Training Log Archive: hamlet

It was really cold! I genuinely wore almost exactly what I would normally wear for cross country skiing, minus the ski pants. I had on gloves, a buff, thick socks, my ski undershirt and jacket, and a ski headband. And my feet and hands were still cold! I really need to get used to these temperatures soon.

12 sets of 10x 60lb RDLs
2 sets of 10x hanging leg crunches (I have no clue what it's called)

This run made me angry. Or maybe I was already angry before, I'm not sure.
So I was pushing the pace a lot for a lot of the run, because of how frustrated I was. I was really really frustrated about forgetting about the team call that I was looking forward to, and I was frustrated about eating a lot of crap when I came home again. I was also really frustrated that I feel like I'm not improving at all in my running. I just want to be able to run well for once.
So since I was pushing the pace, and it was dark (I had a headlamp but it wasn't very bright), about 2.25 km into the run I tripped over something. It caught me off guard, since I was running on a trail I know very well, and I landed hard on my palms and a bit on my knees. I stayed on the ground for like 15 seconds, because it hurt (after all, it was a bit chilly and the trail had gravel on it), but then I got up because I was angry at myself for being such a baby and actually being in pain and stuff. Yeah, I was really angry at myself.
Then the last bit of the run was even worse. When I got to the last hill in rock creek park, and the biggest one, that I usually jog up lightly and still suffer on no matter what, I tried to run up it hard. On the first part of the hill (the less steep one) I slowed down for like 3 seconds to a walk, but then I got angry that I was chickening out of the running, so I pushed again, but at the end of the second part (the steep part) I couldn't, so I slowed down to a walk. This made me really angry, because the last time I walked up that hill was maybe last spring, if not even earlier.

First 10 mins: skill drill (traverse, crossing arm and leg over on each move)
The next hour: bouldering exercise (perfect repeats - improve efficiency on each try of a climb)

MY PALMS OW
Yeah I really fell hard, because my palms hurt when climbing quite a bit. But on the other hand, I was still able to climb pretty well (maybe because I was still angry at myself?)
V1
V2
V0
V2 2x
V3 2.5x (I failed one try)
V2 2x
V3 (not completed, got halfway up)

1 min pank
20x windshield wipers
20x pushups (on fists, b/c of palms), but the easier version
20x I.Y.T's
20x DB rows
20x Rear delt raises
20x high knees