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Saturday May 24, 2008 #
Event: US Team Trials
Orienteering race 28:44 [4] *** 3.49 km (8:14 / km) +83m 7:21 / km
22c
US Team Trials Sprint
What a disaster. I was not prepared for such detailed map reading on a campus sprint. My two previous efforts (NAOC at Macmaster and the Flying Pig at Miami Ohio) just required fast running and mostly rough reading, and that's how this one started out. My first problem came at C7 where I didn't see the obvious route to the right, got in front of the building, tried to go around to the left and got trapped by the impassable wall - had to go around the other way - there goes 1.5 minutes. I lost time on C10 by taking the stairs down from C9, and then lost about 45 seconds on C11 by running too low first, then going to C12, thinking I could make it between the buildings (but it was all one building). C14 was the gaffe of the day - I crossed over the road that is north of 14 and wasn't able to relocate until I was in the parking lots north of C17 - an error of about 2 minutes. I then turned around and blew C17 to the tune of 1 minute - not reading the map properly until the control was not behind the air conditioning unit.
The only good news is that I was able to run fast when I wanted to.
What a disaster. I was not prepared for such detailed map reading on a campus sprint. My two previous efforts (NAOC at Macmaster and the Flying Pig at Miami Ohio) just required fast running and mostly rough reading, and that's how this one started out. My first problem came at C7 where I didn't see the obvious route to the right, got in front of the building, tried to go around to the left and got trapped by the impassable wall - had to go around the other way - there goes 1.5 minutes. I lost time on C10 by taking the stairs down from C9, and then lost about 45 seconds on C11 by running too low first, then going to C12, thinking I could make it between the buildings (but it was all one building). C14 was the gaffe of the day - I crossed over the road that is north of 14 and wasn't able to relocate until I was in the parking lots north of C17 - an error of about 2 minutes. I then turned around and blew C17 to the tune of 1 minute - not reading the map properly until the control was not behind the air conditioning unit.
The only good news is that I was able to run fast when I wanted to.
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] 2.22 mi (9:00 / mi)
Jogged where I could on the way to the start, which wasn't a whole lot considering that it took 45 (2.5m) contours to get there (not counting the couple that we gave up on the way). Did some more jogging and strides near the start.
Afterwards, Nate and I mostly jogged the shortcut back to the start to see Zach off, then jogged back down to the finish.
Afterwards, Nate and I mostly jogged the shortcut back to the start to see Zach off, then jogged back down to the finish.
Friday May 23, 2008 #
Golfing 18:00 [1] ***
spiked:5/18c (rest day)
I'm not 100% sure that this will be a rest day; I hope to do some light jogging.
Shot a 90, thanks to a quadruple-bogey on 13 (started off in the water - not sure when that last happened). My putting was again atrocious. Only 35 putts (thanks to some fine chipping - lipped the hole twice), but on 11 holes I made putts from 0 or 1 feet, and 3 more were from 2 feet. I'm getting the distance mostly right, it's the "yips" or whatever is causing my club face to come off line.
Shot a 90, thanks to a quadruple-bogey on 13 (started off in the water - not sure when that last happened). My putting was again atrocious. Only 35 putts (thanks to some fine chipping - lipped the hole twice), but on 11 holes I made putts from 0 or 1 feet, and 3 more were from 2 feet. I'm getting the distance mostly right, it's the "yips" or whatever is causing my club face to come off line.
Thursday May 22, 2008 #
Swimming 38:00 [2] 1.02 mi (37:15 / mi)
slept:5.25 weight:166lbs
4:06/8:25
1:30,35,35,36,36
3:39,32
My legs wanted a day off from running, so I just coasted thru a swim today.
1:30,35,35,36,36
3:39,32
My legs wanted a day off from running, so I just coasted thru a swim today.
Golfing 9:00 [1] ***
spiked:1/9c
Not a good opening day of the golf league - put up a 46. The windy conditions certainly didn't help, but the lack of concentration was equally to blame.
