Training Log Archive: bishop22

Easy run after work - just picked it up a little at the end to avoid averaging over 8:30.

50 clams
50 fire hydrants
30 leg swings

Legs were pretty beat up from yesterday, so the rain during Luke's baseball practice gave me an excuse to stay nearby in case of a rain-out, rather than heading out for a run.

Event: ROC - Webster Park [2012 Series #2]
 

BFLO Meet at Emery Park - Orange

Interesting course around Emery Park, with a nearly death-defying climb up out of the ravine from C1 to C2. It turns out that Walt lost his compass in this area, when he had to put it in his back pocket to get down and up.

nate passed me on the way to C7, I think, but then I passed him on the way to C8, when he stopped to puke. That distracted me a bit, but the real time loss going to C8 was because the control flag had not been unfurled and was quite difficult to see. It didn't help that I had left my glasses on the counter at home when I was searching for my compass and epunch in our O bag. That meant that I couldn't read whether the control was at creek level, or up higher.

nate passed me again going to C9, but I gained some ground on him going up the hill toward C10. From C11, I took the shortcut thru the woods, but still didn't catch nate, especially since I aimed too far right coming out.

Completed a doubleheader with the ROC Meet at Webster Park - Red Course.

Sadly, the missing glasses led to a mispunch here. I battled thru various shades of green on the way to C17 and popped out on a trail. I could see a control down below me and was surprised that I happened to be right on target with the uncertainty of my direction thru the green, but I looked at the code (168) and that seemed to be what was on my clue sheet. Only after I finished did I learn that C17 was actually 186.

I also mispunched on C20. I came across a control with the wrong code, and couldn't see the map well enough to know exactly what was going on. I punched, then spent a little over a minute looping around to the right (as planned), but came up empty and went back thru the green to the trail and punched again, deciding that the flag was pretty close to the right spot. It turns out there was a late control added to the trail end for White, too close to the Red control.

I couldn't really move well out there. Not sure the percent contribution of the various factors: out of shape, ran earlier, hot (and I was way dehydrated) and perhaps even the heart problem. I'll have to address the problems under my control (get back in shape and stay hydrated) and see if I can improve over the next couple of months.

And of course, wear my glasses - if I can screw up at Webster Park without them, then I can't orienteer anywhere without them.

Event: Ottawa O-Fest 2012
 

Out in the sun all day - Luke's 9am baseball game (he struck out 7 in 3 2/3 innings, before being yanked to stay under 75 pitches), then off to the County meet at Victor, just in time for the 1500m. Not a bad day early, but the 4x800 relays were awful. Some combination of most of the relay members being at Prom last night, plus the heat and earlier events.

These kids need to toughen up. After my prom, I arrived home around 2am, just in time to hop in the car and ride 3+ hours to Cleveland for my marathon debut at 7am.

Had time for a short run after work, before giving Meg a ride to Daniel's baseball game. So, i put forth a bit of effort (but not too hard) to make up for lacking reasonable duration.

No official training to log today, but I did quite a bit of running at the JV County meet, as we had lots of heats of the 1600 and 800. Plus I was on my feet almost the whole time, so that counts for something.

I was planning on jogging during the 20 heats of the 100 and 19 heats of the 200, but got talking to the RH coach during the former and helped Z find some food during the latter.

I don't have the times with me now, but we had PRs by almost everyone. It was great having the multiple heats (5?) of the 1600, with one of our kids in contention is almost every heat. Almost all of the team's points were scored in distance events (400m+).

So, I finally had the chance to jump on the track during the kids' workout today. Normally, with close to 40 distance runners to coach, and 4 track teams (Schroeder and Thomas, boys and girls) sharing the track, there's no way to do anything. But with JV Counties tomorrow, and the vast majority of the distance squad competing there, I sent them for an easy run, then tagged along with some of the Varsity runners - but I cheated.

They were doing cruise intervals - 4 x 800m with about 30 seconds rest, followed by 4 x 200m at mile race pace (not 800 race pace, supposedly) for some sharpening ahead of Saturday's County Meet. I just jumped in 400m at a time during the 800s, then just did 2 x 200m chasing Val and Alaina, before remembering that discretion is the better part of valor. And the limits imposed on range of motion in hips, butt and groin were a warning sign.

95 (with 2nd girls group)
91 (Val and Alaina)
89 (same)
88 (with the guys)
93 (girls 2)

40, 38 on the 200s.

1 mi w/up 3/4 w/dn before heading to my 10th and final PMP prep class.