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Friday Aug 11, 2006 #
Running 34:17 [3] 4.16 km (8:14 / km) +55m 7:44 / km
shoes: Brooks
Ran the one-hill route plus the loop around the rec center. With Katie; I slowed her down a lot, which is normal, but this time she had side stitches, and also had me walking maybe 3 times. Nice night to run, cooler than it has been. It's the night for the Perseids, I think, and we saw a big, bright meteor. Not the smaller streaks I'm used to seeing. I worked on taking longer, smoother strides, although coming up the big hill was just itsy-bitsy survival strides. It's supposed to get down to 55F tonight (13C). Sweet. I took Tundra/Desert's advice and bought "Daniel's Running Formula" by Jack Daniels (which makes me smile). What I really need to do is stop eating junk food at work...
Saturday Aug 5, 2006 #
Event: OCIN Sprints
Orienteering race 26:40 [5] *** 2.25 km (11:51 / km) +42m 10:50 / km
spiked:5/11c slept:4.0 shoes: Nike GoreTex
Sprint Series: Ft. St. Clair (OCIN), Eaton, Ohio. Set by Jon Rauschenbach. It was my first time at the park, a less-than-1-square-km 1:5000 map. I ran the SportIdent for the event (only 1 mistake, where I overwrote one person's first sprint results with his second sprint results. Luckily, I had the splits on the results string, so I was able to fix them). The turnout was decent, but I always wish it was better.
After seeing the earlier runner's times, I was expecting a 30 minute or so time, and I was really surprised with the 26:40. Apparently, I'm gaining fitness slowly, but I am gaining.
The courses were pretty nice. Some route choice, a variety of leg difficulty. 2 or 3 times I thought the map was a little off (mostly the relative positions of objects near the control). The map is 3m (10 foot) contours, and it really needs to be 1.25m (4 foot). The 3m is just too coarse---A lot of control locations would be opened up with a smaller contour interval.
A really nice day. It wasn't too hot, and I was in the shade most of the time. After dark it became cool and wonderful.
After seeing the earlier runner's times, I was expecting a 30 minute or so time, and I was really surprised with the 26:40. Apparently, I'm gaining fitness slowly, but I am gaining.
The courses were pretty nice. Some route choice, a variety of leg difficulty. 2 or 3 times I thought the map was a little off (mostly the relative positions of objects near the control). The map is 3m (10 foot) contours, and it really needs to be 1.25m (4 foot). The 3m is just too coarse---A lot of control locations would be opened up with a smaller contour interval.
A really nice day. It wasn't too hot, and I was in the shade most of the time. After dark it became cool and wonderful.
Orienteering race 23:35 [5] *** 2.35 mi (10:02 / mi) +33m 9:37 / mi
spiked:7/11c shoes: Nike GoreTex
Sprint 2. I didn't start my Sprint 1 soon enough, so I had to go out earlier than I wanted to. Once I got moving, it didn't bug me too much. I thought this sprint was a little harder than the first. I loved the changes in difficulty, direction, and speed. I used an old thumbcompass that had only a lower pin, and I hated it. I had to slow down to get the compass to point north, and as slow as I go, that is saying something.
Note
Few more notes:
I noticed that I have a strong habit of getting close to the control location and walking in (say last 30m or so). When I see it, then I run to it. I think I should work on running closer before I decide to walk and swivel my head.
Jon Fredrickson stopped by on the way to the 1000-day. He got first on all three courses. Because I was working SI, I only saw him running twice, and I don't think I saw him going full speed, which would have been cool.
I noticed that I have a strong habit of getting close to the control location and walking in (say last 30m or so). When I see it, then I run to it. I think I should work on running closer before I decide to walk and swivel my head.
Jon Fredrickson stopped by on the way to the 1000-day. He got first on all three courses. Because I was working SI, I only saw him running twice, and I don't think I saw him going full speed, which would have been cool.