Training Log Archive: TomNIn the 7 days ending Oct 25, 2015:
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Sunday Oct 25, 2015 #
Orienteering race 49:11 [5] 5.0 km (9:50 / km) +165m 8:27 / km
shoes: IceBug Olx 4
Kentucky O Adventures Day 3 Middle Green. My run was just about perfect, can't really think of anything I could have done better. Pushed pretty hard, good map contact all the way.
On 1 I was super conservative, aiming off on the low side, but it was impossible to miss. Through the campground to 3, didn't immediately see the pit. 4 to 5 was a nice route choice leg, I went along the creek, then up the reentrant pointed right at the control. 7 I saw from down below in the creek. 10 to 11 I went past 4 and through the campground all the way to the trail at the end, another tough route choice.
First in M60 by quite a bit, I think 3rd overall on Green. Fun event, thanks OLOU & OCIN.
On 1 I was super conservative, aiming off on the low side, but it was impossible to miss. Through the campground to 3, didn't immediately see the pit. 4 to 5 was a nice route choice leg, I went along the creek, then up the reentrant pointed right at the control. 7 I saw from down below in the creek. 10 to 11 I went past 4 and through the campground all the way to the trail at the end, another tough route choice.
First in M60 by quite a bit, I think 3rd overall on Green. Fun event, thanks OLOU & OCIN.
Saturday Oct 24, 2015 #
Orienteering race 1:10:57 [4] *** 6.0 km (11:50 / km) +220m 10:00 / km
15c shoes: IceBug Olx 4
Kentucky O Adventures Day 2 Long Green. The navigation today was pretty straightforward, but the physical challenge was tough. Lots of step ridges, one after another. I ran well, but took extra time in a couple of places. From 1 to 2 I went up to the trail, but initially mistook the little bend halfway for the attack point. 9 to 10 a little slow coming down the ridge, didn't see a fence and worried about being too low. Leaving 12, l climbed way up the first spur and down the other side before climbing the right one. It was a straight line, but an extra 4 contours. Would have saved a lot of time going around.
I finished second in M60 by just a hair. Six seconds faster would have clinched the medal, but now it goes to another day.
I finished second in M60 by just a hair. Six seconds faster would have clinched the medal, but now it goes to another day.
Friday Oct 23, 2015 #
Event: Kentucky Orienteering Games
Orienteering race 41:39 [4] *** 4.0 km (10:25 / km) +160m 8:41 / km
17c shoes: IceBug Olx 4
Kentucky O Adventures, Day 1 Green Middle. A good run, stayed in contact and kept up the speed. A few things could have been better. On 4, rather than go straight through the ugly woods, I tried to stay low, but didn't get low enough, so I ended up running through more of the ugly woods. On 6, I took a careful bearing and went slowly, but felt stupid when it was easily visible from the trail. 9 to 10, maybe there was no good way to get down off the spur, but I got tangled up in all kinds of thorny crap that seemed to go on forever.
Not complaining though, second on Green, first in my age group. A great start to the weekend.
Not complaining though, second on Green, first in my age group. A great start to the weekend.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015 #
Road running race 46:53 [5] 10.0 km (4:41 / km)
shoes: Adrenaline 14
The 80th running of the NASA Intracenter Competition (used to be "Intercenter" but, believe it or not, they couldn't get their computer systems to agree on a data sharing format). 10k today, 2-mile next Wednesday.
The course is 4-3/4 laps around Greenbelt Lake, which means a short split on the first lap followed by 4 full laps. It's on a wide, hard-packed trail mostly through woods. I ran a good, comfortable race, and I'm pretty happy with the time. I knew by the second lap that I was going to squeak in under 47 minutes. I think all my full laps were right around 9:50, even splits. A guy passed me on the second lap, I passed one person on the 4th lap and one on the last lap, and other than that ran alone the whole way. Lovely day, clear and mid-60s at noon.
The course is 4-3/4 laps around Greenbelt Lake, which means a short split on the first lap followed by 4 full laps. It's on a wide, hard-packed trail mostly through woods. I ran a good, comfortable race, and I'm pretty happy with the time. I knew by the second lap that I was going to squeak in under 47 minutes. I think all my full laps were right around 9:50, even splits. A guy passed me on the second lap, I passed one person on the 4th lap and one on the last lap, and other than that ran alone the whole way. Lovely day, clear and mid-60s at noon.