Training Log Archive: jtorranc

Long (this time I did go as far as the MD state line) trail run in Rock Creek Park. A little slower than usual given the fastish orienteering the previous evening. I wish they'd turn the water fountains back on - I consumed an inordinate amount of liquid and water melon before I felt halfway normal again when I got home. No dehydration headache this time though.

Last dance class before annual shutdown. Just as well since I've switched my course setting commitment for the season to Fountainhead on September 5 and would therefore skip classes the next two Saturdays so I could get out on the map even if they were being held.

I signed up for a repertory and performance class running from September 13 to November 21 so I'll be logging an hour and a quarter of dance just about every Monday during that period. And trying to run the Susquehanna Stumble, run in our meet at South Fork and dance in two performances on November 20 and 21 - should be fun.

Snakehead Stagger - just barely managed to better my post-Park-O time from the fall in pouring rain and thick vegetation looking for streamers rather than standard bags. I guess I can live with that.

Pickup of the farther seven of twenty controls.

My plan to run home mostly through Rock Creek Park and pick up some bicycle tubes on the way worked well enough but was much more waterlogged than I would have preferred. Fortunately, the trails in Rock Creek don't really turn muddy.

Warmup, cooldown and rest during interval workout.

4x~1100m on grass in 3:53, 3:59, 4:00 and 4:03 (rests of 2:03, 2:11 and 2:20). Still not so much with the even pacing - it never ceases to amaze me how clumsy the first one can feel and still be much faster than all subsequent ones. At least I can be fairly certain I'm not overdoing the recovery.

15 to 20 min warmup, cooldown and interspersed slow running. The rest was form exercises and 9x~100m strides.