Training Log Archive: Mr WonderfulIn the 31 days ending Jul 31, 2019:
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Sunday Jul 28, 2019 #
3 PM
Canoeing 1:34:26 4.95 mi (19:05 / mi) +13m 18:56 / mi
ahr:108 max:151
Portage practice with BNM and Shane. I think we are now better than WT 2018, phew.
Saturday Jul 27, 2019 #
Event: SMOC Sandra Richardson
9 AM
Running 4:57 [1] 0.46 mi (10:41 / mi)
ahr:116 max:132
Orienteering 1:18:52 4.7 mi (16:47 / mi)
ahr:146 max:179 28c
Super fun farsta. Great route choice to the forked #1 quickly had me solo for a bit as the only people taking my initial trail had the other fork. Figured out Sydney had the other 2nd fork. Most errors and bobbles confined to the vegetation maze on the north end, lots of oops thicketed out and such, although I didn't think I was doing too bad since I woke up a bunch of flags. Igor surprised me with "currently second" and forgave me for accidentally trying to steal his water bottle. Biggest error was probably my round 2 #13, just overshot it, which definitely locked in Richard's edge after he passed me when I tried jumping in too early at lap 2 #12 and hit a wall of veg. Given his speed, that's not too shabby!
12 PM
Orienteering 40:35 1.39 mi (29:12 / mi) +1m 29:07 / mi
ahr:108 max:137 6c
Pick up with Richard in the forested starting section
Friday Jul 26, 2019 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:10:29 3.21 mi (21:57 / mi) +63m 20:42 / mi
ahr:127 max:161 16c slept:6.0
Tied some tape for Fisher long practice. I did them as a loop, whereas they will zig zag three times the distance, hopefully it’s fun. Conditions are tougher than nitro I think.
This is the summer of retiring shoes. I love my inov8s but some of them separate the upper from the toe area faster than ideal.
Hopefully I remember to shuffle one circle over a depression where the original draft was comically greener than the two leading to it!
This is the summer of retiring shoes. I love my inov8s but some of them separate the upper from the toe area faster than ideal.
Hopefully I remember to shuffle one circle over a depression where the original draft was comically greener than the two leading to it!
C • :D 1
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking 2:05:51 27.62 mi (13.2 mph) +215m
ahr:130 max:152 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Further checking the recent tubeless refreshening - added no air since setup, still rolled fine. I should squeeze in some single track, time permitting. Shortened because I'm too slow in the morning and a road was unexpectedly closed so tightened it up. Upside: I discovered some nice typical gravel rollers not far from the house, and a few more spots for flags if I ever get around to checking for permission to do a sprint at daughter's high school complex.
1 deer
2 dozen turkeys
1 dinosaur
1 deer
2 dozen turkeys
1 dinosaur
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019 #
Note
I was recently inspired to be curious, so I got a nine volt for the old fish scale and hoisted my XL-size bike up.
With:
With:
- two bottle cages
- pedals (candy c)
- small dog leash
- reflectors
- 3 oz stans per wheel
- bike computer
Monday Jul 22, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking 1:05:04 15.8 mi (14.6 mph) +34m
ahr:130 max:149 slept:6.0 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Switched to mtb to get comfy with it before the two big races. With moderately heavy pack (laptop mostly, also work clothes). I really need to lift the nose of the seat up a notch or two.
Almost my own private road with Hines closed for half of the ride, although no longer flooded so I imagine opening soon.
dragonfixing topped off the tubeless sealant
Almost my own private road with Hines closed for half of the ride, although no longer flooded so I imagine opening soon.
dragonfixing topped off the tubeless sealant
4 PM
Biking 1:10:26 15.73 mi (13.4 mph) +87m
ahr:133 max:157 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Time is not even bad if you consider I hit the button then waited for a lull in traffic, so a couple minutes behind by the first light.
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019 #
Note
11 PM
Biking 1:33:16 19.53 mi (12.6 mph) +139m
ahr:112 max:141 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Returned daughter's movies with some distance padding on the way home.
Happy 2500 miles, Disc Trucker! Also known as: one good month for Jennifer.
Happy 2500 miles, Disc Trucker! Also known as: one good month for Jennifer.
Monday Jul 15, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking 1:03:57 15.66 mi (14.7 mph) +35m
ahr:126 max:144 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Nice morning, although I should leave earlier for better sun angles, to keep it out of my eyes and ensure I'm more visible. Not a record time by any stretch - Turtlehead was a full effort and I was beat and sore yesterday!
I thought I was getting sickly last week...my hands were not normal looking, kinda off, then I realized my new jeans have a lot of dye in their pockets.
