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Wednesday Apr 30, 2014 #
Note
Stuck in Oslo for an unplanned six hours; wandering into the city to rendezvous with Cristina. After 22 hours of travel, I arrived in Uppsala at about 9 PM local and decided games, food, and relaxing were better priorities than going for a training run. I met Matt Ogden, which was pretty cool.
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014 #
Note
Travel day to Uppsala.
After making such a suggestion to Hayden, I decided to review my relay race and see what I could understand about my errors.
- I was probably running too hard out of the start. I managed to make up some ground on ebone, but I burned myself out a bit in the early step.
- Control 4: I turned back too early when I didn't see the earth bank. I was looking for the trail junction, but didn't see it. A better plan would have been to leave the trail after either hitting the crossing trail or some distance (pace counting? intuition?) and running low, where I could have run at full speed with full confidence that I would see the flag. Uncertainty cost me at least 30 seconds.
- Control 8: Had I not run into Eddie, I probably would have run high, since I thought that was fastest. Particularly in a relay, I shouldn't be afraid of running with someone. There are no bonus points for out-foxing your opponent with a clever route choice, which almost always fails. Pick the fastest way, and throw the hammer down.
- I chose a bad route choice to 11, but I executed it ok. I faded physically and mentally over the second half of the race, and I need to train harder so that I have sufficient reservoirs of stamina and concentration to push to the end. The green was also demoralizing, especially in the control picky section at the end.
- Run faster.
After making such a suggestion to Hayden, I decided to review my relay race and see what I could understand about my errors.
- I was probably running too hard out of the start. I managed to make up some ground on ebone, but I burned myself out a bit in the early step.
- Control 4: I turned back too early when I didn't see the earth bank. I was looking for the trail junction, but didn't see it. A better plan would have been to leave the trail after either hitting the crossing trail or some distance (pace counting? intuition?) and running low, where I could have run at full speed with full confidence that I would see the flag. Uncertainty cost me at least 30 seconds.
- Control 8: Had I not run into Eddie, I probably would have run high, since I thought that was fastest. Particularly in a relay, I shouldn't be afraid of running with someone. There are no bonus points for out-foxing your opponent with a clever route choice, which almost always fails. Pick the fastest way, and throw the hammer down.
- I chose a bad route choice to 11, but I executed it ok. I faded physically and mentally over the second half of the race, and I need to train harder so that I have sufficient reservoirs of stamina and concentration to push to the end. The green was also demoralizing, especially in the control picky section at the end.
- Run faster.
Monday Apr 28, 2014 #
11 PM
Running 1:24:47 [3] 17.06 km (4:58 / km) +46m 4:54 / km
shoes: 201210 Inov-8 Road X 255
The substance of this workout was a 23 minute, 5.6 km tempo run. I tacked on 4x30s reps near the end. I was very sluggish over the course of the tempo run.
Sunday Apr 27, 2014 #
Running 20:00 [1] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Run from the bus to the start. I actually got lost and ran down the wrong trail with Nadim before turning around, but I arrived at the start with about 5 minutes to spare.
Orienteering 1:16:03 [4] 9.9 km (7:41 / km)
24c shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Classic race; my Garmin was dead, so no data. I was in a good state psychologically coming into the race - I didn't know who was starting around me, I was focused on my own performance, and I slept pretty well the night before. The woods immediately turned out to be much greener than I expected, with stabby scraggly shrubs thoroughly dispersed. About a third of the map was green slash. The navigation wasn't difficult; most of the challenge was route choice and negotiating the green and climb.
I had a solid run, but there is much opportunity for a better race. Controls 1-4 were fine, but I made a sluggish attack up to 5, going too low on the spur and surrendering some climb. For reasons I don't quite understand, I lost 30s on a trivial two minute trail leg to 7. I had a good time to 9 (though lost to Zach Schroeder on red), but then lost 30s on a short easy leg through white woods to 10.
I chose the best route to 11 and narrowly eked out a fastest split (via the two hunter's stands), but chose to run on the road to 12 and lost over a minute on that route choice. I fared somewhat well with the green bashing on 13-16, though I was seriously disenheartened. I was very discouraged around 15, after I crawled through some pokey stabby stuff to get to the road. Controls 17-24 were all fine, though I kept losing time to ebone especially, who put the hammer down.
