Training Log Archive: TomN

Flying Pig Classic Day 1 Green. Really happy with this run, even before I saw the results. I believe I was just on the edge most of the way through, going as fast as I could while maintaining map contact. Most of the time I was confident approaching the controls, but in a few cases I was thankful that the number was right.

I went off the ridge early on #1, too early really, but I figured hitting the reentrant from the side was better than from the top.

Leaving #3, I tried to figure out the trails, but gave up and ran straight to the toe of the spur, then up the trail. Again I went over the ridge too early, and spent some time checking out the wrong gullies.

Approaching #8, I could see the problem coming up, but still managed to pick the wrong reentrant after crossing the vague green. I have a lot of trouble with this kind of control, even though they are standard fare in ridge-and-reentrant terrain.

On the long leg 13-14, I followed the stream towards #4, then crossed over and up to the ridge, ran the ridge as though I was going to #2 again, but headed down right where the two forked reentrants meet at the top of the ridge. Briefly distracted by another control up high, then straight down to the right one. I totally missed the road route, but might not have taken it even if I had seen it. I think it would probably have been a faster route.

Seventh overall on the course, first in M60.

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Event: OCIN Flying Pig XX
 

Flying Pig Sprint Green. Too bad about #8, I had a really good run other than that. #8 was the first control in that green area with the weird linear land forms. I totally misread the paths going in, looked for the control in the wrong place, lost 5 min. Never really got the hang of that little area, but managed to get through it without much further ado. Fun course, good use of the technical areas, and it's always tough to go from campus to woods and back.

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And tried out my new foam roller. Trail Runner Magazine says the first rule of trail running is Thou Shalt Foam Roll.

Easy run around the neighborhood. Cold hands.

Full workout (such as it is) with stretching. Rest day otherwise.

Planks and figure-8s before breakfast.

Long run, out and back. Ran 1.5 miles from my house to the Rock Creek Trail at mile 7.0, where it connects to Plyers Mill Road, then along the trail to mile 10.5 at the bridge over Veirs Mill Road, and back again.

There is new signage on the trail, new since I last ran on it anyway (which was about 20 years ago). New mile markers every half mile, and signs at the cross-trails and junctions, which is nice because without the signs I used to run off the trail all the time.

A few minutes waiting for traffic lights at Connecticut Ave. and Randolph Road.