Training Log Archive: mayer22In the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2023:
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023 #
Paddling race (2p Canoe) 24:01 [4] 1.3 mi (3.2 mph)
Almost no navigation necessary.
Orienteering race 2:30:58 [4] 7.7 mi (19:36 / mi)
shoes: Salomon SuperCross Black
The next few points were fine with one we kind of stumbled upon.
As we made our way back East the trouble began. I cut over to the trail we needed to take but then another trail diverged and I chose the wrong one. It took us in the same general direction but spat us out onto the road about 300m from where we wanted to be. It took us about 10 minutes to find where we were on the map and then get the control.
This is when it started to rain and pretty heavily. I got a bit confused on the park roads as the map was old but they tried to update them. So I just followed the terrain instead which was a tad slower but got us to the last couple controls.
I missed another turn on the park roads on our way to the last control but we were going the same direction so we just had to cut back over to the other road on trails. Not really any time lost.
Finished in the rain.
Saturday Apr 29, 2023 #
Adventure Racing 14:35:34 [0] 52.67 mi (16:37 / mi) +5783ft 15:03 / mi
First AR of the year. This was a nice easy wakeup. The weather was decent. Some heavy rain towards the end but the temperature was just right.
The race only contained 2:20 and 16 miles of biking. We moved well on the bikes and wish we had more of that.
One thing we really like about the race was the opportunity to really get whatever you wanted in whatever order. We changed our plan around a couple times but I think what we landed on worked out real well. We were primarily trying to avoid any potential issue with cutoffs but we would have been fine not worrying about it at all. Our choice did get us back across the river and out of the water before a majority of the rain which was nice and got us upriver in daylight and before the current got really bad.
It was also fun racing with some new folks.
Trail Running race 3:21 [4] 0.4 mi (8:22 / mi)
shoes: Salomon Trailster
TA race 3:49 [0]
Paddling race (2p Canoe) 1:04:08 [4] 4.3 mi (4.0 mph)
I paddled in the back with Mark for this leg. Mark did the Nav and punched the points.
Orienteering race 1:25:11 [4] 4.4 mi (19:22 / mi)
shoes: Salomon Trailster
Everything was pretty much as expected. We had to search a bit for one control that I took us a bit North to. We almost came back to it right away but then searched N first only to come back S again.
Paddling race (2p Canoe) 1:45:55 [4] 7.0 mi (4.0 mph)
Paddled with Michelle this time to try and even out the boat speed a bit.
TA 17:04 [0]
Mountain Biking race 2:20:19 [4] 16.0 mi (6.8 mph)
shoes: Viathon M1 GX
Eventually we made our way to some trails familiar to Michelle/Susan.
TA race 9:55 [0]
Orienteering race 4:30:55 [4] 11.5 mi (23:34 / mi)
shoes: Salomon SuperCross Black
The 3rd point was a little misplotted but we stumbled across it as we were coming back to reattack.
The 4th point was really misplotted. We almost passed it as we attacked but I happened to catch it while I was confirming where we were.
The 5th point was even worse. We ended up spending 30 minutes searching for it confident that it wasn't where it was supposed to be so we moved on. I didn't have any doubts or hesitation.
The rest of the points were all pretty good. I took a poor bearing out of one creek but recovered. Another point was a bit off but we realized it and were cautious leaving it to make sure we were still on track.
We finished with 1.5 miles of road "running"
Friday Apr 28, 2023 #
Stretching 20:00 [0]
Thursday Apr 27, 2023 #
Trail Running 31:06 [1] 2.81 mi (11:04 / mi) +559ft 9:19 / mi
shoes: Salomon Trailster
Nice and easy
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023 #
Commuting 31:05 [2] 8.28 mi (16.0 mph) +653ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Slowed down by some of the paving. But had someone chasing me up Glade so that encouraged me to go a bit faster.
Strength 1:05:00 [2]
Commuting 37:29 [3] 9.76 mi (15.6 mph) +682ft
Monday Apr 24, 2023 #
Road Running warm up/down 7:32 [1] 0.75 mi (10:03 / mi) +41ft 9:33 / mi
shoes: Scott eRide AF Support
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Road Running warm up/down 6:18 [2] 0.77 mi (8:11 / mi) +40ft 7:48 / mi
shoes: Scott eRide AF Support
Road Running tempo 52:55 [3] 7.0 mi (7:34 / mi) +370ft 7:12 / mi
shoes: Asics GT-2000 4
Saturday Apr 22, 2023 #
Orienteering 1:25:34 [3] 5.61 mi (15:15 / mi) +1141ft 12:47 / mi
shoes: Salomon Speedcross Pro
Raining for the first half and wet woods the entire time. The woods were really enjoyable though.
Ran by the car halfway through to pick up the second set of controls.
Friday Apr 21, 2023 #
Commuting 35:41 [2] 9.16 mi (15.4 mph) +707ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Stopped in Oak Lane for a free plant.
Got stopped for repaving of Mt Zion.
Road Running hills 52:12 [3] 3.63 mi (14:23 / mi) +1506ft 10:19 / mi
shoes: Scott eRide AF Support
Pushed the first half of the first set but slowed a lot at the end of the second set.
Extra 3 minutes getting back because they closed the gate on me.
Stretching 15:00 [0]
Commuting 31:54 [2] 8.22 mi (15.5 mph) +658ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Legs not peppy but not too tired.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023 #
Strength 55:00 [2]
Commuting 34:01 [2] 8.21 mi (14.5 mph) +655ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023 #
Trail Running long 2:03:14 [3] 13.35 mi (9:14 / mi) +2139ft 8:01 / mi
shoes: Salomon Trailster
Skip's appointment was fast so he joined me for this run. A long run for him (and me). Not really any water. I adjusted the start location to have our best chance of water towards the end of the run. Would have been nice a bit earlier.
