Training Log Archive: jtorranc

DVOA Nolde route choice training - did the loop three times taking various trail, direct and hybrid routes. The up to seven or eight inches of snow off trail probably penalised direct legs quite a lot more than during the normal orienteering season. Though there was some pretty fearsome vegetation to contend with as well. Most people appear to have backed off the effort more than I did but I didn't think I could lower the intensity down as far as 2 without losing some of the effect of terrain versus trail on the route choice analysis.

DVOA training time trial - mass start out and back on a gradual hill, steeper in the last third, then a steep climb on pavement to the finish. Ran just behind Chuck Crabb most of the way up the hill before passing him, then flew back down. Turns out Ken can fly slightly faster (not a surprise after the sprint results). Have to be satisfied with my early season form despite that.

Event: 3 Sprints (Sat) and Middle Dst/Route Choice Team Training (Sun)
 

DVOA Sprint Training course 1 - "Curly"

DVOA Sprint Training course 2 - "Larry"

DVOA Sprint Training course 3 - "Moe"

Curly (1) - Splits

Larry (2) - Splits

Moe (3) - Splits

Commute taking in volunteering at PCRM in the evening.

Bagged doing anything running-like in favour of getting more sleep so did these instead.

Put in three hours after work drafting almost all the updates to our UMD map, then gave the new headlamp its maiden outing. Four or five hundred meters on pavement down to Rock Creek Park, then a couple of miles on flat, muddy trails along the east side of the stream, then another couple mostly on grassy fields getting to the DC line. From there, a section on the Western Ridge Trail before heading down to Riley Spring Bridge and crossing over to mostly undisturbed snow a couple of inches deep on the Valley Trail for about another 3.5 miles to the Jusserand Memorial. Then the long climb home heading east through DC. Quite a pleasant outing though dry feet would have improved it.

Usual commute in to work. Had neglected (not to imply this is unusual) to check the weather forecast over the weekend.

Trafficked pavement visible from my office was still clear so I bent my normal rules on cycling on snow anywhere near DC drivers. Though significant portions of this were at intensity 2, traction became much dicier as the evening progressed so I slowed accordingly. Got groceries and a headlight for night trail runs en route.

While watching 24.