Training Log Archive: JayXCIn the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2015:
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Friday Jul 31, 2015 #
12 PM
Run 46:45 [3] 6.0 mi (7:48 / mi) +395ft 7:20 / mi
slept:6.0 shoes: Hoka Mafate 3
Thursday Jul 30, 2015 #
6 PM
Mtn Bike 1:47:49 17.09 mi (9.5 mph) +926ft
ahr:102 max:152
Loop through Dryer Road and back.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015 #
Run 47:34 [3] 6.0 mi (7:56 / mi) +395ft 7:28 / mi
slept:7.5 shoes: Hoka Mafate 3
Warm one.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015 #
6 PM
Road Bike 1:21:09 20.68 mi (15.3 mph) +694ft
ahr:100 max:144
Easy ride around Mendon with Richie.
Monday Jul 27, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.5 (rest day)
Bike and gear bin arrived home from WY so spent the evening unpacking red dirt-covered gear.
Sunday Jul 26, 2015 #
9 AM
Run 41:06 [3] 5.53 mi (7:26 / mi)
slept:8.0 shoes: Hoka Mafate 3
Rough start but felt decent by the end.
Road Bike 2:35:39 38.56 mi (14.9 mph) +1969ft
ahr:127 max:172
Easy ride around Mendon/Bloomfield. Looks like Garmin issue is only related to bike tracks.
Saturday Jul 25, 2015 #
11 AM
Road Bike 2:22:00 [3] 39.4 mi (16.6 mph)
slept:8.0
Easy ride to Canandaigua for coffee and back. For some reason Garmin won't download the track.
Road Bike 2:41:22 39.34 mi (14.6 mph) +1552ft
ahr:120 max:163
Friday Jul 24, 2015 #
Note
slept:8.0 (rest day)
Thursday Jul 23, 2015 #
Note
slept:8.0 (rest day)
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015 #
Note
slept:8.0 (rest day)
Tuesday Jul 21, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.5 (rest day)
Monday Jul 20, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.0 (rest day)
Travel home.
Sunday Jul 19, 2015 #
2 AM
Orienteering 2:30:00 [3] 6.0 km (25:00 / km)
slept:2.0
At EOD3 we again did not punch in on arrival. We headed to our gear bins and changed for more optional O-course CPs but not before our first real sleep of the race, 2 hours.
I found it pretty difficult to jump onto the o-course immediately after our nap. Finally I just took a bearing to the first CP and fortunately we walked right to it. Once there things started to click and we hit 2 more CPs before running out of time and heading back to the TA.
I found it pretty difficult to jump onto the o-course immediately after our nap. Finally I just took a bearing to the first CP and fortunately we walked right to it. Once there things started to click and we hit 2 more CPs before running out of time and heading back to the TA.
5 AM
Mtn Bike 5:34:00 [3] 113.0 km (20.3 kph)
We quickly changed and punched out with a few minutes to spare. According to Mark quite a few teams were going to struggle to get to the finish before the cut-off. The road early on was pretty hilly and slow going which was a little concerning. Fortunately the road quality improved and the steepness of the hills dropped as we went while the head wind turned into a bit of a tailwind as we turned south. I felt the team worked very well together this entire section and we passed a number of teams along the way.
10 AM
Run 32:00 [3] 5.0 km (6:24 / km)
shoes: Salomon XT Wings (grey/green)
Once at the finish we packed up the packrafts and ran to the put-in, inflated the rafts and paddled through the waterpark to the finish.
11 AM
Raft paddle 39:00 [3] 5.0 km (7:48 / km)
Overall I’m pretty disappointed with my mistakes. The team showed they were fast early on and still had it at the end. If I had avoided the mistakes on day 1 I’m confident we could have been in the top 5.
Saturday Jul 18, 2015 #
12 AM
Mtn Bike 6:20:00 [3] 75.0 km (11.8 kph)
slept:0.33
Remainder of 'Soul Crusher' ride to EOD2
6 AM
Orienteering 2:40:00 [3] 5.0 mi (32:00 / mi)
Once at the TA we did not punch the EOD but instead went out for a few O-course points. The first two were relatively easy. We attempted the stream intersection CP but we ran out of time to get out to it and turned back early to o the TA as the tracker route confirms.
