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Saturday Apr 28, 2012 #
10 AM
Running 3:29 0.44 mi (7:57 / mi) +2m 7:50 / mi
ahr:138 max:153
Orienteering 13:51 1.28 mi (10:49 / mi) +28m 10:08 / mi
ahr:125 max:154
Putting out controls, didn't like carrying many, so did two rounds.
Orienteering 11:02 1.08 mi (10:13 / mi) +14m 9:49 / mi
ahr:147 max:164 8c
And the super-cool early-kids speedygoat relay (Ed + Ali)... (i.e. try to test out the software...)
Tagged off, and realized I didn't have my compass. Ah well, sans-compass training. Which did require a bit extra thought to leave controls in the right direction.
1421/2000
Tagged off, and realized I didn't have my compass. Ah well, sans-compass training. Which did require a bit extra thought to leave controls in the right direction.
1421/2000
Orienteering 10:23 1.03 mi (10:05 / mi) +10m 9:47 / mi
ahr:145 max:159 7c
And our anchor leg, spectated by Nate O. (also spectating the far more interesting-sounding frogophagy by a gartersnake...)
This time with compass, was glad to find that the way to #6 really led you straight to it, I was least happy setting that control.
1428/2000
This time with compass, was glad to find that the way to #6 really led you straight to it, I was least happy setting that control.
1428/2000
Orienteering 8:17 0.87 mi (9:31 / mi) +16m 9:00 / mi
ahr:138 max:161
Checking out one control I didn't love when I ran it without a compass, seemed fine though!
Running 9:43 [2] 1.06 mi (9:10 / mi) +8m 8:57 / mi
ahr:115 max:153
3 PM
Running 6:51 0.86 mi (7:58 / mi) +10m 7:41 / mi
ahr:141 max:165
Upon strong recommendation, went to go check out the scenery along the cliff on the west side of the island- was pretty cool!! A dam and exposed rock and cliffs and water, and just pretty.
Friday Apr 27, 2012 #
8 AM
Running 50:58 6.25 mi (8:09 / mi) +158m 7:34 / mi
ahr:149 max:176
Snuck-in run, around Emily Dickinson loop, 2 x 2 min pick ups on the trail along river then 3 x 1.5 min up biggish hill on north side of bike trail. And then detour to print maps at the local print shop, where things did not want to print from .eps, strange. Or they could print, but only a square smidge of the map. Luckily also had done .xps -> .pdf which behaved better.
Then I had a hair cut (!). Got way told off for not taking care of my hair properly. Apparently 5 years is not the normal gap between professional hair cuts... Also, apparently cheap conditioner 'waxes' your hair???
Then I had a hair cut (!). Got way told off for not taking care of my hair properly. Apparently 5 years is not the normal gap between professional hair cuts... Also, apparently cheap conditioner 'waxes' your hair???
Thursday Apr 26, 2012 #
Note
Should anyone be perusing Nature today, this article was just published by my group (less technical overview here). It's actually really cool stuff- for almost ever, it's been assumed that stars form at masses as determined by an "initial mass function". This is simply a distribution function describing the probability that a star forms at a certain mass. It's probably a log-normal function (woo Central Limit Theorem), with a cutoff at both high and low masses. Until this work, all observational signs have pointed to the distribution being fairly constant, in dense and less dense star-forming regions, in different types of galaxies, etc.
But my group's work shows that the amount of mass in big (predominantly) old galaxies is too large for the amount of light that their stars produce. So there must be more low-mass stars, which inherently have lower luminosity-to-mass ratios. Lots more, at least times 3. So theorists, please go revise your simulations, the universe is different than we thought....
But my group's work shows that the amount of mass in big (predominantly) old galaxies is too large for the amount of light that their stars produce. So there must be more low-mass stars, which inherently have lower luminosity-to-mass ratios. Lots more, at least times 3. So theorists, please go revise your simulations, the universe is different than we thought....
5 PM
Strength 12:48 [1]
Core, although something in my knee started hurting doing SJJs so I quite them partway through...
Strength 5:31 [1]
And hammies! Been too long...
Wednesday Apr 25, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 46:00 5.84 mi (7:53 / mi) +72m 7:35 / mi
ahr:145 max:169
To/from "The Laundry Club", Emily Dickinson loop, quickest version to try to beat the wash cycle (failed). Then ended up leaving my clothes forever in the dryer after making tabouleh anyways, ah well, Amherst doesn't seem to have clothing thieves...
Tuesday Apr 24, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 18:46 2.19 mi (8:34 / mi) +27m 8:15 / mi
ahr:138 max:168
Warm up with Alex, and first part with Phil too. Chilly, chilly, not so happy about leg-attire choice (shorts)!
