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Friday Oct 31, 2014 #
5 AM
Gym 1:00:00 [3]
slept:6.5 weight:161.6lbs
Rhonda's morning class
1 PM
Gym 30:00 [3]
Thursday Oct 30, 2014 #
4 PM
Running 31:46 2.56 mi (12:25 / mi) +115m 10:53 / mi
ahr:149 max:212 slept:8.0 weight:162lbs shoes: 2012 Hoka Stinsons
Sassy came along, and was fairly spunky. Sometimes she cuts in front and trips me, but this time she kept moving.
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014 #
9 AM
Gym 30:00 [3]
slept:6.0 weight:163.2lbs
1 PM
cycling (29er) 1:40:43 4.73 mi (21:18 / mi) +158m 19:17 / mi
ahr:110 max:162
With Zack at Nassahegon, mostly his usual loop, but exploring a few other locations, and stopping to shoot some video of him doing various jumps and otherwise cool moves. Two tumbles, one at the start crossing a log at an angle with not enough speed up, one near the end sticking the front wheel in a hole that was full of leaves, so didn't look like so much of a hole. No real harm done.
Tuesday Oct 28, 2014 #
9 AM
Gym 40:00 [3]
slept:7.0 weight:161.8lbs
usual, plus squats lunges and planks
1 PM
Rowing Machine 8:40 [3] 2.0 km (4:20 / km)
Monday Oct 27, 2014 #
5 AM
Gym 40:00 [3]
slept:7.0 weight:162.8lbs
Rhonda's morning class, arriving a little late.
10 AM
Gym 40:00 [3]
usual exercises, plus added some extras. This is getting better, helping legs, hip flexors, butt, but so far no appreciable improvement in my mid-back.
3 PM
Running 31:39 2.56 mi (12:21 / mi) +97m 11:03 / mi
ahr:165 max:234 shoes: 2011 NB MT840
Seems like it wasn't all that long ago I could do these loops in 13. Definitely not that long ago I could do them in under 15. More work required.
Sunday Oct 26, 2014 #
6 AM
Gym 30:00 [3]
slept:5.5 weight:164.2lbs
usual exercises. Missed them yesterday.
10 AM
Orienteering race 42:36 *** 4.65 km (9:10 / km) +182m 7:40 / km
ahr:152 max:205 spiked:7/10c shoes: 2014 icebugs
Brown X, day 2. Not as good as yesterday, but still a reasonable time, and held on for first on the day, but this time only by about half a minute over walk. Not very proud of myself for taking the road around to 2 - too far and too much climb. I would have been happier to climb the not so very big hill, I think. Once I got to the power line, I lost interest in the road and went up the very steep power line, but easy from there. 3 was easy enough, trying to stay out of the green. 4 was also easy, using the stonewall corner as a guide, and then going through the little slot that led right into it. Drifted wide right on the way to 5, but hit near the intermittent stream and followed it up and in. Angled to the road to 6, past the water stop and went in on compass from the bend. I seem to have stopped short, checking out a lot of things that sure looked like hills, probably losing a minute or so before seeing a hill with a rootstock, and then the second hill with the rootstock. Then tried to go on compass to 7, but drifted well right, bouncing off the stone wall and scratching my head a bit before heading south and hitting it. I suspect about 1:15 lost there, but maybe more. Then a clunker going to 8, too, again drifting right, misreading the situation and thinking it was going to be up closer to the road and climbing way too much before turning and seeing it behind me and to the left. Another 1 minute or so. Then settled down for 9, taking the road across the dam and hopping the fence, straight in, could see first the hill and then the control well before I got there, and hustling in as fast as I could. Map and Route.
A little visiting, and then back in time for lunch with the group at home, before J&J headed back to the city.
I was lucky to have a particularly friendly and accommodating start crew. I got to the start only to find my contact lens acting up. It was coming on and off my eye, so I couldn't count on seeing the map. I hustled back to the start and swapped for glasses, got a new start time in short order and on my way. Now that I am home, my eye is pretty sore and feeling abraded.
A little visiting, and then back in time for lunch with the group at home, before J&J headed back to the city.
I was lucky to have a particularly friendly and accommodating start crew. I got to the start only to find my contact lens acting up. It was coming on and off my eye, so I couldn't count on seeing the map. I hustled back to the start and swapped for glasses, got a new start time in short order and on my way. Now that I am home, my eye is pretty sore and feeling abraded.
