Training Log Archive: AnvilIn the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2014:
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2014 #
Running - Trail 30:00 [1]
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Still felt pretty bad, but better after again. I can handle flat wide trails, with relative ease, but any gradient or soft snow sucks my will to live.
Apart from still being Siberia, it was pretty awesome out - blue skies and fairly compact snow made life bearable.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2014 #
Running - Trail 30:00 [1]
shoes: 2013 Orocs
It was not enjoyable and felt like I was wearing a weighted vest, but I think it did some good moving some of the plague out of my lungs.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Toying with the idea ditvhing the relay and doing the Sulpher 50 Mile. I know there are probably better, more scenic ultras to do - but I like the fact this is close and I'd likely get some support.
2nd half of the year has NAOCs, NYC Marathon and WTM - so I'm sorted there.
Tuesday Feb 18, 2014 #
Running - Snowshoe 45:00 [3]
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Super fun, but unfortunately I struggled on the hills (AG! even beat me up most of them), looks like the smokers cough is settling in for a while :/
Saturday Feb 15, 2014 #
Running - Trail 45:00 [2]
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Thought I needed something like this to clear the lungs out and ended up making it worse. 2 days on the couch where it seems all CTV shows is curling and figure skating as penance.
Thursday Feb 13, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
No TNT for me tonight - lucky I've got an almost full box of hippie sick person tea. Thanks Dr. CDump.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2014 #
Orienteering 33:14 [3] 3.1 km (10:43 / km) +308m 7:10 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Tuesday Feb 11, 2014 #
Running - Trail 32:42 [3] 3.7 km (8:50 / km) +76m 8:01 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Seemed harder than last week.
Sunday Feb 9, 2014 #
Orienteering 16:37 [4] 3.1 km (5:22 / km) +62m 4:53 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Smooth-ish run - though feel like I should have hardened up a little and taken straighter routes. Still, OK result.
The ice patch was adorable.
Orienteering 17:20 [5] 3.69 km (4:42 / km) +90m 4:11 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
This is almost becoming tradition, I start with a couple of dudes who are faster than be second behind - they catch up straight away and I stay with them due to a few clever routes from me, then I blow it on a late CP.
Still pretty fun course to finish off the weekend with.
Saturday Feb 8, 2014 #
Running - Trail 14:48 [4] 2.6 km (5:42 / km) +27m 5:25 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
A few hesitations and bananas here and there, but generally executed quite well. Won a couple of splits unexpectedly.
Lots of direction changes and switching from forest to trail to fields. Enjoyed the variety.
Running - Trail 15:10 [3] 3.07 km (4:57 / km) +8m 4:53 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Really enjoyed this. Apart from Carol, I didn't speak to anyone who picked a shorter route - so pretty happy with that, 5 seconds planning before starting was well invested.
Had a good cruisy flow for this one and got the balance between planning ahead and staying on track about right.
Orienteering 4:27 [5] 1.03 km (4:20 / km) +44m 3:34 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
First leg. No goals, no plans, just get it done.
Pretty straightforward area, just make sure you punch the right control. Amazing fun blasting it out with 50 other runners. Really like AZ's photo of the start:
http://flic.kr/p/jU1NTB
Orienteering race 4:23 [5] 1.1 km (3:59 / km)
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Pretty much flawless, the only mistake was forgetting to start my watch. Got Hammer out with enough of a buffer to take out our rivals and finish 5th overall.
Hammer used O-Cup strategies to prevent us losing a number of places. Gold star.
Running - Trail 32:40 [4] 4.2 km (7:47 / km) +87m 7:03 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Very cool area, lots of variety that kept getting better. Housing complex was a lot of fun.
Orienteering 14:20 [5] 2.1 km (6:50 / km) +76m 5:47 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Always a highlight. Got in the lead on my loop, but after the first hub it was like a game of 100 person pinball.
Quite a few hesitations and sub par routes on all the hillside/staircase CPs which I think added up, think I really just needed to man up on the descent legs and go straight instead of going the long way round. Still, mega fun.
Friday Feb 7, 2014 #
Running - Trail 26:07 [2] 4.03 km (6:29 / km) +77m 5:55 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Just cruised, enjoyed the sun and firm ground. 0 degrees feels amazing when it was -20 when I left.
Orienteering 14:00 [0] 2.4 km (5:50 / km) +32m 5:28 / km
shoes: MT 1010 2014
Oof, I'm rusty. Picked the right way to get to #5 and then promptly turned my brain off, pretty much errors every second control after that.
0 degrees is less warm in the shade.
Thursday Feb 6, 2014 #
Running - Trail 19:34 [2] 2.91 km (6:43 / km) +78m 5:56 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
No one, but did the warm up with the idea of doing 1 set of 3 sisters. Didn't even get through little sister without having to walk, so pulled the plug to save the legs for the weekend.
Wednesday Feb 5, 2014 #
Running - Trail 52:38 [2] 5.31 km (9:55 / km) +175m 8:30 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Brutal workout but an amazingly fun descent straight down the middle of Lowry (and was proud to see most of the ARXers taking the same route afterwards).
Legs starting to feel pretty whacked after these past couple of days. Perfect timing for the Sprint Camp.
Tuesday Feb 4, 2014 #
Running - Trail 47:59 [4] 6.17 km (7:46 / km) +149m 6:56 / km
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Monday Feb 3, 2014 #
Running - Trail 53:55 [2] 6.61 km (8:09 / km) +379m 6:20 / km
Actually pretty awesome conditions, nicely packed trails except for K2 which was ice crust post holing the whole way up. Super slow going.
Sunday Feb 2, 2014 #
Running - Trail 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Inov8 Roclite 285
Sore arches after - these are the shoes I wore at WTM that gave me PF.
Into the bin for them.
Saturday Feb 1, 2014 #
Running - Trail 1:45:00 [3]
shoes: 2013 Orocs
Gents, this is the interview I was talking about during the run. Worth watching all of it.