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Saturday Sep 21, 2013 #
Event: NEOC: Great Brook Farm
Note
The longest race I have run was the ~20.4 km ultralong in Ohio in December 2012. That day was brutal - the third day of the A-meet after the Night and Relay, and with a torrential downpour at the mass start. My stamina failed around kilometer 17, and I hope I will fare better tomorrow. As part of my preparation for the Highlander tomorrow, I ate pasta; unfortunately, it was the kind with holes, so the latest research is inconclusive about its benefit. I also acquired a smorgasbord of race munchies.
12 PM
Running 11:00 [1] 2.0 km (5:30 / km)
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Warm up jog with Giacomo and his Italian friend, Andrea. A group of people conspicuously preparing and working towards a goal are perceived quite differently from an isolated individual; the effect is amplified. Our merry trio had a much more dramatic effect warming up on the collection of others than would a single guy warming up in goofy looking pajamas.
Orienteering 55:42 7.1 km (7:51 / km) +150m 7:06 / km
ahr:169 max:183 21c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Tim Parson's red course at Great Brook Farm. At my behest, Tim left me with the challenge running sub 7:30/km, or 53:15 for the 7.1 k course. He anticipated that much of the course would be easyish trail running. I started a few minutes behind Andrea and about four minutes ahead of Giacomo. After my three minute mistake at control 7 and a hard first push by Giacomo, he caught sight of me at control 8 and was in contact at 11. The second half of the course was just a battle to stay ahead. I managed to get to every control first, partly due to Giacomo making some small mistakes.
With a clean race, I think 51 was possible, but I was running hard enough that avoiding all the small errors was difficult. Giacomo and I both took a dumb trail route to 16 and lost a minute to Andrea and Magnus. We followed up the race with barbeque with Keith.
With a clean race, I think 51 was possible, but I was running hard enough that avoiding all the small errors was difficult. Giacomo and I both took a dumb trail route to 16 and lost a minute to Andrea and Magnus. We followed up the race with barbeque with Keith.
Running 5:58 0.93 km (6:27 / km) +5m 6:17 / km
ahr:147 max:153 shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Cool down and playing splits.
Friday Sep 20, 2013 #
7 PM
Running 57:00 10.46 km (5:27 / km) +77m 5:15 / km
ahr:151 max:168 shoes: 201304 NB 860
I went for an easy run around Somerville this evening with an objective of ahr = 150. With the Highlander coming up, I want to be well rested on Sunday.
I must not have been paying much attention, because my shoulder and a pole collided at Harvard, knocking me to the ground.
I must not have been paying much attention, because my shoulder and a pole collided at Harvard, knocking me to the ground.
Wednesday Sep 18, 2013 #
11 PM
Running 5:30 [1] 1.2 km (4:35 / km)
shoes: 201210 Inov-8 Road X 255
I accidentally stopped my GPS while running 6x100m strides, 100m off.
Running 43:10 8.67 km (4:59 / km)
shoes: 201210 Inov-8 Road X 255
Tonight, I ran a brief interval workout at MIT. It was therapeutic, especially given the raging frustration I experienced today. My selection today was 4x1000m, with 1:30-2:00 rest. It was very dark, so I only checked my splits at the end of each bout. I was hoping for slightly faster intervals, but I am not overly displeased.
Splits: 3:36, 3:34, 3:38, 3:36
Splits: 3:36, 3:34, 3:38, 3:36
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013 #
Note
Update for NEOC folks: Townsend is currently being remapped for an A-meet some time in 2014. A group of NEOC members - the A-meet planning group - has convened over the past year to plan NEOC's A-meet calendar for the next few years. I think the only post I have made in my log was this one.
I am very excited about the Townsend remapping, and I think it meet the highest standards of mapping, well above typical NEOC maps. The final area of the mapped section will include previously unmapped sections in addition to the old map - totaling approximately 10 square kilometers.
Particularly if you are a NEOC member, I welcome any feedback or thoughts. Please contact me if you want to be a part of the A-meet initiative or receive updates on the planning group's progress.
I am very excited about the Townsend remapping, and I think it meet the highest standards of mapping, well above typical NEOC maps. The final area of the mapped section will include previously unmapped sections in addition to the old map - totaling approximately 10 square kilometers.
Particularly if you are a NEOC member, I welcome any feedback or thoughts. Please contact me if you want to be a part of the A-meet initiative or receive updates on the planning group's progress.
Team Sports (Tennis) 1:00:00 [1]
shoes: 201210 Inov-8 Road X 255
Tennis with Luc and Lara. While we have a friendly doubles match scheduled, we volleyed two against one for about ninety minutes. After they left, I practiced about 100 serves. After practice became boring, I played a game that mimicked tennis scoring, where a fault would count as a point for the opposition and an in-bounds serve counted as a point for me. I played to 6-0. In the future, I can imagine playing to 2 or 3 sets. My serving is atrocious, but at least it's in bounds.
10 PM
Running 48:03 [1] 9.17 km (5:14 / km) +61m 5:04 / km
shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13
Run home. I felt a bit tired near the end of the run, which I largely attribute to the tennis earlier in the day.
Sunday Sep 15, 2013 #
Event: NEOC: Elm Park
10 AM
Running 20:00 [1] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Hanging controls.
11 AM
Running 7:12 [1] 1.43 km (5:03 / km) +6m 4:56 / km
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Warmup before my course.
Orienteering 11:45 [3] 2.4 km (4:53 / km) +45m 4:28 / km
10c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Ran the yellow course and completely missed a control that I had set. I jumped far too quickly to the conclusion that the control had been stolen, which was an earlier fear. Oops.
Orienteering 11:11 [3] 2.35 km (4:46 / km) +52m 4:17 / km
11c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Out of shame, I reran the yellow course with a better result.
3 PM
Orienteering 8:38 [3] 1.8 km (4:48 / km) +61m 4:06 / km
11c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
I ran the white course and stopped for about twenty seconds to help a confused woman who misunderstood the control codes.