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Thursday May 10, 2012 #
Event: OCIN FAST-O Hueston Woods
5 PM
Orienteering 56:57 3.54 km (16:06 / km) +65m 14:44 / km
ahr:142 max:179
Course 2 at the 2012 Fast-O opening race.
A really tough short course. Very middle-ish, but only 2.4km. The green popped out in the last week or so, and it was tougher than it appeared from looking at the map. I usually wimp out and don't do both courses at most Fast-Os, but I figured this was enough.
Sort of a long day for me. Gotta get in bed soon.
Oh. Bought a very basic Kindle from a guy at work for $60. I think I'm really gonna like it. I'll be shocked if I don't use it. I foresee myself developing withdrawal symptoms if I get too far away from it. Time will tell.
A really tough short course. Very middle-ish, but only 2.4km. The green popped out in the last week or so, and it was tougher than it appeared from looking at the map. I usually wimp out and don't do both courses at most Fast-Os, but I figured this was enough.
Sort of a long day for me. Gotta get in bed soon.
Oh. Bought a very basic Kindle from a guy at work for $60. I think I'm really gonna like it. I'll be shocked if I don't use it. I foresee myself developing withdrawal symptoms if I get too far away from it. Time will tell.
Wednesday May 9, 2012 #
8 PM
Cycling 20:00 [2]
ahr:124 max:150
Stairstepper 10:00 [3]
Walking 24:00 [1]
Easy night at the gym---Fast-O starts tomorrow, so I took it really easy (except the stairstepper---I've basically got two zones for that: barely hanging on, and dying).
Finished "Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy" by Seth Fletcher. I'm a bit of a battery geek. I'm way behind on most lithium batteries. This is a very good introduction to lithium batteries. The chapters are short, and are mostly self-contained. It makes the book a lot more interesting because the author keeps it moving nicely.
If electric cars become ubiquitous, and all indications are that they will, then lithium batteries are going to be very, very important.
The single biggest point I took from this book is that the lithium battery failures from a few years ago really have been addressed and changes have been made. I still won't trust generic batteries off of ebay, but I feel a lot more confident that batteries spec'd by OEMs are okay. So my next question is: Should I buy that DealExtreme LED headlamp? (I probably will.)
Seth Fletcher on Fresh Air
Finished "Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy" by Seth Fletcher. I'm a bit of a battery geek. I'm way behind on most lithium batteries. This is a very good introduction to lithium batteries. The chapters are short, and are mostly self-contained. It makes the book a lot more interesting because the author keeps it moving nicely.
If electric cars become ubiquitous, and all indications are that they will, then lithium batteries are going to be very, very important.
The single biggest point I took from this book is that the lithium battery failures from a few years ago really have been addressed and changes have been made. I still won't trust generic batteries off of ebay, but I feel a lot more confident that batteries spec'd by OEMs are okay. So my next question is: Should I buy that DealExtreme LED headlamp? (I probably will.)
Seth Fletcher on Fresh Air
Tuesday May 8, 2012 #
9 PM
Cycling 20:00 [2]
ahr:127
Stairstepper 15:00
ahr:137 max:157
Walking 26:00 [1]
Finishing up watching a news program. Senator Lugar lost to his primary challenger. I wonder if he will do the Leiberman thing and go independent? I first met him at a tiny festival (it might have even been a fish fry) in tiny St. Leon, Indiana. I'd guess I was in eighth grade. I remember how everyone was in shorts and T-shirts, and he was in a dark blue suit, and yet somehow it seemed like that was the right thing for him to be wearing. Weird.
And the North Carolina thing. I really don't have words for that.
And the North Carolina thing. I really don't have words for that.
Sunday May 6, 2012 #
9 AM
ARDF 80m 37:11 3.55 km (10:28 / km) +23m 10:08 / km
ahr:145 max:177
80m micro course set by Dick Arnett.
A lot of fun. I got the order right, and I rarely had to wait long for the transmitter to come on. I searched for 1 cycle at 5 (SW part of map), and I overshot 3, but not badly.
I think short courses like this are extremely valuable for developing quick decision making. Also, for beginners, it really makes you focus on finding the transmitter and not being lost. I hope the training camp has at least a few courses like this.
I couldn't find the frrequency immediately when I started, so I switched to 100kHz passband and then tone mode, except I didn't realize I was in tone mode for about 2 minutes. I should use it more---it is extremely useful and actually makes a lot of sense once you get used to it.
A lot of fun. I got the order right, and I rarely had to wait long for the transmitter to come on. I searched for 1 cycle at 5 (SW part of map), and I overshot 3, but not badly.
I think short courses like this are extremely valuable for developing quick decision making. Also, for beginners, it really makes you focus on finding the transmitter and not being lost. I hope the training camp has at least a few courses like this.
I couldn't find the frrequency immediately when I started, so I switched to 100kHz passband and then tone mode, except I didn't realize I was in tone mode for about 2 minutes. I should use it more---it is extremely useful and actually makes a lot of sense once you get used to it.
Saturday May 5, 2012 #
Event: 10MILA 2012
Event: 33rd West Point A Meet