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Training Log Archive: anniemac

In the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2012:

	activity	#	time	miles		km		+ft
	Orienteering	7	8:31:41	26.0		41.85		2949
	Walk (streets)	4	3:03:18	12.17	(15:04)	19.58	(9:22)	610
	Walk/Jog	4	2:50:35	13.24	(12:53)	21.31	(8:00)	600
	Trails w/Map	2	2:48:58	11.16	(15:08)	17.96	(9:24)	1713
	Core and Stretching	15	2:45:00
	Hike	2	2:25:11	9.09	(15:59)	14.63	(9:56)	1280
	Yoga	3	2:15:00
	Yoga/Pilates	3	2:05:00
	Jog	4	1:59:22	11.11	(10:45)	17.88	(6:41)	561
	Tennis	1	1:00:00
	Gym-Strength Training	2	55:00
	Trail Jog/Walk	1	44:09	3.31	(13:20)	5.33	(8:17)	456
	Total	33	31:23:14	86.08		138.53		8169
averages - weight:114.9lbs

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Friday Aug 31, 2012 #

Core and Stretching 15:00 [3]
weight:114.8lbs

Back stretches.

Thursday Aug 30, 2012 #

8 AM

Orienteering 1:21:17 [3] 4.23 mi (19:13 / mi) +413ft 17:35 / mi
weight:114.6lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

hobbling around in the woods at Myrick...using new garmin watch, but haven't figured out HR monitor yet. one thing at a time...my back feels okay but i feel slow and old. no session data - don't want to give anything away!

Wednesday Aug 29, 2012 #

Yoga/Pilates 45:00 [3]
weight:114.8lbs

modified for back. felt ok. can't wait to try out my new garmin watch tomorrow that my amazing family chipped in to get me! thanks hughs and their ladies!!
http://anniemacattack.wordpress.com/

Tuesday Aug 28, 2012 #

Note

Awake. Middle of night. Back is seized up. I'm so pissed off.

C • Oh no! 4

10 AM

Walk (streets) 1:01:12 [3] 4.07 mi (15:02 / mi) +230ft 14:16 / mi
weight:116lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

Slow walk to gauge level of back pain. Not as awful as I thought. When I woke up, it felt a little better than the agonizing middle of the night pain. I think I haven't been walking enough, (doing mostly jogging lately) and not enough core work in the last few weeks. Add heavy lifting (duh) and many bouncy hours in the car, and voila...I need to remember I don't have a perfect back. No TNT tonight for me :( :(

Core and Stretching 15:00 [3]

extra stuff for back

Sunday Aug 26, 2012 #

3 PM

Trails w/Map 1:32:27 [3] 6.14 mi (15:03 / mi) +1024ft 13:00 / mi
weight:115.6lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

Ridley Creek trails. Some running. Man were there some weird people in the woods today - some event or photo shoot with shirtless / shaved / buff guys on tree trunks, guys in spandex tights wearing cowboy boots, and a lady in a long black gown (with parts of the gown missing) getting her picture taken in the middle of the trail junction. The vibe was porn stars with their clothes mostly on. People are strange.

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Saturday Aug 25, 2012 #

3 PM

Jog 21:24 [3] 2.0 mi (10:42 / mi) +144ft 10:01 / mi
shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

2 mile route. Felt really slow and draggy, and kept burping up my black bean soup. Delish.

Yoga/Pilates 45:00 [3]

crunch super slim down dvd - off amazon streaming. will record audio so i can do this again for free, since they took it down off netflix.

Thursday Aug 23, 2012 #

6 PM

Hike 1:10:38 [3] 4.44 mi (15:55 / mi) +466ft 14:29 / mi
weight:115.4lbs

TNT hike at Tyler Arb with Sandy + Dasha...then nice dinner w Clem and Tom O too. Drove away feeling sated on many levels.

C • I didn't drive, but me, too! 2

Wednesday Aug 22, 2012 #

2 PM

Trails w/Map 1:16:31 [3] 5.02 mi (15:15 / mi) +689ft 13:29 / mi
weight:115.4lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

Ridley Creek. Worked on going faster while reading map. Went pretty fast (for me) at times, walking slow at others. Felt good. Think I'm gaining some muscle!

Tuesday Aug 21, 2012 #

9 AM

Jog 42:04 [3] 4.0 mi (10:31 / mi) +210ft 10:01 / mi
weight:115.6lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

jogged all w/exception of about 30sec waiting at stoplight and 75 paces up hill by fieldhouse (both during mile 3.) beat my personal best for this 4mile route! don't know why at the faster pace my GPS is inaccurate. when i walk this route it always comes up exactly 4 miles. i think it's time for a garmin forerunner watch thingy.

