Training Log Archive: Hammer

Checking out GHO's latest map with Pathetic. Nice terrain much of which has never been used before. Map needs a bit of work but the mapper is still working on it and we have just under four years to get it ready. :-) Nationals 2017 anybody? Already drafted up a test course for men's elite middle. :-)

C • awesome 4

#spin with #turbo

A bit of running between the two hours of the Zombie Navpocalypse.

Chilly early morning rail trail ride with Tarno. First below zero ride of the autumn. Refreshing.

Core and kneehab. I was just at domestique and overheard two guys talking about the success of jackrabbit XC program. Not the place id expect to hear People talking about XC skiing

Tempo run in the DV with AG! and Shipoopi.

Cold and rainy SMT with 2 x Mark Ta's with their matching dogs. Then over to Chedoke to watch a muddy and 'hilly' OUA course. THe MAC men came a strong 2nd and a MAC Geog Alumni won the women's race for Queens. Super fast runners and incredible depth in that race. Then over to Ancaster Cycle to pick up my new hipster bike. Time to grow a beard.

C • Hipster bike = beard and artisan cheese 2

some basic kneehab exercises while watching the MAC game. Reminded earlier in the day how much I need to do this so I did it. Now to do it better and more often.

another unexpected meeting during #spin time. Perhaps just as well. Still super tired

Spinning with #turbo ... then we got drunk.

C • What else is new? 6

More fieldwork. Today was windy with wet snow.

A long, cold and rainy day of fieldwork near Nobel....with a leaky boot. Brrrrr.

Chilly morning ride with Tarno with DV colour awesomeness again. Rail trailed well beyond Jerseyville and then back.

Beauty run in DV with Trav, #Turbo and the Super B-day Boy. The boys were kind to run at an easy pace as my knee was swollen from the start due to the glass wall incident from last night. Along with a headache from the same glass wall it was a painful run this morning. <3 months to SSR. Time to ramp up the training hours and quality.

C • Glass Wall Incident? 6

United States of Canadas https://mobile.twitter.com/Amazing_Maps/status/391...

C • Cool! 1

#spinning Still really tired.

ARX post-Nationals race analysis (indoors) then a fun jog with the gang out to Chapel and Groundhog hill. The group came up with the new official chant.

A-R-X Oi Oi Oi! ;-)

Weather was so awesome I stayed for the final hour. ;-) What a difference a week makes.

and so the spinning begins again. #Turbo R U #spinning #tomorrow?

Final ARK Nationals medal totals (unfortunately Andrei's three M-16 wins don't count towards the medal totals since he isn't a Cdn. citizen yet).

13 gold, 10 silver, 7 bronze

Nice thanksgiving hike in the DV with Etoile on the Nationals map. With all but 7 CPs picked up (and those assigned to Ray for tomorrow) we decided to hike the middle course#4. The forest was absolutely stunning. Even nicer that it was on Saturday. I think 'showing off' the Dundas Valley awesomeness and its proximity to the city was the best part of the weekend for me - though the 30 Nationals medals our ARK Attack and ARX gang managed to win was pretty cool too.

While taking a break in the forest I noticed this article in the Toronto Star.

Fitting.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/10/13/toronto...

C • Fitting 5

Nice ride with Tarno. Rail trail to Copetown then back through the DV on the trails. Valley is absolutely stunning at the moment.

AM: Hanging and vetting with theGriz in the pouring rain. What could go wrong did go wrong but we eventually figured it out. :-)

PM: CP pick-up. Just a few near the ACC.

Middle vetting with PH then CharWard. Beauty morning and awesome day of racing. I think people enjoyed the courses. :-)

Event: 2013 Nationals (Hamilton, CANADA)
 

Happy Anniversary Etoile.

Coach Patrick must be proud of his ARK/ARX gang. I think they took 11 medals overall today including 10 of the possible 18 in the 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16 categories. Woohoo.

Fun evening at ARK just chillin' with some of the ARX crew that were organizing the HPP Fundraiser. Then took the Schirminator, Pamtastic and a few others on an hour tour of ARK. I think getting to see ARK in action was quite valuable for them.

ARX training in DV awesomeness. O-tervals using this Fridays Nationals training flags. Then setup the HPP fundraiser with the Mercer Street Gang before it got dark. Great evening.

Another great comment. "this training was tough. After this we'll be pulling out the 'that was easy' button again on the weekend"

Spin at pulse. Totally exhausted. Likely Nationals stress related. :-( Not sure why I'm stressed about the race cause all the usual suspects that have caused us or others problems with their complaints and/or annoyingness aren't racing Nationals this year. ;-)

So the fun factor should be way higher. Actually there isn't anything else for me to do until race day so I should be just chillin'.

C • Stressed? 8

Reviewed a grant, reviewed a paper, took a nap and then watched football. Hopefully next weekend can be relaxing too.

C • tonight 2

Just organizing my tour of several UK Universities for the winter and it looks like I will be able to take in the Big Weekend in Edinburgh in late January while I'm there. Stoked! Now i just need to learn to run on roads without knee pain.

Nationals prep in the DV with Pathetic while the theGriz and Sudden teamed up in the 'flatter area' (aka the less hilly area). Surprising to see a lot more green leaves than I was expecting but there were also a number of 'sweet as' moments. Got tired and knee was aching at about 90 minutes.

Today's training brought to you by:

A slower rail trail ride with Tarno on a crisp morning. I was super tired on this ride. Only had a few hours of sleep last night do to all the unexpected last minute work for Nationals.

So I find it quite interesting that there is a thread on AttackPoint about how to make major (traditional) orienteering races easier to organize. The sport would be easier to organize if more people would support the volunteers and have a nice positive atmosphere.

There are too many silly rules and one can be super nit picky if they wanted to be. But we have been lucky to be working with our Nationals controllers (Jack Lee, Earle Phillips and Wil Smith). Change requests are made in a very positive way and things that can't follow the rules exactly as outlined because of issues of time, venue restrictions, etc. and won't affect the championship at all are discussed in a positive way (instead of negative and stand off'ish).

That is a good way to make things easier to organize. Be supportive.

If people nit pick after the race they need to know the situations that the organizers are put under. Things that are beyond our control (like non-stop construction on the site of our sprint). The courses had to change again this week. :(

C • Thanks! 7

easy jog in DV at ACC. Fall leaves fall!

Then back to join ARK Attack for their final Xtreme Boot Camp. Wow those kids worked hard.

So I'm looking for a new commuter bike. Any suggestions?

What do people think of this sweet ride. 3-speed. Internal drivetrain.

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/_generated/_generate...

Looks like something #turbo would #ride

C • Bike 7

Rail trail with Tarno but had to bike around the perimeter of Churchill Park at the start because a herd of about 8-10 deer didn't move out of the way when they say my light. I thought they were going to charge so I played it safe and biked wayyyyy around them.