Training Log Archive: Bash

Event: TOC Mob Match
 

Toronto Mob Match
Sunnybrook Park

Another spectacular spring day! Jan Havlas designed a devious 90-minute Score-O with a twist. Eight medium-high value controls would only be in place for 10 minutes each, e.g. control M30 was put out by a volunteer exactly 30 minutes after the start and removed 10 minutes later. It was designed so that even the best runner couldn't get to all the migrating controls - and it would be crazy to try anyway.



Because Sunnybrook is such a fun, risk-free place to try navigating for the first time, I'd posted the event info on my Facebook and in the Run Trails Ontario group. The speedy ultrarunner Boultbee twins, Melanie and April, took up the challenge and ran the course with WandAR as their guide. Sounds like they enjoyed it enough that they're now interested in Toronto's Wednesday Park Series!



I got held up and arrived late so I didn't spend much time making a plan. Early on, I made a long, futile run from M05 to M10, as if it could ever have been possible for me. After that failure, I stopped getting distracted by shiny things and focused on higher value controls while planning around the right time periods to visit M30 and M50, which were close together. It was a fantastic day to run - warm but not as overwhelmingly hot as yesterday seemed. Maybe I'm heat acclimated now - NOT. There were lots of the short, steep hills that Sunnybrook is known for, and I had to make a big dash to the finish. I was a minute late but it looks like the timing system gave us all an extra minute so I didn't get penalized.

Chuffed to tie with Yoko Bamba (former top orienteer in Japan) on points for 1st woman but she finished a minute faster. This crazy kind of race is much more in my wheelhouse than hers. She can totally kick my butt in a regular orienteering race.

Huge congrats to the overall winner, Double_Downon11! Big thank you to Jan and Amber for hosting the event.

Afterward, Wilberto and Eva generously hosted the Orienteering Ontario AGM. Great lunch and a nice opportunity to chat with people in person instead of on a conference call. I'm now the Past President but I'm back on the board for another year.

Spectacular spring day! T-shirt and shorts! Making it more spectacular, Mrs. Gally and Dee were able to run in Hockley on a Saturday, which *never* happens. They are both recovering from injury so it was a rare run that we could do together, and we all practised using poles. Fun!

Dee hadn't done the Hockley Provincial Park Loop before so she got to see some new scenery and lots of new hills. There were only a few short ice sections and the first wildflowers were out - a great day to be on the trails. We included the Tom East Side Trail today, which I often skip to get in more climb, but conditions there were better than on the main trail.

Most of the ice storm trail blockages were still there, including the major devastation in the forest "cathedral" around the 1.5 km mark. The main Bruce Trail has been cleared farther north in the Dufferin Hi-Land section, which heads north from Mono Centre. The local Caledon Hills club really has its work cut out for it. :(

This was the hottest run I've done in a long time and I could really feel it. I am such a cold weather person. Maybe I should do some sauna heat acclimation sessions before going to North Carolina next weekend.

Time is moving time only.

I practised my Italian while driving there and back. I've been listening to CDs in my car for a couple of months but I need to get more serious!

Ugh, required to appear for a jury selection panel. It's my civic duty but couldn't it wait until after Lavaredo?

AdventureDog and I ran over to Palgrave East for a tour. I wasn't surprised to find so much soft mud on the trails but I *was* surprised there was still so much ice on a warm day. I wasn't wearing any traction so I just tiptoed carefully around the edges or looked for bare spots.

The hills were alive today. In three different parts of the forest, we met Glenn B, BGY, and Cory T with his cousin. Unfortunately, AdventureDog barks if I stop running so all the conversations had to be brief.

Hard Core Live with Caron. Tough one tonight!

I've been away from yoga for the past few weeks and I could feel the difference. I need to keep this up since it makes me feel better while running and doing other activities. I need to get back to doing my physio regularly too.

Anyone up for a challenge this Sunday morning in Toronto? This is from the Toronto Orienteering Club regarding their annual Mob Match.
http://torontoorienteering.com/wp/?page_id=1037
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From our Czech course designer:
"Courses are ready! 30 flags including first-visitor bonus and some migrating controls are ready for you! Let´s see if anyone can clear the course in 90 min. Might be a challenge!"

P.S. If you decide to come to enjoy the sunny 18C weather, you'e also welcome to join other orienteers for FREE LUNCH at the Orienteering Ontario Annual General Meeting afterward. If you're able to come, please RSVP so that Wilberto and I ensure there is enough DELICIOUS, FREE LUNCH for everyone.

Interesting read on death and legacy in an era of social media, which includes our Attackpoint community. It's estimated that 8,000 Facebook users die every day and that over 30 million have already died. Some day they will outnumber the living Facebook users.

Although it isn't mentioned in this article, some experts recommend that people leave permission to access their social media accounts to particular people in their wills, along with any pertinent instructions. When Dad passed away, we deactivated his Facebook account but you can also memorialize it. This allows people to visit the page and read past entries based on their permissions at the time of the person's death, but the person can't receive friend requests and he/she will no longer appear in groups, friend suggestion lists, etc. The third possibility, as described in this article, is that the Facebook profile remains active, giving the eerie impression that the person is still out there in cyberspace. They'll still appear on the "People You May Know" and "People You Could Invite to Join this Group" lists.
<http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160313-the-unsto...>

I spent 2 hours "with" Bell this afternoon trying to resolve a service issue that I expected to take 10 minutes or less. Most of that time was spent on hold for two different departments. The second time, after the predicted 5 minute wait, I put my phone on speaker and took it along on a gravel road run. Glad I did that because after 50 minutes of music and "thank you for waiting" announcements, the automated voice snapped, "We are having a problem" and hung up on me. I couldn't face calling them back.

If you need to reach us, use our cell numbers. :(

Back to Boot Camp. Just when we'd finished all the stations and were ready to take things down a notch, Caron brought out the sliders - ouch. Four members of the class had done Raid the Rib so we compared war stories.

Missed the workout but my taxes are ready to go - phew!