Training Log Archive: ndobbsIn the 7 days ending Jan 22, 2011:
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Saturday Jan 22, 2011 #
skiing 1:20 [3]
slept:7.0
Fahnestock, learning to waddle again. The snow was nice and the trails pretty.
Friday Jan 21, 2011 #
9 AM
running 1:30:14 16.12 km (5:36 / km)
ahr:160 max:180 slept:5.0
With Boris, East Rock, New Haven, snow.
Felt good by the end. Long socks seem to help the calf.
Felt good by the end. Long socks seem to help the calf.
Thursday Jan 20, 2011 #
running 59:30 [2]
slept:6.5
headed towards Silver Lake, then changed my mind and went for a spin aroun the New York Presbyterian Hospital campus... which, if not ideal, has just about enough going on to be a sprint venue.
sunny, but more 27ºF than 27ºC. Boo.
sunny, but more 27ºF than 27ºC. Boo.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 #
Note
slept:9.0
didn't get out to run as I had hoped. Made do with a few push-ups and sit-ups.
Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 #
Note
slept:2.0
Short night on the aeroplane, only 4h30 flight time. It was enough to drink 1.5 litres of water.
Temperature in A-B was around 28 on Monday in the shade. In New York, 0 and "freezing rain". Booo.
I hadn't a squeak out of my calf, amazing the difference a bit of warmth makes.
My replacement mac arrived. Five clicks, plugged in the backup and out popped a clone of my old machine, minus the chronic defects, I hope.
http://picasaweb.google.com/neil.dobbs/CaliforniaA...#
Temperature in A-B was around 28 on Monday in the shade. In New York, 0 and "freezing rain". Booo.
I hadn't a squeak out of my calf, amazing the difference a bit of warmth makes.
My replacement mac arrived. Five clicks, plugged in the backup and out popped a clone of my old machine, minus the chronic defects, I hope.
http://picasaweb.google.com/neil.dobbs/CaliforniaA...#
Monday Jan 17, 2011 #
11 AM
orienteering race 2:05:33 17.5 km (7:11 / km)
ahr:166 max:199 slept:7.0
The Anza Borrego Desert Bighorn Goat
I was starting to feel the previous days' exertions in my legs. Or maybe breakfast was too recent. Anyhow, led for the first three controls, then Ian was a bit stronger. Most of the time I was a bit cleaner, slower on the flat and uphill and faster on the downhill. At the fork I caught him again as we had a drink. He went off one way, me the other. I nearly fell asleep and got caught out, but managed to find the control without losing much time. Ian messed up his control, so I had a couple of minutes to lose at the eleventh to let him catch up and overtake me again. Had him in sight, and caught him again at the drinks at 14 (I took a nuun). He ran away again, I caught up flaking the downhill to 16. 17 I took a silly route for fun, thought he'd be miles away but it nearly seemed like he was uneasy without me behind him :)
Saw him leaving 18, 19, 20, 21. 21 and 22 I ran fast, downhill, but we both missed 22... considered skipping as we were close to 23, but decided to get them all, come what may, and convinced Ian to do the same. 22 was also a drinks control, so worth getting.
We were running across the plain together more or less until I suffered my fifth or sixth cholla-attack of the day, and dropped 80m. Nearly caught him two controls later, right behind him leaving the last triangle control, pushed up and along the hill to the last, Ian staying a couple of metres ahead, but I somehow had a sprint left in me to take it by two seconds... happy days.
Rested for a bit, then drove to Julian for apple and boysenberry pie with ice-cream and then to Oceanside for a leak (bursting I was), petrol, a walk, a paddle, a swim, a walk, an outstanding burrito, bumbleberry pie chez Jen and Michael and Bo and Colin, and a slightly stressed drive to San Diego airport. No wrong turns and no delays and I dropped the ever-so-slightly worse-for-wear Prius off and got to check-in an hour before departure, loads of time to spare. Sort of.
