Training Log Archive: iansmith

Event: CSU Park-O 8: Long Pond
 

Long Pond Park-O. I wasn't really focused when I started the race, and it showed in my execution. I lost about two minutes to hesitation and general confusion at 5; it looks like I questioned my location and aborted my plan prematurely. I chose a bad exit from 5 punching through green, and tried to attack six far too early even though my attack was the combined top of hill and curve in trail. I started sluggishly, and didn't really sustain an aggressive pace until the end of the race.

I lost by three minutes to Dancho, and by 11 seconds to Giovanni, who audibly "beeped" instead of pin-punching. Not a terrible effort, but not particularly productive either. Good course by Brendan.

Quickroute

Quick warmup.

Control pickup and easy trail running; before picking up controls, I backtracked on the course to check on a man and his daughter who were still out and had been seen by many competitors making their way along. They had just passed control 11 and were steadily on the way to 12. I stayed out of their way, circled behind them and picked up the last two controls. I didn't do enough enough warm up and cool down today. I debated going for a short run after getting home, but Tre Kronor Cooking with Magnus Bjorkman had too much allure. Today's lesson involved preparing a tasty pasta salad.

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