Training Log Archive: RosstopherIn the 7 days ending May 10, 2011:
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Tuesday May 10, 2011 #
Note
Garmin FR305 is added to the list of electronic devices that currently are not my friends. The battery seems dead. Watch works beautifully when charging in the cradle but goes instantly dead when I unplug it. Any suggestions? Perhaps again a victim of too much wetness not enough dryness. Le sigh.
Also, anyone have an old FR305 for sale?
Also, anyone have an old FR305 for sale?
Road run 55:00 [2] 7.0 mi (7:51 / mi)
to work, and then up to the track to run with CSU.
Track 47:00
Intervals with running section. 3x (1000-600-300).
3:18 - 1:49 - 0:50
3:10 - 1:50 - 0:50
3:05 - 1:49 - 0:48
last set is faster because SGB showed up and I pushed harder to keep up with him and Giacomo really burned up the last 300. Nice work.
and also logging the cooldown because I'm keeping track of exercise for my work's Fitness Challenge, and I don't want to let the team down just because I don't have a good habit of logging every part of the workout.
3:18 - 1:49 - 0:50
3:10 - 1:50 - 0:50
3:05 - 1:49 - 0:48
last set is faster because SGB showed up and I pushed harder to keep up with him and Giacomo really burned up the last 300. Nice work.
and also logging the cooldown because I'm keeping track of exercise for my work's Fitness Challenge, and I don't want to let the team down just because I don't have a good habit of logging every part of the workout.
Monday May 9, 2011 #
Road run 1:31:33 [2] 11.5 mi (7:58 / mi)
Running to work and then home from work with a couple laps of the reservoir thrown in. I kicked a stump really really hard near the end of the course on Sunday, and the top of my foot is still a little bruised, but feeling better today.
Sunday May 8, 2011 #
8 AM
orienteering 58:07 [5] 0.42 mi (2:18:21 / mi) +14m 2:05:22 / mi
Jeff Schapiro set courses at Powissett today and he was super accommodating and let me show up really early to pre-run a course. He meant to hand me a Blue map but when I got out in the woods I discovered it was a Red map instead. I knew about 200 meters into the course that something was wrong when the control description said cliff but there was a boulder in the circle.
Turns out that Red was a good choice anyway, because I was pressed for time and my legs were feeling a little tired from the day before. A fun course, and I made a couple of bobbles, but mostly I was able to run hard and enjoy the woods.
I scooted out and got back home with just enough time to shower and jump in the car to head to mother's day celebrations.
Turns out that Red was a good choice anyway, because I was pressed for time and my legs were feeling a little tired from the day before. A fun course, and I made a couple of bobbles, but mostly I was able to run hard and enjoy the woods.
I scooted out and got back home with just enough time to shower and jump in the car to head to mother's day celebrations.
Saturday May 7, 2011 #
10 AM
orienteering 45:47 [5] 4.87 mi (9:24 / mi) +113m 8:46 / mi
Red course at Estabrook. Ran pretty well, mistakes on 2 and heading to the finish where I should have been more careful or more sane, and then mistakes on 5, 6, 13 where the map was a bit funky and I wasn't good at correcting for a combination of my sloppiness and the map's flaws.
Better than last year out at this map, so perhaps I'm learning how to deal with this particular map and the challenges it presents.
Better than last year out at this map, so perhaps I'm learning how to deal with this particular map and the challenges it presents.
orienteering 26:24 [5] 2.78 mi (9:30 / mi) +77m 8:45 / mi
Sam and Jeff were going out and running a second course after finishing the Red, and since I was bumming a ride with Jeff after the meet I decided to follow suit. I ran the Green and although I had been out in the woods already I still made some mistakes. On the way to 6 I ran through the swamp just to see what it was like (not a great choice) and on the way to 8, I got confused by a greatly expanded swamp (active beavers?) and lost some time figuring out where I was.
all in all glad that I went out again and got in another session in the morning.
all in all glad that I went out again and got in another session in the morning.
orienteering 19:51 [2] 1.52 mi (13:04 / mi) +23m 12:28 / mi
Sam had organized a junior training for the NEOC juniors that were interested. She set out a set of puzzle pieces at various control locations, and the juniors had the task of finding the controls, retrieving the puzzle pieces and then working as a group to complete the puzzle. I helped set out a set of pieces, including looping back on my trail to find the one piece that I accidentally dropped as I was running through the woods.
