Training Log Archive: Spike

Other was putting out and taking in controls from today's event on the new Daisy Hill map. I did a mix of running and biking. I managed to hold four controls and stands while biking (and without crashing).

A bit under 20 starts with maybe 30 people (some groups). Pink Socks and Gina made it, which was cool.

Biking to the start and from the finish on the river trails.

MTB O' training on the river trails map. Fun. I'm definitely getting better at both biking and reading the map on the map holder.

The one-way trails limit the course setting options.

http://sprintseries.org/doma/show_map.php?user=spi...

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Work commute.

A highlight of the work day was a visit to the old Borders Books. The library is going to move there when the new library is under construction. I had a chance to explore the building a bit now that the city is leasing it. It was interesting. Borders left a lot of junk in the building when they closed.

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A short MTB ride on the trails at Clinton. I was working on keeping my arms and shoulders relaxed. I think I have a tendency to get tense and that isn't good.

It was a really nice evening to be out and the trails were empty.

http://instagram.com/p/QI6ogIw0wC/

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Work commute.

Nothing more today. I need to put finishing touches on maps for Saturday's orienteering on the new Daisy Hill map. I figured that if I went for a run, I'd end up feeling tired and stressed when I was getting the last things ready.

I bought a small frame pump for my MTB over my lunch hour.

Note to self - remember to double check clue sheets and SI unit numbers BEFORE sending maps to the printer.

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Running on the river trail. The highlight of the run was spotting a pileated woodpecker. I've seen one at Knob Noster and Wyandotte. But, I'd never seen one in Lawrence.

Another highlight was the nice fall colors:

http://instagram.com/p/QDmArEQ07j/

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This was a dud. I'd ridden a bit less than 10 minutes when the front wheel felt strange - almost like the wheel was sliding in the sand on a turn. A quick glance at the tire and it was losing air. I turned around and gently rode back to the car, keeping an eye on the mushy tire. I had a spare tube with me, but not pump.

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More or less the normal work commute.

I stopped on the way home to take a quick look at a spot on the Daisy Hill map.

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Picked up my bike at Sunflower after work and biked home.

Trail run at Clinton. Nice evening.

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I read the night orienteering thread. I'd never really thought of night orienteering as a different discipline in need of separate rules. I'd always just thought of it as orienteering in a different environment (sort of like "rain orienteering" or "cold orienteering") rather than a different discipline (like ski or MTB orienteering). Night orienteering is just orienteering when it is dark.

Jogging around and making some changes to the map at Rockhaven. We're going to use Rockhaven for the January 1 OK event. It needs some work but is further along than I realized. I was out for 90 minutes jogging mostly, but also stopping frequently to add notes.

I feel like doing more (like a run and a MTB ride), but even after 10+ hours of sleep I'm not exactly feeling normal.

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