Training Log Archive: GlenTIn the 7 days ending Sep 23, 2019:
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Monday Sep 23, 2019 #
Strength and Flexibility (Yoga) 50:00 [1]
Sunday Sep 22, 2019 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:59:31 ***** 9.51 km (12:34 / km) +171m 11:32 / km
ahr:128 max:164 spiked:19/24c shoes: VJ Falcons 10
Day 2 of Greenbush 2-Day event. Same fabulous terrain as yesterday on an adjacent area. This area has a substantial ski and mountain bike trail network in parts of it. It seemed to me that the undergrowth was a bit thicker in the area. Raining pretty hard when I started but it slowed down while I was running and was mostly stopped when I finished. Fortunately the temperature was about 70F, so it was quite comfortable even with the rain.
Less focused today than yesterday so not as clean a run. Lost significant time on the first two controls distracted by the rain and relying too heavily on the trails. Switched to using primarily the contours and things went better. Got between the wrong depressions on legs 13 and 18 but was able to read the terrain to figure out where I was and avoid any disasters. Mis-read ups and downs for 14 which turned a 2 minute leg into a 6 minute one. Total time probably could have been 15-20 minutes faster.
Thanks again to the Badger and Chicago clubs for making it possible for us to play here.
Less focused today than yesterday so not as clean a run. Lost significant time on the first two controls distracted by the rain and relying too heavily on the trails. Switched to using primarily the contours and things went better. Got between the wrong depressions on legs 13 and 18 but was able to read the terrain to figure out where I was and avoid any disasters. Mis-read ups and downs for 14 which turned a 2 minute leg into a 6 minute one. Total time probably could have been 15-20 minutes faster.
Thanks again to the Badger and Chicago clubs for making it possible for us to play here.
Saturday Sep 21, 2019 #
Event: Greenbush 2-Day
10 AM
Walking 10:08 0.53 km (19:05 / km) +23m 15:39 / km
ahr:103 max:142 shoes: VJ Falcons 10
To the Start.
Orienteering race 1:45:25 ***** 8.4 km (12:33 / km) +176m 11:21 / km
ahr:136 max:174 spiked:22/22c shoes: VJ Falcons 10
Day 1 of Greenbush 2-Day event co-hosted by Badger and Chicago clubs. Red/Blue course, 7.3km. Super sweet glacial terrain with lots of depressions both large and small. Leaves mostly still on the trees so distant visibility was somewhat reduced. Very few trails in the area we used (the Cat’s Meow area used for the 2009 US Champs here). Mid 70s and humid, so a bit of a sweat-fest.
Excellent run navigationally, finding all 22 controls where I expected them to be. A few mid-leg hesitations and went to #2 on the way to #1, but that was mostly to verify that the bag I saw was indeed #2 - trying to be very deliberate early in the course. Fading near the end but maintained focus.
Much thanks to Soupbone and the Badger club for all their efforts to make this event happen.
Excellent run navigationally, finding all 22 controls where I expected them to be. A few mid-leg hesitations and went to #2 on the way to #1, but that was mostly to verify that the bag I saw was indeed #2 - trying to be very deliberate early in the course. Fading near the end but maintained focus.
Much thanks to Soupbone and the Badger club for all their efforts to make this event happen.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019 #
3 PM
Bike-Trail 1:07:09 7.64 mi (8:47 / mi) +119m 8:23 / mi
ahr:121 max:147 shoes: Trek Marlin 7
Green Lane Park, starting at the middle of the three parking areas along Knight Rd. Janet dropped me at the parking area so I could do some dirt trails while she rode on the tamer Perkiomen Trail. So I did a mix of mountain bike trails, gravel, and one paved part (the big descent along Rt. 29). Some of the mtb trails were through tall grass with the actual trail surface obscured and the occasional scratchy plant extending across the trail. Another really fine day - sunny and about 70F.
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019 #
3 PM
Trail Run 1:31:50 ** 6.68 mi (13:45 / mi) +346m 11:51 / mi
ahr:126 max:147 shoes: NB Leadville VS
South Mountain in Bethlehem aka Star Village. A big loop literally around the Lehigh U Mountaintop Campus, plus a bit. Perhaps better described as a rock run, with trails underneath the rocks. Explored some trails I hadn’t been on before to the east end of the map (and lower on the mountain). Had the map along and kept pretty good contact, coming to a full stop several times so I could read the detail. Another superb weather day, mostly sunny, dry and about 70F. One minor fall and a tweak of my left ankle - ran on it for about 4 miles after the tweak so it’s probably OK but may be a little sore for a couple of days.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019 #
Strength and Flexibility (Yoga ) 50:00 [1]
11 AM
Bike-Trail 1:13:09 6.66 mi (10:59 / mi) +108m 10:27 / mi
ahr:128 max:147 shoes: Trek Marlin 7
Nockamixon SP. Haycock, Eastern Woods, Jaywalk, South Park and Haycock again. First time on South Park (on a bike) - pretty technical with lots of rocky areas - stretching my current capabilities a bit but stayed uptight for the most part. Gorgeous day - sunny and low 70s.