C • My goodness . . . 5

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Monday Aug 20, 2012 #

Yoga 40:00 [3]

OMG. i had to bolt from this yoga class. incense + 90 degrees + above my ability level. "all levels" my ass! oh well, i'll stick to the 'slow flow' and 'gentle' classes - somewhere else. too bad.

Sunday Aug 19, 2012 #

Event: DVOA Tyler State Park

10 AM

Orienteering race 1:11:23 [4] 4.7 mi (15:11 / mi) +548ft 13:41 / mi
weight:115.6lbs

Tyler Green Course: 20 controls. Encouragement from a few peeps at the registration helped me decide to do the Green, very glad I did.

Major space out at start getting oriented. Why not just look at my compass before I get the map to know which way is north? Duh. "Sprinting" all around buildings was actually kinda fun, but I made some mistakes in there. The rest I felt okay about, with the exception of getting to #17: was up and down along steep hill trying to decide if I could follow along small creek or go up to path, lost time there for sure. #16 was a fun one, climbing up cliff! Then I didn't have much gas in the tank at the end.

GPS track not edited down (Time was 1:10:30, for 5.7km race.)

C • Well done! 5

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

green - Splits

Saturday Aug 18, 2012 #

10 AM

Walk (streets) 21:56 [3] 1.47 mi (14:55 / mi) +7ft 14:51 / mi
shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

a walk to get some supplies

11 AM

Walk (streets) 42:48 [3] 2.63 mi (16:18 / mi) +151ft 15:28 / mi
shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

walk home. so nice, extended it.

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Friday Aug 17, 2012 #

9 AM

Walk (streets) 57:22 [3] 4.0 mi (14:21 / mi) +223ft 13:37 / mi
weight:115.2lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

All walking today, looking ridiculous I'm sure. Tried to work on my speed going up hills a la Sandy "the Goat" Fillebrown. :) Mauled by mosquitoes.

C • goat 2

Core and Stretching 15:00 [3]

some pushups too

Thursday Aug 16, 2012 #

Yoga 20:00 [3]

"stay sane" yoga

Wednesday Aug 15, 2012 #

3 PM

Jog 44:33 [3] 4.0 mi (11:08 / mi) +207ft 10:37 / mi
weight:114.8lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

I did walk (fast) for two small parts of this workout, for about 100 paces around mile 2 and then another 80+ paces up the steep hill leading into the campus near field house. Still, this is the fastest i've ever done my loop in! (and I really hauled it in at the end, for me.)

For some reason my GPS says it was shorter than it really was, it's 4 miles, I've done it over and over with that same result and didn't do anything differently.

Even my eyeballs are sweating at this point! :)

C • Nice 2

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Tuesday Aug 14, 2012 #

6 PM

Hike 1:14:33 [3] 4.65 mi (16:02 / mi) +814ft 13:45 / mi
weight:114.4lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

TnT hike with the Sandys - extended Indian loop. Not sure this mileage is right...it's possible. Are you ready for some mind bending info?? Sswede and I were in the same graduating class at Haven!

Nice hike followed by dinner w/Karl, Sandy n Greg 'Swede, Bob Fink, and Sandy F. Thanks for the invite guys! Yummy pasta.

C • SHHS 19XX?!? 8

Monday Aug 13, 2012 #

9 AM

Trail Jog/Walk 44:09 [3] 3.31 mi (13:20 / mi) +456ft 11:48 / mi
weight:114.2lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

Crum loop in the correct direction. Whew, this is hard how do Hugh guys do this all the time?

C • Correct direction 5

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Saturday Aug 11, 2012 #

12 PM

Orienteering 1:54:26 [3] 5.84 mi (19:36 / mi) +581ft 17:54 / mi
shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

Had another look around Tyler. Ran into Karl Ahlswede, prepping overgrown trails for next week's event. We had a nice chat. Lost my Ray Ban sunglasses, saw some baby deer, met an English Mastiff (bigger than the deer,) bought a cheap vintage bike from the 70s on my way home! (Schwinn Breeze, 3 spd, and it's red.) Found a tick on the back of my leg while stretching- they are SO small. Now I'm looking at every tiny mark on my body with paranoia.

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Friday Aug 10, 2012 #

Note

blog post on FCE event:

http://anniemacattack.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/fce...

C • Good evaluation 2

12 PM

Walk/Jog 51:15 [3] 4.0 mi (12:49 / mi) +223ft 12:10 / mi
weight:114.6lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

would have gone earlier except for the rain. reward for waiting was having my sister Fiona come along. it's nice to have a companion and makes things go faster with all the chit chat. her knees started bothering her at the end so we cut out the jogging intervals.

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Thursday Aug 9, 2012 #

Yoga 1:15:00 [3]

Slow flow yoga class in Media. Pretty good workout (especially with the temp over 80 in the studio)

haven't been to a class in a while- good to remember poses and learn some new ones.

