Training Log Archive: JanetT

Forerunner counts distance I covered as 15.11 km (Garmin Training Center); SportTracks lists it as 17.82. Actual distance covered was probably somewhere in between but closer to the higher number as I took a lot of out and around trail routes.

Class in Chatham, mostly to get myself up and moving, and for the stretching at the end. Took it easy and low key; didn't raise my arms much (partly because I feel on my right side again and jarred the shoulder, again, and it's stiff and sore).

Exercising may suffer a little this week; I'm doing literacy tutor training this Tuesday and next which messes up my schedule. :-) I'll see if I can throw in a hike tomorrow in a park near where the class will be.

OGPS'ed my Lowlander maps (part 1 and part 2), including my creative route to control 7, at least the last half of it. My first inclination had been to do route marked A (purple); when I found myself farther down the trail, my plan was to do B (blue). Actual execution is marked in red. And I hate rocky ground! I'm not sure exactly what was going through my mind while I was descending along all those rocks.

What's good, though, is that when I did stop myself and realized where I was, I steadily climbed up that hillside and nailed the control.

C • Timing and track 1

Event: Hudson Highlander
 

Just wanted to add a note before I forget; I'll add my Lowlander report later.

I get Google alerts on the subject "orienteering" and a Utah newspaper announced upcoming events with the following "explanation" of orienteering: "Orienteering is a sport involving navigation and speed as participants use maps full of colors, symbols and topographic lines to find six control sites as quickly as possible. Advanced racers might use a compass, be skilled at reading contour lines or be extremely physically fit." (Or all three?) Yeah---that's it. :P

Lowlander version of the Highlander on Surebridge (Good Spring and Surebridge Mines maps at 1:10000), which was the first 15 controls plus a road run (approx. 11.7 km straight line, including road run from control 15). I couldn't find no. 13 after attacking twice, and was near 5 hours. Website says limit was 6 hours (cutoff advertised as 3 pm) but Paul B. had said 5 hours at the aid station. I was getting tired anyway, so I bailed after my second attempt at 13 and walked in. No prizes for any Lowlanders except the fastest man/woman anyway, so my reward was just getting around as far as I did.

Walked most of the way, treating this event as a combo Billygoat/Rogaine. I am in AWE of the world-class men who did this course in 1993 (fastest in about 87 minutes!), and Will Hawkins who got through that part of the Highlander this year in just over 2 hours. Lemme see...at 2 hours I hadn't quite reached number 7. :-)

Good contact with the map, except on the two controls where I lost it, 9 and 13, and # 5 where I was a little high (but not far off). Thank you Eric S who saved me on the way to 9.

Well, I was wrong Tuesday about Pilates also being on Fridays...it's on Thursdays (when I usually volunteer elsewhere for a couple hours in the morning). Instead of doing Pilates and then some running, I chose the elliptical, and set it up for the weight-reducing exercise program (basically, a type of intervals, though I lowered the crossramp a bit).

Despite the fact that none of the ellipticals feels 'right' with my foot/hip spacing (maybe if they had adjustable foot beds rather than just supposedly non-slip treads it would feel more comfortable), it was probably better for my joints than a half hour on the treadmill.

Fitlinxx machines (the 5 arm machines), plus 12 pulldowns @ 50 lbs and 12 x 15 lbs per side torso rotations.

Matt & Brittany wedding

Another class in Chatham. No step today, but she inserted some 30-second aerobic "intervals" -- high knees, jumping jacks, and running in place! Yikes, 30 seconds is a long time. Fun, though my abs are still sore from yesterday's Pilates class.

Tried something new (for me) today -- pilates. My inner thigh still isn't up to the thought of running, much less running intervals, so I thought I'd try out the pilates class at the Y. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, perhaps because my core is already in fairly good shape (not excellent), and I think if I go again it would be good because I was weak in some areas. Three or so minutes of ab work on Mon & Wed just doesn't do it. This class also happens on Friday (I usually hit the Y Tues & Fri) so I'll probably try it again. If I do go again, I'll create a new entry besides 'strength.' :-)

A mile on the indoor track at the Y after Pilates. Heart rate after I finished was around 102.