Training Log Archive: TomN

QOC Hemlock Red. Blew the first control, losing 4-5 minutes. Must have run right by the control and headed downhill looking for the spur. Settled down after that and had a good run for a while. A lot of trail running. I guess that was a choice, but nothing seemed better. And an awful lot of doglegs. Visited 2 twice, and 6 twice, came out of 4, 5, and 8 the same way I went in. Then another mistake on the last control, got way off to the east and basically relocated off the parking area. So not such a great result. The forest was in fine condition, a great pleasure to run on the flat spurs.

Picking up controls.

Red - Splits

Intervals at Einstein HS track. 4x1000 with 3:00 slow jog between. Target was 4:18. Times were 4:16, 4:22, 4:16, 4:15. The first one felt terrible, and I was worried about even finishing the workout, which helps explain the second one. Then I started to feel better. As it turned out, an improvement over last time, and one extra rep in the workout.

GSFC perimeter road. Cloudy and humid, bit of a breeze, mid-70s. I felt o.k., but my legs were heavy. It's really rare to have a spring-in-the-legs feeling these days. But I've had a long string of consecutive running days, maybe a rest day is in order. And tomorrow's supposed to be pouring rain all day.

At GSFC, north on the power line cut, then back through the antenna test area to the rec center. A little wet where the seeps run across the cut, but not enough for wet feet. It was about 70 with 100% humidity, and you could feel the water condensing out of the air.

GSFC perimeter road. Mid-80s. Several Pearl Crescents flying today.

Road run at GSFC. Thought I'd be too worn out after the weekend's exertions, but it was o.k. Nearly 80 degrees, though.

Probable E. Pine Elfin today. Scared it up from the verge across the road from a stand of scrubby trees, and it flew straight into the woods. Would be nice to confirm this, because I didn't see any last year. Also, on the way back, in the same place, an orangey butterfly, I'm thinking it was a Comma. But it wouldn't alight.