Saturday Oct 25, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 43:47 [4] *** 3.8 km (11:31 / km)
spiked:11/13c slept:6.25 weight:161.2lbs shoes: 2014 icebugs
Brown X course at Love the Lakes. No track, as I was not thinking clearly enough this morning to remember the GPS watch. Beautiful day, pretty clean, although I was having a bit of trouble reading the map because of glare. Slow to #1, on compass, thinking I was seeing a bit of a ditch, looking for but not seeing the trail, and then there was a pile of stones, and a flag. Good. On compass to 2, reading the hill and the rootstocks, over the crest, another rootstock, should be just to the right, and there was Lou P crawling out of the pit. Excellent. 3, 4 on compass and reading the hill and the cliffs without incident. Angled out to the road toward 5 - extra distance and an easy attack versus climb. Stayed on the road to a little past the water stop. Just low coming in, but saw the rocks and spiked it. Over the top on compass to 6, a little right to get through some easier spots, then once I was across on compass until I saw it about 40 M or so in front of me. Right around the pond to pick up the road to go to 7, a bit longer, but easy running and finding from the road. Except first real error. The stream-bed was a bit subtle and came sooner than I was expecting it, so I ran about ten steps past, saw the stone wall coming up and hooked back. Maybe about 25 seconds lost. Back out the way I came and road all the way around to 8, attacking from the bend. Stopped and checked #10 on the way for future reference. 8-9, straight E to the big trail and around, seeing the boulder and the flag from the trail, then checking the code and being confused for a few seconds because I was looking at the code for 11 on the clue sheet. Oops. On compass to 10, didn't see it until I got there because it was behind a tree. 11 was the only clunker, losing at least 1:30. Ran on compass and hit the boulder just S, but didn't see the control boulder, and didn't see a trail anywhere. Stood there for a while, looked at the little bridge, wandered for a while looking for a trail, finally saw some orange markers and followed them back to the same spot, found it. Frustrating! Then across the bridge, up and over, not fast to 12, seeing the reentrant opening up and trusting it would be right there, as it was, up through the yurts to 13, end of the wall. A good run, first on Brown X. Pretty fine! Visited a bit with friends, and then hit the road to get back for the hijinks at home.
Map and route.
Map and route.
3 PM
Note
Got home early enough to participate in setting up for Rhonda's party at the bridge by the Big Down Marsh. Zack brought a picnic table and an ice chest down in the pickup truck. Rhonda's mom walked down, but her step-dad got a ride the last half of the way from Zack on the second trip. Quite an elegant little party. Attendees included three of the yoga girls, Karen, Jackie and Sheryl, two husbands and one kid, the lovely Georgia, Jonathan and Jess, Zack, Rhonda, me and her parents. Shrimp with cocktail sauce, cheese and crackers, some really fine guacamole, a lot of wine and beer. I suspect that she will want to do this again, but we packed it all up around 5 and back home.
Friday Oct 24, 2014 #
5 PM
Rowing Machine 8:34 [3] 2.0 km (4:17 / km)
slept:7.5
A lot of travel. We went down to NYC yesterday to show Rhonda's parents Jess's apartment, etc. They all went to a show. Came back this morning via Poughkeepsie, where we got a tour of Marist from Zack, walked out on the Mid-Hudson bridge, at least a bit.
A lengthy hot tub session loosened my back enough to get on the rowing machine.
A lengthy hot tub session loosened my back enough to get on the rowing machine.
Gym 30:00 [3]
10 PM
Note
Tonight I learned the answer to a question I have asked myself from time to time.
The background is that Rhonda is planning a wine and cheese party tomorrow afternoon at the bridge overlooking the Big Down Marsh and Zack has some transportation duties with the Polaris. He went out this evening to scout the situation and came on a big tree that had come down across the trail, and came down with enough force to bring down another one. He tried to cut it up in the dark by the light of the Polaris, but somehow the throttle on my prize 346XP got dislodged, so that it wouldn't release. He decided this was a problem, so he came to consult me. I was of course asleep. Seemed like the kind of thing I could take care of tomorrow in the daylight, but then again I'm planning on leaving for the O meet at around daylight, so it seemed that I'd better just go see about it. Confirmed that the throttle was busted, tried to figure out how to unjam it and decided it was beyond my meager capabilities. So the next plan was to get out the old model 51, gas it up, and whoops, gas spraying out from a broken gas tank. Not using that. So then I got out my heavy duty model 362XP, hadn't used it in probably 7 years. Disappointed to see that it had a pretty full tank of gas. Thought about dumping it out, but I didn't have all that much more chainsaw gas mixed up and no useful container to put the old gas in. Started it up and it started up pretty well, so what the heck? Got down to the tree, lit up by the Polaris, and started sawing. The blade was really dull. Wouldn't cut anything. Back to the barn, start filing away, slow work. Then I thought I had a new blade for that saw stashed somewhere. Looked around and found it, switched blades, back down to the tree, and made some short work of it. Awesome!