Drills 4:30 0.27 mi (16:37 / mi)
ahr:140 max:157
Running 4:13 0.49 mi (8:41 / mi)
ahr:126 max:145
Running race 18:17 5.0 km (3:39 / km) +56m 3:28 / km
ahr:180 max:188
Noho 5k #2
Took the overall win!! Not too many speedy guys today, so I led from start to finish. According to those in charge, this makes only the 3rd time a woman has won the race, the other two were Sarah Hahn, 10ish years ago. So cool! Although do have to admit it was a small field today in the coldish drizzle...
A bit, but not much better than 3 weeks ago (6 seconds faster, and 6 seconds of my PR), and I was in my 212's today. To be honest, was hoping for a bit better. But I probably need to do some more serious running training before that happens.
Also, very nice to have the cheering pretty much from wherever possible by Phil and Ed and also others who just thought it was cool to see a gal leading the race!
Miles:
5.45
5.41
6.16
35
Took the overall win!! Not too many speedy guys today, so I led from start to finish. According to those in charge, this makes only the 3rd time a woman has won the race, the other two were Sarah Hahn, 10ish years ago. So cool! Although do have to admit it was a small field today in the coldish drizzle...
A bit, but not much better than 3 weeks ago (6 seconds faster, and 6 seconds of my PR), and I was in my 212's today. To be honest, was hoping for a bit better. But I probably need to do some more serious running training before that happens.
Also, very nice to have the cheering pretty much from wherever possible by Phil and Ed and also others who just thought it was cool to see a gal leading the race!
Miles:
5.45
5.41
6.16
35
Running 15:52 1.72 mi (9:14 / mi) +27m 8:48 / mi
ahr:146 max:168
Warm down with Kelsey, who maybe will come show up for some of the WeMA 5 day, if it fits in with trail running plans. And James (from astro dept) and Phil, who were apparently chatting about the fine structure constant...
Monday Apr 23, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 22:29 2.08 mi (10:49 / mi) +59m 9:56 / mi
ahr:131 max:158
Joggeroo around some trails with other giggle, chit-chattering.
Running 3:03 0.31 mi (9:54 / mi)
ahr:117 max:140
Orienteering 36:48 2.76 mi (13:20 / mi) +178m 11:06 / mi
ahr:156 max:172 14c
Super-secret fun times on Earl's Trails (yeah new map!). Those some fun woods to run through!!! Oh, there might be some climb, but hey, it's just the other side of Norwottuck, what were you expecting?
1413/2000
1413/2000
Running 2:18 0.27 mi (8:31 / mi) +6m 7:58 / mi
ahr:146 max:154
After a brief post-mortem with PG, whisked away by Alex for a scurry to a eve talk given by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Earth Day keynote speech at UMass. His voice was *terrible* to listen to, think maybe he was sick. But a solidly environmental viewpoint, while being aware of the business side. Very much a fan that the government's role is to protect the commons through financial incentives/disincentives. This is way outside what I know much about, but hearing his one viewpoint, sounds like a reasonable idea... continuing as-is is just not going to work, well if we want a planet that remains healthy to live on.
Also, freaked out about mercury levels in all freshwater fish in the US. I guess women intended to some day have a baby should steer pretty clear or eat fish rarely? Panic. Furthermore, West Virginia hilltop removal coal extraction sounds absolutely terrible.
Also, freaked out about mercury levels in all freshwater fish in the US. I guess women intended to some day have a baby should steer pretty clear or eat fish rarely? Panic. Furthermore, West Virginia hilltop removal coal extraction sounds absolutely terrible.
Sunday Apr 22, 2012 #
11 AM
Orienteering 25:13 [2] 1.5 mi (16:49 / mi) +61m 14:56 / mi
Setting streamers with Alex, Brendan, Giacomo for NEOC's Team Day fundraiser (May 20th @ Breakheart- come!) meet. I haven't been on the organizing/vetting side of things too much before, kinda fun to have a good check out and contemplate appropriateness of things for control sites, and esp for white/yellow courses.
Embarrassingly, I set one of my controls wrong to start with. Yeah, we'll need to change *that* one... =)
Embarrassingly, I set one of my controls wrong to start with. Yeah, we'll need to change *that* one... =)
Drills 1:03 [1] 0.05 mi (21:07 / mi)
Orienteering 24:10 2.22 mi (10:53 / mi) +98m 9:34 / mi
Back out, testing yellow. But legs were not too springy, so didn't really race it. Plus good to check out things more. All pretty fine, but we'll shorten it a control, hope folks enjoy!
Orienteering 23:32 1.7 mi (13:51 / mi) +82m 12:02 / mi
And for a short 3rd round, first few controls of green, good for some feedback on some stuff, plus Garmin'ed a new trail that needs adding to the map.
Drills 7:33 [1] 0.48 mi (15:44 / mi)
Drills for health. Or un-injuredness. Becoming more drizzly...
7 PM
Note
Interesting trip home on Peter Pan, bus windshield wipers kept breaking, and it was pouring.... awesome. Driver had to keep pulling over on the side of I-90 and fixing them, about ever 5 miles... But, in the end, finally home!!