Training Log Archive: Danny Riley

Orienteering 10:40 [3] ** 0.9 mi (11:51 / mi) +47m 10:13 / mi
ahr:170 max:187 spiked:7/7c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Orienteering 8:44 [3] * 0.76 mi (11:30 / mi) +31m 10:12 / mi
ahr:176 max:190 spiked:7/7c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Orienteering 12:37 [3] ** 1.05 mi (12:01 / mi) +78m 9:46 / mi
ahr:177 max:196 spiked:7/7c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Other (PE117) 55:00 [3]
shoes: New Balance 608v4

Upper Body 4:00 [3]
shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Run 12:03 [3] 1.99 mi (6:03 / mi) +5m 6:01 / mi
ahr:191 max:201 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Run 20:34 [3] 2.23 mi (9:13 / mi) +68m 8:26 / mi
ahr:144 max:167 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Other (PE117) 55:00
slept:4.85 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Run 48:18 4.14 mi (11:40 / mi) +213m 10:03 / mi
ahr:161 max:184 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Turns out the APFT was cancelled, huh. Trail run with a little bit of off-trail, ran with Sam H. Some orienteering required.

Map needs a bit of an update:

Run warm up/down 10:00 [1] 1.09 mi (9:11 / mi)
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Run 1:09:26 *** 4.59 mi (15:08 / mi) +316m 12:28 / mi
ahr:169 max:200 spiked:14/14c slept:1.5 shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Other (PE117) 55:00
slept:5.65 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Run 52:25 6.7 mi (7:49 / mi) +172m 7:15 / mi
ahr:162 max:179 slept:4.68 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Other (PE117 AI) 45:00 [3]
slept:8.18 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Orienteering 1:01:31 **** 3.17 mi (19:24 / mi) +295m 15:03 / mi
spiked:5/7c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

My first corridor-O, 1 was a bit of a goofy mistake, could've made more efficient route choices overall, ran out of time and had to return after just missing 5.

Other (PE117) 55:00
slept:4.25 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Orienteering intervals 1:09:35 ** 3.48 mi (20:00 / mi) +256m 16:17 / mi
ahr:151 max:186 shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

The team attempted intervals but controls 4 through 8 - with the exception of 7 - weren't there. We did not realize this at any of those controls until consensus was reached based off of the sheer number of cadets there (and now GPS evaluation). Good terrain and good course, I just wish the controls were there!

Run intervals 24:40 1.8 mi (13:42 / mi) +179m 10:28 / mi
slept:5.38 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Other (IOCT) 28:00
slept:10.1 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Upper Body (Push-Ups) 20:00 [3]
slept:6.97 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Other 55:00
slept:9.08 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Run intervals 23:00 3.03 mi (7:35 / mi) +133m 6:41 / mi
ahr:172 max:186 slept:4.23 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Note

Other (PE117) 55:00
shoes: New Balance 608v4

Orienteering 56:31 *** 2.86 mi (19:46 / mi) +184m 16:28 / mi
spiked:3/10c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

"Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again." - Vincent Van Gogh.

Oops. Ran within not only the circle, but a couple meters of control 3 and...yikes. Notice how you can't actually see the contours on the map. Made for an interesting challenge but I did learn from it.

Had to return back to the start due to time constraints after finding 3.

Run 53:54 6.67 mi (8:05 / mi) +220m 7:20 / mi
ahr:172 max:189 slept:5.42 shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Other (PE117) 55:00
slept:5.78 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Other 55:00
shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Orienteering race 37:10 *** 3.01 mi (12:21 / mi) +115m 11:02 / mi
spiked:12/12c slept:7.4 shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

It was rainy and everything was wet. I wasn't the best at the runner's splits (controls 8 to the finish), but I made up for it on the technical. Why wasn't I under the 10:00/km? A small mistake going into 4 led me to be overly cautious on the technical legs up to 8. Read the split analysis for more detail.

I hand calculated about 6:15 of loss.

They're not letting me move up into red because I didn't run under 10:00/km which is valid, it just means I'm gonna push that much harder on the next orange course I get because I know I am completely capable.

Orienteering 57:25 *** 1.4 mi (41:01 / mi) +51m 36:51 / mi
spiked:7/7c slept:8.28 shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Contour-only map with some notable exceptions (rootstock primarily). For the first 2 controls we were just following our instructor who made an unfortunate mistake on his way to one (misread the north lines). The rest we were instructed to walk, so we did. Minimal drama outside of 4, where we ended slightly SW of our goal and corrected.

Orienteering 37:50 *** 1.58 mi (23:57 / mi) +52m 21:43 / mi
spiked:7/7c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Just a practice course to get used to the terrain and running around with a compass mostly. Brisk walk for the most part, saved a lot for the night course that actually counted. No errors. Good run.

Orienteering race 1:05:50 **** 2.82 mi (23:21 / mi) +150m 20:02 / mi
spiked:13/13c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

I was foolish and didn't record GPS data. Read splits for more detailed analysis. Summary: I did alright but my glasses kept fogging up early on. Then I crossed a river and lost them on the bank because some brush stole them, took a couple minutes on my hands and knees until I gave up and ran controls 10 to the finish without glasses, which was a unique form of orienteering that required extreme caution. After it was all said and done, we went back to the bank and thankfully found them.

Note

Other (PE117) 50:00
slept:6.93 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Upper Body 10:00
slept:4.7 shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Other (PE117) 50:00
slept:9.47 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Run warm up/down 8:45 [3] 1.03 mi (8:30 / mi) +55m 7:17 / mi
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Orienteering 1:03:50 ** 2.17 mi (29:25 / mi) +132m 24:45 / mi
spiked:6/10c shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Practice on the same map but different(ish) course than yesterday. The dotted purple we had to run to before moving on to the next control. Same deal with the camouflaged green tape.

Control 1 was apparently missing and it appears that control 6 was placed on the wrong rock. Overall, the first 5 controls made for some decent training at a decent pace. You can see the mistake I made when running to 4; I got distracted by a different rock. Ran out of time before moving onto 7 (which we evidently didn't miss by far) then ran back.

Better than yesterday? Yes. Was it still frustrating? Yes.

Run warm up/down 7:00 [4] 0.92 mi (7:36 / mi) +6m 7:27 / mi
shoes: Inov-8 X-Talon 212

Other (PE117) 55:00
slept:5.78 shoes: New Balance 608v4

Run warm up/down 8:00 [2]
shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

Orienteering 48:20 ** 2.6 mi (18:35 / mi) +69m 17:10 / mi
ahr:167 max:199 spiked:10/10c shoes: Asics GT-3000 5

GPS accidentally paused between 4 and 6.

First day of orienteering practice could have gone better. I trailed a guy for controls 1 and 2, then took over for 3 and 4, then trailed for 5 and 6, etc etc. This means I couldn't run as fast because I had to annotate what I was doing. This also means that half of the controls I was just following for (notice the odd routes).

But that's not an excuse for the early entry at control 3 and the slow down at 7 and 8. By that point we were in the thick of the woods so the reading was much finer. Turns out I was literally on top of 7, but I didn't see it until my buddy pointed it out to me (thanks Charles) about 2 feet away from me. Needless to say the unusual marking system made me much more deliberate (and slower) on my way to 8, so I started looking everywhere for the skinny green tape.

The route is disgusting for all the above reasons, and I can't wait to get a good rep out rather than the one today that I essentially wasted because of stupid decisions.

Map for your entertainment:

Other (Swim) 10:00 [1]

Note
slept:4.9

Note
slept:9.37

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slept:8.18