So what was the question?: Why do I need three chainsaws?
The background is that Rhonda is planning a wine and cheese party tomorrow afternoon at the bridge overlooking the Big Down Marsh and Zack has some transportation duties with the Polaris. He went out this evening to scout the situation and came on a big tree that had come down across the trail, and came down with enough force to bring down another one. He tried to cut it up in the dark by the light of the Polaris, but somehow the throttle on my prize 346XP got dislodged, so that it wouldn't release. He decided this was a problem, so he came to consult me. I was of course asleep. Seemed like the kind of thing I could take care of tomorrow in the daylight, but then again I'm planning on leaving for the O meet at around daylight, so it seemed that I'd better just go see about it. Confirmed that the throttle was busted, tried to figure out how to unjam it and decided it was beyond my meager capabilities. So the next plan was to get out the old model 51, gas it up, and whoops, gas spraying out from a broken gas tank. Not using that. So then I got out my heavy duty model 362XP, hadn't used it in probably 7 years. Disappointed to see that it had a pretty full tank of gas. Thought about dumping it out, but I didn't have all that much more chainsaw gas mixed up and no useful container to put the old gas in. Started it up and it started up pretty well, so what the heck? Got down to the tree, lit up by the Polaris, and started sawing. The blade was really dull. Wouldn't cut anything. Back to the barn, start filing away, slow work. Then I thought I had a new blade for that saw stashed somewhere. Looked around and found it, switched blades, back down to the tree, and made some short work of it. Awesome!
So what was the question?: Why do I need three chainsaws?
Thursday Oct 23, 2014 #
8 AM
Rowing Machine 8:54 [3] 2.0 km (4:27 / km)
slept:6.0 weight:159.2lbs
Gym 30:00 [3]
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014 #
8 AM
Note
slept:6.25 weight:160lbs
Went to see the podiatrist this morning about my damaged big toe. It has two problems: a bad tendon repair of 35 years ago, and breaking it last fall at the DVOA meet. So it's swollen and sore and dysfunctional. The offer is to fuse the distal joint, straighten the toe in the process. It now bends toward the next toe (after the break) and down (after the tendon repair). Seems like the best I can expect from the darned thing. The recovery is 2 weeks no weight bearing at all, then 4 weeks in a surgical boot, followed by normal activities. Doesn't sound so bad, considering. So at this point I am figuring I will do this right after the RHINO, December 8, and theoretically be more or less functional on or about Feb 1.
10 AM
Gym 40:00 [1]
regular routine, plus planks, plus some squats and lunges. Squats and lunges made me real sore last Friday, which seems to mean I should do them more often.
3 PM
Running 53:12 5.23 mi (10:10 / mi) +117m 9:31 / mi
ahr:148 max:165 shoes: 2011 NB MT840
Thought a test was in order, and this is a run I have done enough times to make it a good measure. I ran with some urgency, but not killing myself. Got tired toward the end, but generally pretty satisfied with the time. My hip flexors and butt seem to be doing much better than they have. Back is still quite stiff. I was thinking a 55 would be ok, so a 53 was better than expected.
Tuesday Oct 21, 2014 #
7 AM
Gym 35:00 [3]
slept:7.25 weight:160.6lbs
Usual exercises, plus a revival of the planks series, with Rhonda. Seems like it is doing quite a bit of good, but no improvement in the mid-lower-back pain. Keep at it, think about what else.
11 AM
Running 31:04 2.5 mi (12:25 / mi) +96m 11:06 / mi
ahr:191 max:242 shoes: 2011 NB MT840
10 PM
Note
Finally collected Rhonda's parents at the airport, in for about 8 days. Nice to see them. Rhonda had warned me that her mom had missed connections the last two times she flew, and darned if they didn't miss this one too. They had a three hour layover, got something to eat and then installed themselves across the hall from the proper gate. They found a nice lady to chat with who was also intending to go to Hartford, and the three of them watched with some interest the people lining up across the hall to get on the plane. They chatted and waited until about 10 minutes after the plane had left and then made some inquiries. Luckily enough there was another plane in another three hours and eventually they got here. On the bright side, their luggage was already in Hartford, so no wait at baggage claim, and at least they didn't end up in Buffalo.
