Training Log Archive: Sandy

Event: Mid-Atlantic Championships
 

McKeldin Red course at the MidAtlantic Champs.

Not a particularly inspired run, but the plan was just to finish to get DVOA points since it didn't seem like too many women were running Red. Brown might have been a better strategic move, but I'm glad I settled on Red since I've been a bit lazy the last couple of weeks. Two errors: messed up #3 when I must have crossed over a trail without noticing it so was on a different one than I thought - but recovered reasonably well and went by #12 and had to turn around and go back. Other than that was happy with the run and route choice. Not sure what the best route to #7 was for me still though.

C • Hat 5

Third leg on a relay team with Alison and John Campbell at the Mid-Atlantic Champs. I was worth a 6:56 minute handicap and with Alison and John our total was just under 14:30. We ended up second to the DVOA super-team of Wyatt-Clem-Vadim.

I rolled my ankle on the way to #1 and after 20 seconds or so of cursing loudly hobbled on to the control and then climbed to #2. By the time I punched #2 I could run again, but my brain wasn't functioning particularly well and I swung quite a bit left of #3. I climbed unnecessarily on the way to #5 but was fine other than those two controls. My legs were pretty shot from the red course though so not a particularly good time. But a really, really, really fun little course so glad I pulled it together to run the relay.

Great day and nice little park. Iced my ankle right away and took Ibuprofen; so far it seems okay, only a little swolen and stiff.

C • I can verify that 4

Just some stuff to keep the aches and pains at bay.

I don't like shopping at the best of times but it's really a pain around Christmas time when everything is a madhouse. So I bought myself a bunch of things that I didn't really need just as a reward for getting out there and braving the crowds.

C • Shopping? Crowds? 4

Building up the morning routine.

TNT - Eric, Tom and Dasha.

Ran with Dasha at a good clip (didn't take splits). After six laps, I walked one and jogged one while she picked up the pace and did three, then we did another mile at 9 min pace, then I walked then jogged while she did 3, then another half at 9 min pace. Half of each lap was brutal going into the wind, then lovely down the backstretch going with the wind.

First track workout in a while where I've felt somewhat peppy. I'm attributing it to the regimen of vitamin I that I started on the weekend - I worry about taking it regularly but my knees were just aching too much so I had to do something. And I'm not ready to quit running altogether just yet.

Planned on pilates class but that didn't happen. Will be glad when the semester ends next week.

TNT - Clem, Jim and Sandy

Ran 5 miles on the drive with Sandy at about 10 minute pace. Knees and legs in general hurt, but had no trouble breathing - we were yakking away the whole time.

Guys got done first so they started dinner; there's one advantage of being slow!

morning routine

Another excellent class. Will be very sorry when the semester ends and with it the end of these yoga classes.