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Friday Jan 13, 2017 #
12 PM
Note
It has been several years since I have attended the George Navigator Club (GNC), which is traditionally held over the MLK holiday weekend. As I was rounding into shape in the fall, I put this even ton the schedule, especially after seeing that there was a Friday Sprint added…four event long weekend, what could be better?! Well, that and not having to load up my van with a ton of results display supplies…
Flew into Atlanta, Georgia this morning, and then drove to Whitesburg area, to the McIntosh Reserve, the Sprint location.
Paid the $5 park entrance fee and documented the transaction...
…and onto the meet pavilion.
Go figure, the first people I see but the ladies from the Aleksieva family – Petya, Nicole (F10), and Diana (F18), from QOC. Always nice to see familiar faces...
The next person was McIntosh himself…well, maybe not.
Someone I see less often is Martha Carr, who was the Start line call up volunteer for Friday-Sunday’s events.
Back to business…
And then one more photo. Now go away.
With a couple of hours until my start, I scoped out the Sart…
And then the Finish.
Paying attention to what I could see from viewing area was helpful later on.
Flew into Atlanta, Georgia this morning, and then drove to Whitesburg area, to the McIntosh Reserve, the Sprint location.
Paid the $5 park entrance fee and documented the transaction...
…and onto the meet pavilion.
Go figure, the first people I see but the ladies from the Aleksieva family – Petya, Nicole (F10), and Diana (F18), from QOC. Always nice to see familiar faces...
The next person was McIntosh himself…well, maybe not.
Someone I see less often is Martha Carr, who was the Start line call up volunteer for Friday-Sunday’s events.
Back to business…
And then one more photo. Now go away.
With a couple of hours until my start, I scoped out the Sart…
And then the Finish.
Paying attention to what I could see from viewing area was helpful later on.
2 PM
Orienteering race (Sprint - Brown) 24:07 [3] *** 2.4 km (10:03 / km) +30m 9:27 / km
ahr:142 max:161
FR = 1.52 miles with 27.6 m climb
Won a course split!!!
Map
Tracks
Made sure I taped and greased my feet, wore rainbow strip socks and purple shoes. It clouded over a bit later in the day, so temps were actually about the same at 2:40 as they were when I got there at 11:30, around 70 F. Still warmer than I would have liked, but I hoped to be finished in under 30 minutes. Started at my assigned start time. Pretty straight forward sprint, once I accepted that some woods navigation was required. Embraced the woods and won the split from 9-10.
I was very pleased with this effort, finishing just over 10 minutes per k, 1st of four in F55, and 4th of 25 on Brown. QOC members Diana A and Francis H were 2nd & 3rd overall on Brown. We held the top three spots until the very end, when Jim B snuck into 1st by 8 seconds over Diana. No feet issues or other injuries.
Dinner at an Italian place in Lagrange. Bread was great, pasta swimming in sauce, so not good, and service was lacking, but it was better than McD’s.
Day 1 of 4 in the books.
Won a course split!!!
Map
Tracks
Made sure I taped and greased my feet, wore rainbow strip socks and purple shoes. It clouded over a bit later in the day, so temps were actually about the same at 2:40 as they were when I got there at 11:30, around 70 F. Still warmer than I would have liked, but I hoped to be finished in under 30 minutes. Started at my assigned start time. Pretty straight forward sprint, once I accepted that some woods navigation was required. Embraced the woods and won the split from 9-10.
I was very pleased with this effort, finishing just over 10 minutes per k, 1st of four in F55, and 4th of 25 on Brown. QOC members Diana A and Francis H were 2nd & 3rd overall on Brown. We held the top three spots until the very end, when Jim B snuck into 1st by 8 seconds over Diana. No feet issues or other injuries.
Dinner at an Italian place in Lagrange. Bread was great, pasta swimming in sauce, so not good, and service was lacking, but it was better than McD’s.
Day 1 of 4 in the books.