Wednesday Aug 8, 2012 #

11 AM

Orienteering 1:10:34 [3] 3.13 mi (22:33 / mi) +276ft 20:49 / mi
weight:114.6lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

Tyler. Went with old Green map and a plan to just see what the place is like. B/c the parking was so far away from the start, I began in the middle of the course. (although now I find out I was in the wrong place, I followed old directions that said Boardwalk parking area, it was not.) Spent a fair amount of time in the area with all the buildings. Navigating around buildings doesn't seem like it would be hard, but somehow it was for me, maybe because I'm not used to it. After about an hour, I was only halfway done what I had set out to do, but felt really tired and hot and a little dizzy...like a piece of meat baking in the oven. Had to head home. Maybe I'll go back a little earlier in the morning next time!

Tuesday Aug 7, 2012 #

Tennis 1:00:00 [3]
weight:113.6lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

wearing running shoes while playing tennis = not a good idea. played with julie, she is formidable! just volleyed, didn't play game. whew. also had a nice small hike with hmac3 today at a preserve with kestrel boxes. neat. saw horse back riders and hawks but no kestrels.

Monday Aug 6, 2012 #

11 AM

Jog 11:21 [3] 1.11 mi (10:14 / mi)
weight:114.4lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

jog to gym

Gym-Strength Training 25:00 [3]

saw my high school field hockey and lacrosse coach today -- wow! i gave her a "high five." that was about 25 years ago...where did the time go?

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

12 PM

Walk/Jog 35:52 [3] 2.86 mi (12:32 / mi) +174ft 11:51 / mi
shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

walk/jog home from gym

Sunday Aug 5, 2012 #

Event: DVOA - French Creek East

Orienteering race 56:34 [4] 4.3 km (13:09 / km) +427ft 11:26 / km
weight:115.2lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

French Creek - Baptism Creek. Hot n sticky day! I was sure this was going to be so hard, and I was worried I wouldn't even finish. But I did finish! And what a relief to have the 1:10 map! I felt good about every control except #7 which should have been a total breeze but I made a mistake ending up a bit south of it, had to go back out to road where I saw it and went back in. About half was "off-trail."

For the most part, there wasn't a ton of contact with the map needed - meaning, I could just get to the bend in the trail, or run to the end of the creek, etc etc. The only sticky area was between 3 and 4, along the power line, and luckily I remembered what good old Dad told me about the fact that the poles are actually marked and accurate, so I was able to count the poles and then make my way over.

So thanks to everyone who has been giving me advice, and making me feel good about my small achievements....Dad, Sandy, Hugh, Speedy...I really appreciate all the encouragement. I want to keep working to improve and of course I will be continuing to ask you all too many questions!

4.3 on clue sheet, 4.8 on splits results, for a while I thought I had done 11:47 min/km pace, now results on DVOA site say it was 4.3. Pace 13:09 instead.

C • WOW! 6

10 AM

Orienteering 1 [4]

GPS route - not edited down

Orange - Splits

Saturday Aug 4, 2012 #

Yoga/Pilates 35:00 [3]

Netflix video ---WITHOUT the dvd because they've taken it out of the streaming section. I did it from memory and must have missed about 10 minutes worth of stuff, like getting into position and breathing etc. Sad that it's gone!

Friday Aug 3, 2012 #

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

11 AM

Walk/Jog 56:50 [3] 4.04 mi (14:04 / mi) +203ft 13:26 / mi
shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

Geez it's hot out! Mostly walking, and stopped to give directions...

Thursday Aug 2, 2012 #

Gym-Strength Training 30:00 [3]

mostly arms

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

Walk/Jog 26:38 [3] 2.34 mi (11:23 / mi)
weight:114.6lbs shoes: nike lunarglide +3 minty

to and from gym

Wednesday Aug 1, 2012 #

Core and Stretching 10:00 [3]

11 AM

Orienteering 1:57:26 [3] 5.43 mi (21:38 / mi) +705ft 19:15 / mi
weight:114.8lbs shoes: Salomon XT Wings 3

FCE - Humid and buggy. Woods still full of downed branches/trees from forest fires. Used old Orange from Apr 2006 again, this time nailing 1 and 2 with no issues.
http://www.dvoa.org/cgi/gadget/reitti.cgi?act=map&...
Worked on rough compass bearings and tried to be more aware of contours and contour spacing. Took trails out to the pit near Round Top, then off-trail bearing downhill across creek to trail. From there, explored the area around 5 and 6 but had trouble with the intermittent trail. Wasn't sure exactly where I was, and with so much going on with rocky terrain and little creeks, I took a bearing north to find the larger trail, which I did successfully (and with a sigh of relief.) Identified major boulders on way to trail. Then just trail walking and ID-ing as many features as I could on way back. I'm pooped! Saw no streamers. For this weekend, I will be happy if I just finish the Orange.

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