Monday Oct 20, 2014 #
5 AM
Gym 1:00:00 [3]
slept:8.5 weight:161.2lbs
Rhonda's morning class, once again with guest instructor Tyler. Pretty challenging. He's a strong young man
Sunday Oct 19, 2014 #
9 AM
Gym 30:00 [3]
slept:5.75 weight:163.2lbs
Stiff from Tyler's workout on Friday. This was good for me.
1 PM
Hike 1:15:00 [1] 3.5 mi (21:26 / mi)
With Rhonda and Sassy, picking up the last two controls on Bill D's Land Trust quest. Very enjoyable tramping around on the trails and off the trails, seeing the sights. The dog is pretty bored with her own back yard and was full of enthusiasm tearing around unfamiliar terrain. We thought we might ride road bikes today, but a bit too blustery to be interesting, so a hike instead was absolutely fine.
5 PM
Rowing Machine 8:50 [3] 2.0 km (4:25 / km)
Better than I had expected
Saturday Oct 18, 2014 #
11 AM
Rowing Machine 8:58 [3] 2.0 km (4:29 / km)
slept:5.25 weight:160lbs
Friday Oct 17, 2014 #
5 AM
Gym 1:10:00 [3]
slept:7.5 weight:159.4lbs
Rhonda's morning class, but led by Jackie's son Tyler. Very nice young man, but made us work. Harder than I am used to. Then part of my workout after. Whew!
Thursday Oct 16, 2014 #
9 AM
Gym 30:00 [3]
slept:7.0 weight:159.2lbs
2 PM
Rowing Machine 9:16 [3] 2.0 km (4:38 / km)
lethargic
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014 #
8 AM
Gym 30:00 [1]
slept:5.5 weight:160.6lbs
Tired, lethargic today. Not a good sleeping night.
2 PM
cycling (MTB 29er) 1:09:08 4.05 mi (17:05 / mi) +131m 15:31 / mi
ahr:116 max:160
With Zack over at Nassahegon, first time with my new bike. Much more stable feeling.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014 #
11 AM
Rowing Machine 8:54 [3] 2.0 km (4:27 / km)
slept:7.25 weight:159.8lbs
Difficult, tired. Sore back. I think Sunday's race took a lot out of me. Certainly not used to running.
Monday Oct 13, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 24:33 *** 3.8 km (6:28 / km) +51m 6:03 / km
ahr:148 max:165 spiked:15/18c slept:7.0 shoes: 2012 MT101 Black
NAOC sprint course 3. Surprised to end up 3rd in M65, behind PG and coach. I certainly didn't feel particularly fast, but no significant errors, maybe 10 seconds or less running by 7 on the left and looking back for it, and by 10 on the right, same thing. Also a little slow going to 11, confused by the elephant tracks that looked like unmapped trails, but only maybe 5 seconds. Pleased with my execution of the last four in the arena. Map and route.
Then a short visit with friends and into the car for 8 hours back home.
Then a short visit with friends and into the car for 8 hours back home.
Sunday Oct 12, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering 1:21:05 4.74 mi (17:06 / mi) +22m 16:52 / mi
ahr:146 max:205 spiked:6/9c slept:7.5 shoes: 2014 icebugs
Map and route for NAOC long course 6. Couldn't see the map in the glare early, had a lot of trouble on the first two short legs, just couldn't see. Then the long leg was good, all on trail, until I got close and got a bit distracted by all the people around hunting for it. Kept coming to the wrong, larger marsh and wandering, In the little trail network, trying to cut across to it, but kept missing, further afield. Eventually tracked it down by taking the trail right to it, loss of 30 minutes! After that followed trails pretty exclusively, hard to see this map, but no more problems, just tired and slow, well back by then.
Sign me up for 1:7500 maps. I just couldn't see this map well enough either day.
Sign me up for 1:7500 maps. I just couldn't see this map well enough either day.
2 PM
Hike 53:48 3.57 mi (15:04 / mi) +22m 14:48 / mi
ahr:120 max:200 shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
Around the neighborhood with Rhonda.
