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Monday Apr 14, 2014 #
1 PM
trail running 47:04 [3] 4.91 mi (9:35 / mi) +273ft 9:06 / mi
weight:133lbs shoes: Brooks something-or-others
No energy today, either the warm day (mid-70s) or tired from the weekend, so just plodded along. I'd much rather run in cold weather than warm, but usually you don't have a choice.
Sunday Apr 13, 2014 #
Note
Nice stop for lunch on the way home in Beacon at a Thai restaurant -- got the special with 4 different kinds of curry, a bowl of each. Wonderful, and enough left over to take home and finish off for dinner some evening. Certainly the highlight of the day.
Although it did extend my "off-diet" time up towards 24 hours -- had been very good until they put out late-afternoon cookies where we were staying, and then ate a good bit at the West Point dinner, and then more the eat back in the room, all under the guise of making sure I replenished my energy levels for today.
Maybe I actually did that, as the legs were not bad today, and even when I went out afterwards for a jog back up the hill.
Although it did extend my "off-diet" time up towards 24 hours -- had been very good until they put out late-afternoon cookies where we were staying, and then ate a good bit at the West Point dinner, and then more the eat back in the room, all under the guise of making sure I replenished my energy levels for today.
Maybe I actually did that, as the legs were not bad today, and even when I went out afterwards for a jog back up the hill.
9 AM
orienteering 1:05:06 [3] 4.35 mi (14:58 / mi) +894ft 12:32 / mi
shoes: pegasus #3
Brain cells not working right once again. Could have been a decent run. But still haveing a hard time reading the map, my eyesight is steadily getting worse. So a couple of times I picked routes that were a bit out of the way but easy to see on the map and easy to execute, although a bit slower.
One nasty fall, slipped crossing some rocks and tumpled down onto another buch of rocks. A few lacerations but legs seem OK.
Oh, well.
One nasty fall, slipped crossing some rocks and tumpled down onto another buch of rocks. A few lacerations but legs seem OK.
Oh, well.
11 AM
road running 33:02 [3] 3.23 mi (10:14 / mi) +629ft 8:38 / mi
shoes: Brooks something-or-others
Legs still felt not too bad, so off for a little extra. Up to the high country via the paved road, more gradual but still up. Nice and peaceful. Ran the whole way without a problem, not that it wasn't a bit of work.
Saturday Apr 12, 2014 #
Event: West Point A-meet
trail running 6:00 [3] 0.5 mi (12:00 / mi)
shoes: brooks #2 lighter
A bit of a warm-up. Better than nothing, but not enough.
10 AM
orienteering 1:09:39 [3] 4.59 mi (15:10 / mi) +945ft 12:42 / mi
weight:132lbs shoes: brooks #2 lighter
Day 1 at West Point (Bull Hill), M45, 6.2 km as the crow flies.
Far from satisfying.
Decent run for the first 9 controls. And then botched the 10th, a good 5 minutes, in the wrong set of cliffs on a big hillside. And then diddled to 11, and a faceplant into rocks on 12, lucky to do no serious damage. So morale was not good.
A couple of good legs improved things, but then botched 15, also happened to be misplaced, and diddled around near 16. And eventually finished. As I said, far from satisfying.
I don't think my running was so bad. Could have done the course in the low 60s. I think the best time was 52, so that would have been perfectly fine. But "would have been" is a meaningless substitute for "was."
A bit on the warm side, mid to upper 60s, though obviously not hot.
Far from satisfying.
Decent run for the first 9 controls. And then botched the 10th, a good 5 minutes, in the wrong set of cliffs on a big hillside. And then diddled to 11, and a faceplant into rocks on 12, lucky to do no serious damage. So morale was not good.
A couple of good legs improved things, but then botched 15, also happened to be misplaced, and diddled around near 16. And eventually finished. As I said, far from satisfying.
I don't think my running was so bad. Could have done the course in the low 60s. I think the best time was 52, so that would have been perfectly fine. But "would have been" is a meaningless substitute for "was."
A bit on the warm side, mid to upper 60s, though obviously not hot.
2 PM
orienteering 6:00 [4] 0.3 mi (20:00 / mi)
6 times around the Maze-O set up by the juniors. Really good fun.
There was one maze and 4 different courses. So I did each of the 4 courses, total time was 4:09, and in the only serious competition of the weekend the other relevant number was that Alex did them in 4:23.
So she, of course, challenged me to a second round. Did one of the courses, exact tie, 56 seconds. Did the next one, I got her, 52 seconds vs. 59. And at that point the Maze-O mercy rule was invoked and the competition stopped -- mercy for Alex to salvage her bruised ego, mercy for me to salvage my wobbly legs. :-)
I hadn't tried this the couple of times I've seen it set up before. But it's really fun, and you ought to try it if you can. Thanks to the juniors for doing it and glad to make a donation.
There was one maze and 4 different courses. So I did each of the 4 courses, total time was 4:09, and in the only serious competition of the weekend the other relevant number was that Alex did them in 4:23.
So she, of course, challenged me to a second round. Did one of the courses, exact tie, 56 seconds. Did the next one, I got her, 52 seconds vs. 59. And at that point the Maze-O mercy rule was invoked and the competition stopped -- mercy for Alex to salvage her bruised ego, mercy for me to salvage my wobbly legs. :-)
I hadn't tried this the couple of times I've seen it set up before. But it's really fun, and you ought to try it if you can. Thanks to the juniors for doing it and glad to make a donation.
Thursday Apr 10, 2014 #
1 PM
road running 1:11:12 [3] 8.5 mi (8:23 / mi) +505ft 7:56 / mi
weight:132.5lbs shoes: pegasus #3
Loop south of town. A little warmer, low 60s, and very windy out of the south, so I was right into the wind the first couple of miles but then had it at my back the last couple.
A little tired and parched but hung in there. Sweated a bunch.
A little tired and parched but hung in there. Sweated a bunch.
Wednesday Apr 9, 2014 #
1 PM
trail running 57:22 5.79 mi (9:54 / mi) +712ft 8:52 / mi
weight:133lbs shoes: Brooks something-or-others
Usual loop on the ridge, now just about 100% dry. Another nice day. mid-50s, but very windy. Fortunately (or good planning....), most of the route was well sheltered.
Legs felt OK. This is a decent time for the loop, 55 nowadays would be really good.
Another TAL from last fall, pretty good. And it does help pass the time.
Legs felt OK. This is a decent time for the loop, 55 nowadays would be really good.
Another TAL from last fall, pretty good. And it does help pass the time.
Tuesday Apr 8, 2014 #
1 PM
road running 59:46 [3] 7.27 mi (8:13 / mi) +212ft 8:00 / mi
rhr:50 weight:133.5lbs shoes: pegasus #3
Run around town a bit. Getting warmer, upper 50s, but kept the long pants and long-sleeve shirt on so I'd sweat a bit more. Worked like a charm.
Legs felt OK, nice to be able to run for an hour and not feel like it's something to be apprehensive about.
An old TAL. Ira's dad had/has a really nice voice. Another case where a talented person often turns out to have a parent or both parents with talent in the same field. I'm usually surprised by that, though I'm not sure why.
Legs felt OK, nice to be able to run for an hour and not feel like it's something to be apprehensive about.
An old TAL. Ira's dad had/has a really nice voice. Another case where a talented person often turns out to have a parent or both parents with talent in the same field. I'm usually surprised by that, though I'm not sure why.