I thought I was getting sickly last week...my hands were not normal looking, kinda off, then I realized my new jeans have a lot of dye in their pockets.
5 PM
Biking 1:08:01 15.55 mi (13.7 mph) +88m
ahr:124 max:153 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Warm! Beat the thunderstorms!
Sunday Jul 14, 2019 #
Event: TurtleHead Paddle O
9 AM
Orienteering 3:58:42 13.53 mi (17:39 / mi) +45m 17:28 / mi
ahr:128 max:206 29c shoes: Pirate Canoe
Super fun TurtleHead paddle o, with dear daughter.
Weekend got off to a clumsy start - I was filling out the waiver Saturday, wondering why the date on the form was wrong, then I told daughter she could sleep in since the race wasn't until Sunday. Not sure how I goofed that up!
I wasn't feeling great upon arrival, so planning time got scrunched to "go west, get them all, go east, get them? awesome". We hustled down and even caught some of the briefing.
Daughter graciously agreed to indulge me by waiting for me to do the foot section. I grabbed the closest one to let boats clear out, got back and we were off.
Steve did a great job scouting those islands - I had no idea there were old bathrooms on one of them, and then the next had the flag down in a cool ruin on a small hilltop.
We did well on the boat points. I wonder if we should have parked for 61 and 74 - both had a little bit more veg on the paddle so running may have been faster.
We did better on the narrow channel one.
We saw Greg's boat parked for 91, but I figured if it wasn't marked closed, there must be a way, so I took a chance on a wispier section of reeds and we were able to switch banks and get to the "like paddling on your lawn" section, which was kind of humorous.
I dropped dear daughter at the TA gazebo and headed off on foot. I closed some ground to Greg. I was closing on Rick a bit, unbeknownst to me. The toboggan / disc golf area was tough - at a glance, the prevailing up/down was not obvious. I was glad by the west most ones I'd figured out how the toboggan runs and returns were mapped, and that helped. Caught Greg fully at the 2nd to last, but he spotted the final way faster and hauled back to the TA.
Everything had gone super smoothly, so I wasn't expecting anything else when we parked and I hopped over the spur to punch 62, only I didn't find it. Waded up and down, no luck. XC shirt paddler had covered what I hadn't, Newells were coming back from obviously having gone end to end, and Gibbard was running up and down the spur - not here! I bailed. But I wish I had tied SuLe up better! She was still on the bank, but I said, "two minutes", which was closer to 12 minutes, and it was not the best tie up had it been windy and had I been gone longer.
Quick paddle back to base, beach the boat, and I sprinted for the other trek point here, bobbling only by investigating a small ditch before the correct ditch.
Approximately 4th of 31, pretty solid, quite happy. Daughter enjoyed, hopefully it's back next year! Highly recommended.
Weekend got off to a clumsy start - I was filling out the waiver Saturday, wondering why the date on the form was wrong, then I told daughter she could sleep in since the race wasn't until Sunday. Not sure how I goofed that up!
I wasn't feeling great upon arrival, so planning time got scrunched to "go west, get them all, go east, get them? awesome". We hustled down and even caught some of the briefing.
Daughter graciously agreed to indulge me by waiting for me to do the foot section. I grabbed the closest one to let boats clear out, got back and we were off.
Steve did a great job scouting those islands - I had no idea there were old bathrooms on one of them, and then the next had the flag down in a cool ruin on a small hilltop.
We did well on the boat points. I wonder if we should have parked for 61 and 74 - both had a little bit more veg on the paddle so running may have been faster.
We did better on the narrow channel one.
We saw Greg's boat parked for 91, but I figured if it wasn't marked closed, there must be a way, so I took a chance on a wispier section of reeds and we were able to switch banks and get to the "like paddling on your lawn" section, which was kind of humorous.
I dropped dear daughter at the TA gazebo and headed off on foot. I closed some ground to Greg. I was closing on Rick a bit, unbeknownst to me. The toboggan / disc golf area was tough - at a glance, the prevailing up/down was not obvious. I was glad by the west most ones I'd figured out how the toboggan runs and returns were mapped, and that helped. Caught Greg fully at the 2nd to last, but he spotted the final way faster and hauled back to the TA.
Everything had gone super smoothly, so I wasn't expecting anything else when we parked and I hopped over the spur to punch 62, only I didn't find it. Waded up and down, no luck. XC shirt paddler had covered what I hadn't, Newells were coming back from obviously having gone end to end, and Gibbard was running up and down the spur - not here! I bailed. But I wish I had tied SuLe up better! She was still on the bank, but I said, "two minutes", which was closer to 12 minutes, and it was not the best tie up had it been windy and had I been gone longer.