Wednesday May 21, 2008 #
Running 58:00 [2] 6.1 mi (9:30 / mi)
Jogging around during the Dirt Cheap trail race at Webster Park. I would have jumped in, but I was sure I wouldn't run as easily as I should, with the Team Trial races (vs. Nate) coming up this weekend. It's not often that I get to cheer for runners other than the teams I coach.
Time and pace are estimates. I did pretty well starting and stopping my watch, but nowhere near exact. I was out for 70 minutes plus a couple jogs to and from parking, but stopped to spectate a few times.
Time and pace are estimates. I did pretty well starting and stopping my watch, but nowhere near exact. I was out for 70 minutes plus a couple jogs to and from parking, but stopped to spectate a few times.
Tuesday May 20, 2008 #
Golfing 9:00 [1] ***
spiked:4/9c slept:6.25 (rest day)
Didn't mean to take another day off, but I couldn't get away at lunchtime and after work I had enough time to play 9 before watching the last 5 innings of Luke's T-Ball game. When I got home, after voting on the school budget, I still hadn't had lunch, so training was doomed.
Shot a 43, including an 8 on #15, folding under the pressure of having hit the first 5 greens in regulation (but I had 3-putted twice, missing from 3-feet both times, so I was already +2). I had an abysmal 21 putts in all - including the 21-footer that I sank from off the green, after missing a downhill 50-footer that just wouldn't stop.
Shot a 43, including an 8 on #15, folding under the pressure of having hit the first 5 greens in regulation (but I had 3-putted twice, missing from 3-feet both times, so I was already +2). I had an abysmal 21 putts in all - including the 21-footer that I sank from off the green, after missing a downhill 50-footer that just wouldn't stop.
Monday May 19, 2008 #
Note
slept:7.0 (rest day)
Took the day off to recover from the weekend. It was actually an active recovery day, since I did plenty of running around the track during the meet against Spencerport. The boys and girls both pulled off relatively exciting wins.
Chelsea almost had a career day. She won the 400 in 63, then finished just behind Megan (and just ahead of the Spencerport star) in the 800 (2:33, the hard way: 80, then 73). She then ran back-to-back winning relays - 4x400 and 4x800.
Nate also had a nice run in the 3200, although he didn't believe me when I told him he had to sprint to break 11, so he finished in 11:00.8, but that was good for 2nd place.
Chelsea almost had a career day. She won the 400 in 63, then finished just behind Megan (and just ahead of the Spencerport star) in the 800 (2:33, the hard way: 80, then 73). She then ran back-to-back winning relays - 4x400 and 4x800.
Nate also had a nice run in the 3200, although he didn't believe me when I told him he had to sprint to break 11, so he finished in 11:00.8, but that was good for 2nd place.
Sunday May 18, 2008 #
Orienteering race 3:02:00 [2] *** 7.4 km (24:36 / km) +300m 20:27 / km
spiked:7/11c slept:7.0
National Capital Orienteering Festival - Classic Course 7.
It seems Canadian orienteering just doesn't agree with me.
I ran nearly the first 30 minutes thinking I was on a 1:10 map, but, as we had been told, it was a:15, so I did not find the first control in that time. I returned to the start at 29:57, to start over, and realized the map was 1:15 - got to C1 in about 4 minutes. That mistake took most of the wind out of my sails, and the rough going (limited visibility and terrain not suited to my running) took out the rest. I was OK to C2 and C3, but the path to C4 was not runnable for me, so although I executed the route I wanted (well, pretty close), I was still quite slow.
C5 was my second disaster of the day. I came within about 30m of spiking it, as I came along above the stream, to the west, and thought I was at the double reentrant, and expected to see the cliff, but I saw no rock features (as it turned out that was due to the limited visibility), so I convinced myself that I had to go further. In fact, I talked myself into going all the way to where the descent towards the river started, and I saw the river. I then returned south to the control, attacking successfully from the same double reentrant I had visited some 20+(?) minutes ealier. C6 was smooth and C7 was not too bad (again, just lots of walking).
