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Friday Oct 17, 2014 #
Yoga 1:15:00 [2]
My knees (both of them) were still pretty sore and tired today, so took another easy day and went to a restorative yoga class. It felt really good...stretching everything out.
Note
I finally have my marching orders! Four months after I was first offered this job, I've finally gotten the official word that I am to report at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Despite this being a wild and crazy ride, I'm pretty excited about getting back into the working world.
Thursday Oct 16, 2014 #
Cycling 58:08 [3] 14.5 mi (15.0 mph)
I did something to my left knee in the sprint, and it's been a little achy since then. I could feel it as I was walking around Toronto, and it hasn't gotten measurably better. So, I thought it best to take an easy ride around Wash Park to try to loosen things up, get the blood flowing through the knee, and be close to home in case it hurt too much. It did not hurt too much, but it was a little painful when I put weight on it the few times I experimented with getting out of the saddle. I think it's just an overuse soreness since this is the knee that has no ACL. Maybe the pavement running was not so great for it.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014 #
Note
I drove back to Toronto after watching the incredibly exciting sprint relay. Unfortunately, what should have been a 4 hour drive took about 6 hours. I must remember to never, ever drive on the 401 again. Ever! It's like I-95 in Virginia but much worse.
Finally made it to my hotel in downtown Toronto. The area looked a little sketchy at night, but I thought it might look better in the daylight. Um, not so much. I spent about 5 hours looking around the city on Tuesday, and that was probably 4 hours too many. Sorry, Toronto, but I don't think you're my kind of town. There was construction going on everywhere, with lanes shutting down and entire roads closed. And you can't turn left anywhere! I was pretty happy to get back to Denver.
Overall, though, I had a fantastic weekend! I'm so glad I made that last minute decision to go. The courses and maps were a lot of fun. I hung out with my favorite folks...Peter and Gail! I had the most fabulous of roommates...Charlie, Rhonda, Jeff and Judy...in an absolutely gorgeous house on the Ottawa River, with views of the Gatineau hills. So fine.
Finally made it to my hotel in downtown Toronto. The area looked a little sketchy at night, but I thought it might look better in the daylight. Um, not so much. I spent about 5 hours looking around the city on Tuesday, and that was probably 4 hours too many. Sorry, Toronto, but I don't think you're my kind of town. There was construction going on everywhere, with lanes shutting down and entire roads closed. And you can't turn left anywhere! I was pretty happy to get back to Denver.
Overall, though, I had a fantastic weekend! I'm so glad I made that last minute decision to go. The courses and maps were a lot of fun. I hung out with my favorite folks...Peter and Gail! I had the most fabulous of roommates...Charlie, Rhonda, Jeff and Judy...in an absolutely gorgeous house on the Ottawa River, with views of the Gatineau hills. So fine.
Monday Oct 13, 2014 #
Orienteering race 36:01 [4] 3.5 km (10:17 / km) +20m 10:00 / km
NAOC 2014. F45+ Sprint Champs. Arnprior.
And thus endeth my string of good runs. :-(
I will be the first to admit, and have on all occasions, that I am not a sprinter. But, I still enjoy them. This, however, I did not enjoy so much.
Right from the start, my legs felt tired and heavy. I'm not a big fan of pavement running, but I felt like I held my own, according to the splits. Because the route choices crossed back on each other a few times, I saw the women who started right behind me catching up, which I expected. I also passed Laurie Collinsworth, who started 2 minutes ahead of me on the way to #5...she ran past the little fenced in trail. And the other ladies hadn't caught me yet, so of course, I started thinking, "Hey, you're doing okay." I need to stop thinking that because it appears to always lead to trouble!
After #6, we entered the woods, to a control that was *right there*, not far into the woods at all. But I neglected to remember that as I floundered around, going much further into the woods than I should have, checking out every other rootstock out there, bouncing between the two trails...basically doing everything wrong. Even when I told myself to go back out to the school to relocate, I didn't force myself to do it. Argh, argh, argh!! Finally, I pretty much just stumbled upon it. At least 9 minutes lost.