Thursday Jan 12, 2017 #
Swimming 31:30 [1] 0.85 mi (37:03 / mi)
weight:191lbs
An easy 1500 yards.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017 #
2 PM
Biking 1:09:01 [1] 13.08 mi (5:17 / mi) +38m 5:14 / mi
Temps were 55 with 8 mph wind - nice. Debated doing this tomorrow, but it is supposed to be 65 with 16 mph wind, and less wind is better for me. So, pool tomorrow, which is better anyway to leave my legs a bit fresher.
3 PM
Note
weight:193lbs
Some 2016 numbers...not sure where I am going here, but they have been running around in my head this week.
Exercise hours = 260. The highest by ~10 since I started on AP in 2002 after excluding 2006, which included 141 hours of boot camp, which wasn't really good for me in the long run.
The 260 hours were spread out nicely between orienteering, cycling, swimming, and running and walking.
Biking 78:27
Swimming 57:54
Orienteering 55:16
Running/Walking 55:00
Other ~14:00
I exercised 237/366 days for an average of 1:06 per exercise day, or :45 per day. I averaged 2.5 days off per week.
Days exercised by month
January 21/31
February 21/29
March 24/31
April 19/30
May 27/31
June 14/30
July 23/31
August 12/31
September 30/30
October 8/31
November 13/30
December 24/31
Yup, I had some big chunks of down time. For 2017, I would like to limit the consecutive days off to 1-2, unless there is a physical reason I can't do anything. Even a jeans walk for 30 minutes counts. [I am going to ignore the three in a row I took off last week. :)]
I will try to swim twice a week, bike twice a week, run once per week, and get into the terrain once a week (can be orienteering or trail running).
On the food and drink front, I am cutting down on diet cokes - from 6-8 per day to two today, and one tomorrow. Testing the theory that the artificial sweetener is causing the bloat. Sweets still call my name, but at least I have stopped the massive Skittles consumption, and my gums and teeth thank me for that.
Exercise hours = 260. The highest by ~10 since I started on AP in 2002 after excluding 2006, which included 141 hours of boot camp, which wasn't really good for me in the long run.
The 260 hours were spread out nicely between orienteering, cycling, swimming, and running and walking.
Biking 78:27
Swimming 57:54
Orienteering 55:16
Running/Walking 55:00
Other ~14:00
I exercised 237/366 days for an average of 1:06 per exercise day, or :45 per day. I averaged 2.5 days off per week.
Days exercised by month
January 21/31
February 21/29
March 24/31
April 19/30
May 27/31
June 14/30
July 23/31
August 12/31
September 30/30
October 8/31
November 13/30
December 24/31
Yup, I had some big chunks of down time. For 2017, I would like to limit the consecutive days off to 1-2, unless there is a physical reason I can't do anything. Even a jeans walk for 30 minutes counts. [I am going to ignore the three in a row I took off last week. :)]
I will try to swim twice a week, bike twice a week, run once per week, and get into the terrain once a week (can be orienteering or trail running).
On the food and drink front, I am cutting down on diet cokes - from 6-8 per day to two today, and one tomorrow. Testing the theory that the artificial sweetener is causing the bloat. Sweets still call my name, but at least I have stopped the massive Skittles consumption, and my gums and teeth thank me for that.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 #
4 PM
Running/Walking 53:05 [1] 4.0 mi (13:16 / mi)
weight:192lbs
Pool didn't work out today because I was hungry, so I wanted to eat lunch early instead. Home to the treadmill.
Starting walking and then moved speed up incrementally each minute for 1 mile, then repeat, starting at a higher speed.
Mile 1 - 14:15 started at 3.5 mph to 5.0 mph
Mile 2 - 13:05 started at 4.0 mph to 5.4 mph
Mile 3 - 12:10 started at 4.0 mph but upped .2 each minute up to 6.2
Mile 4 - 13:35 up for 8 minutes and then back to walking speed for cool down
Starting walking and then moved speed up incrementally each minute for 1 mile, then repeat, starting at a higher speed.
