Training Log Archive: iansmith

After getting up at 7:45 and returning my car from the Connecticut expedition, I ambled over to the bowling alley and bowled twelve games. My first five were terrible, but I improved in the fourth and fifth, as I made adjustments to my approach and release, and I has a satisfying seven final games, including a PR 185. My main adjustment was driving my wind up and release, rather than letting my arm swing freely. I put more power into the stroke, which apparently helped me control the trajectory better. I'm still using a four step approach and bowling straight. I saved over $20 bowling on Sunday morning compared to all other times of the week.

Game 1: 9- 8- 9/ X 33 7- 18 5- 7- 61 = 94
Game 2: 41 72 9- 6/ 14 X 71 X 7/ 8- = 111
Game 3: 6- 12 71 81 34 8- 7/ 6/ X 9- = 105
Game 4: 63 31 6/ 6- 7/ X 81 6/ 8/ 8/7 = 136
Game 5: 53 9- 9- 35 9/ 8/ 71 7- 5- -/X = 109
Game 6: 9/ X X 63 8/ 9/ X 9- 7/ 5/7 = 173
Game 7: X 9- 18 7/ -8 X 32 7/ 72 71 = 109
Game 8: 7- 42 8/ 81 7/ 9/ 81 X 8- 71 = 120
Game 9: 9/ 54 9/ X 63 X X X 81 32 = 163
Game 10: 17 5/ X 6- X X X 8/ 9/ X62 = 185 *New PR
Game 11: 8- 6/ 7- 4- X X 9/ 7- 8/ 9/8 = 146
Game 12: 81 44 8- 71 8/ 8- 12 5/ 9/ X9/ = 121

I bowled well in games 9-11, and that shows good endurance and consistency. Overall, I had a problem with pulling the ball to the left on my release; adding more power on the swing helped to correct that and brings my shots to the pocket. I hit the 1-2 pocket (on the left) more often than I would have liked; the 1-3 pocket to the right of the head pin is my target as a right-handed bowler.

First five games statistics:
Strike rate: 6/52 = 11.5%
Spare conversion: 13/45 = 28.8%
First ball pins: 6.65
Average score: 111

Last seven games statistics:
Strike rate: 18/74 = 24.3%
Spare conversion: 23/54 = 42.6%
First ball pins: 7.5
Average score: 145

C • 7.45?! 5

Event: WCOC New Haven Training Weekend
 

Slow.

Long sprint - Splits

Traffic behavior will continually be suboptimal until someone devises a system in which collectively optimal behavior is a Nash equilibrium in the game of minimizing individual travel times (feet?). Until that time, we will have to put up with idiot pedestrians and noob Boston left turns.

The Rules of the CSU Bowling section:
1. You do not talk about CSU Bowling.
2. You DO NOT talk about CSU Bowling.
3. Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
4. Never, under any circumstances drive a car into downtown Boston during major commuting hours.

Warmup. Leg felt ok.

Warmup, level 10 (of 20). I tried to stay at 100 rpm, which is a bit faster than my natural cadence. Perhaps biking at a higher cadence might speed up my running cadence.

Twice through a circuit of
- 25 Tuck ups
- 25 calf raises + 80 lbs
- 25 lat pull downs (machine)
- 25 squats + 80 lbs
- 60 seconds plank
- 25 leg press, 180 lbs (machine)
- 30 side bends on each side, + 40 lbs
- 25 seated leg extensions (machine)
- 25 seated leg curls (machine)
- 10 dead lifts, + 80 lbs

My left leg felt fine during the exercises, all but confirming this is not a weight bearing injury. I could not do squats and leg presses with a stress fracture.

I went running in Rocky Woods to vet the various control locations for the meet on 3 April. While I was only running at an easy pace, and my ankle felt odd, I didn't experience escalating pain in my shin. I brought my X-talons (Beta) to my office today and promptly forgot them. Running through the woods was a sublime joy; I have done so little orienteering in the past eight months.

The vegetation is pleasant and low density, though the visibility is limited by the pine saplings. There is a golden carpet of leaves on the forest floor.

Rocky Woods has an extensive trail network that presents a challenge to designing quality courses and reduces the possible variety of legs. Nevertheless, the park has excellent and varied terrain. The biggest complaint that I have with the map is the grossly undermapped rock, though the contours are dubious in places.

While I was sidehilling at speed, my feet slipped out from under me, and I went down hard on my side. I was momentarily stunned, though unhurt. It was such an invigorating fall; while I was instantaneously uncomfortable, the impact was a super-duper reminder of how wonderful it was to be alive.