3, 2018 #
6 PM
orienteering 20:00 [2] ***
13c
Short night course on the little 1:10,000 map of the nieghborhood and Holcom Park. I printed the map at 1:7500 to make it a bit easier for my eyes to see.
In the middle of a leg I spotted what looked like a handgun next to a fence in the park. The leg was a dogleg and when I passed by it again I stopped and took a closer look. It sure looked like a real handgun and not some sort of toy or replica. It had some writing on it and I memorized it. When I got home, I Googled it and, sure enough, it seemed to be a real 9 mm handgun.
I jogged back over to the rec center and borrowed their phone to call the PD. They arrived pretty quickly and I took the officer over to show her what I'd found (still not certain it was a real gun). She confirmed it was a real gun. So she took some info from me for her report and let me jog home (I was starting to get a bit cold).
I can't think of any good reason for a handgun to wind up next to a fence in the park.
So that was a small adventure.
3rd of 31.
2
In the middle of a leg I spotted what looked like a handgun next to a fence in the park. The leg was a dogleg and when I passed by it again I stopped and took a closer look. It sure looked like a real handgun and not some sort of toy or replica. It had some writing on it and I memorized it. When I got home, I Googled it and, sure enough, it seemed to be a real 9 mm handgun.
I jogged back over to the rec center and borrowed their phone to call the PD. They arrived pretty quickly and I took the officer over to show her what I'd found (still not certain it was a real gun). She confirmed it was a real gun. So she took some info from me for her report and let me jog home (I was starting to get a bit cold).
I can't think of any good reason for a handgun to wind up next to a fence in the park.
So that was a small adventure.
3rd of 31.
2
running 20:00 [2]
Some jogging.
Tuesday Jan 2, 2018 #
6 PM
running 15:00 [2]
Jogging on West Campus to/from the start and finish. I saw some sort of animal in the underbrush. At first I thought it was a deer, but on closer look it didn't seem to be a deer and when it moved away it didn't sound like a deer running away. I've no idea what it was.
orienteering 15:00 [2] ***
16c
I found a map with a short control picking sprint course through the science buildings. Mary set the course and ran it at some point. It looked just right for tonight. I ran it as a night sprint at a steady pace but not especially hard. The course was fun with lots of direction changes and a few places where avoiding out-of-bounds and uncrossable walls took a couple of looks. Fun.
2nd of 31.
2
2nd of 31.
2
Monday Jan 1, 2018 #
Note
31 Day Challenge (modified) starts today.
The original 31 Day Challenge is to run (or bike or ski) an orienteering course every day in January. The modified challenge is to see how long it takes to do 31 days with some orienteering.
The idea of the modified 31 Day Challenge is to reach 31 days as soon as possible, but to allow for an occasional day off. If you are working all day, then catching a late flight to go to Atlanta for orienteering, you can take that day off. Under the original 31 Day Challenge, you can't take that day off.
The original 31 Day Challenge is to run (or bike or ski) an orienteering course every day in January. The modified challenge is to see how long it takes to do 31 days with some orienteering.
The idea of the modified 31 Day Challenge is to reach 31 days as soon as possible, but to allow for an occasional day off. If you are working all day, then catching a late flight to go to Atlanta for orienteering, you can take that day off. Under the original 31 Day Challenge, you can't take that day off.
11 AM
running 45:00 [2]
Jogging on trails with Fritz at Rockhaven.
I went out to Rockhaven to be there in case anyone didn't get the word about the event being postponed. I'd also planned to meet Fritz. He knew the event was postponed, but wanted to do a run.
Fritz pulled in to the parking area together with a white pickup truck...Dan W. Dan didn't get word of the postponed event. I gave him a map from an old event at Rockhaven and suggested he do a map hike to make the trip worthwhile. He did. We spotted him while we ran and his truck was gone when we got back.
I went out to Rockhaven to be there in case anyone didn't get the word about the event being postponed. I'd also planned to meet Fritz. He knew the event was postponed, but wanted to do a run.
Fritz pulled in to the parking area together with a white pickup truck...Dan W. Dan didn't get word of the postponed event. I gave him a map from an old event at Rockhaven and suggested he do a map hike to make the trip worthwhile. He did. We spotted him while we ran and his truck was gone when we got back.
orienteering 50:00 [2] ***
8c
Fritz and I jogged through a course. Fun.
The most interesting part of the run was when we were near the shore and heard a strange sound from the ice on the lake. I can't really describe it, but it was loud and booming and a bit spacey. I guess it is from movement in the ice caused by wind?
Oh, speaking of wind, the wind died down in the time we were running and the temparture rose. It was 0F when we started and was up to 8F when we finished. The sun made it pretty comfortable for running, especially when the wind died down.
1st of 31
4
The most interesting part of the run was when we were near the shore and heard a strange sound from the ice on the lake. I can't really describe it, but it was loud and booming and a bit spacey. I guess it is from movement in the ice caused by wind?
Oh, speaking of wind, the wind died down in the time we were running and the temparture rose. It was 0F when we started and was up to 8F when we finished. The sun made it pretty comfortable for running, especially when the wind died down.
1st of 31
4