I was delighted to find myself in third, less than two minutes down on Will and Eric, but Kenny, Sergei, and Eddie didn't run today, so the field was pretty thin. I especially need to become a faster runner - I'm unacceptably slow both in the woods and on trails. The AP graph is informative. The two stupid minutes I lost on 5, 7, and 10 plus the minute on route choice to 12 were more than enough to push me out of contention, though the four of us stayed close to each other in the results. Kudos to (new nemesis) Will Enger for an excellent showing this weekend.
I had a solid run, but there is much opportunity for a better race. Controls 1-4 were fine, but I made a sluggish attack up to 5, going too low on the spur and surrendering some climb. For reasons I don't quite understand, I lost 30s on a trivial two minute trail leg to 7. I had a good time to 9 (though lost to Zach Schroeder on red), but then lost 30s on a short easy leg through white woods to 10.
I chose the best route to 11 and narrowly eked out a fastest split (via the two hunter's stands), but chose to run on the road to 12 and lost over a minute on that route choice. I fared somewhat well with the green bashing on 13-16, though I was seriously disenheartened. I was very discouraged around 15, after I crawled through some pokey stabby stuff to get to the road. Controls 17-24 were all fine, though I kept losing time to ebone especially, who put the hammer down.
I was delighted to find myself in third, less than two minutes down on Will and Eric, but Kenny, Sergei, and Eddie didn't run today, so the field was pretty thin. I especially need to become a faster runner - I'm unacceptably slow both in the woods and on trails. The AP graph is informative. The two stupid minutes I lost on 5, 7, and 10 plus the minute on route choice to 12 were more than enough to push me out of contention, though the four of us stayed close to each other in the results. Kudos to (new nemesis) Will Enger for an excellent showing this weekend.
C • #7 3
Running 6:00 [1] 1.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Saturday Apr 26, 2014 #
Note
Not a great race; hemorrhaged time with some bobbles. Just not feeling all that fast. I was utterly stomped by Eddie and ebone, and solidly beaten by Kenny. Time was 48 minutes over 7 km.
Note
NABOCC: A club in crisis. After a 40-point drop in my score from the warmup game to the championship game, the membership of CSU Bowling has moved for a vote of no confidence in my leadership of the club. This is somewhat problematic, as CSU Bowling lacks any other members to take my place. It has been suggested that the leadership pass to a foreign entity, e.g. feet. "If it worked for the British in 1689, why can't it work for us?"
11 AM
Orienteering 47:58 [4] 8.01 km (5:59 / km) +208m 5:18 / km
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
The 2nd leg, a 7 km blue course, for NEOC's 3-pt relay team. Giovanni put the hammer down on the first leg, but Jeff Saeger had a solid run and came in about 20s down on Tori Borish. I took off after Eric, hoping to make up some time on Kenny's 5+ minute lead so Patrick would be within striking distance. I ran quite hard - perhaps too hard - trying to close on Eric, and I was starting to make some progress at 3. Control 4 was forked, and I made a 30s error near the circle after Eric and I parted. Controls 5-7 were fine, though I hesitated for about 10s at 6. Eddie came up beside me at 7 (and asked "Is this dee lead?"); in my oxygen-deprived state, I had forgotten that he started before me, so I thought he was catching me.
En route to 8, Eddie was going high, so I made a dumb mistake to go low instead. If I had been running alone, I think I would have run high. I lost at least 20s on that route choice. When I got to 10 (small depression), Eddie was gone, and I didn't see the flag for 30s. On the long leg, I got slowed a little in some green - probably not a great route choice, and saw Kenny running the other way. I lost over a minute to Eddie's mystery left route. Controls 11-14 were fine, but I really struggled to push hard near the end. Mostly tired and overly hot. Came in 4th a dismal seven minutes back of Eddie and Eric.
En route to 8, Eddie was going high, so I made a dumb mistake to go low instead. If I had been running alone, I think I would have run high. I lost at least 20s on that route choice. When I got to 10 (small depression), Eddie was gone, and I didn't see the flag for 30s. On the long leg, I got slowed a little in some green - probably not a great route choice, and saw Kenny running the other way. I lost over a minute to Eddie's mystery left route. Controls 11-14 were fine, but I really struggled to push hard near the end. Mostly tired and overly hot. Came in 4th a dismal seven minutes back of Eddie and Eric.
Running 15:00 [1] 2.5 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Warmup and short cool down.