Saturday Oct 11, 2014 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 46:25 3.99 km (11:38 / km) +12m 11:27 / km
ahr:141 max:179 spiked:9/12c slept:6.0 shoes: 2014 icebugs
Middle distance course 6b map and route at NAOC, west of Ottawa. Some really good parts, and some preposterous mistakes. Overall ended up 16th, but when I was good I was pretty good. Through the overgrown field on a reasonable elephant track toward 1, from the trail, over the hills, right in. Compass, a bit of trail, over a yellow knoll with a flag in it and there's my marsh at 2. Remarkably enough, splits show I was in first at this point. Drifted a bit left on the way to 3, picked up a bit of trail, crossed the N/S trail just S of small stream, on compass, hit a clearing with a flag that seemed right but it was 137, not 127. Examination of the course 5 map reveals I was just about 20 M too far Right, but thought instead maybe I was short. A lot of wandering. 5 minutes. Then 4 was fine, right of the marshy stuff and over the hill. 5 another disaster, another 6 minutes or so lost. Went pretty much right to it, but didn't see the flag, climbed over the hill, wandered in circles for a while until I bounced off the fence SW of 4 again, and then found my way back to the same spot, where this time I found the flag. 6,7,8,9 all fine, although a brief bobble to check another flag on the way to 7. 10 I thought I should go along the power line for an easy attack, but then, no, I can do this and through the woods, except I was too far left, checked some other flags, eventually bailed to where I could see the OB field beyond, and then ok. Nice to be running freer than in a long, long time.
Friday Oct 10, 2014 #
8 AM
Hike 52:54 3.43 mi (15:25 / mi) +25m 15:05 / mi
ahr:112 max:171 slept:8.5 shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
From our house in Dunrobin trying to walk along the river as much as possible picked up Rhonda on the way, who was out jogging with Jeff and Judy while I was on the phone.
10 AM
Gym 35:00 [1]
With Rhonda, Jeff and Judy, the usual stuff.
12 PM
Orienteering 19:28 1.15 mi (16:56 / mi) +15m 16:17 / mi
ahr:87 max:105 shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
Walking around the sprint model with Rhonda
1 PM
Orienteering 44:22 1.27 mi (34:56 / mi) +13m 33:50 / mi
ahr:94 max:116 shoes: 2014 icebugs
Walking around the middle -Long model with Rhonda. Not the most enjoyable terrain, but I suppose if it were really that great it wouldn't be wasted on a model. Certainly challenging enough terrain.
Thursday Oct 9, 2014 #
7 AM
Hike 1:35:14 6.77 mi (14:04 / mi) +98m 13:28 / mi
ahr:102 max:130 slept:7.5 shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
Out to the causeway again with Rhonda, colder, clear, calmer but still breezy. A little extra when we ran into Leslie and backtracked with her a bit. Had a nice visit with a lady out walking her very friendly cairn terrier.
10 AM
Gym 40:00 [3]
My usual Pilates exercises, with Rhonda, George and Leslie, followed by some of George's graceful yoga positions.
Wednesday Oct 8, 2014 #
7 AM
Hike 2:00:48 [1] 8.03 mi (15:03 / mi) +105m 14:27 / mi
slept:7.5 shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
With Rhonda from our house on White's Bay out along the causeway 3 miles, then got hit by a big squall on the way back for a while, so pretty damp. When we got back we ran into Leslie, so Rhonda went in to call her mom, and I went out again with Leslie for a bit. Weather better when I got back.
10 AM
Gym 30:00 [1]
Usual exercises, dragging G&L through them.
4 PM
Hike 19:21 [1] 1.26 mi (15:21 / mi) +50m 13:41 / mi
shoes: 2014 Hoka Stinsons
Out to meet Rhonda after she called and woke me from my nap. Remarkably blustery. Rhonda said the waves were really crashing out by the causeway.
Tuesday Oct 7, 2014 #
6 AM
Rowing Machine 9:11 [3] 2.0 km (4:36 / km)
slept:6.0 weight:159.8lbs
Took it easier today. L forearm is a limiting factor in this still.
Gym 35:00 [3]
with Rhonda, the usual routine. Seems to be doing some good, if very gradually. Still have the sore back, but I ran freer last weekend than I have in quite a while.
Monday Oct 6, 2014 #
6 PM
Rowing Machine 8:12 [3] 2.0 km (4:06 / km)
slept:5.0 weight:159.2lbs
Not sure what got into me, but this was pretty hard. It will be much more challenging to try to break 8 this year.