Mile 1 - 14:15 started at 3.5 mph to 5.0 mph
Mile 2 - 13:05 started at 4.0 mph to 5.4 mph
Mile 3 - 12:10 started at 4.0 mph but upped .2 each minute up to 6.2
Mile 4 - 13:35 up for 8 minutes and then back to walking speed for cool down
Monday Jan 9, 2017 #
Swimming 31:40 [1] 0.91 mi (34:47 / mi)
weight:191lbs
4 x 400 with 1 minute rest between - 820 750 750 740
Pool (cool down swim) 5:30 [1] 0.14 mi (39:20 / mi)
Put this as pool so that I can keep my swim count separate...
Note
Plan for week is to swim today and tomorrow, and bike on Wednesday and Thursday. Then, it is off to Georgia on Friday for all four events - Sprint, two Classic, and the return to the Extreme-O!
The last year I was fit and feeling competitive was in 2011, when I was ranked on Green and did 15 races. I was likely feeling competitive in 2012 as well, but I was only fit enough for F-Yellow, where I enjoyed trying to beat the kids and other infirm ladies.
I come into 2017 feeling back on my feet, literally, and, well, I am just so excited for this coming weekend, especially after feeling like I was getting around pretty well this past weekend.
My feet feel good enough today, and luckily when I cracked my knee against the tree on Saturday night, the area bruised is above the knee cap. Not that it didn't hurt, but I think it would have been worse if it was 1 inch lower.
A rankings recap from the OUSA rankings site:
2010 - Not ranked - ran 4 random races
2011 - Ranked on Green with 15 races, including 3 at West Point
2012 - Ranked on Yellow with 9 races, no WP
2013 - Ranked on Brown with 4 races, all at WP
2014 - 0 ranked races
2015 - 2 ranked races, both at WP
2016 - Ranked on Brown with 3 races at WP and one race credit; also 2 Orange races
[Roger likes New York City, and combining the trip with the West Point event makes the NYC part slightly more palatable. I will be in New Zealand during WP this year.]
The last year I was fit and feeling competitive was in 2011, when I was ranked on Green and did 15 races. I was likely feeling competitive in 2012 as well, but I was only fit enough for F-Yellow, where I enjoyed trying to beat the kids and other infirm ladies.
I come into 2017 feeling back on my feet, literally, and, well, I am just so excited for this coming weekend, especially after feeling like I was getting around pretty well this past weekend.
My feet feel good enough today, and luckily when I cracked my knee against the tree on Saturday night, the area bruised is above the knee cap. Not that it didn't hurt, but I think it would have been worse if it was 1 inch lower.
A rankings recap from the OUSA rankings site:
2010 - Not ranked - ran 4 random races
2011 - Ranked on Green with 15 races, including 3 at West Point
2012 - Ranked on Yellow with 9 races, no WP
2013 - Ranked on Brown with 4 races, all at WP
2014 - 0 ranked races
2015 - 2 ranked races, both at WP
2016 - Ranked on Brown with 3 races at WP and one race credit; also 2 Orange races
[Roger likes New York City, and combining the trip with the West Point event makes the NYC part slightly more palatable. I will be in New Zealand during WP this year.]
Sunday Jan 8, 2017 #
Event: QOC Little Bennett Day-O
12 PM
Orienteering race (Little Bennett - Brown) 1:07:07 [3] *** 4.2 km (15:59 / km) +140m 13:42 / km
FR = 3.47 miles with 132 m climb
Got to hang with Barney briefly before he went out on his course with sgb.
Got out later than expected, just before 1 PM. Very cold, in the low 20s, and the woods did not feel as sheltered from the wind as they did last night. Had the right amount of clothes on - top was 1 short and 2 long. Bottom was long with thigh covering undershorts. Buff on head.
Happy with this effort, though flagging a bit at the end. I guess I need a pick me up about 30 minutes in.
Got to hang with Barney briefly before he went out on his course with sgb.