Despite my underwhelming performance, the great victory for the weekend was NEOC's turnout - we managed to muster 4 relay teams and 13 total people at an A-meet 300+ miles away. This has been the first NEOC turnout in the three relay champs I have run for CSU (2011-2013); while I was sad to not run with my CSU peeps, I think my presence with NEOC was more valuable. There are quite a few usual suspects that were missing - Magnus, the Halls, bgallup, Jeff Schapiro, Meg - but we had a nice mix of old guard and newcomers. Camaraderie was good, and much fun was had. I had a very pleasant drive home with Patrick and Phil, who are NABOCC champs. Phil only rubbed it in a little.
Despite my underwhelming performance, the great victory for the weekend was NEOC's turnout - we managed to muster 4 relay teams and 13 total people at an A-meet 300+ miles away. This has been the first NEOC turnout in the three relay champs I have run for CSU (2011-2013); while I was sad to not run with my CSU peeps, I think my presence with NEOC was more valuable. There are quite a few usual suspects that were missing - Magnus, the Halls, bgallup, Jeff Schapiro, Meg - but we had a nice mix of old guard and newcomers. Camaraderie was good, and much fun was had. I had a very pleasant drive home with Patrick and Phil, who are NABOCC champs. Phil only rubbed it in a little.
Friday Apr 25, 2014 #
1 PM
Running 34:03 [2] 7.21 km (4:43 / km) +3m 4:43 / km
shoes: 201404 Inov-8 F-Lite 230
River run.
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014 #
11 PM
Running warm up/down 6:12 [1] 1.08 km (5:46 / km) +14m 5:25 / km
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
There were ludicrous winds as I warmed up.
Orienteering (Night-O) 35:43 [1] 4.4 km (8:07 / km) +155m 6:54 / km
10c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
More Tiomila training. I wasn't happy with how I was moving through the woods today. I felt a bit sluggish. I started hesitant and tentative with my night navigation, but started growing more comfortable. I was reading an old (2012) course from the old Prospect Hill map, and parts of it were quite confusing.
I hadn't charged my headlamp since before the Skyline run, and it completely died after control 8. I navigated with my backup light for a little while before deciding to call it a night.
I hadn't charged my headlamp since before the Skyline run, and it completely died after control 8. I navigated with my backup light for a little while before deciding to call it a night.
Running 5:00 [1] 1.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Sunday Apr 20, 2014 #
Event: NEOC: Menotomy Rocks Park
11 AM
Running 5:00 [1] 1.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Quick warmup.
12 PM
Orienteering 35:43 [4] 6.65 km (5:22 / km) +109m 4:58 / km
15c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
NEOC meet at Menotomy Rocks, set by Kristin and Ethan Hall. While I know Menotomy very well and hardly find it technically challenging, it's a fun little event, and I wanted to see the gang. The Halls designed a one-man relay score-O similar to Lori's and Stephen's at Hammond Pond with a twist. There were five maps, each with three controls - but runners had the option of doing each map sequentially from memory for a bonus. I was at a huge advantage from my prior knowledge of the map, and I ran all five maps from memory. I made one mistake, losing about two minutes when I couldn't remember exactly where the control was, but was otherwise clean. I ran hard, at tempo-ish pace. Afterward, I spent a while chatting with Ian, Wendy, Mori, Bridget, Ethan, and Kristin, whom I seldom get to see because they are either parents or small children.
Near the end of my run, I crossed paths with Izzy, who was on a glamorous saunter; she remarked "you look tired." I was so into oxygen debt that I couldn't muster a better response than "I am tired."
Near the end of my run, I crossed paths with Izzy, who was on a glamorous saunter; she remarked "you look tired." I was so into oxygen debt that I couldn't muster a better response than "I am tired."
Running 15:00 [1] 1.5 km (10:00 / km) +33m 9:01 / km
7c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Control pickup.
11 PM
Running 1:11:44 [3] 11.69 km (6:08 / km) +302m 5:26 / km
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Tiomila training - running the Fells Skyline at night with my Night-O getup to get comfortable with my full kit. I'm starting my practice much later than planned, but everything felt fine. I struggled to follow the trail and had to double back twice, each time losing about two minutes. I carried my backup light as a precaution, and I still haven't worked out where to put the battery (I usually hold it in my off-map hand). I need to acquire a vest/sports bra of some kind.
I noticed that I don't have a very good perception of speed at night, and I don't perceive ascent and descent as plainly as during the day. I saw a set of deer perhaps 10m from the trail who looked at me as if you say "what the hell are you looking at?" Fun times. Oddly enough, this appears to be my fastest recorded run of the Skyline, even with the dumb mistakes. The temperature was 5 C.
