Training Log Archive: Sandy

Event: 33rd West Point A Meet
 

Brown course. Really fun middle course at West Point. They gave us 1:7500 map which really helped. Unfortunately, I made lots of errors which is too bad as it was a great course. Butchered #2 badly - just was never really where I thought I was and it was a really simple control - don't know why I had so much trouble. Slow on several downhills for 3-10 but spiked every one. Then lost focus on 11 and missed it - still not sure if I was too high or too low - and took forever to relocate. I thought I was reading the contours well and saw the flatter area but somehow didn't see the feature. Then was really slow to 12 picking my way through the rocks - not sure how everyone was so much faster than me there as I didn't think I mucked it up at all. Oh well. And finally on the way to 13 went into the creek up to my waist probably finding the only deep spot in the whole thing and then got all turned around looking for the final control. Phooey. But a really fun course.

Trek to the start.

C • I'm glad you included the t... 3

Brown Middle - Splits

A slow trek around the short trail loop with Sandy with lots of walking but enough jogging to remember what it feels like.

A very short work out doing some of the things from the trainer session. Abs still really sore.

So, with Mary as a role model, I investigated personal trainers. I found one that seemed reasonable and he came to the house today and he put me through a series of exercises. It was a tough workout; I will be mega sore tomorrow.

So far this morning, I have had two cats, a groundhog, a skunk and a fox traipse across my back yard while I've been working at my computer. So far they all seem to be just using it as a thruway and have not taken up residence under my shed.

C • Great! 4

TNT - hike in the Wissahickon with Sandy while Bob ran the usual loop. We were both too sore and tired to want to run.

Yoga class. Took it easy on a few things but overall didn't feel as bad as I expected. Had to back out of one or two stretches though as I could feel a cramp starting.

I love Moreau. Fabulous terrain and excellent course made for a fun time. Pretty much spiked everything except one when I stopped reading the map and just followed a crowd and two when I refolded my map and magically jumped ahead about 350 meters from one swamp to the next. ;) Luckily, in the second case, there were folks around to set me straight. Thanks to Susie DeWitt for suggesting the skip of 18 which involved a lot of climb up and then right back down. The up might not have been too bad, but the down would have been torture.

Got some nice cheering as I came in under the wire - the last official finisher.

Getting out of the car once home was not as bad as I feared. Frequent stops probably helped although I missed the planned stop at the last rest area in NJ. I meant to fill up since gas was only $3.70 a gallon.

C • Nicely done. And thought yo... 9

Billygoat - Splits