Training Log Archive: PGIn the 7 days ending Dec 4, 2011:
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Sunday Dec 4, 2011 #
Note
A very nice weekend -- excellent O events both days, and lots of good social vibes. Enjoyed having a gang of younger folks here for Saturday evening (and a bunch staying the night). We'll have to do it again.
Some photos are here.
Some photos are here.
12 PM
orienteering 53:57 4.41 mi (12:14 / mi) +420ft 11:13 / mi
ahr:151 max:170 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Sessions Woods, 6.1 km Red course. About as good as I can do right now. The only time AP shows me losing time is to #8, because I walked a good bit going up the very slight incline. But put out a good effort at the end, though not quite good enough to beat Ian again.
Lost my distance vision contact just after #1, so was like night-O the rest of the way, everything very blurry. But the only one I really had trouble seeing was #9, tucked behind part of an old car, and I could hardly see the bit of car even from quite close. But only made a difference of 10 seconds or so. And I suppose it's good practice. It's certainly happened before and will probably happen again and at least this time I wasn't freaked out, just carried on with orienteering as usual.
Only real problem was getting a stick in the other eye at some point, so it is complaining quite a lot.
The course.
Lost my distance vision contact just after #1, so was like night-O the rest of the way, everything very blurry. But the only one I really had trouble seeing was #9, tucked behind part of an old car, and I could hardly see the bit of car even from quite close. But only made a difference of 10 seconds or so. And I suppose it's good practice. It's certainly happened before and will probably happen again and at least this time I wasn't freaked out, just carried on with orienteering as usual.
Only real problem was getting a stick in the other eye at some point, so it is complaining quite a lot.
The course.
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Saturday Dec 3, 2011 #
Event: NEOC: Cemetery Hill
10 AM
orienteering 28:40 2.24 mi (12:48 / mi) +377ft 11:02 / mi
ahr:156 max:164 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Long sprint at Cemetery Hill, 3.1 km. Had some energy for the first 10 minutes, and that was it for the day. But my orienteering stayed mostly OK.
Really nice job by Phil, plus some help from the NEOC bosses with registration and the e-punch operation, all went very smoothly. I particularly like how Phil placed the controls. Always seemed to be just the right amount of visibility.
Crisp, clear day. Perfect. Lots of good orienteers on hand.
The course.
Really nice job by Phil, plus some help from the NEOC bosses with registration and the e-punch operation, all went very smoothly. I particularly like how Phil placed the controls. Always seemed to be just the right amount of visibility.
Crisp, clear day. Perfect. Lots of good orienteers on hand.
The course.
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orienteering 20:41 1.54 mi (13:26 / mi) +217ft 11:51 / mi
ahr:158 max:168 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
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orienteering 27:16 2.39 mi (11:25 / mi) +233ft 10:27 / mi
ahr:164 max:171 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Final sprint, chase start, 3.1 km. Caught no one, but also didn't get caught. Decent effort, just slow as molasses.
The course.
The course.
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orienteering 35:05 1.36 mi (25:48 / mi) +184ft 22:52 / mi
ahr:124 max:142 shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Picking up a dozen controls, almost all at a walk.
Friday Dec 2, 2011 #
2 PM
mapping 1:07:47 [1] 1.1 mi (1:01:50 / mi) +174ft 53:46 / mi
Finishing up. :-)
Most of what I did today won't be used because the woods suck, lots of thorns. So lots gets mapped at dark green and just left at that. If there's a boulder in there someplace, I'm not going looking for it.
Started and finished at Dave's house. Saw him afterwards, he knows the Earl who made the bike trails and after whom the area is named, and some point in the next couple of weeks he'll take me to meet him and hopefully learn some of the history.
Now to give all my scribbling to JJ and see if he can make some sense of it.
Note -- forgot to start the 305 until I'd been out 5 or 10 minutes.
Most of what I did today won't be used because the woods suck, lots of thorns. So lots gets mapped at dark green and just left at that. If there's a boulder in there someplace, I'm not going looking for it.
Started and finished at Dave's house. Saw him afterwards, he knows the Earl who made the bike trails and after whom the area is named, and some point in the next couple of weeks he'll take me to meet him and hopefully learn some of the history.
Now to give all my scribbling to JJ and see if he can make some sense of it.
Note -- forgot to start the 305 until I'd been out 5 or 10 minutes.
Thursday Dec 1, 2011 #
1 PM
mapping 57:45 [1] 1.36 mi (42:36 / mi) +200ft 37:22 / mi
Finished up the NE corner. Properly clad in a bright red shirt (couldn't find an orange one) and a bright orange hat, but not a hunter to be seen, just one couple dressed in brown walking, and a woman also dressed in dark colors walking a well controlled dog.
Just one more corner to do. And then turn it all over to JJ to do his magic.
And then figure out what to do with it.... :-)
Just one more corner to do. And then turn it all over to JJ to do his magic.
And then figure out what to do with it.... :-)
Wednesday Nov 30, 2011 #
3 PM
road running 28:01 [3] 3.17 mi (8:50 / mi) +394ft 7:55 / mi
Local roads. A bit depressing how hard I was breathing for some rather modest hills.
On the other hand, I think there have been many times in the past after a training break when the first X (where X could easily be 10 or 20 or more) runs felt like shit, but then things eventually felt a lot better. So it makes sense to feel like shit now. Just hope the reward is out there at some point too.
On the other hand, I think there have been many times in the past after a training break when the first X (where X could easily be 10 or 20 or more) runs felt like shit, but then things eventually felt a lot better. So it makes sense to feel like shit now. Just hope the reward is out there at some point too.
Tuesday Nov 29, 2011 #
Note
I submitted my votes for course of the year on the World of O web page. Seems like we ought to try and get a bunch of votes for Neil's work at Blue Mountain. Which means, just go vote. Has to be done Sunday, easiest to do it now. And you might even win a prize.
treadmill 25:46 [3] 3.0 mi (8:35 / mi)
shoes: pegasus #2
Getting dark and gloomy, so opted for a short outing on the treadmill since I was already in Greenfield. I seem to recall someone saying that you need to set it at 1% to make it equal to running outside, so I did that. Miles were 9:35, 8:38, 7:32. Had someone on the treadmill next to me just in case.
Still not completely well, head cold is mostly gone, but the sore throat just lingers. Stopped by the doc's this morning just to see if anything more serious was going on. He didn't think so.
Still not completely well, head cold is mostly gone, but the sore throat just lingers. Stopped by the doc's this morning just to see if anything more serious was going on. He didn't think so.
Monday Nov 28, 2011 #
Note
After reading about the Traverse, and then Harold Parker SF, both of which I am glad to have missed because I couldn't have coped, and noticing the prevalence of a certain AOWN occurrence, I'll just report the following statistic:
During 61 hours of mapping, number of ticks seen -- 0. :-)
During 61 hours of mapping, number of ticks seen -- 0. :-)
4 PM
road running 21:33 [3] 2.55 mi (8:27 / mi) +85ft 8:11 / mi
weight:140.5lbs shoes: pegasus #2
Time to try to remember how to run. 20 minutes running now seems like a long time.
Did it unaccompanied. Not sure if that was foolish or not, but what the hell, got to take some risks.
Did it unaccompanied. Not sure if that was foolish or not, but what the hell, got to take some risks.