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Training Log Archive: mikeminium

In the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2013:

	activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
	orienteering	13	17:43:32	15.67		25.22		390	189c
	weights / strength	5	1:50:00	0.7		1.13
	walking	6	1:33:00	2.74		4.41			4c
	bicycling - stationary	3	1:10:00	14.35		23.09
	mapping - field checking	1	1:00:00
	road running	2	55:58	5.7	(9:49)	9.17	(6:06)
	trail running	2	30:00	1.55		2.5			1c
	Total	20	24:42:30	40.72		65.53		390	194c
averages - weight:161.3lbs

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Monday Feb 25, 2013 #

trail running 25:00 [2] * 2.5 km (10:00 / km)
weight:163lbs shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

UCMS Orienteering training. Shadowed Nathan and Russ on a yellow course at Mounds SRA. Jamie also did yellow, but we never caught up to him, although I saw him up ahead once. Caleb and Dylan completed a brown course in about the same time, while Skyler and Jordan blazed through a white course. We did "A" meet style starts, and for the most part the kids did the courses on their own. Nathan caught up to Russ pretty quickly and for the most part they were pretty close together, but then Russ got ahead coming out of 8 on the long leg to 9.

Noah and Chloe Greene also showed up with their mom and did part of the yellow course (Luckily they quit before the dreaded control #8).

walking 20:00 [1] 1.0 km (20:00 / km)
shoes: Jalas hi-top O' shoes

Some of this was crawling and fighting through the brush and thorns leaving the dreaded number 8. Nathan and Russ both found it ok (as did Caleb, Dylan, and Jamie). But vegetation has gotten very thick in this area, and this was way too tough for yellow. Nathan and Russ didn't choose to go back out the same way they came in, which in retrospect would have been much easier. (I used old courses from a TROL meet a couple years ago)

C • Was it... 1

Sunday Feb 24, 2013 #

Event: SLOC - Gateway Grunt & Runt IV

Saturday Feb 23, 2013 #

Event: OCIN / TROL Miami Whitewater

orienteering 25:00 [3] **
10c weight:161lbs shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

setting last two controls and taking water to a third. Collecting 7 controls and a water stop after the event. Dinner at Chipotle with cedarcreek, Katy Drinkhouse, Skyler and Jordan. Later, it was A Good Day to Die Hard with Orunner and cedarcreek, followed by refreshment and lively discussion at Ryan's Tavern.

Friday Feb 22, 2013 #

orienteering 4:00:00 [2] **
35c weight:163lbs

Setting controls. Miami Whitewater.
David_Waller helped set a few, then ran the red course.

road running 37:46 [3] 3.7 mi (10:12 / mi)
shoes: Starter Excel

Thursday Feb 21, 2013 #

walking 10:00 [1]

Airports. TUS, DEN and IND. Followed by three hours of stressful driving on Ice Road I-70 to get home.

Wednesday Feb 20, 2013 #

orienteering 20:00 [2] *** 1.0 km (20:00 / km)
8c shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

Desert O in the snow. Set 4 controls. Then shadowed Gian. Brief but heavy snowfall covered the cacti. Given the conditions, we decided enough and the whole group adjourned to Olive Garden for an early lunch.

bicycling - stationary 20:00 [3] 6.35 mi (3:09 / mi)

weights / strength 20:00 [3]

3 x 15 reps on various equipment.

Tuesday Feb 19, 2013 #

Event: Winter Training in the Sun

orienteering 1:00:00 [3] *** 4.0 km (15:00 / km)
17c shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

Greaterville map. Set out 4 controls then shadowed Luke and Gian on a short but technical course.

C • Luke & John 4

Monday Feb 18, 2013 #

orienteering race 1:09:38 [4] *** 5.8 km (12:00 / km) +110m 10:58 / km
13c shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

"Classic" red course at Catalina State Park. Another fun day in the desert Southwest. One four minute error when I left a control at about ninety degrees off direction, but unlike certain other prominent orienteers (no names will be give here so don't even ask), I discovered the mistake in time to keep from running off the map. Other than that I lost about a minute when I hit a cactus with knee and thigh while reading the map. Plucked it off but after about two more strides had to stop and actually drop my pants to remove a couple more offending spines. Glad the girl scouts were not nearby :-).

Sunday Feb 17, 2013 #

orienteering race 56:34 [4] *** 4.3 km (13:09 / km) +90m 11:55 / km
20c shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

Middle distance red course at Catalina State Park. One major error of about four minutes; otherwise fairly clean.

bicycling - stationary 25:00 [3] 8.0 mi (3:07 / mi)

weights / strength 15:00 [3]

3 by 15 on various equipment.

Saturday Feb 16, 2013 #

Event: Southwest Spring B-Meet in the Sun

orienteering race 1:32:20 [4] *** 6.9 km (13:23 / km) +190m 11:46 / km
15c shoes: Jalas hi-top 2010

Long course (red) at Catalina State Park.

Friday Feb 15, 2013 #

walking 18:00 [1] 1.0 mi (18:00 / mi)

Golf - 9 holes at Canoa Ranch.

Thursday Feb 14, 2013 #

bicycling - stationary 25:00 [3]
weight:160lbs

weights / strength 25:00 [3]

3 sets of 15 reps, various.

weights / strength (Rowing machine) 5:00 [3] 1.13 km (4:25 / km)

road running 18:12 [3] 2.0 mi (9:06 / mi)
shoes: Starter Excel

Camino del Sol. Probably lost 20 seconds or so when I stopped to toss a few cholla buds out of the road. Landscapers has been working in the area and I figured it was better to lose a few seconds on my run than to pick up the spines with the car tires!