Ran pretty much all the trails. Kind of wish we squeezed in VA Pine at the end but we were low on water and pretty tired so I let it go.
Whole run was almost identical to this:
https://ar.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_10132/...
But 10 minutes slower
Monday Apr 17, 2023 #
Commuting 29:07 [2] 8.25 mi (17.0 mph) +736ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Commuting 38:24 [2] 9.51 mi (14.9 mph) +793ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Sunday Apr 16, 2023 #
Trail Running warm up/down 29:54 [2] 2.76 mi (10:50 / mi) +523ft 9:11 / mi
shoes: Salomon Trailster
Light rain. A tad warm but lots of water on the mountain for the dogs to cool off in.
Mostly just warming up to stretch and getting the dogs some exercise.
Stretching 20:00 [0]
Saturday Apr 15, 2023 #
Hiking 1:24:09 [0] 2.88 mi (29:13 / mi) +232ft 27:09 / mi
With parents and shortcuts.
Friday Apr 14, 2023 #
Commuting 33:49 [2] 8.26 mi (14.7 mph) +667ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Campus/town was busy
Strength 1:05:00 [2]
Commuting 30:14 [2] 8.4 mi (16.7 mph) +669ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Thursday Apr 13, 2023 #
Orienteering 1:22:43 [3] 5.57 mi (14:51 / mi) +1161ft 12:24 / mi
shoes: Salomon Speedcross Pro
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023 #
Commuting 30:40 [2] 8.28 mi (16.2 mph) +662ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Had to walk around the construction on the Mt Zion climb.
Strength 1:05:00 [2]
Commuting 32:14 [2] 8.24 mi (15.3 mph) +674ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Walked around the construction again but much easier.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023 #
Trail Running warm up/down 27:55 [3] 2.83 mi (9:52 / mi) +635ft 8:08 / mi
Monday Apr 10, 2023 #
Commuting 45:28 [2] 12.65 mi (16.7 mph) +909ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Commuting 55:58 [2] 14.91 mi (16.0 mph) +1196ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Time up Wayside was slow also my L Hamstring was tightening up on Wayside.
Saturday Apr 8, 2023 #
Road Running warm up/down 55:53 [3] 6.85 mi (8:09 / mi) +35ft 8:07 / mi
shoes: Salomon Trailster
Running around the bike trail and out Dolphin Head Beach. Took a side trail on the way back. Wasn't sure how far away it would take me. Worked out fine in the end though.
Road Biking 1:17:22 [0] 5.28 mi (4.1 mph) +56ft
Friday Apr 7, 2023 #
Road Biking 40:27 [0] 2.67 mi (4.0 mph) +44ft
Wednesday Apr 5, 2023 #
Commuting 31:09 [2] 8.32 mi (16.0 mph) +684ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Stopped at the store to run an errand.
Strength 57:00 [2]
DId what I could.
Tuesday Apr 4, 2023 #
Orienteering 1:19:17 [0] 1.17 mi (1:07:46 / mi) +272ft 55:32 / mi
Stretching 10:00 [0]
Monday Apr 3, 2023 #
Commuting 31:01 [2] 8.26 mi (16.0 mph) +677ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Strength 52:00 [2]
Commuting 31:56 [2] 8.21 mi (15.4 mph) +710ft
shoes: Pearl Izumi X Alp Enduro IV
Saturday Apr 1, 2023 #
Orienteering 5:54:43 [3] 24.1 mi (14:43 / mi) +4819ft 12:23 / mi
shoes: Salomon SuperCross Black
Weather started perfect.
I tried to leave 145 more efficiently but it was too thick and I should have just taken the trail I took in. (lost 3 min)
My bearing leaving 138 was as bad as it could be (basically split the two options) and I ended up shwacking through a bunch of green because I thought I was close to the trail. (lost 3 min)
I then had trouble attacking 139. My bearing wasn't great and the trail I was looking for was overgrown and it was thick. I end up checking out another unmapped evergreen boundary and found the S trail and reattacked just fine. (lost 3 min)
The rest of the race was pretty clean navigationally.
I could have maybe swapped 106/109 for an easier climb to 147.
Had a great bearing and pace count to 144. Terrain and veg wasn't as bad as I was expecting either. I got off bearing leaving 144 but then I embraced it because it got me to the trail quicker.
Almost mad a major mistake turning down the road back to 105 instead of the trail to 131. Caught it pretty quickly and was able to get back on track. (lost 3 min)
Major wind and rain hit as I approached 131 but cleared after 118. It was chilly but was a nice cool-off. It warmed for a bit after but then settled to a nice cool temp. I was mostly worried about crossing the clearing/creek with all the lightning. I got across as fast as I could.
Opted to drop the 4 northern controls. I knew I would be forced to drop a lot of controls near the finish if I didn't and I didn't have a good way to come straight back.
I took a pretty solid bearing from 136 to 134
Started towards 124 after 142 but realized it was not going to be efficient and could cost dropping some other controls so I bailed. Getting back to the road was still difficult so it probably was worth it to get it anyway.
Made another wrong turn onto the trail leaving 116. (lost 3 min)
I only found 2 mother controls
My distance was equivalent to two years ago so I think that was pretty good. Felt like I was pretty slow at the start. Didn't seem to slow down too much but a little in the last hour or so just before the very end.