Training Log Archive: cedarcreek

Event: OCIN FAST-O Miami University Central Quad
 

OCIN_MUCQ_Aug_2012_Course 2 - Splits

First pool workout in a long time. Did 16 lengths of a 25m pool with *lots* of recovery. Had a breakthrough on technique, though. On the fifth lap I did a slow, steady, smooth motion that had me going quickly through the water. It took off about 5 seconds per length, and my motion down the pool was very smooth. I started to lose the technique around length 12. I did a few more and called it a night. Much less pumped than normal afterwards.

Watched "The Departed" (1). Not much to say---sort of like a spy novel. Two cops, 1 undercover and 1 a mole, try to find the other first. Lots of spy-novel-like twists and turns. Based on a Hong Kong movie from 2002.

Watched "The Darkest Hour" (1). An alien invasion movie set in Moscow. The aliens are very unusual: They're some sort of weird electrical energy, and basically the only reason I'm giving this the (1) is because I thought it was clever and cool. The concept is very very geeky, although the movie really doesn't explore the weirdness as much as it could.

Event: Canadian Champs
 

If you looked at my schedule today, it would look open and easy. But I was majorly stressed out from about 1:30 to 4pm, and I still haven't come down from it. I feel like I have a constant, low-level adrenaline rush. I sat on the couch for 30 minutes, and it helped a little. Then I tried to sleep for 45 minutes, and it also helped a little. But I've always heard that if you want to properly handle an adrenaline rush, you need to go run it off. So I went out the door.

Legs were heavy for the first half, and then I noticed my heart rate just seemed really high. I did the one-hill route without going around the rec center, and I walked the one big hill because my HR just hovered around 170.

I think the run helped a little. I hope I can sleep tonight.