Training Log Archive: JanetT

Took it easy on the moves and the stepping, and enjoyed an extended stretch for the tight muscles in right hip and both legs.

Added FR data for the 3 "middle" races

I agree with those who say that Sunday's map had 5 meter contour lines, not 2.5m lines. FR trace shows I climbed about 20 meters from #2 to the top of the hill, and there are 4 lines shown on the map, ergo 5m each.

Just discovered this society today:

Founders and Patriots of America

If it wasn't all just for men, I could qualify to join (have an ancestor who emigrated in 1635 and helped settle Springfield, MA). Not that I'd want to -- weren't the native Americans / First People here first?? A bit too nationalistic for my taste.

It was mentioned in this article about ROTC land nav in Arizona.

C • Is a protractor a navigational aid? 2

C • founders and patriots 7

Partway to the start, then back to the toilets, then back to the start. Light rain; low 50s.

Big Bone Lick State Park in KY known for mammoth fossils.

Mostly a good day but the vegetation got me again, on #9 conservative route choice which I then messed up, though the white woods were as advertised this time. Lost a couple minutes also on 13 where I think I left the trail at the higher bend--we'll see.

FR measured around 5.5 km.

Now to catch a flight.

EDIT: Added FR data -- 5.43 km / 194m climb recorded... huh, I think I agree with others who stated they don't agree with "2.5 m contours" on this map.

Middle Sunday 5 Green - Splits

England-Idlewild map, Burlington, KY. Temp about 50, cloudy

Ran F21/Red. No sense running Brown/Green sprints as I'm not a runner. So my philosophy is just run the slightly longer one and get more practice.

I was an early starter; the first control at a field edge had the wrong code; another control 40 meters away (and on the opposite side of the road(!) had my code; I punched both. Lost about 30-40 seconds in bafflement. So split to 2 is actually from the tree control to the SW. Fixed for later runners. Small time loss for me so didn't bother to protest.

Good through 7, then bobbled the exit to 8 and took the long way around.... Slipped on hill between 14-15 and got muddy but not hurt. Fun. :-) No FR.

Ugh. Last in F50; I can do better and will try to do so tomorrow.

Good starting out and through 8. Glen caught me around 6 but then had errors on the next two and passed me again to 9 where I was confused by the vegetation in the field. This is also where I stopped checking my compass consistently so something to work on tomorrow. Misread veg to 10 (1-2 min), okay to 11, disaster to 12 with a lousy plan. The FR will show the sad story (relocated twice from trail to east). Good to 13 despite lack of white woods where mapped so I used light green instead. Lousy plan again to 19 and 20 got me stuck where I shouldn't have been.

Tomorrow: plan, compass, keep head in the game. Forecast high temp of 75 tomorrow but only 50s early.

EDIT: Added FR data. 5.679 km / 116 m climb

Middle - Saturday5 Green - Splits

Sprint Red/ISVM - Splits

Event: OCIN Flying Pig XVI
 

Green course 5
F50 at the Flying Pig. This is a middle course?? Leg from 11-12 climbed almost 50 meters in 0.35 km--totally unnecessary on a middle course. (I think skipping 12 and 13 and going from 11-14 would have been just fine and probably resulted in times close to targeted winning times.)

That said, I managed to have a pretty decent run through #8, though I was a bit left to 3 and went slowly on the trail. Misread map near 9 and unnecessarily checked out a Brown course control. Then managed to follow the wrong ditch toward 11 and was headed back to the trail to re-attack when I saw it. Linear Ice, who started 4 minutes back, finally caught me here and looked strong on the climb.

Sore legs, tired body. We'll see what tomorrow's two races bring!

Used FR with displays all set to just time and laps, no distance or map info easily viewed without a lot of button pushing, and I was never tempted. Data when we get back home.

EDIT: Added FR data, 5.54 km/183m climb

C • Leg 11-12 2

5 Green - Splits

Using rings, so...lunges--yeouch! Right calf needed much extra stretching. Hips tight from yesterday's class so I skipped any running or elliptical after.

1000m
Hadn't done this in a little while so had to remind myself of form.
Also, 12@62.5lb pulldowns (no adductors)

And a mile on the track, inside ("walking") lane with some deviations to the middle one to bypass other walkers. Thought I'd do the second half mile a bit faster but was 5 seconds slower.

Got a lot of leg work done, but not much balance, which I need to remember to do on my own.

We used bands. Fortunately not much time on knees (which have hurt since last week--maybe from amprevious Pilates class?). Can feel in my right shoulder so must have held the reverse plank (modified, even) too long.

Same program as usual; stuck it out for the while time listening to WWDTM from a couple weeks ago. 2.05 mi

Then 2x12@70 adductors, and 1x12@62.5 lb pulldowns, and extra stretching.

Good, productive club meeting tonight discussing volunteers for Billygoat and plans for an A meet next spring.