Training Log Archive: jtorranc

Event: QOC Beer Chase
 

QOC Beer Chase - I must have recovered physically from the previous weekend but technically... I suppose I can blame the beer for skipping the seventh control of the second loop. Nevertheless, more discipline on thumbing/making sure I know which control I'm at and which one is next in my control taking system seems called for.

Silly - finding the control wouldn't have taken more than a minute or two of my approximately four minute lead over Ken. Despite it being buried in green. Though that gives the plus that I managed to skip what everyone seems to agree was easily the least pleasant control of the race.

To dance class then to the Freer Gallery again and to Safeway (walked home from there heavily laden). Believe it or don't, my bike shorts sprang a leak. Two leaks, actually - the gel padding is poking out through the fabric on both sides. I wonder if this has anything to do with the temperature - Dan claims not to have noticed this before and it was sunny and hot today. The shorts are quite new so it's hard to believe I simply wore through the gel containment system.

Good class with Deborah - felt fairly coordinated, even doing fouette turns.

Warmup/cooldown.

Just silly walks. I'm declaring myself fit to do the Chase unless something happens on Saturday.

Cycling to work. Home by way of the Freer Gallery for a Portuguese silent film.

Cycling to work. Home by way of PCRM - where raspberries and blueberries were on offer on top of the recently usual goodies.

Some abdominal stuff since Dan was busy with balalaika practice.

Cycling to work. and home and to Takoma Park and the pool then home again.

Flutterkicking - at least I've extablished that my left hamstring can handle this. Form exercises on Friday morning as the next stage of testing pre-Chase?

Home by way of the AFI in Silver Spring. Refrained from skating to work in the morning out of concern that it just might be bad for my left hamstring but I feel no such concern for cycling.

Laziest day ever if getting from the gate at Dulles to my apartment early in the morning is excluded.