After that, things went back to normal. I had a bad route choice to #9, I missed that first trail, but the rest were good. I even did great in the arena. And even though I know I'm not a sprinter, I was so disappointed with myself for losing my concentration. Without that error, I would have ended up about where I would have thought in the results. Oh, well.
And thus endeth my string of good runs. :-(
I will be the first to admit, and have on all occasions, that I am not a sprinter. But, I still enjoy them. This, however, I did not enjoy so much.
Right from the start, my legs felt tired and heavy. I'm not a big fan of pavement running, but I felt like I held my own, according to the splits. Because the route choices crossed back on each other a few times, I saw the women who started right behind me catching up, which I expected. I also passed Laurie Collinsworth, who started 2 minutes ahead of me on the way to #5...she ran past the little fenced in trail. And the other ladies hadn't caught me yet, so of course, I started thinking, "Hey, you're doing okay." I need to stop thinking that because it appears to always lead to trouble!
After #6, we entered the woods, to a control that was *right there*, not far into the woods at all. But I neglected to remember that as I floundered around, going much further into the woods than I should have, checking out every other rootstock out there, bouncing between the two trails...basically doing everything wrong. Even when I told myself to go back out to the school to relocate, I didn't force myself to do it. Argh, argh, argh!! Finally, I pretty much just stumbled upon it. At least 9 minutes lost.
After that, things went back to normal. I had a bad route choice to #9, I missed that first trail, but the rest were good. I even did great in the arena. And even though I know I'm not a sprinter, I was so disappointed with myself for losing my concentration. Without that error, I would have ended up about where I would have thought in the results. Oh, well.
Sunday Oct 12, 2014 #
Orienteering race 55:41 [4] 3.8 km (14:39 / km) +105m 12:52 / km
NAOC 2014. F45+ Long Champs. Carp Ridge - Hidden Meadow Farm
The first thing I did was to check out the Finish set up...it was exactly the same as for the Middle...good. I had a late start, so I had plenty of time to get ready. I knew I just needed to do what I did yesterday, but a teensy bit better.
And it did go better. I was good to #1 and #2...luckily I saw the trail option to #1, which many people did not and it cost them. I messed up a little to #3. I miscalculated where I came out on the power line, thinking I was further east than I was, so I decided to cut the corner. I remembered those woods from yesterday, and thought they were open. Well, I really wasn't cutting the corner, ended up in crappy woods and then had to cross a very wet marsh. Finally realized what I had done, and soldiered on. The rest of that leg went pretty well, but the trails at the end got confusing, and I hit the control before I thought I was going to. Lucky.
My next error was going to #6. Again, the trail network coming out of #5 was confusing, and I ended up following the wrong trail too far SE. I wasn't exactly sure what had happened, but after the trails at #3 and then this, I told myself to forget the trails and just run on compass. I headed back towards #5, relocated on some big cliffs and was off and running again.
The last few controls were fine. #8 was right next to one of our last controls from the Middle, so that helped. And, I did not run right by the last control today, so I ended up in 3rd! So, so happy!!
The first thing I did was to check out the Finish set up...it was exactly the same as for the Middle...good. I had a late start, so I had plenty of time to get ready. I knew I just needed to do what I did yesterday, but a teensy bit better.
And it did go better. I was good to #1 and #2...luckily I saw the trail option to #1, which many people did not and it cost them. I messed up a little to #3. I miscalculated where I came out on the power line, thinking I was further east than I was, so I decided to cut the corner. I remembered those woods from yesterday, and thought they were open. Well, I really wasn't cutting the corner, ended up in crappy woods and then had to cross a very wet marsh. Finally realized what I had done, and soldiered on. The rest of that leg went pretty well, but the trails at the end got confusing, and I hit the control before I thought I was going to. Lucky.
My next error was going to #6. Again, the trail network coming out of #5 was confusing, and I ended up following the wrong trail too far SE. I wasn't exactly sure what had happened, but after the trails at #3 and then this, I told myself to forget the trails and just run on compass. I headed back towards #5, relocated on some big cliffs and was off and running again.
The last few controls were fine. #8 was right next to one of our last controls from the Middle, so that helped. And, I did not run right by the last control today, so I ended up in 3rd! So, so happy!!