9 AM
Mtn Bike 15:00:00 [3] 56.0 km (3.7 kph)
Day 3 would be a full day of biking as well however the views were fantastic the entire day. This section easily ranks in my top 3 for bike rides in a race ever.
The Yogaslackers passed us early on while climbing to the first pass in between rain showers. Once on the backside we just followed along behind them. By the next pass I had lost our position on the map and thought we were one pass ahead. With a little back-tracking and a comment by NYARA as they passed I was able to re-locate and we rode on to the canyon CP with a slight rest for a flat tire repair along the way.
At the campground we discovered we needed to hike to the river below for one CP then once we returned we’d be rewarded with hamburgers from Denise Mast and NYARA, excellent!
Next stop would be EOD3 but not before we had to navigate through the mess of roads south of CP41. Roads which should have been on one side of a significant feature were on the other side, new roads appeared, some roads didn’t exist, etc. Fortunately I made it through without much issue aside from not finding the well CP despite attacking from 2 different directions.
The Yogaslackers passed us early on while climbing to the first pass in between rain showers. Once on the backside we just followed along behind them. By the next pass I had lost our position on the map and thought we were one pass ahead. With a little back-tracking and a comment by NYARA as they passed I was able to re-locate and we rode on to the canyon CP with a slight rest for a flat tire repair along the way.
At the campground we discovered we needed to hike to the river below for one CP then once we returned we’d be rewarded with hamburgers from Denise Mast and NYARA, excellent!
Next stop would be EOD3 but not before we had to navigate through the mess of roads south of CP41. Roads which should have been on one side of a significant feature were on the other side, new roads appeared, some roads didn’t exist, etc. Fortunately I made it through without much issue aside from not finding the well CP despite attacking from 2 different directions.
Friday Jul 17, 2015 #
12 AM
Trek 10:28:00 [3] 18.0 km (34:53 / km)
slept:0.0 shoes: Salomon XT Wings (grey/green)
We decided to hike up onto the nearby peak and take a bearing down from the highpoint which would allow us to cross the trail we needed but below the scree which was camouflaging it. On the way up the fog rolled in and we got turned around which delayed the decent.
Fortunately Hunter’s team came by and we were able to locate our position and then not too long after the trail down. It was a relatively easy trail hike to the EOD1 but we had missed the time cut and would become unranked.
Fortunately Hunter’s team came by and we were able to locate our position and then not too long after the trail down. It was a relatively easy trail hike to the EOD1 but we had missed the time cut and would become unranked.
12 PM
Mtn Bike 12:00:00 [3] 68.0 km (5.7 kph)
The rest of the day was spent biking. We biked to the rappel then on to CP30-CP32 which included a nasty hike-a –bike on a portion of the trail to the fire tower. At that point we made the decision not to climb over the pass to CP33-CP38 and to take Hazelton Rd to the EOD2. Hazelton Rd seemed to go on forever compounded by the fact that we were now on a 1:100,000 map. It took us until early the next day to finish it up with a short nap along the way.
Thursday Jul 16, 2015 #
9 AM
Run 20:00 [3] 4.0 km (5:00 / km)
slept:5.0 shoes: Salomon XT Wings (grey/green)
Cowboy Tough with Nathalie Long, James Galipeau and Fritz Pameijer as Team Canada AR.
We departed at 6am from Casper in buses and arrived at Crazy Woman Square in Buffalo around 8am where we were given our trackers and the local Buffalo map. I transposed the 4 CPs from the race maps onto the local map and noticed that pre-plotted locations for the Sporting Lure and the Occidental Saloon were wrong.
At 9am the Governor started us with a loud bang that did not come from the pistol he was holding and we were off. We hit the Sporting Lure on our way to the pool and I noticed that the Swedish Army team had missed it and were running south to its location on the race map. At the pool Fritz ignored the line of teams on the diving board and jumping from the edge and made quick work of punching the control at the bottom of the pool. We next ran out to the Steakhouse for our telegram and then hit the Saloon for our shot of whiskey just prior to getting on the bikes.
We departed at 6am from Casper in buses and arrived at Crazy Woman Square in Buffalo around 8am where we were given our trackers and the local Buffalo map. I transposed the 4 CPs from the race maps onto the local map and noticed that pre-plotted locations for the Sporting Lure and the Occidental Saloon were wrong.