I noticed that I don't have a very good perception of speed at night, and I don't perceive ascent and descent as plainly as during the day. I saw a set of deer perhaps 10m from the trail who looked at me as if you say "what the hell are you looking at?" Fun times. Oddly enough, this appears to be my fastest recorded run of the Skyline, even with the dumb mistakes. The temperature was 5 C.
Running 5:00 [1] 1.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
To/from the trailhead to the Skyline.
Saturday Apr 19, 2014 #
Event: NEOC: Wrentham State Forest
8 AM
Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] *** 7.5 km (12:00 / km)
28c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Hanging controls in advance of the Wrentham meet and hauling four gallons about 300m. As I was returning from setting the last white controls, I caught an egregiously mishung control - that was on the wrong boulder about 70m from the correct location. I had hung it the previous night, so I dodged a bullet there.
I hung all the controls for this meet, which I prefer to do for sufficiently small meets. There were 40 controls, but it was just manageable for me given the two sessions and the two parking locations. That sort of stubborn self-reliance gets me in trouble sometimes. The worst technical problem were two incorrect control descriptions - on one green control, I put the flag on the wrong side of the boulder; on a yellow control, instead of being by a cliff, the flag was about 5m away on a stone wall end. I made the rookie mistake of failing to print an all-controls description, so I was hanging from memory + a red map.
The parking at Wrentham was a bit of a problem - the field in which we usually park, a former city dump, was overgrown and off-limits. After consulting with the police department, I determined it was ok to park on the side of the suburb streets across the street from the trailhead. This arrangement worked out ok.
Thanks to Pelle Wahlstrom, Scott Turner, Kristin Hall, Richard Powers, Jim and Raina Crawford, Jim Paschetto, Stephen van Ness, Magnus and Sarah Bjorkman, Jeff Saeger, and Giovanni and Katia for all their help making the meet happen! Pelle, Scott, and Raina were especially invaluable.
I hung all the controls for this meet, which I prefer to do for sufficiently small meets. There were 40 controls, but it was just manageable for me given the two sessions and the two parking locations. That sort of stubborn self-reliance gets me in trouble sometimes. The worst technical problem were two incorrect control descriptions - on one green control, I put the flag on the wrong side of the boulder; on a yellow control, instead of being by a cliff, the flag was about 5m away on a stone wall end. I made the rookie mistake of failing to print an all-controls description, so I was hanging from memory + a red map.
The parking at Wrentham was a bit of a problem - the field in which we usually park, a former city dump, was overgrown and off-limits. After consulting with the police department, I determined it was ok to park on the side of the suburb streets across the street from the trailhead. This arrangement worked out ok.
Thanks to Pelle Wahlstrom, Scott Turner, Kristin Hall, Richard Powers, Jim and Raina Crawford, Jim Paschetto, Stephen van Ness, Magnus and Sarah Bjorkman, Jeff Saeger, and Giovanni and Katia for all their help making the meet happen! Pelle, Scott, and Raina were especially invaluable.
2 PM
Orienteering 45:00 [3] *** 5.0 km (9:00 / km)
10c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Control pickup. Thanks to Magnus and Sarah, Katia and Giovanni, and Jeff, I only had ten controls to pick up.
Friday Apr 18, 2014 #
Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] *** 8.0 km (11:15 / km)
12c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Hanging controls for Wrentham meet.
Thursday Apr 17, 2014 #
6 PM
Running 29:37 [1] 5.85 km (5:04 / km) +23m 4:58 / km
shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13
Run to Danehy. Passed a legion of cars stuck in traffic. I feel a deep swell of pity for anyone who drives in Cambridge (or Boston more generally) during rush hour.
Orienteering 14:17 [5] 3.28 km (4:21 / km) +7m 4:18 / km
30c shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13
Danehy Park-O, the first of the 2014 series. Katia and Giovanni designed a control rich course, with 30 controls in an advertised 3.1 km distance. You could usually see the next one or two controls from the previous control, so this course was all about exiting correctly, maintaining good flow, and punching fluidity. I started pretty hard and passed two relative newcomers by control 3. I slowed at 23 when I saw an extra fence and couldn't see the flag, which probably cost me the split. The fields were soggy and marsh-like. There were two legs with some route choice - 16 (road off the map or circuitous route on the map) and 25. A fun sprinty day. I'm sure Giacomo would have run sub-13; I need to get faster.