Gym 35:00 [3]
The usual stuff
9 PM
Note
Added the maps from the weekend.
Sunday Oct 5, 2014 #
9 AM
Orienteering 35:45 *** 3.35 km (10:40 / km) +129m 8:56 / km
ahr:143 max:171 spiked:10/13c slept:6.25 shoes: 2014 icebugs
Middle distance course - this was my best run, both physically and execution. Only three mistakes, none major, and ended up I think 4th in M-65 and maybe 2nd for US eligible. Hard to beat the very capable Mr Lux. The mistakes were on 1, where I was tentative, and ultimately too far right, but saw the stream coming down the hill and turned back right into it; 7 where I was too far left and got just past it before turning back again, and 11, where I followed some folks to a depression a bit to the right, stood looking at it for a few seconds before remembering to get up on the spur. Met Marion Owen today, who was with me off and on a bit during the race.
Map and route.
Map and route.
11 AM
Note
Left pretty promptly for the long ride home. - 6 hrs and a bit. More than I am good at, that's for sure. I had been home somewhere in the range of 5 minutes when our erstwhile neighbor Sheryl showed up with a pretty good gash on her wrist. She had been mowing the leaves and grass near a stone wall, caught a stone in the blade and it kicked up, bounced off the wall and cut her wrist. She was wondering if it was ok to just deal with it tomorrow. I reached back into my store of extensive medical knowledge and told her, yes, she needed stitches and no, tomorrow wouldn't do. And then it seemed like the right thing to take her to the ER and get her stitched up. All went well, but then not home until 8:30 and too tired to do anything else.
1 PM
Note
Had a very pleasant conversation at the finish with my new friend Giuseppina while she waited for her son and her husband, all in Italian, maybe 20 minutes. Certainly the best I have done in Italian conversation, although she was very kind and helpful along the way. My vocabulary was adequate to the task. Very good fun.
Saturday Oct 4, 2014 #
8 AM
Gym 35:00 [3]
12 PM
Orienteering race 51:35 5.12 km (10:05 / km) +99m 9:11 / km
ahr:134 max:159 spiked:7/10c slept:7.75 shoes: 2014 icebugs
Brown Y long course. Of course, not so long, only 4.2K. A pretty good run for me, and physically felt better than yesterday. A little distracted at the start, got running by the remote start triangle, and then suddenly didn't know how far I had gone. Ended up leaving the trail earlier than planned, fighting through a lot of green unnecessarily, losing about 2 min or so. Then 2, 3 were fine, 4 I took the right route up to the trail, not too hard that way. From 4 a pretty straight line to 5 through the saddle. Saw Dennis at the bottom on his way from 7 to 8, which got me thinking that was how I wanted to run that leg when the time came. 5 was easy. 6 I got off right a bit, in some green, had to locate off the reentrant to the right. A little wobbly on the way to 7, but found it ok. Overtook George there. Working my way back to 8, keeping the hill on my right. Saw Janet T on my left as I got to the high point of the route. Then the indistinct trail down what seemed like a long time. Saw Angelica on the trail, wearing her new safety glasses. Last few were easy, although mapping was a little questionable on the go control, supposed to be on the end of a medium green thicket, but ran right through it and had to look R instead of L.
Map and route.
Map and route.
Friday Oct 3, 2014 #
Event: 2014 US Nationals
10 AM
Gym 35:00 [3]
2 PM
Orienteering 17:26 2.94 km (5:55 / km) +1m 5:55 / km
ahr:154 max:172 slept:8.25 shoes: 2012 MT101 Black
Brown course at US Sprint champs. Felt awkward and difficult to be running. Two errors of note. Couldn't find the fence opening leaving 7. Annoying particularly because I had just come through it. So around the long way, cost about a minute. Then at the last control I saw people who appeared to be punching through the trees and ran to them. They were instead taking pictures of the people punching the real control 25 meters back. Oops. But otherwise kept moving and it was not so bad. Got tied up pretty good waiting around after.
Map and route.
Map and route.
Thursday Oct 2, 2014 #
9 AM
Rowing Machine 8:31 [3] 2.0 km (4:16 / km)
slept:5.5 weight:161lbs
Gym 30:00 [3]
Wednesday Oct 1, 2014 #
4 PM
Gym 30:00 [3]
slept:7.0 weight:159.8lbs
with Rhonda, added a few