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Sunday Jun 19, 2011 #
10 AM
Running 58:39 3.59 mi (16:20 / mi) +735m 9:59 / mi
ahr:144 max:160
And drive a little bit more on I-91... back up past Dartmouth to Mt. Moosilauke, met up with sis and also some '06 friends again. Ran up Snapper + Carriage Road trails, chatting away. Stephi, Anthony, Mats, Knut and Carolyn. Yay for Sunday morning ODs!
Running 46:43 3.31 mi (14:07 / mi) +11m 13:58 / mi
ahr:110 max:143
And back down Gorge Brook, playing rockscotch all the way! At the end me and the 3 guys got kinda too into it, Carolyn played it safe and was further back, she's expecting a wee one sometime in the winter!
Saturday Jun 18, 2011 #
Note
First half of day- continuing reunionizing at a friends farm up at Dartmouth, so good to see all. Scrumptious breakfast + sunshine.
Then off to southern VT for another friends' wedding, the ceremony was in both Italian and English and the juxtaposition of the two families/friends was amazing- the glossy Italians in black and sparkles and the VT hippies in linen and button-downs (one guy had dreads nearly 3 ft long!) And much tango dancing into the night, some guys were patient enough to try to teach me. It's an amazing dance, very different than salsa, more dramatic, less set, partners must be more in tune...
Then off to southern VT for another friends' wedding, the ceremony was in both Italian and English and the juxtaposition of the two families/friends was amazing- the glossy Italians in black and sparkles and the VT hippies in linen and button-downs (one guy had dreads nearly 3 ft long!) And much tango dancing into the night, some guys were patient enough to try to teach me. It's an amazing dance, very different than salsa, more dramatic, less set, partners must be more in tune...
7 AM
Running 15:23 1.41 mi (10:56 / mi) +78m 9:19 / mi
ahr:138 max:160
Orienteering 53:42 2.28 mi (23:33 / mi) +151m 19:32 / mi
ahr:120 max:164
One friend at reunions decided a 7am run around in the woods with a map was a good idea. =) He's just recently out of the marines and kept referring to o as "land nav" and being really confused by the 1:10 scale.
But I only printed up 1 map, so that meant we had to keep switching and I had no way to follow along when he was navigating. Led to much confusion, some attempts at relocation... Altogether kinda slow orienteering and not great training although good to catch up with Anthony and show him what this sport is about!
But I only printed up 1 map, so that meant we had to keep switching and I had no way to follow along when he was navigating. Led to much confusion, some attempts at relocation... Altogether kinda slow orienteering and not great training although good to catch up with Anthony and show him what this sport is about!
Running 23:14 2.21 mi (10:31 / mi) +13m 10:20 / mi
ahr:121 max:143
Thursday Jun 16, 2011 #
5 PM
Running hills (Orchard Hills) 44:53 5.29 mi (8:29 / mi) +197m 7:36 / mi
ahr:149 max:182
Haven't done Orchard Hills in ages- good workout! Went out with Alex after work, and brought maps of the relay at Frith Hill to look at while intervalling.
Times were 4.14, 4.18, 4.19, 4.18, so pretty consistent, bit fast on the first. Maybe a few seconds slower due to map reading at the same time? There were a set Dec 09 I did in 4.09, 4.10, 4.12 at least, can't be bothered to do a full search for all times I've done them... Stomach was complaining at the end, always seems to with these.
Other news, next observing run to Chile doesn't fall during WOC, phew! A weekend at end of Sept/beginning of Oct.
Times were 4.14, 4.18, 4.19, 4.18, so pretty consistent, bit fast on the first. Maybe a few seconds slower due to map reading at the same time? There were a set Dec 09 I did in 4.09, 4.10, 4.12 at least, can't be bothered to do a full search for all times I've done them... Stomach was complaining at the end, always seems to with these.
Other news, next observing run to Chile doesn't fall during WOC, phew! A weekend at end of Sept/beginning of Oct.
Running warm up/down 15:04 1.49 mi (10:07 / mi) +14m 9:49 / mi
ahr:141 max:151
Trot from office -> home with Alex, carrying our computers etc.
Then dinner at Gagarins', yummy foods, chat of Wisconsin/Irish/French/local maps.
