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Sunday Jul 10, 2011 #
7 AM
Running 36:00 [2]
A mostly trail run as Hilary, high school friend, navigated using trails to the first and back from the last control. Scale totally caught her at the beginning (even though it was 1:15) =), but then she did pretty ok, she found it frustrating to try to read the map while running and also wasn't super good at keeping it oriented. She probably won't really become and orienteer, cause she does too many other crazy sports, but still, fun times!
Orienteering 29:00 [3]
6c
BHT 16->11 with Hilary following me, we didn't have tons of time, and I think she would have gotten frustrated trying to find not-existing flags... But, I tried to explain exactly what I was looking for and using to navigate to her, which was also good training for me!
1837/2000
1837/2000
10 AM
Note
Oops, forgot to bring a 2nd dress for the post-wedding brunch. Ah well, back into the same one, added a shawl and dressed it down with flip-flops instead of heels, totally counts like a different outfit, right? =)
Brunch was awesome. Breakfast is an amazing meal to start and brunch is even better, because things like grilled marinated veggies show up!
Brunch was awesome. Breakfast is an amazing meal to start and brunch is even better, because things like grilled marinated veggies show up!
1 PM
Running warm up/down 14:00 [2]
And had time to kill before Alex and I had schemed to make gougères so went back to the Blue Hills. I mean, it was on the way, who could resist?
First parking lot was full, so went around to the ski area and ran out to control 9 from the 2 years ago BHT course.
First parking lot was full, so went around to the ski area and ran out to control 9 from the 2 years ago BHT course.
Orienteering 50:00 ***
9c
BHT from 2 years ago from 9
I hadn't felt particularly fiesty with pushing the running the previous two workouts, so thought about that. Did move a bit faster, I think. And there was amazing non-rocky hillside part way through, wonderful to fly down it!
1846/2000
I hadn't felt particularly fiesty with pushing the running the previous two workouts, so thought about that. Did move a bit faster, I think. And there was amazing non-rocky hillside part way through, wonderful to fly down it!
1846/2000
4 PM
Note
Gougère cooking at the Alex and Ed home.
French recipe with Gruyère totally beats out the American (epicurious) recipe with white wine and blue cheese... Scrumptious!
French recipe with Gruyère totally beats out the American (epicurious) recipe with white wine and blue cheese... Scrumptious!
Saturday Jul 9, 2011 #
Orienteering 1:05:00 [3]
11c
Straight from Logan to Blue Hills, albeit a bit detoured because I first headed on 93 North. Met Ed in the parking lot and we both decided to dot last years' BHT course backwards. So off!
Good to run on a 1:15 map, and for not having controls out in the woods, I think it might actually be a bit better to visit sites you've been to before, some slight recognition when you get there, instead of a major pause to be sure. Anyways, tried the not-big-road route 24->23 and that was no good, the trail really must do something different than on the map, think folks that went that way discovered so in the race...
21 there were a lot of rocks around. I found a clump that had a streamer in the right place-ish...
Tried the road route 23->22, not a bad idea, but the trail to the N is probably faster, nasty coming in from the road.
18 could have used a bit more respect, I wasn't confident that I had aimed enough off to the west and was scared.
Sooo thirsty when I got back, hot out!! Then another changeroo and to wedding #2 of the weekend, over in Cohasset.
1831/2000
Good to run on a 1:15 map, and for not having controls out in the woods, I think it might actually be a bit better to visit sites you've been to before, some slight recognition when you get there, instead of a major pause to be sure. Anyways, tried the not-big-road route 24->23 and that was no good, the trail really must do something different than on the map, think folks that went that way discovered so in the race...
21 there were a lot of rocks around. I found a clump that had a streamer in the right place-ish...
Tried the road route 23->22, not a bad idea, but the trail to the N is probably faster, nasty coming in from the road.
18 could have used a bit more respect, I wasn't confident that I had aimed enough off to the west and was scared.