Running 21:04 [1] 3.84 km (5:29 / km) +39m 5:13 / km
shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13
Run home. See if you can spot the burrito noming period.
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014 #
Note
When I think of the unending, cyclic battle between CSU and DVOA, I find this soundtrack appropriate:
Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] 10.0 km (9:00 / km)
shoes: 201311 Inov-8 X-talon 212
Vetting control sites in Wrentham. Both the map and terrain are a mixed bag. Actual time was about two hours, but I deducted some for standing around checking stuff. I have an embarrassing comment load to training ratio at present.
European Orienteering Championships M21 Long Course from earlier this week. The men's course was 20.3 km with 480m of climb, and the top four finishers all ran 90 minutes. 4:30/km, even excluding climb? Incredible. What is particularly impressive is that the top finishers are within seconds of each other on every leg. While it looks like this terrain and course were fast and consistent - not much route choice - the elite men seem to converge to an asymptote of performance.
European Orienteering Championships M21 Long Course from earlier this week. The men's course was 20.3 km with 480m of climb, and the top four finishers all ran 90 minutes. 4:30/km, even excluding climb? Incredible. What is particularly impressive is that the top finishers are within seconds of each other on every leg. While it looks like this terrain and course were fast and consistent - not much route choice - the elite men seem to converge to an asymptote of performance.
Sunday Apr 13, 2014 #
Event: NEOC: Needham Town Forest
11 AM
Running 10:00 [1] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
NEOC Needham Town Forest. I worked at Jim Paschetto and Bill Binette's meet in intermittent rain from 10:05 (doh) to about 11:30. The course offerings were WYOBrG, with a total distance of about 17.3 km, so I figured the opportunity had come to try winning every course at a non-trivial local meet. It didn't hurt that many of the usual threats were out of town at West Point.
I warmed up in my Orocs; my right pinky toe has been hurting for a week or so, I think primarily due to extended time in black dress shoes for opera. It only hurts in snug shoes like O shoes, and is of minor consequence.
I warmed up in my Orocs; my right pinky toe has been hurting for a week or so, I think primarily due to extended time in black dress shoes for opera. It only hurts in snug shoes like O shoes, and is of minor consequence.
Orienteering 37:14 [4] 5.8 km (6:25 / km) +57m 6:07 / km
16c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Green course; 5.0/130m. Apparently my watch stopped at some control near the finish; I have listed the correct time and extrapolated the distance.
Orienteering 31:13 [4] 4.75 km (6:34 / km) +48m 6:15 / km
12c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Brown course, 4.1/85. I was disappointed not to run sub 30, and I started to get tired.
Orienteering 27:52 [3] 4.22 km (6:37 / km) +51m 6:14 / km
11c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Orange course, 3.6/100. I ran into Team Gallup near the start, and saw Jeff Schapiro and Piper in the woods. My stamina was waning near the end.
Orienteering 18:16 [3] 2.87 km (6:21 / km) +36m 5:59 / km
11c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Yellow course, 2.6/75. I tried to treat it like a sprint, but there wasn't much pep left in my legs. Unfortunately, the white course had been picked up by the time I finished, so I wasn't able to complete the tour de NEOC meet.
The motivation for the Tour de NEOC is primarily to simulate long orienteering. Running multiple courses in the same terrain repeatedly uses some of the same areas and even some of the same controls. Still, running in a race environment in terrain while visiting controls is a useful exercise.
Needham was quite pleasant today. The temperature was about 15 C with intermittent rain in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon. It's April, so the vegetation hasn't filled out, and the green briar was sparse. The woods are generally white (with a few dense and stabby sections), and while there are zillions of mountain bike trails, the terrain is complex. The map, however, is underwhelming. While Needham is small, it is convenient, simple to use, and not owned by DCR. It's sort of unusable from late May through October, but I think it is worth priority remapping from scratch because of its frequency of use.
The motivation for the Tour de NEOC is primarily to simulate long orienteering. Running multiple courses in the same terrain repeatedly uses some of the same areas and even some of the same controls. Still, running in a race environment in terrain while visiting controls is a useful exercise.
