Training Log Archive: Spike

Trail run at the Perry trails. It was warm and humid (mid 80s) but not too terrible. It'd have been nicer if I hadn't filled a couple of water bottles and then left them on the kitchen counter (had a 3/4 full water bottle in the car, so I carried that).

I ran the trails and took notes to indicate the MTB O' trail level. This might be our most interesting MTB O' area once I update the map to MTB O' standards.

I used the map a lot, but wouldn't consider this an O' session.

I was surprised that the trails weren't muddy. I'd figured the rain would have made the muddy, but I guess the ground is so dry that the water sinks in quickly. Also the sun coming out dried things.

Since the trails weren't muddy, I did some MTB O' practice. I sketched a quick course on trails I hadn't already run on and rode the course. By the end I was tired and dehydrated.

If Mary had been around, she'd have told me to drink a Coke. So I stopped in Perry and bought a Coke and drank it. That helped pick me up a bit.

4 (run + bike + over 90 minutes + some O' technique)

Work commute. I had a near miss on the way in when a car failed to yield when I was in the middle of an intersection (and had the right of way). I was able to avoid the car and it wasn't really all that near a miss because I had a feeling the guy was about to do something stupid. The ride home was wet.

The remains of the huricane reached Lawrence and rain began a bit after noon. Issac gets water girl duty tonight!

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Easy trail run at Clinton overlook. I checked out a few locations for Monday's training.

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Work commute.

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Jogging on the river trails. It was a bit hot.

Quick change and on the bike for some riding on the river trails. Fun.

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Work commute.

Biking to/from the start for tonight's short training.

Sprint O' course on Daisy Hill. I designed the course to take me through areas that weren't finished. I wanted to get an idea of how much fieldchecking is left. I'm not going to be finished by the end of August, but I might be finished by the end of next weekend. We're going to use the map at the end of September, so I have a deadline.

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Work commute.

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MTB on the trails at Clinton. I was working on a few ideas from Daniel Coyle's latest book to see if I could improve my bike handling (which is pretty much lousy) and getting a better feeling for the terrain/topography besides the trails (which would seem to be a useful skill for MTB O).

The practice went pretty well. I had a few places where I had to put a foot down when I'd rather not have to. I had one near crash when I bashed into a tree but didn't fall down.

Overall my riding continues to improve and I'm able to work harder than I was able to a few weeks ago.

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