Sooo thirsty when I got back, hot out!! Then another changeroo and to wedding #2 of the weekend, over in Cohasset.
1831/2000
Friday Jul 8, 2011 #
Note
(rest day)
Wake up early early (3am) and to Minneapolis! When I got there, had to finish reviewing a paper for a journal, then got to have a city wander, meeting friends at an awesome cafe (Asper) and then we rented their city bikes for the day and headed over to the Walker sculpture garden. Then changeroo and to friends wedding at the Old Mill Museum!
Thursday Jul 7, 2011 #
11 PM
Running 11:26 1.58 mi (7:15 / mi) +22m 6:57 / mi
ahr:141 max:166
Drills 5:51 0.4 mi (14:37 / mi)
ahr:137 max:159
Strength (ankle) 3:08 0.15 mi (20:55 / mi) +1m 20:30 / mi
ahr:135 max:161
Orienteering 18:13 2.2 mi (8:17 / mi) +113m 7:08 / mi
ahr:174 max:187 24c
A modified SSDTAAT or whatever those initials were. Bonus 'Ali' butterfly, hilly hill x 2.
So much easier to push knowing others are out there racing, and chasing them down. Happy I was in L5 for so much of it. Unless that's just cause my body is wiped from travel. Although isn't it harder to get HR up when your'e tired? Slightly off on the tricky controls in the woods both times, more the first one, PG beat me down the hill both times.
Caught at 17 for a bit b/c of construction and then 24 was confused by the lack of stairs passage thingy but not for long.
Super good times having orienteering company! First Bub's dinner in awhile afterwards. Tried the bison burger for the first time. Good, but doesn't beat the catfish or pulled pork.
1820/2000
So much easier to push knowing others are out there racing, and chasing them down. Happy I was in L5 for so much of it. Unless that's just cause my body is wiped from travel. Although isn't it harder to get HR up when your'e tired? Slightly off on the tricky controls in the woods both times, more the first one, PG beat me down the hill both times.
Caught at 17 for a bit b/c of construction and then 24 was confused by the lack of stairs passage thingy but not for long.
Super good times having orienteering company! First Bub's dinner in awhile afterwards. Tried the bison burger for the first time. Good, but doesn't beat the catfish or pulled pork.
1820/2000
Running 2:12 0.17 mi (12:44 / mi)
ahr:131 max:142
Tuesday Jul 5, 2011 #
5 PM
Running 3:11 0.34 mi (9:22 / mi) +1m 9:17 / mi
ahr:113 max:140
Met up with Frederic at the Bures-sur-Yvette station immediately after leaving team meeting. He picked up my stuff in his car, I took off to head to Orsay. He was thinking of joining me for the o, but his flight from Chile got delayed a day so only came this morning...
Drills 4:55 0.28 mi (17:26 / mi)
ahr:139 max:157
Strength (ankle) 4:06 0.16 mi (25:29 / mi)
ahr:144 max:156
Orienteering 16:52 2.07 mi (8:09 / mi) +30m 7:48 / mi
ahr:161 max:175 19c
1st sprint course on Neil's l'accélérateur map at Orsay! Only in one area did there seem to be something major new not on the map that confused me for a smidgen. Then one other time just totally messed up, had to go back around the edge of a building, was doing too much cruising on the road...
1778/2000
1778/2000
Orienteering 14:48 1.74 mi (8:30 / mi) +18m 8:14 / mi
ahr:165 max:178 18c
And round 2! No as big mistakes, pace was slightly slower though. Hmph. Was still trying!!
1796/2000
1796/2000
Running 32:04 3.96 mi (8:06 / mi)
ahr:156 max:171
Running from Bures to Courcelles to Frederic's house, so so dehydrated by the end... gulped down water and enjoyed smell of freshly cooking leeks.
Monday Jul 4, 2011 #
7 PM
Running 21:33
ahr:146 max:157
Mmmm, meeting ended at 7pm, dinner at 8pm, just a time for a quick scamper about.