Needham was quite pleasant today. The temperature was about 15 C with intermittent rain in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon. It's April, so the vegetation hasn't filled out, and the green briar was sparse. The woods are generally white (with a few dense and stabby sections), and while there are zillions of mountain bike trails, the terrain is complex. The map, however, is underwhelming. While Needham is small, it is convenient, simple to use, and not owned by DCR. It's sort of unusable from late May through October, but I think it is worth priority remapping from scratch because of its frequency of use.
Running 10:00 [1] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
9c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Saturday Apr 12, 2014 #
Note
Possible running races:
http://baevents.com/letsrunseries/ - monthly 5k series, Thursdays, Cambridge; $30 each
https://www.racemenu.com/event/39741-Boston-5K-Sum... - other monthly 5k series, Thursdays, Cambridge; $22 each
Half marathon - June 8, Castle Awards Half in Seekonk, MA, $48. Starts at 8 AM - plenty of time to drive to the NEOC meet at Blue Hills West from 10-noon.
http://baevents.com/letsrunseries/ - monthly 5k series, Thursdays, Cambridge; $30 each
https://www.racemenu.com/event/39741-Boston-5K-Sum... - other monthly 5k series, Thursdays, Cambridge; $22 each
Half marathon - June 8, Castle Awards Half in Seekonk, MA, $48. Starts at 8 AM - plenty of time to drive to the NEOC meet at Blue Hills West from 10-noon.
10 AM
Running 1:01:22 [1] 12.77 km (4:48 / km) +19m 4:46 / km
shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13
Wednesday Apr 9, 2014 #
6 PM
Running 1:23:07 16.58 km (5:01 / km) +49m 4:56 / km
shoes: 201404 Inov-8 F-Lite 230
Threshold workout. Since the snow has finally melted, I ran down to Mystic River and did 4x my threshold loop at ~4:05-4:10/km pace with 2:00 breaks. GPS notwithstanding, gmaps pedometer puts the length of the loops at 2.65 km, which is about 10:36 at 4:00/km. I guess I started too fast, because my pace slowed. There was a bit of a headwind from the northwest for some of the bouts. I have been in a bit of a funk lately, exacerbated by my opera commitment.
Splits: 10:31, 10:41, 10:58, 11:14. Oops.
Splits: 10:31, 10:41, 10:58, 11:14. Oops.
Tuesday Apr 8, 2014 #
Note
Due to something of a clerical scheduling error, I won't be attending West Point. Independent of that decision, the courses seem to be remarkably short. The blue courses are 7.9 and 7.0 km respectively, and the reds 6.3 and 5.5. For courses advertised as "classic length," I suspect the winning times will be pitifully short. Quality is not the same as length, but I expect a bit more bang for my A-meet buck.
Apparently this is Colonel Hendricks' last year at West Point and in the army. While my direct interaction has been minimal, I am very appreciative of his leadership with the West Point orienteering club. He has been a fixture at all West Point A-meets and basically all meets at which I have seen cadets. The value of his military service goes without saying. I will miss running into him in the woods.
Apparently this is Colonel Hendricks' last year at West Point and in the army. While my direct interaction has been minimal, I am very appreciative of his leadership with the West Point orienteering club. He has been a fixture at all West Point A-meets and basically all meets at which I have seen cadets. The value of his military service goes without saying. I will miss running into him in the woods.
Running 15:00 [3] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
Shuffle home, in work clothes.
Sunday Apr 6, 2014 #
10 PM
Running 1:06:36 [1] 13.36 km (4:59 / km) +16m 4:57 / km
shoes: 201404 Inov-8 F-Lite 230
Left hamstring (?) around the knee started hurting about halfway in and in the aftermath of the run was very tight. Perhaps a cross country flailing-related injury from last week, though I don't recall anything acute.
Wednesday Apr 2, 2014 #
6 PM
Running 25:10 [1] 4.89 km (5:09 / km)
shoes: 201304 NB 860
Quick easy jaunt around the block before my third performance of Lakme. I seem to have tweaked something in my left hamstring or calf just below and behind the knee, because it hurt.
Tuesday Apr 1, 2014 #
8 AM
Strength training 12:00 [3]
A set of 250 (1 minute plank approx = 25 reps)
2x {25 tuckups, 25 oblique crunches, 1 minute plank, 25 kayakers}
2x 25 pushups
2x {25 tuckups, 25 oblique crunches, 1 minute plank, 25 kayakers}
2x 25 pushups
10 PM
Running 59:59 [1] 12.23 km (4:54 / km) +40m 4:49 / km
shoes: 201304 Asics Gel Cumulus 13