Training Log Archive: Lori

Middle distance Ski-O champs at Beaver Brook Farm. This was a lot of fun even if I am an exceptionally slow skier. The course was pretty fun, although navigationally very easy (although there were definitely some route choice decisions). The trails were pretty bumpy and had some places without snow on them (especially the snowmobile trail at the end), but I managed to get around.

Running with Ian and Presto down and then back up the HUGE hill between the road and the Fritz's barn.

Skiing around before my start getting used to the skis and determining that I would definitely have at least one blister before the end of the weekend. Alex also confirmed that REI rented Ian and I poles that were WAY too short, so luckily we were able to get more appropriate length poles before we started.

Red Middle Distance - Splits

Event: U.S. Ski Orienteering Championships
 

Running with Presto in the snow on my birthday!!! Ran into lab to change my cells from galactose to glucose and then ran down to the river to do the JFK-River St. loop. Presto got to try out his new booties in the snow and salt as a practice run for the Ski-O this weekend. He's going to be all decked out with his jacket and his blue booties :-). My legs were feeling kind of tight and the sidewalks were pretty slippery, but it was good to get out in the morning before the snow starting melting too much.

C • happy birthday! 2

Nerve glides and back extensions.

Nerve glides and back extensions.

Running from my apartment to Brendan's with Presto and a backpack. Met up with Alex towards the end. It was warmer than I thought, so I was definitely wearing too many layers. Luckily this gave me a chance to take some stuff off before CSU training.

Street-O on the way to and from Tufts. Alex, Presto, and I ran together, which was a lot of fun. Perhaps too much fun because we were talking instead of paying attention to where we were going :-). I had a vague idea of what was going on, but definitely got confused on the way to Tufts. We were much less stupid on the way back.

Sprint at Tufts with Presto, who greatly amused the Tufts students with his jacket. I started slightly before Ian, who caught up to me around 3 or 4 and then we were pretty close for the rest of the sprint, which definitely helped to keep me moving quickly! This was pretty clean. On number 15 I wasn't sure if a gate was open or not (since some of the "open" gates on the map were in fact closed I'm assuming because it was nighttime), so I opted to go with the "closed" option and since I think in the end it in fact was open, this was not the best choice. There was another gate issue between 17 and 18, but I noticed that the optimal gate was closed from the top of the hill, so I didn't lose much, if any, time there.

Crunches at the finish of the Tufts sprint while waiting for Alex so we could run back together.

Nerve glides and back extensions.

Street-o/Tufts - Splits

Nerve glides and back extensions.

Running with Presto from my apartment to the river, down to the Science Museum and then back via Cambridge St. It was pretty cold and windy, which I felt especially up between Longfellow and the Science Museum. Running back along Cambridge St. felt warm in comparison with the sun on me. Unfortunately, the multitude of restaurants was also making me feel quite hungry. The squirrels seem especially stupid between Longfellow and the Science Museum. If I hadn't shortened up on the leash, Presto may have gotten a couple even with a leash on.

Nerve glides and back extensions.