Training Log Archive: Spike

Event: GA Nav. Cup
 

A bit of jogging to warm up.

GAOC red course at Pine Mountain. My QR track:

http://okansas.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-race-in...

Mostly I ran pretty well. Slow up the hills but otherwise I felt like I was moving pretty well.

Mary had the same start time as I did and she says that I laughed when I turned over the map and saw the first leg (I don't remember laughing, but I guess I remember thinking - of course, climb right away).

Some aches and pains - left foot and right ankle. Both feel reasonable right now.

It was cool to see a bunch of Barretts in the results lists.

It was also cool to finish ahead of Michael Norris on red.

Red Day 1 - Splits

I walked around a course that Mary designed on the downtown sprint map. I probably would have walked briskly except the footing was sketchy (slippery snow). I found a few things I need to fix on the map.

Fun.

Easy jogging on the map at Wyandotte - some line O' and then a few short legs with lots of direction changes.

Cold out there -- minus 3 in the a.m., warmed up to maybe 12 during the day, dropped down (quickly) to about 5 when I ran. But, no wind so it really didn't feel cold.

I was crossing the road at one point and a women in a car stopped to make sure I was ok. I told her I was fine, "just out for a jog." She seemed puzzled. I thanked her for stopping and checking on me on such a cold night.

No O' training tonight. I was on my way to the park when I realized I didn't have any shoes (I guess I could have run in my work shoes...that would have been comical). I didn't feel super motivated tonight. I felt sleepy. My foot has been getting better but still feels a bit off. It didn't help that it was about 15 degrees and howling wind. Anyway, I decided to take the day off.

I guess I've failed the 31 Day Challenge. But, I still plan to stick with lots of O' technique through the rest of January. I'll be happy if I can get a "30 of 31 Day Challenge" completed.

C • Actually I think you ought ... 4

Warming up and various jogging. I looked at the map now and then, but this wouldn't count as an O' session...

...I ran a route choice test on a leg of about 1 km. Simple orienteering, but I paid attention enough that this counts as an O' session. The wind made it a bit cold and the temp seemed to drop quickly was the sun was down.

Some easy O' practice on the Mt O' map. I ran after work and without a light. I had to stop under a few street lights to pick routes and memorize what I'd see because it was dark enough that reading on the run was difficult (dependent on being under a light when I needed to read the map).

My right foot has been hurting since yesterday after the run at SMP. It felt better as the day went along. If it weren't for the 31 day challenge, I wouldn't have run today.

Some jogging to warm up.

60-minute score O' at SMP. Ran early so we could get home and watch the Giants. Thanks Nick.

I ran pretty well. I started a bit easy and settled into a good pace. I pushed a bit over the last 10-15 minutes, hoping to get an extra control or 2. In the end, I got all but 4 - the 4 I didn't get were controls 1, 2, 5 and 6. I might have had a shot at picking up 6, but I was close to being over time (my final time was 59:40).

Felt good moving through the forest and the orienteering was working well.

Map with h.r quickroute:

http://okansas.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-score-o...

Scary story about Jon Tvedt (who ran the WOC in 1993 for Norway):

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?ar...

He died on a training run - got caught in bad weather and must have had some other problems. He was with 2 others, but died before he could be rescued. Sad story. A reminder about how cold, wet weather can cause problems even for a super-strong athlete.