Training Log Archive: Carolyn

Up to Barr Camp, timed from the bottom of Ruxton. Ran from Ruxton to Hydro. Powerwalked from Hydro to the Barr Trail, the way the race goes, not through the lot. (15min so far) Then 1min run / 1min walk all the way to Barr Camp. That is more running than I'm likely to do between the beginning of barr trail to the top of the w's since its so steep walking is just as fast and then less running than I'll do from there to barr camp. Last year's ascent was 2 hours to barr camp, so I think my fitness is similar right now. I was carrying 4x+ the water I'll have with me after an aid station refill at the start. I think I'll carry a slightly bigger bottle this year than last year unless its cold, since I was finishing my 12oz handheld well before I could refill it at the next aid station for the far ones, but I'll used a 20oz, not the 110ish oz that I started off with today.

Down from Barr Camp to my car at Memorial Park. My feet were feeling really pounded up the whole way so I walked a lot of it. One reason I don't do that more often is that I don't like going down and always feel really pounded up. Afterward, my feet still really hurt and my right knee is a bit sore. Nothing horrendous, but I feel it.

It was extremely hot out there. 95 or so at the bottom. I drank my whole 2L camelback + both bike bottles in my hip back and I still ran out 4mi from the car (no biggie since i was mostly walking down, but wow). I guess if I go farther I need to carry handhelds too or use my backpacking pack. On a much cooler day last year I did that with just the 2 bottle hip pack and was fine.

2x flying ranch/centennial loop. Done house-sitting = no more being lazy. I planned 1 lazy week after the garden 10mi but it turned into 2. Planning a jog to barr camp and back tomorrow. I'll be in big trouble with myself if I skip that workout. Especially after I spent a significant part of the day following live coverage of the ws100. Hit 41mph on flying ranch :-) With a headwind.

Social Run with some of my favorite old guys. (I think most of my friends are old guys) Can't mix alcohol with the antibiotics I'm on for the kidney infection so I had mac 'n bacon instead. Totally knackered. I was too tired yesterday to to my research project for work that I was planning to do Thursday or Friday. So I got up at 4 this morning and started copying and pasting relevant tax code and emailed it to myself and went into work at 6:45 and kept working on it until 1. And then other work. 10 hour day today. I feel basically caught up now. Now I just have to get back to the house I'm 2xdog,2xcat (allergic to, I think), ??xfish, ??xplant/tree sitting for and hope its not quite the adventure it was last night to get the unfortunately-not-food-driven dogs-that-never-sleep in the house for the night.