Got out later than expected, just before 1 PM. Very cold, in the low 20s, and the woods did not feel as sheltered from the wind as they did last night. Had the right amount of clothes on - top was 1 short and 2 long. Bottom was long with thigh covering undershorts. Buff on head.
Happy with this effort, though flagging a bit at the end. I guess I need a pick me up about 30 minutes in.
2 PM
Orienteering race (Yellow - non comp) 29:03 [3] *** 2.4 km (12:06 / km) +60m 10:46 / km
FR = 1.71 miles and 86 m climb
There was a little bit of smack talk between Alexis and I, so after a 14 minute rest, I went out to run the Yellow as well. Pretty tired by now, and the climb to 8 seemed like it took 10 minutes. Trail is a bit off from 9-10, but I was on the trail, so I didn't adjust my tracks...
Hands were freezing for the first 20 minutes, and I had removed on of the long sleeve shirts, which would have been fine, if I had kept the warmer on on. The wind was blowing right through me, and my stomach was bright red when I finished.
Alexis got me by a lot (7 minutes), but then she was determined to avenge the loss from last night, and she is 13, and can run fast!
No regrets on giving it a go. Would liked to have been closer to 24 minutes, but, well, tired legs. :)
I think it may be the purple ice bugs which are aggravating my heel...
There was a little bit of smack talk between Alexis and I, so after a 14 minute rest, I went out to run the Yellow as well. Pretty tired by now, and the climb to 8 seemed like it took 10 minutes. Trail is a bit off from 9-10, but I was on the trail, so I didn't adjust my tracks...
Hands were freezing for the first 20 minutes, and I had removed on of the long sleeve shirts, which would have been fine, if I had kept the warmer on on. The wind was blowing right through me, and my stomach was bright red when I finished.
Alexis got me by a lot (7 minutes), but then she was determined to avenge the loss from last night, and she is 13, and can run fast!
No regrets on giving it a go. Would liked to have been closer to 24 minutes, but, well, tired legs. :)
I think it may be the purple ice bugs which are aggravating my heel...
Saturday Jan 7, 2017 #
Event: QOC Little Bennett Night-O
6 PM
Orienteering race (Night - Beginner) 37:19 [2] *** 2.4 km (15:33 / km) +40m 14:21 / km
FR = 2.18 miles with 58.5 m climb Ready for the night! Warm up by going NC on the Beginner course.
I decided to go out on the Beginner course first, in order to gain some confidence. It was so much fun! Even the adventure from 2-3. The trails between 6 and 9 are a bit off, and for 7, I thought I was there because there was a sharp turn in the trail. And, the trail comes to a "T" well before 9, and there is even a fence there. The mapper will be redoing those areas. Thank you, Sam.
Even with temps in the 20s, it wasn't so bad if you kept moving. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, and the traction was great. So much fun to run!
I decided to go out on the Beginner course first, in order to gain some confidence. It was so much fun! Even the adventure from 2-3. The trails between 6 and 9 are a bit off, and for 7, I thought I was there because there was a sharp turn in the trail. And, the trail comes to a "T" well before 9, and there is even a fence there. The mapper will be redoing those areas. Thank you, Sam.
Even with temps in the 20s, it wasn't so bad if you kept moving. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, and the traction was great. So much fun to run!
8 PM
Orienteering race (Night - Intermediate) 1:06:22 [3] *** 3.9 km (17:01 / km) +110m 14:55 / km
FR = 3.11 miles with 101.8 m climb
After waiting about 1:45 for Amy to return for epunch relief, I conscripted Laura and went out on the Intermediate course. Only real error was from 5-6. Otherwise, I was carefully nailing the controls, and I ended up 2nd, a little in front of Alexis. She was beat by 50 and 59 year old women - good role models, for sure. ;-)
After waiting about 1:45 for Amy to return for epunch relief, I conscripted Laura and went out on the Intermediate course. Only real error was from 5-6. Otherwise, I was carefully nailing the controls, and I ended up 2nd, a little in front of Alexis. She was beat by 50 and 59 year old women - good role models, for sure. ;-)