3 PM
orienteering 56:02 [4] 3.22 mi (17:24 / mi) +83m 16:07 / mi
Playing around in Lynn woods in the rain. Test running for the US champs in October and then later exploring the map with Ed. Woods were wet and thick in places. The arena area for the middle is going to make for fantastic spectating.
Trail run 7:38 [2] 0.83 mi (9:12 / mi) +42m 7:57 / mi
Running up to the stone tower (depicted on the bulletin) to meet Ed. Too much running today and too much rain, leads to uncomfortable chafing.
After our jaunt on the map we stopped at a german/european sausage shop where Ed bought the entire meat counter and a jar of imported Nutella. The imported kind tastes and feels different (and I think better, but that's because of my formative memories eating nutella overseas).
After our jaunt on the map we stopped at a german/european sausage shop where Ed bought the entire meat counter and a jar of imported Nutella. The imported kind tastes and feels different (and I think better, but that's because of my formative memories eating nutella overseas).
Friday May 6, 2011 #
8 AM
Road run 30:51 [2] 4.0 mi (7:43 / mi) +18m 7:36 / mi
To work, feeling great!
6 PM
Road run 28:08 [2] 2.4 mi (11:43 / mi) +39m 11:10 / mi
Home from work. Stopped briefly to watch Em and Eric play softball in the park ( I really just wanted to pet their puppy, Luna, who was tied up at the bench) and then stopped at the store to get ingredients to make five-spice pork with buckwheat noodles and radishes (quadrupling the recipe is important with recipes that are so tasty).
Spent a couple of hours trying to organize my maps binder for this year. I hate drawing my course on my maps until after I've scanned them in, but scanning takes awhile. I am pleased by how much I've gotten out on maps this year though, hopefully I can keep abreast of all the new maps I'll be getting now that it's spring season and park-o season.
Spent a couple of hours trying to organize my maps binder for this year. I hate drawing my course on my maps until after I've scanned them in, but scanning takes awhile. I am pleased by how much I've gotten out on maps this year though, hopefully I can keep abreast of all the new maps I'll be getting now that it's spring season and park-o season.
Thursday May 5, 2011 #
9 AM
Road run 32:42 [2] 3.95 mi (8:17 / mi) +8m 8:14 / mi
To work. Feeling a little sleepy. Got up at 4am to skype the international office at Oslo University. Just to check that they got all our paperwork and to confirm that we really couldn't weasel our way into their Masters program. Sigh, this just means it will be more challenging to move to Europe and orienteer next year
5 PM
Road run 31:15 [2] 4.06 mi (7:42 / mi) +112m 7:05 / mi
Home, rushing so as to not keep Sam and Alex waiting.
orienteering 20:11 [5] 2.26 mi (8:56 / mi) +59m 8:16 / mi
Park-o at Cat Rock, set by Ed. I felt really blah leading up to the meet, and really great after I finished running. Got way too far right on #2 and a little sloppy on 5 and 10 as well, but legs felt good moving through the woods, especially heading back from 10 to the finish. Afterward I picked up a few controls.
Dan and Matt both came out to run, which was great. And a group of 10 of us stopped by a Thai restaurant in Waltham for dinner afterward (Dean suggested a mexican place, but it was Cinco de Mayo and that seemed risky) . Good food, good times :)
Dan and Matt both came out to run, which was great. And a group of 10 of us stopped by a Thai restaurant in Waltham for dinner afterward (Dean suggested a mexican place, but it was Cinco de Mayo and that seemed risky) . Good food, good times :)
Wednesday May 4, 2011 #
9 AM
Road run 33:12 [2] 4.19 mi (7:55 / mi) +18m 7:49 / mi
To work, but took the shuttle home. Had planned to do intervals at lunch but it started raining and I was easily swayed out of running more.