Prii are great... SNA-> Anza Borrego -> Borrego Springs -> AB -> Oceanside->SAN for 27$ of petrol ain't half bad.
Bugger:
I was starting to feel the previous days' exertions in my legs. Or maybe breakfast was too recent. Anyhow, led for the first three controls, then Ian was a bit stronger. Most of the time I was a bit cleaner, slower on the flat and uphill and faster on the downhill. At the fork I caught him again as we had a drink. He went off one way, me the other. I nearly fell asleep and got caught out, but managed to find the control without losing much time. Ian messed up his control, so I had a couple of minutes to lose at the eleventh to let him catch up and overtake me again. Had him in sight, and caught him again at the drinks at 14 (I took a nuun). He ran away again, I caught up flaking the downhill to 16. 17 I took a silly route for fun, thought he'd be miles away but it nearly seemed like he was uneasy without me behind him :)
Saw him leaving 18, 19, 20, 21. 21 and 22 I ran fast, downhill, but we both missed 22... considered skipping as we were close to 23, but decided to get them all, come what may, and convinced Ian to do the same. 22 was also a drinks control, so worth getting.
We were running across the plain together more or less until I suffered my fifth or sixth cholla-attack of the day, and dropped 80m. Nearly caught him two controls later, right behind him leaving the last triangle control, pushed up and along the hill to the last, Ian staying a couple of metres ahead, but I somehow had a sprint left in me to take it by two seconds... happy days.
Rested for a bit, then drove to Julian for apple and boysenberry pie with ice-cream and then to Oceanside for a leak (bursting I was), petrol, a walk, a paddle, a swim, a walk, an outstanding burrito, bumbleberry pie chez Jen and Michael and Bo and Colin, and a slightly stressed drive to San Diego airport. No wrong turns and no delays and I dropped the ever-so-slightly worse-for-wear Prius off and got to check-in an hour before departure, loads of time to spare. Sort of.
Prii are great... SNA-> Anza Borrego -> Borrego Springs -> AB -> Oceanside->SAN for 27$ of petrol ain't half bad.
Bugger:
C • Maps 6
Sunday Jan 16, 2011 #
Note
slept:8.0
In bed by 8pm, up before sunrise, somehow it seemed natural. Camping is great. The colours are wonderful.
Ocotillo:
View from the car
Ocotillo:
View from the car
C • wow 3
12 PM
orienteering race 51:30 7.95 km (6:29 / km)
ahr:144 max:185 13c
AB Blue II
Faster terrain and a shorter course made for less time out there. A couple of bobbles and a bad route-choice, mostly pretty easy/good. Lots of fun!
Except, I was clearly feeling snubbed by the chollas, so on the way in to the 7th I kicked one hard. It hurt, toes are still a funny colour.
Laid down under the Prius afterwards.
Faster terrain and a shorter course made for less time out there. A couple of bobbles and a bad route-choice, mostly pretty easy/good. Lots of fun!
Except, I was clearly feeling snubbed by the chollas, so on the way in to the 7th I kicked one hard. It hurt, toes are still a funny colour.
Laid down under the Prius afterwards.
5 PM
trail run 10:00 [2]
ahr:142 max:157
orienteering 48:35 1.85 km (26:13 / km)
ahr:159 max:174 9c
Anza Borrego Maze-O
Magical stuff, sometimes a bit nerve-wracking. I don't know how the 6yo boys and 60yo girls do this stuff. Only started the garmin halfway through, unfortunately.
One big mistake, and I think Ian may have beaten me, haven't seen results yet. Change that, Ian took 5 minutes out of me.
Fun fun fun!
The Maze:
Magical stuff, sometimes a bit nerve-wracking. I don't know how the 6yo boys and 60yo girls do this stuff. Only started the garmin halfway through, unfortunately.
One big mistake, and I think Ian may have beaten me, haven't seen results yet. Change that, Ian took 5 minutes out of me.
Fun fun fun!
The Maze: