Training Log Archive: Doris

P's note

Tomorrow 2x1 mile under 7:30. Easy 4 Thurs and Sat. Sun 7 at 9 min pace, though you can take the first mile as a warm up

Event: QOC College Park
 

@ University of MD, College Park.

Fun! Though I much prefer the woods orienteering, even though I'm terrible-er at it. I knew I was overdressed by the 2nd control. I want to dress for the calendar date and what the weather should be and not the actual weather. Other people were in shorts, I should have followed their example.

I haven't been running at woods orienteering recently, honestly because it feels discouraging to run around lost and expend all that extra energy when I need all my blood to to go to my brain, but there was no excuse not to run here, so I did. Glad to be out of the house which was still full of turkey day houseguests & spend some time outside.

I went south first going to 132 and then looping counter clockwise leaving 124 to the end which was a long leg from 123, but now that I look at it, I maybe should have gone 131 then to 124 making more of a spiral shape leaving the 132/133 to the end. Or maybe not, it looks pretty long from 123 to 118.

@ c and o

6 easy with bob

@Rockville swim

easy-ish strength

crowded at the gym. college kids are home.

@ Freedom plaza

Ran 5K with Bob & Bihan.

I was not super optimistic about this race, I've been feeling not great about my general racing ability - mainly the ability to not to give up. I was psyched out at my last race a few weeks ago (ran an 8:35 average for 5K) & I haven't run three sub 8:30 miles in a row in like forever & I missed the last two Sunday long runs and I was sick for a couple of days earlier in the week. I have no idea what Paul is doing with the coaching, he insists that we are going for a PR and I told him I had more time ever since I finished with nursing school so I thought for sure we were going to run more, but I've never run so low milage or short workouts since we started this whole thing. Not that I ever ran much more than 25 miles a week, but now I'm averaging less than 20 miles / week. I wasn't confident about performing well. All this to say that I surprised myself running a 25:13, splits 8:21 / 8:17 / 8:02 / 6:57. Nice, flat course & ever so slightly short - so a time that will be hard to beat in the future. Bob, my father-in-law, at 77.5 yo finished in 29:28! I want to be him when I grow up. And Bihan who never runs and did run a single 5K race with Bob before up at Bard where she started off the line too quickly and then had to limp home, I suggested to her to start off way slow and then pick it up as she went along and to do a combination walk/run and I think she had a nice time.

@ Gude loop

4 miles easy to escape the house.

Still sick. Napped in the afternoon.

@ Thrive yoga.

90 minute yoga with Mom & Donald