At 9am the Governor started us with a loud bang that did not come from the pistol he was holding and we were off. We hit the Sporting Lure on our way to the pool and I noticed that the Swedish Army team had missed it and were running south to its location on the race map. At the pool Fritz ignored the line of teams on the diving board and jumping from the edge and made quick work of punching the control at the bottom of the pool. We next ran out to the Steakhouse for our telegram and then hit the Saloon for our shot of whiskey just prior to getting on the bikes.
Mtn Bike 1:02:00 [3] 23.0 km (22.3 kph)
The first point on the bike was at the fairgrounds where Nathalie decided to chase a few calfs around a pen to grab a streamer off one if their rears. The remaining portion of the ride was on gravel roads and we quickly arrived at CP7 which was the paddle TA.
10 AM
canoe paddle 1:33:00 [3] 16.0 km (10.3 kph)
We arrived at the TA in 4th and quickly transitioned. I noticed the canoes were Old Town 16.9’s as I grabbed the one Fritz had picked up and we put it in the water. We were told by the TA staff that CP8 was on an island (“WTF- there’s no island on my map”) and CP9 was on the dam. As we paddled towards it I noticed that there was no bracing for a foot hold in the boat and I had nowhere to put my feet and with every paddle stroke I nearly pulled myself off the seat. As we neared the island CP I still could not recognize any land features on the map. We turned south after punching CP9 and headed towards CP10 on the end of a peninsula just south of CP7. No peninsula existed and the CP was found on the shore at about the correct latitude. From there we paddled to the southwest corner of the lake but not before getting passed by a number of teams. This was when we figured out that we did not select Old Town 16.9s but Pelicans. Bad choice.
As we approached the southwest corner a number teams in front of us turned back north but continued hunting for the point along the shore. We joined the search and stuck around longer than we should have before giving up in it. Looking at the GPS tracker paths it’s clear that the points were actually where we had plotted them but the lake/reservoir has undergone a severe change in shape at some point since the map was made. I expect the 2 teams that did find CP12 found it to the west of the actual corner of the lake. After that it was an uneventful paddle to the take out.
As we approached the southwest corner a number teams in front of us turned back north but continued hunting for the point along the shore. We joined the search and stuck around longer than we should have before giving up in it. Looking at the GPS tracker paths it’s clear that the points were actually where we had plotted them but the lake/reservoir has undergone a severe change in shape at some point since the map was made. I expect the 2 teams that did find CP12 found it to the west of the actual corner of the lake. After that it was an uneventful paddle to the take out.
2 PM
Mtn Bike 44:00 [3] 21.0 km (28.6 kph)
Back onto the bikes and it was a short ride to CP14 which was the transition to trekking. We arrived with the Yogaslackers and NYARA.
3 PM
Trek 8:56:00 [3] 34.0 km (15:46 / km)
shoes: Salomon XT Wings (grey/green)
The first trek would be a steady climb from 7500’ to 10,000’ over the next few hours. We opted to collect Optional CP15 and CP16 with bushwhacks and I felt we were moving really well. We collected CP17 and CP18 with no issue as the sun set.
It was a long climb up to CP19 heading south when we ran into the Wilderness Boundary slightly before I expected it. In addition, there was a trail heading to the west which was not shown on the map. Prior to hitting the Boundary we should have seen a trail heading east towards Gem Lake but nothing was obvious. We walked along the eastern edge of a wide opening nearby and I found a subtle trail heading east which we started following. Within a few 100m it seemed to stop. We also spotted a number of small ponds which made me think we were quite a bit to the north of where we wanted to be. We took a south bearing from there and came across a wet open area that I thought could be the edge of the lake we were looking for. We followed it south and unfortunately it turned out to be the edge of a swamp to the south of our trail. We ended up taking it too far to the south (unknowingly) and hit a parallel trail heading to the east which made me think we were heading towards the lake. It wasn’t until the trail made a strange turn that I finally realized we were about 1.5k away from where we wanted to be. Compounding our problem we could not find the shortcut trail to the E-W trail we were looking for so we ended up doing a very large loop to get back to where we were about 3 hours prior. Now sure of our position I was able to take a bearing to the south end of Gem Lake pretty quickly and we found 6-8 teams huddled around a campfire near CP19. Apparently the trail everyone expected leaving the CP could not be found.
