Training Log Archive: kissy

Red course at Patuxent River Park. It was a great day for running, a little chilly when you were just standing around, but it felt great in the woods. I didn't have too much navigational trouble with this course, except for #4. I came to a stream and wasn't 100% sure where I was hitting it. I had a choice of reentrants, one on either side of me, and I picked the wrong one. I got to the top, didn't see the control, and had to go over one. Oh, well. Other than that, everything went well. The woods weren't as green, overall, as the map made it seem. There were some patches of pretty thick greenbriar, though, and my legs were stinging in the shower.

I had some falls today, but nothing too bad. I've realized that the thing I do most often that makes me fall is to kick up a branch with one foot and then trap it behind the other so I trip myself. I did that a few times today. Not so graceful. Just a loud thump and "Oof" on the way down.

My second longest training week of the year.

Red - Splits

I went for an early run at PWF today just to make sure I got something done. I've noticed that if I don't get a run in first thing in the day, the likelihood of it happening goes down.

It was a chilly morning, but the sunrise was beautiful. I thought I had the park to myself, but a call from Valerie later in the morning let me know that she and Sandy were out there, too, doing some real rogaine practice. They saw me leaving the park.

I felt good and, again, no falls! And, apparently, there was one stalwart spider out there as I ran through a single spider strand threaded across the trail. It made me think about the summer runs on these trails and how spidery they are. I'm glad it's winter.

As I was stretching afterwards, I heard a seagull in the sky above. It sounded so strange to hear a gull in the middle of the woods, but they come off the Potomac, which isn't too far away.

Graham and I took Lucy and Jack to Lee Drive for a little walk. The dogs were sick all day yesterday, but they seemed to be better this morning. I thought a little fresh air would do them some good. Plus, we needed a good excuse to visit Carl's since it just opened for the season yesterday. Yum!

A run on the Hood loop. I did not feel good at all when starting out. Even the downhills were tough. But, I decided just to push through and not wimp out, which resulted in a faster time than the last time I ran this loop. I felt fine, no pains, just felt blah. Glad I didn't give up.