Training Log Archive: jfredrickson

Event: WCOC Osbornedale State Park
 

Decided to skip the WCOC local meet to rest my hamstring. Perhaps it is time to end my season so that I can take the necessary time off to get my hamstring fully healed.

When it started bothering me I didn't even think it was an injury, but 10 days with no improvement I think I need to take this a little more seriously to make sure it doesn't turn into something bigger.

C • Rest! 8

Clark XC Race (NEWMAC): Mt. Holyoke

Since it was pouring rain and quite cold outside we warmed up for the race in the gym. My hamstring was feeling quite tight so I stretched a good bit too, but I was still a little worried about racing hard on it.

It was extremely muddy and slippery and the trail was flooded in quite a few places. One would think that I would have a good race in these kind of conditions compared to most other XC runners, but I wasn't wearing my spikes today and ended up spending a lot of time slipping and sliding trying to get up the hills and not fall on the turns. I was also being careful not to strain my hamstring, so I wasn't exactly aggressive today.

Most people were about 1-1.5 minutes slower than their best times, so I still think that I was slower than I should have been today. I started out alright, but I just couldn't push it through the last 3 miles again and found myself just settling in. My mile times were pretty pathetic:

1.) 5:46
2.) 6:06
3.) 6:39
4.) 6:51
5.) 6:11

Not exactly a nice way to finish the season. I'll have to figure out how I can raise my intensity for these XC races next season. I know I am faster than this, but I just can't seem to put it all out there. Maybe all this Orienteering racing has trained me to race at just below that pain threshold and it is hard for me to push it up there and stay there for 5 miles in an XC race. Maybe I need to race more... I probably just need to train more...

Hamstring didn't really bother me in the race, but afterwards it stiffened up again. Maybe I need some real rest days to make sure it heals up properly.

C • Hi John, You asked in the las... 3

Class ended late today so I missed practice and decided to hit the gym because it was getting dark. This was my first time back on the treadmill since last winter and it wasn't exactly a joyful reuniting...

Legs felt awesome though and my hamstring didn't bother me at all. I can still feel it is sensitive when I lift my leg and bend my knee all the way. Hopefully running hard tomorrow won't hurt it.

Short, easy run with the team. The taper is fully on for this Saturday. My legs felt crazy with all the rest lately. The hamstring didn't give me any problems, so things are looking good. I'll wait until after the race on Saturday before marking this injury as history.

So apparently Gmap-Pedometer has introduced topo maps into their little app. It doesn't seem to exist on the Google Maps page, so I am not sure if it is an actual official Google integration that Gmaps is taking advantage of or a hack. Perhaps this is the answer. Either way, pretty cool stuff. Now you can see contour lines on your runs.

C • That's cool 3

Took another day off just to make sure this thing gets healed properly.

Day off to rest the hamstring. It is hardly noticeable again today although it bothered me all evening after my run yesterday. I can still feel some pain though if I push at the spot where it connects on the lower side of the inside of the knee.

C • Hej John, when's your division... 11