Training Log Archive: Spike

Jogging around the Ft Leavenworth "Tinsel 20" score orienteering. Felt slow.

I stopped at a few places to add some notes for map updates. The maps is lidar + some additions from air photos + some GPS tracks for trails. It isn't bad, but it isn't field checked. Every time I do a course, I find a few changes and add them.

They had chili at the finish. That was a pleasant surprise on a chilly day.

Fritz ran the long version (Forsty 40). Sandy did something, but she started after I was out and wasn't back when I left.

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Row, row. It seemed really hot in the house. Then I realized I forgot to turn on the fan that points at the rowing machine.

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Two days of no running. That should be good for the left calf that was feeling off.

I didn't ride my bike the last two days either. That's because I was an a conference in O.P. and had to drive. That was ok. This morning I stopped and bought gas on the way to O.P. I'm pretty sure the last time I bought gas was in early September.

Work commute. The warmest part of the day was my ride to work.

I was planning to jog on West Campus, taking it easy. But, first, I'd make sure my car had gas and was ready to drive to O.P. tomorrow. Maybe it'd need gas. Since I'm first on the agenda tomorrow a.m., I wanted to go out and get gas if I needed. Instead, it turns out the battery was dead. A quick bit of trouble shooting, then a trip to Walmart to get a new battery. Replace the battery and problem solved. But, now it was a bit late to get in my run.

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Work commute.

A little bit of crazy traffic on the trip - both before and after work.

Was planning a short jog in the evening. But then my left calf tightened up during the day and I changed my mind. Rest + watching basketball instead of running.

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Work commute. My left calf was tight in the morning, but felt better and better as the day went along.

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Orienteering course at Clinton. This was mostly the same as the course I ran a week before the Possum Trot, but I made a point of taking different routes on most of the legs.

I went at a gentle pace and felt good until about 75 minutes when my left calf started tightening.

Lots of wind out there and even some rain.

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