Monday Feb 11, 2013 #

orienteering 20:00 [2] ** 1.0 mi (20:00 / mi)
weight:160lbs shoes: Icebugs

Training with UCMS kids at Hueston Woods. Did a line-O with Alex, Jamie, and Nathan, then jogged out to check on kids as they did a short yellow level course.

Caleb, Dylan, Noah, Tristan, Jamie, Alex, Nathan

kids did some short map-memory legs, the line-O, and the short course.

Sunday Feb 10, 2013 #

orienteering 4:00:00 [1] **
23c weight:160lbs (sick) shoes: Icebug 2012

Checking controls at Miami Whitewater. It looks like the beaver have probably managed to derail my plan for a 2.7 km leg on red course by flooding a valley for several hundred meters. I'm considering options but I don't think the leg works, certainly not as well, with many options blocked by high water.

In honor of the afforementioned beavers, I am considering giving a time bonus to anyone who runs the entire course while wearing a genuine beaver hat.

C • long leg thwarted 2

Saturday Feb 9, 2013 #

walking 15:00 [1] * 1.0 km (15:00 / km)
1c weight:161lbs (sick) shoes: Icebug 2012

Walked (and a very little easy jogging) with Caleb out to visit a control that gave him trouble during his race at Possum Creek.

Although the cold seems pretty well gone, I didn't think that it would be in my best interest to run a course today, otherwise, I'd have loved to try my hand at the "purple".

Friday Feb 8, 2013 #

Note
weight:160lbs (sick)

Visited eye doctor. Eye 100% healed, no problems. Yea! Cold is still lingering, so no hard exercise today. Did a few minutes of stretching exercises to relieve boredom while waiting for the eye doctor to come into the examining room.

Planned to check a few more controls at Miami Whitewater after the eye doctor visit, but the serpentine belt of my car had other ideas, taking out the power steering reservoir along with it when it decided to come apart. Did manage to drive it home and thence to auto shop; I suppose I could count steering without power assist as some sort of upper body workout! :-)

C • Belt 2

Thursday Feb 7, 2013 #

orienteering 1:30:00 [1]
weight:161lbs (sick) shoes: Icebug 2012

checking control sites at Miami Whitewater, very easy pace. Cold is still lingering, so didn't want to push my luck by doing any running or real exertion.

mapping - field checking 1:00:00 [1]
shoes: Icebug 2012

Miami Whitewater. Some very significant changes and additions to a horse trail. got some of them but will need more time to complete them all. a few other very minor updates.

Monday Feb 4, 2013 #

Note
(sick)

Bad cold and cough. Had some sniffles over the weekend and thought it was getting better on Sun but I think the combination of being out all day in that bitter cold plus running to pick up controks lowered my resistance and gave it a new foothold.

Had the UCMS kids do a course on the school grounds. Each kid had to set two controls, then went to the controls set by the other kids.

When everyone was back and refreshed, then we did a search-and-destroy for control pickup. Dylan won that with three controls, but Alex persisted and came in with two.

Only four today: Dylan, Alex, Jamie and Nathan.

C • Migos... 2

Sunday Feb 3, 2013 #

Event: OCIN / TROL #8 Veteran's Park / Diamond Oaks

walking 5:00 [1] *
3c weight:161lbs

Putting out the final 3 controls for the Diamond Oaks meet. Temperatures in the low 20s F, and a wind blowing through the shelter made it feel much colder.

Saw a flock if over 30 wild turkey on my way to the park.

trail running 5:00 [2] *
1c shoes: Icebug 2012

Jogged out to replace a malfunctioning control unit. Chief Moyer came along to see some of the course.

walking 10:00 [1]
shoes: Icebug 2012

Showing Chief Moyer a little more of the course and also a hole cut in the boundary fence.

orienteering 30:00 [2] * 1.0 mi (30:00 / mi)
13c shoes: Icebug 2012

Control pickup at Diamond Oaks.

walking 5:00 [1]
shoes: Icebug 2012

Searching for a control unit dropped by an undisclosed party during pickup. Found it.

Saturday Feb 2, 2013 #

Event: Cabin Fever 6 hr Rogaine

orienteering 1:00:00 [1] **
19c weight:163lbs shoes: Icebugs

Putting out remaining 19 controls at Diamond Oaks. Just 3 more very easy (and visible) ones to do in the morning. Light snow started before dawn, and 5-10 cm was predicted, so I started early. The snow effectively hid my tracks to most of the controls, although it was letting up by the time I finished. But we might get a little more this afternoon and tonight.

C • Snowfall forecasts... 2

weights / strength 30:00 [3]

snow removal

Friday Feb 1, 2013 #

6 AM

weights / strength 15:00 [2]

Light duty snow removal. About an inch in the evening.

7 AM

walking 10:00 [1] 0.5 mi (20:00 / mi)
shoes: Starter RR

Errands in Oxford.

4 PM

orienteering 1:00:00 [1] **
16c weight:163lbs shoes: Icebugs

Setting controls at Diamond Oaks for Sunday's event. Bitter cold. An odd branch of honeysuckle slapped me hard in the eye. I was able to get in to Cincinnati Eye institute (even though it was 5:00 on a Friday evening when I called and 5:45 by the time I got there) for a quick check. They dabbed out a very tiny piece of something and gave me some antibiotic drops for a very minor corneal erosion (scratch on the surface layer) which should heal completely and quickly without further treatment.

Probably would have been fine without treatment but with eyes, I figure better to be overly cautios than the alternative.

C • Glasses... 3

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