It was a long climb up to CP19 heading south when we ran into the Wilderness Boundary slightly before I expected it. In addition, there was a trail heading to the west which was not shown on the map. Prior to hitting the Boundary we should have seen a trail heading east towards Gem Lake but nothing was obvious. We walked along the eastern edge of a wide opening nearby and I found a subtle trail heading east which we started following. Within a few 100m it seemed to stop. We also spotted a number of small ponds which made me think we were quite a bit to the north of where we wanted to be. We took a south bearing from there and came across a wet open area that I thought could be the edge of the lake we were looking for. We followed it south and unfortunately it turned out to be the edge of a swamp to the south of our trail. We ended up taking it too far to the south (unknowingly) and hit a parallel trail heading to the east which made me think we were heading towards the lake. It wasn’t until the trail made a strange turn that I finally realized we were about 1.5k away from where we wanted to be. Compounding our problem we could not find the shortcut trail to the E-W trail we were looking for so we ended up doing a very large loop to get back to where we were about 3 hours prior. Now sure of our position I was able to take a bearing to the south end of Gem Lake pretty quickly and we found 6-8 teams huddled around a campfire near CP19. Apparently the trail everyone expected leaving the CP could not be found.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.0 (rest day)
Race check-in, map plotting, gear sorting/food packing.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.0 (rest day)
Travel to Casper, WY via Denver, CO.
Food shopping in the evening.
Food shopping in the evening.
Monday Jul 13, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.5 (rest day)
Sunday Jul 12, 2015 #
12 PM
Road Bike 1:42:05 29.79 mi (17.5 mph) +1060ft
ahr:117 max:164 slept:8.0
Westside Loop
Saturday Jul 11, 2015 #
8 AM
Run 59:43 8.25 mi (7:14 / mi) +390ft 6:56 / mi
ahr:159 max:220 slept:7.75
Easy run around Mendon.
12 PM
Road Bike 1:23:27 23.64 mi (17.0 mph) +1397ft
ahr:137 max:167
Easy ride around Bloomfield
Thursday Jul 9, 2015 #
6 AM
Run 45:01 [3] 5.1 mi (8:50 / mi)
slept:7.0 shoes: Hoka Mafate 3
GTA run around Pittsford.
6 PM
Road Bike 46:00 [2] 12.0 mi (15.7 mph)
Easy spin on the trainer.
Wednesday Jul 8, 2015 #
Note
slept:7.5
Planned bike scuttled by an 'emergency' faucet replacement.
Tuesday Jul 7, 2015 #
12 PM
Run 46:34 [3] 6.0 mi (7:46 / mi) +395ft 7:18 / mi
slept:8.0
Could have used this heat last month.
Monday Jul 6, 2015 #
6 PM
Road Bike 38:00 [3] 10.0 mi (15.8 mph)
slept:8.0
I need to fire my bike mechanic.
Sunday Jul 5, 2015 #
3 PM
Kayak (V10) 2:04:00 [3] 12.0 mi (5.8 mph)
slept:9.0
Out and back on the canal. Embankment Park was a washing machine.
Saturday Jul 4, 2015 #
4 PM
Road Bike 1:12:57 20.63 mi (17.0 mph) +728ft
ahr:108 max:149 slept:9.0
Small ring ride to loosen up legs a little.
Friday Jul 3, 2015 #
4 AM
Trek 13:16:36 [3] 23.32 mi (34:10 / mi) +8630ft 25:18 / mi
slept:5.0 shoes: Hoka Mafate 3
Hike with KDU, KS, SG, aj, DV and a? on the Devils Path in the Catskills. We hiked together as a group for the first 8 miles where we decided to split up based on who was going the entire way vs. bail out at 16 miles. Its interesting that the hiking in the Catskills is so much different than in the ADKs, especially since they are so close to each other. Great weather.
5 AM
Trek 1 [3] 0.0 mi
slept:0.0
Devils Path east to west.
Wednesday Jul 1, 2015 #
12 PM
Run 46:35 [3] 6.0 mi (7:46 / mi) +395ft 7:18 / mi
slept:7.75