Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Event: BAOC: O in the Oaks - 2014 Western States Championships
 

Event: QOC Swanson Road
 

I bought a new bike today.
It is pink!! It was supposed to be purple, but they didn't have one in stock.
So, pink it is!



Lailah is very pleased with her pink bike, even if she insisted that she wanted purple. The power of instant gratification.



Many trips around the block, some in the rain,some I biked, some I walked. Lailah is a natural, and has the braking down already. Twelve years from now, we will ride the C&O Canal together from Cumberland to Georgetown. I am putting it here, because if it is on AP, then it is so!

She had to ride it in the dark a bit when they got home last night. Maybe that C&O Canal trip will be sooner than I think!

I just remembered the best part of the bike shop visit - Lailah was thrilled to be able to watch the bikes being worked on. Maybe she'll replace my brake pads the next time and save me $60+.

A good therapeutic session in the pool. Too much heavy thinking though. Waterproof tunes barely drowned out my thoughts today.

Only 60 laps, but the first 40 were in PB time, and then I died. Helped to speediness by a woman in the next lane who looked like she as coasted along, but I was barely keeping with while she was doing breaststroke!

Event: QOC Lake Accotink
 

Rocky Gap - Adventure Games - timing (epunching?)

Cancelled for lack of interest. Personally happy about that. Did not want to go to RG another time this year.

Event: QOC Clopper Lake
 

Used the QOC event at Clopper Lake today to do a test run of the display stands for the upcoming A-meets that I am supporting. Sadly, I forgot to take a picture, but I think it is going to work out much better than the projectors.

Setup went really well, much easier to do then the projector screens, and I was so happy to be just about ready with an hour to go. I was assembling the last of the radios to be put out when it was discovered that the maps for White-Green (5 courses worth) were last weeks maps. After printing Blue and Red yesterday, I somehow switched over to a different folder and printed 200 incorrect maps. Agh! Luckily, there was a Staples fairly close by, and just before 11, the official course opening times, I was back with 4 of the 5 courses, and someone else brought the rest about 10 minutes later. Crises averted, but I really need to be better focused when doing this kind of stuff.

Had decided to put out controls at these locations, with the master radio at the Start triangle and using a directional antenna pointed across the lake. Took the bazooka off since it was top heavy, so dealing with the lighter antenna only made it much easier to get the directional antenna mounted and pointed in the right direction on top of the 20 ' pole.



Here is the view down from the pavilion towards 8.



And the view from 8 back up to the pavilion. You can just see the roof.



And, across the water from below 8 to 4.



Radios 4 & 5 were my reach goal, though with the foliage, I had no idea if the other ones would work either. Tom and Mary got them out, and I was able to see from the Test Battery page that I was getting signal from all of them. Skillful planning, or dumb luck, I don't really care because it cheered me up from the map printing fiasco.

The results display was a big hit, as usual, though I do need to sort out the time issue as it relates to people using SI-5 cards. I didn't notice this last week because I only had Start and Finish radios. People started with SI-5 cards after 12 noon had AM recorded for their Start and Finish times and time of PM for the intermediate radio controls, so their splits were 12+ hours long on the display. Something to do with zero time?

I also tried to upload results via o-lynx live, but no joy there. Not sure if this was also related to the zero time/time of day issue or just not strong enough internet. Will have to investigate this as well.

Anyway, despite the glitches and the ankle boot, it was a great day to be outside. Thank you to everyone who pitched in during the day. Couldn't have processed the 200+ starts as efficiently without the extra hands.

Back to doggie paddling, well, not really, but it sort of felt that way, but really, it felt good to be in the pool since it has been two weeks. 60 laps.

Finished the rug tonight, I think. It is now 73"x90" and getting harder to work my way around each time. I think it is big enough for the space that Sarah and Matt want to fill. If not, then my latest injury (crochet tendonitis) says it is enough for now. :)



P.S. Despite the scrappy nature of the design, I am quite attached and will find it hard to part with the rug, even if it is for Sarah. Though, Lailah declaring that it was "cozy" the last time she was here is likely enough.

C • Gorgeous!!! 3

Event: QOC Occoquan
 

EX2 - Prince William - Half Marathon and 10K - timing

My feet tonight -


Lailah testing out the rug on Sunday:

C • rash 3