Then dinner at Gagarins', yummy foods, chat of Wisconsin/Irish/French/local maps.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2011 #
6 PM
Running 4:45 0.0 mi
ahr:119 max:141 rhr:48
Orienteering 40:39 6.74 km (6:02 / km) +167m 5:22 / km
ahr:162 max:181 14c
Nobscot Score-O before dinner to send off the Cristina-Melissa-Caroline-Jesse team to Iceland
Haven't done a score-o in a long time, accidentally skipped 2 controls, whoops!! Still had time to go get one after going through the finish the first time, but the second was wayyy out.
Anyways, super fun to run fast, the woods are so easy to get through and so visible. Slight hesitation on one or two, worst was missing a trail branch off I wanted to take- was trying to read ahead + run fast.
1624/2000
Haven't done a score-o in a long time, accidentally skipped 2 controls, whoops!! Still had time to go get one after going through the finish the first time, but the second was wayyy out.
Anyways, super fun to run fast, the woods are so easy to get through and so visible. Slight hesitation on one or two, worst was missing a trail branch off I wanted to take- was trying to read ahead + run fast.
1624/2000
Orienteering 19:30 1.84 mi (10:36 / mi) +114m 8:53 / mi
ahr:153 max:167 3c
Control pick-up, went out to the one I skipped, was maybe the hardest on the course? But came from the top, not too bad, was a pretty boulder.
Awesome dinner at the Luis house after. Soup, salad + pie, mmmmm.
1627/2000
Awesome dinner at the Luis house after. Soup, salad + pie, mmmmm.
1627/2000
Tuesday Jun 14, 2011 #
Note
(rest day)
Totally totally off day, letting the body recover!
The 3 day version of the Badger Training Camp was awesome! Going over QuickRoute, the mistakes I made seem to be because I mistook one feature for another similar one and then didn't notice or start to get worried early enough afterwards... and then some other times deciding x was y and running towards it without a compass check.
Oh, and used my magnifier for the first time! None of the maps were 1:15, but sometimes helpful on the 1:10 ones, for really approaching into the control. For planning long legs though, definitely needed to swing it out of the way.
Was also cool just to visit Wisconsin, think it was my first time in the state? Learned about supper clubs and the kettle-moraine terrain and the bizarre (to me) road naming system involving letters only. There's also a new trail in the process of being built crossing the state marking the approximate edge of the glacier in the last Ice Age.
Also, saw lots of cool and sometimes evil plants/animals. First run in the woods, saw a teeny-tiny fawn and two loud, big sandhill cranes squawking in the open meadow. Then learned about wild parsnip, which apparently leaves oil on your skin that turns to acid and burns you if exposed to UV from the sun? Yikes! Prickly ash looked like a tree, but had surprise thorns, not cool. Then, on the last day, I nearly ran over a turkey's nest-- momma took off, abandoning the eggs, which I narrowly managed to avoid trampling. Wowzer.
1610/2000
The 3 day version of the Badger Training Camp was awesome! Going over QuickRoute, the mistakes I made seem to be because I mistook one feature for another similar one and then didn't notice or start to get worried early enough afterwards... and then some other times deciding x was y and running towards it without a compass check.
Oh, and used my magnifier for the first time! None of the maps were 1:15, but sometimes helpful on the 1:10 ones, for really approaching into the control. For planning long legs though, definitely needed to swing it out of the way.
Was also cool just to visit Wisconsin, think it was my first time in the state? Learned about supper clubs and the kettle-moraine terrain and the bizarre (to me) road naming system involving letters only. There's also a new trail in the process of being built crossing the state marking the approximate edge of the glacier in the last Ice Age.
Also, saw lots of cool and sometimes evil plants/animals. First run in the woods, saw a teeny-tiny fawn and two loud, big sandhill cranes squawking in the open meadow. Then learned about wild parsnip, which apparently leaves oil on your skin that turns to acid and burns you if exposed to UV from the sun? Yikes! Prickly ash looked like a tree, but had surprise thorns, not cool. Then, on the last day, I nearly ran over a turkey's nest-- momma took off, abandoning the eggs, which I narrowly managed to avoid trampling. Wowzer.
