Training Log Archive: IanW

Franklin Park - exploring the path network

Really good weekend in New Haven - thanks again to Boris, Becky and everyone else who contributed to making it a great success!

Mass start handicap race at Ansonia

Control collecting on Ansonia

Mass Start - Splits

Event: WCOC New Haven Training Weekend
 

3 training courses at Osbornedale

Urban course at Yale

Met with Ed and had a wander around Franklin Park to get an idea of the terrain. Cold wind and then it started to snow, not ideal...

Intervals at BU indoor track with CSU. Good to meet a few more of CSU (and others) - good sociable session with the quicker guys encouraging the slow one (me) on at the end of each rep.

Haven't done anything fast for a long time so aiming for 45 seconds a lap seemed reasonable, if a tad ambititious. Session was 400, 600, 800, 1200 and back down again, 200m walk/slow jog recovery between sets (~2 mins). Slowed for the first 1200 as realised 45" pace was too fast, then decided to skip the second 1200 for a longer recovery.

Times: 85", 2'13", 3'02", 4'50", (200 slow jog in 94"), 3'07", 2'20", 88".

Relatively happy with that, fitness has a long way to go in the next few months though to get anywhere near where it has been...

Drills before track session, and a few strides before intervals to get the legs moving.

Flight to Boston