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Sunday May 19, 2002 #
A-Meet (Paths to the Pagoda: Red) 57:18 [4] 7.37 km (7:46 / km)
I had a very good race. I went to bed early the night before, so I was able to fully concentrate on my course. I felt great physically, and since the course was mostly downhill, I was really able to blaze.
Recently, since my good compass has a large bubble in it and is worthless, I have been running with my spare. Since I am using my spare, I don't carry a spare. Unfortunately, just after I started, I realized that I had taken my old compass, and left my spare. This meant that I had to run the whole course without a compass.
This only posed a problem coming out of #1. I was planning to run along the side of the hill and drop to meet the powerline. For some reason I kept hitting trails that I couldn't find on the map that disoriented me. I kept moving at a slow pace, and eventually hit the power line. I didn't really make any mistakes, but I had to move slowly, and ended up about a minute slower than the everyone else.
Recently, since my good compass has a large bubble in it and is worthless, I have been running with my spare. Since I am using my spare, I don't carry a spare. Unfortunately, just after I started, I realized that I had taken my old compass, and left my spare. This meant that I had to run the whole course without a compass.
This only posed a problem coming out of #1. I was planning to run along the side of the hill and drop to meet the powerline. For some reason I kept hitting trails that I couldn't find on the map that disoriented me. I kept moving at a slow pace, and eventually hit the power line. I didn't really make any mistakes, but I had to move slowly, and ended up about a minute slower than the everyone else.
Saturday May 18, 2002 #
Event: Paths to the Pagoda
A-Meet (US Short Course Champs) 31:33 [4] 3.6 km (8:46 / km)
It was a very fast course with a lot of controls. I made a few small errors which ruined my chances of winning, but a big completely stupid error knocked me down even farther. On #8, I wasn't reading the map. I was planning to contour until I hit a hill top, while keeping track of trails that I crossed, but I wasn't able to do that. Instead, I ran only half the distance to another tiny hill top, crossing trails at the wrong angle. Since I wasn't paying enough attention, I didn't notice. I relocated on a road and attacked the wrong hill top once again. Finally, I followed one of the trails to the road and realized where I was. I ended up with an 8 minute split where other people were under 4.
Overall, my level of concentration was way too low for a competitive race, which made it impossible for me to run well. I felt great physically, but I just didn't have the mental part down.
Overall, my level of concentration was way too low for a competitive race, which made it impossible for me to run well. I felt great physically, but I just didn't have the mental part down.
Thursday May 16, 2002 #
Road Run 22:00 [4] 5.0 km (4:24 / km)
I got up at 6:30 AM to run one of my 5k road courses. My legs felt pretty tired on the hills, but otherwise, I felt pretty good. Overall, it was a fairly quick pace considering the hills. I was about a minute and a half off of my fastest pace on the course.
It was great running right out of bed because I was still asleep. I gradually woke up as I ran along, and by the time I got back I was ready for school. Then I realized I had risen too early, and I still had an hour before I normally got up. So, I went back to sleep!
I am going to have to try getting up in the middle of the night sometime to go for a run and then go back to sleep. I think it would probably feel like a dream in the morning!
It was great running right out of bed because I was still asleep. I gradually woke up as I ran along, and by the time I got back I was ready for school. Then I realized I had risen too early, and I still had an hour before I normally got up. So, I went back to sleep!
I am going to have to try getting up in the middle of the night sometime to go for a run and then go back to sleep. I think it would probably feel like a dream in the morning!
Wednesday May 15, 2002 #
Orienteering (Course) 57:00 [3] 6.2 km (9:12 / km)
Temp: 66
RealFeel Temp: 60
Humidity: 31%
Wind: NW at 15mph
It was a beautiful sunny day for running. The temperature was a little warm, but the swift breeze kept things cool. I ran the course Alexei Azarov had set for me last Saturday, and I only managed to complete part of on Sunday. I started out very fast because I had already been to the first two controls, and then I slowed down as I hit a big hill on the way to the fourth control. I had a little bit of trouble with the third and fourth controls.
On number three I attacked off of a large boulder in an area full of boulders. I ended up running next to the boulder I was looking for, and I didn't realize until I was two contours above it, and about 50 meters away. In total I lost fourty to fifty seconds, so it wasn't too bad.
On number four, I was attacking along the side of a hill just under some cliffs. I was looking for a slightly larger cliff just above another one. Because I had just climbed a tough hill, I was breathing hard and having trouble concentrating. Because of this I was moving into the control slowly because I was readng the terrain perfectly. Just as I had gone by it, everything fell into place and I realized where I was exactly, and went right into the control. I may have lost a minute and a half because of my tentativeness attacking the control.
Other than those two controls I hit them all pretty much dead on. The overall time of fifty-seven minutes was not too bad considering the climb and terrain, but I could have probably broken fifty-two or fifty-three minutes if I had run harder. Overall, it was a nice training run and should put me in good shape technically, for the weekend.
RealFeel Temp: 60
Humidity: 31%
Wind: NW at 15mph
It was a beautiful sunny day for running. The temperature was a little warm, but the swift breeze kept things cool. I ran the course Alexei Azarov had set for me last Saturday, and I only managed to complete part of on Sunday. I started out very fast because I had already been to the first two controls, and then I slowed down as I hit a big hill on the way to the fourth control. I had a little bit of trouble with the third and fourth controls.
On number three I attacked off of a large boulder in an area full of boulders. I ended up running next to the boulder I was looking for, and I didn't realize until I was two contours above it, and about 50 meters away. In total I lost fourty to fifty seconds, so it wasn't too bad.
On number four, I was attacking along the side of a hill just under some cliffs. I was looking for a slightly larger cliff just above another one. Because I had just climbed a tough hill, I was breathing hard and having trouble concentrating. Because of this I was moving into the control slowly because I was readng the terrain perfectly. Just as I had gone by it, everything fell into place and I realized where I was exactly, and went right into the control. I may have lost a minute and a half because of my tentativeness attacking the control.
Other than those two controls I hit them all pretty much dead on. The overall time of fifty-seven minutes was not too bad considering the climb and terrain, but I could have probably broken fifty-two or fifty-three minutes if I had run harder. Overall, it was a nice training run and should put me in good shape technically, for the weekend.
Tuesday May 14, 2002 #
Ultimate Frisbee 1:30:00 [2]
I played Ultimate Frisbee with some friends for an hour and a half. I ran got a good anaerobic workout, but I tried to keep from running too hard as I needed a rest day.
Monday May 13, 2002 #
Road Run 23:00 [3] 4.5 km (5:07 / km)
Temp: 48
RealFealTemp: 36
Humidity: 96%
Winds: E at 12mph
I started out on one of my 5k road courses around my house and my legs felt great. It was raining heavily, and I felt very fresh despite yesterday's training sessions. As soon as I hit the first hill, I realized how tired my legs really were, so I cut off a .5 kilometer loop, and only ran 4.5k. The rain was very refreshing, and the run was a nice toner after yesterday's intense training.
RealFealTemp: 36
Humidity: 96%
Winds: E at 12mph
I started out on one of my 5k road courses around my house and my legs felt great. It was raining heavily, and I felt very fresh despite yesterday's training sessions. As soon as I hit the first hill, I realized how tired my legs really were, so I cut off a .5 kilometer loop, and only ran 4.5k. The rain was very refreshing, and the run was a nice toner after yesterday's intense training.