1610/2000
Monday Jun 13, 2011 #
10 AM
Running 19:03 1.69 mi (11:17 / mi) +54m 10:16 / mi
ahr:119 max:140
Orienteering 42:29 4.0 km (10:37 / km) +28m 10:16 / km
ahr:146 max:165 15c
Day 3 – 4.0k – 15 controls – Hepcat
Slalom-O
Woo, so this one was designed to keep crossing paths with another runner who you started at the same time as. Saw Andrew at a bunch of controls up to 9, but then got totally confused to 10, had decided to bail to trail when I ran into control. Right, so don't quite have orienteering in this terrain perfectly figured out....
QuickRoute
Slalom-O
Woo, so this one was designed to keep crossing paths with another runner who you started at the same time as. Saw Andrew at a bunch of controls up to 9, but then got totally confused to 10, had decided to bail to trail when I ran into control. Right, so don't quite have orienteering in this terrain perfectly figured out....
QuickRoute
C • Wow 6
Orienteering 42:55 3.9 km (11:00 / km) +107m 9:41 / km
ahr:149 max:163 8c
ay 3 – Memory-O – 3.9k – 8 controls – Hepcat
Did memory-o to 2, 4, 6, 8 with Andrew running the odd ones, did ok, pretty much had routes memorized while he was navigating, and always managed to actually get to the controls, woo! Then he was a bit tired so went straight back from 8, I decided to keep going, and totally did not give 11 the respect it needed. It was just over the road, so it should have been easy, as you had a clear thing to attak from only 100m away. But despite coming out on the road where I wanted, ended up heading more south-west than south-east and became confused and did not relocate well at all. Maybe getting tired...
QuickRoute
Did memory-o to 2, 4, 6, 8 with Andrew running the odd ones, did ok, pretty much had routes memorized while he was navigating, and always managed to actually get to the controls, woo! Then he was a bit tired so went straight back from 8, I decided to keep going, and totally did not give 11 the respect it needed. It was just over the road, so it should have been easy, as you had a clear thing to attak from only 100m away. But despite coming out on the road where I wanted, ended up heading more south-west than south-east and became confused and did not relocate well at all. Maybe getting tired...
QuickRoute
Running 17:06 1.57 mi (10:55 / mi) +22m 10:28 / mi
ahr:133 max:152
2 PM
Running 5:59 0.5 mi (12:01 / mi) +40m 9:37 / mi
ahr:135 max:151
Orienteering 5:06 0.3 mi (16:53 / mi) +11m 15:10 / mi
ahr:138 max:156
Orienteering 39:08 3.6 km (10:52 / km) +53m 10:08 / km
ahr:155 max:169 12c
Day 3 – Cluster course – 3.6k – 12 controls – Cat's Meow
This course was designed to have a bunch of short legs and then a big one, mix it up. My goal was to try to run under 10 min/k, but nope, didn't quite get that, as is the theme of this weekend, I guess... Was really focused going in, still totally messed up 1. Decided to just start over. Had run too far on the trail.
After starting over, the short legs went pretty well. The first long one was a bit rough, totally had to relocate when I finally came up to the big ridge. Probably a better route would have been to remain right of the line, as Andrew pointed out later... 2nd long leg went ok, but then got way confsued into 11. Actually, I'm not sure it's hung in the right place, after a circle around, went to attack it from a green spur when all of the sudden it was infront of me, instead of off to the right... but it's possible I wasn't actually on that green spur. Visibility was about zero in that zone, and super lumpy ground. That mistake left the going under 10 min/k impossible, but not too far off. Ah well. Has been really good to get out on this terrain!!
QuickRoute
This course was designed to have a bunch of short legs and then a big one, mix it up. My goal was to try to run under 10 min/k, but nope, didn't quite get that, as is the theme of this weekend, I guess... Was really focused going in, still totally messed up 1. Decided to just start over. Had run too far on the trail.
After starting over, the short legs went pretty well. The first long one was a bit rough, totally had to relocate when I finally came up to the big ridge. Probably a better route would have been to remain right of the line, as Andrew pointed out later... 2nd long leg went ok, but then got way confsued into 11. Actually, I'm not sure it's hung in the right place, after a circle around, went to attack it from a green spur when all of the sudden it was infront of me, instead of off to the right... but it's possible I wasn't actually on that green spur. Visibility was about zero in that zone, and super lumpy ground. That mistake left the going under 10 min/k impossible, but not too far off. Ah well. Has been really good to get out on this terrain!!
QuickRoute
Running 4:35 0.5 mi (9:06 / mi) +19m 8:08 / mi
ahr:147 max:165