Training Log Archive: Sandy

Sprint course at Hibernia. Worked epunch for a while then Nancy took over and I went out on the sprint first, figuring I'd never do it after a course. Very fun. I prefer the really short ones like this. A little sloppy on a couple of controls because the woods were a little green and the footing rocky so I went around and got off-line in a few places. Never so much that I didn't know where I was, just enough that it cost me 10 seconds here, 15 seconds there sort of thing. But really, really fun.

Green course at Hibernia. A very well set course. Some route choice legs, then several short legs, then a route choice, then some short legs, etc. Just lots of fun. One small error - overran a control by 20 meters - but clean other than that though I doubt I took optimal routes in several cases.

C • Thanks for the compliments 1

After sitting in my car working epunch for a bit, when I got out and tried to run I had the same weird feeling in my leg that I had Thursday night like it just didn't want to work properly. But after a couple of minutes of jogging around it felt fine. I felt pretty good today running - the lingering congestion from whatever cold or virus I had didn't affect me. Probably helped that it was a really flat course. I didn't push really hard, but felt pretty srong throughout both courses, able to run whenever I felt I could in the rocks and the green. I never ran hard, but felt pretty smooth at times - pretty neat feeling.

C • Yeah Sandy! 1

C • Yeah Sandy! 1

Was good about stretching after running yesterday and knees feel okay this morning. My abs are sore though -from coughing! Dennis thinks I should market this approach - cough your way to abs of steel, or coughing for couch potatoes.

Still don't have much a voice. One student said it was really creepy that I lectured in a whisper.

TNT or TNTNT as in Thursday night training or Tuesday 'n Thursday night training. Anyway, TNT at Clem and Dasha's. Very easy jog over to Tyler Arboreteum (adjacent to Ridley), short loop on the trails, back to high school, a couple of laps on the track and back to Clem and Dasha's. After stumbling for the first half mile - legs just felt awkward - got in a rythmn and felt good, but it was a really easy pace. Unfortunately, the pavement running started to bother my knees by the end.

Took the bus home and walked through the Wissahickon a slightly longer way than normal. Tried to walk at a brisk pace to loosen up my hips and hamstrings. Followed this with a hot bath and then a good long stretching session. Not sure if all the achey feelings are from being sick or from having eased off on my stretching regimen. Either way, feel better now.

TNT - Clem, Dasha, Anne and Jim. 5 miles on the drive at 10 min pace plus the jog down and the walk home.

Not sure whether to count today as a sick day. I felt pretty bad yesterday but okay this morning (although I completely lost my voice - teaching class sure was interesting today!). But I was definitely not feeling up to par during the run with achey hips and pretty dead legs. Anne and Dasha were kind and stayed with me and kept me distracted enough to get me through the run.