Quick paddle back to base, beach the boat, and I sprinted for the other trek point here, bobbling only by investigating a small ditch before the correct ditch.
Approximately 4th of 31, pretty solid, quite happy. Daughter enjoyed, hopefully it's back next year! Highly recommended.
C • #62 2
Friday Jul 12, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking 1:02:37 15.73 mi (15.1 mph) +41m
ahr:135 max:156 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Could not catch a light + also opted to not sleep very much = not outstanding time. Weather was beautiful - cooler, and overcast enough to give nice visibility/contrast.
4 PM
Biking 1:07:31 16.06 mi (14.3 mph) +80m
ahr:136 max:178 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Warmer
Thursday Jul 11, 2019 #
Note
Came up in a discussion (friend says his bike home is always faster than to work), so I was curious:
To Work | To House
average 3:59 | 4:25 minutes per mile
stdev 15 | 27 seconds
max 4:42 | 5:22 minutes per mile
min 3:23 | 3:35 minutes per mile
To Work | To House
average 3:59 | 4:25 minutes per mile
stdev 15 | 27 seconds
max 4:42 | 5:22 minutes per mile
min 3:23 | 3:35 minutes per mile
Tuesday Jul 9, 2019 #
7 AM
Biking 1:02:25 15.59 mi (15.0 mph) +39m
ahr:134 max:158 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Caught a train out of the gate, but the real reason for missing an hour was legs still a bit heavy after Sunday.
4 PM
Biking 1:01:02 15.55 mi (15.3 mph) +80m
ahr:142 max:163 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Flirted with an hour, but it is a battle to dig back from that stop sign-riddled opening 12 mph through the D. Fun though!!
Things I will not mention to my wife:
Car stopped on a side street for their stop sign, but then proceeded to drive out in front of me with absolutely zero indication they were aware of my existence. 3-5 mph faster and I could have smacked the car with a hand. Should I invest in an air horn? thinking_emoji.png
Car considered right hooking me for an exit from Hines, but then thought better of it. Just some dramatic braking. Probably would have been clear had they gone for it.
No wonder the security guard who chats with me while getting ready in the parking lot said to stay safe!
Things I will not mention to my wife:
Car stopped on a side street for their stop sign, but then proceeded to drive out in front of me with absolutely zero indication they were aware of my existence. 3-5 mph faster and I could have smacked the car with a hand. Should I invest in an air horn? thinking_emoji.png
Car considered right hooking me for an exit from Hines, but then thought better of it. Just some dramatic braking. Probably would have been clear had they gone for it.
No wonder the security guard who chats with me while getting ready in the parking lot said to stay safe!
Sunday Jul 7, 2019 #
9 PM
Biking 3:03:41 43.47 mi (14.2 mph) +349m
ahr:134 max:157 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
The genius or folly of the originally planned route was that my old commute hit right about the moment I might get sleepy, tired, or suddenly be two mph below pace, providing a too-tempting shortcut.
Saturday Jul 6, 2019 #
6 AM
Canoeing 2:52:13 11.14 mi (15:28 / mi) +2m 15:27 / mi
ahr:127 max:179 shoes: Pirate Canoe
I swear we weren’t trying to break embargo, it’s just convenient flat water.
Thursday Jul 4, 2019 #
10 PM
Biking 2:22:15 36.91 mi (15.6 mph) +185m
ahr:135 max:161 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Make up for Tuesday. Not sure when I'll make up for Thursday!
Zero pedestrians or cyclists, but more traffic than I thought. Entirety of Hines.
May have to do more of this sort of thing, either really early or really late out and backs on Hines or 275, as daughter starts an internship thing and I'll have drop off. Or maybe drop off, drive to Hines, then ride from there or something.
I found one of my hr straps, woo woo. and managed to scrounge up a battery, although I frustratingly saw a brand new one a week ago and can't find it.
Zero pedestrians or cyclists, but more traffic than I thought. Entirety of Hines.
May have to do more of this sort of thing, either really early or really late out and backs on Hines or 275, as daughter starts an internship thing and I'll have drop off. Or maybe drop off, drive to Hines, then ride from there or something.
I found one of my hr straps, woo woo. and managed to scrounge up a battery, although I frustratingly saw a brand new one a week ago and can't find it.
Wednesday Jul 3, 2019 #
1 PM
Running 22:20 1.43 mi (15:37 / mi) +2m 15:34 / mi
ahr:141 max:176 shoes: Brooks Ghost Swagger
Dead Man's Hill reps from the longer side. Five seemed like enough in the humidity.
Monday Jul 1, 2019 #
Note
noooooooooooooooooooooooo move is moving up, allegedly "end of the month". RIP FN3-DTP and DTP-FN3 routes.