C8 was the third, final, and worst disaster of the day. I crossed the rough open marshy area right on the line and hit the small hilltop just beyond. From there I went left of the line to avoid some climb and came back to hit and cross the marsh, and followed it to what seemed to be the tip, and attacked, with no luck - when I started to climb, I knew I had gone too far. I could not see very far at all and the area was flat and indistinct, with the vegetation mapping not really helping me at all. I attempted to relocate several times, including from what I thought was the small marsh east of the flag and the rocky area above the stream. I eventually had one last chance, or I knew I would be OVT anyway. I missed again and had to leave. I came to the stream just where expected , so I had to have been very close. I went to the right and followed the trails to attack C9. I came in high on C10, but there was finally a control visible from a distance. I didn't want to deal with another marsh at this point, so I jogged due east to the trail to get C11 and made it in with MSP instead of OVT.
One additional learning: If I run thru so many saplings again, I have to seriously consider wearing a cup. Ouch.
Well, I hope this at least served as solid HTFU training for next weekend. I expect this week to be a full blown taper - Nate and I could have a good battle next weekend. He took 2 out of 3 from me, but we're headed back to the US.
It seems Canadian orienteering just doesn't agree with me.
I ran nearly the first 30 minutes thinking I was on a 1:10 map, but, as we had been told, it was a:15, so I did not find the first control in that time. I returned to the start at 29:57, to start over, and realized the map was 1:15 - got to C1 in about 4 minutes. That mistake took most of the wind out of my sails, and the rough going (limited visibility and terrain not suited to my running) took out the rest. I was OK to C2 and C3, but the path to C4 was not runnable for me, so although I executed the route I wanted (well, pretty close), I was still quite slow.
C5 was my second disaster of the day. I came within about 30m of spiking it, as I came along above the stream, to the west, and thought I was at the double reentrant, and expected to see the cliff, but I saw no rock features (as it turned out that was due to the limited visibility), so I convinced myself that I had to go further. In fact, I talked myself into going all the way to where the descent towards the river started, and I saw the river. I then returned south to the control, attacking successfully from the same double reentrant I had visited some 20+(?) minutes ealier. C6 was smooth and C7 was not too bad (again, just lots of walking).
C8 was the third, final, and worst disaster of the day. I crossed the rough open marshy area right on the line and hit the small hilltop just beyond. From there I went left of the line to avoid some climb and came back to hit and cross the marsh, and followed it to what seemed to be the tip, and attacked, with no luck - when I started to climb, I knew I had gone too far. I could not see very far at all and the area was flat and indistinct, with the vegetation mapping not really helping me at all. I attempted to relocate several times, including from what I thought was the small marsh east of the flag and the rocky area above the stream. I eventually had one last chance, or I knew I would be OVT anyway. I missed again and had to leave. I came to the stream just where expected , so I had to have been very close. I went to the right and followed the trails to attack C9. I came in high on C10, but there was finally a control visible from a distance. I didn't want to deal with another marsh at this point, so I jogged due east to the trail to get C11 and made it in with MSP instead of OVT.
One additional learning: If I run thru so many saplings again, I have to seriously consider wearing a cup. Ouch.
Well, I hope this at least served as solid HTFU training for next weekend. I expect this week to be a full blown taper - Nate and I could have a good battle next weekend. He took 2 out of 3 from me, but we're headed back to the US.
Running warm up/down 6:30 [2] 1.3 km (5:00 / km)
Jogged back out to the start after shadowing Luke.
Running 25:00 [1] 4.7 km (5:19 / km)
Approximate time that I spent jogging out towards the start with Luke, then following him on his course. He really hustled some sections, especially after Ethan passed us on the trail.