Training Log Archive: iansmith

UNO Camping Weekend, Pawtuckaway Blue Classic Course. Analysis to come.

UNO Camping Weekend, Canoe-O with Brendan.

Blue Day 2 - Splits

Event: Pawtuckaway Camping Weekend
 

Pawtuckaway Blue classic course, UNO Camping Weekend. Analysis to come.

UNO Camping Weekend, Pawtuckaway Wicked Hard Night-O (WHNO). Analysis to come.

C • No more World's Hardest Night-O? 3

Blue day 1 - Splits

It's interesting to note that despite two relatively weak training months (Jan and Feb), I surpassed my 2008 total training from January to mid August of this year. At my present rate of training, I'm on track to hit about 235 training hours this year, which while unremarkable, is good progress for me. Hopefully next year, I can consistently train at the rate of an hour per day.

It is worth pointing out that a nontrivial component of my training at present is fluffy - like bike commutes, e.g. Easy runs and cross training are useful for overall fitness, muscle balance, and injury prevention, but I need to increase my quality time - intervals, tempo runs, weight training, and orienteering most of all. The biggest component of my training this year has been orienteering, but much of that "training" is actually C-meets and A-meets. It's also boosted by my obscenely long ARDF sessions, which while constructive, are not as useful as technical orienteering sessions.

C • Quality 5

To and from work.

I set out to do a tempo run, but I started feeling reluctant - my soleus still feels stiff, so I ran at a comfortable pace between easy and tempo (marathon?). I felt absolutely fantastic throughout the run - breathing was good, my muscles felt strong (stiff right leg), and I was moving at a good pace. However, near the end of the run, I appeared to hit the wall - maybe my blood sugar level was low or something. Dunno. I walked for a bit, then set off to cool down at an easy jaunt, but I felt a small shooting pain in my right gluteus, so I walked the rest of the way home. I hope I'm ok.

I mused on the unstable equilibrium of debt and risk aversion. Also, only those actions which are difficult to us individually are admirable.

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C • I would like to have a conversation... 7

My watch band has been out of commission since the ARDF training last Sunday (note that according to Joe B., ARDF is geekier than Trail-O), so the time is a bit of a guess. I went on an easy run at about 1 AM around Harvard and Porter Squares, including a jaunt around the common at the intersection of Garden St and Mass Ave. That park seems to be a bit sketchy at night.

I finished up with 6x40 second strides. For the second consecutive day, I had a close encounter with a skunk. Tonight's I glimpsed from far enough ahead that I was able to skirt the sidewalk without much trouble; yesterday, I passed within about 8 feet of a fleeing skunk on Inman Ave - far too close for comfort.

Soleus still feels stiff, but stretching felt good afterward. I owe Lori dinner for her training victory.

C • ARDF is definitely geekier than trail-O 3

Commute to and from work. Spent a fair bit of time waiting at lights, as usual.

I read this contrarian article about lactic acid:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/health/nutrition...

C • mitochondria burning fuel? 1

In late May, I challenged Lori to a training competition for June - August inclusive. The measure would be our logged hours of physical activity (e.g. no Catching Features) as consistent with our logging standards. Neither of us logs stretching, e.g., and all our summer logging was to be consistent with what we have done before.

Lori turned out to be the victor:

	Ian	Lori
June	17:53:48	20:27:29
July	21:55:43	31:07:56
August	23:34:13	16:50:12
Total	63:23:44	68:25:37

Nonetheless, I think the competition was productive; it was at times motivating. I'm pleased with my monotonically increasing monthly training; if I can avoid injuries, I expect to continue increasing my training hours at the rate I have thus far.

A light night run with some errands - I took some old clothes to a Red Cross clothing drop box, escorted Lori to her lab, and dropped off Pirates 3 at Blockbuster.

C • Thanks Ian!! 1