Training Log Archive: nellie

Event: 33rd West Point A Meet
 

Ran the Brown Middle course at West Point.... Bad-Bad-Bad start.... put my compass on the start point... and in doing so covered up control #1 ran out to # 2 OOPS !!! Ran back to one but lost alot of time.... But I did nail control #2 on the return !!! then goofed 3 by over running it... forgot it was 1-75 map ... saw control but thought it was to soon... saw the marsh and relo back but again lost alot of time on what should have been an easy one.... No trouble until 10 then I was standing on the bare rock and did see the bag grazed around and found it ... but again lost time... went down and around the the cliff on the right hit the big rock and went to low... to the spring...lost more time... went to low to 12 and had to run through a lot of rocks... not problems the rest of the way in... but just alot of little goof plus the big one at the start....ran well in the woods but just not thinking fast enough to cut the lost time down...

Ran the Brown sprint at West Point...best sprint I have ever run... just one small goof ran past #11 about 10 yds and had to turn back... thought it was to small to be my dot knoll... felt strong and felt like I know where I was and where I was going.. stopped folding and unfolding the map.. and playing with the compass.... so that alot better then last week... so there was growth...now just have to trust myself and run faster....

Brown Sprint - Splits

Brown Middle - Splits

easy jog on the base loop to get loose... feel good today.. all body parts seem to be happy ???

Ran over to E. Park and ran the trails...still dark and misty out...felt good today but still not feeling strong or fast.....

cool, dark, dank day .... felt good a start legs and back got tight the last mile and half....I am beginning to think that is going to be the M.O. from now on.... ran the Lambert loop...could be another day of reading on the sofa.... retirement is hell....

C • Core and stretching? 2

spent the day reading...and before I knew it the day was gone....I was not into working out... But did get an easy short run in... legs felt better today and the back is no problem... knock on wood...

Easy run on the Peck Lane loop....legs tired and not happy today .... knees sore and tight...back seems ok.... now off to yard work.... Husky on strike.... says she will only dig holes in garden....

Ran the Billy Goat at Moreau S.P. near Fort Edward N.Y. this was the second goat for me... the first one was a bad event for me... it took five hours.... this time I was in a little better shape...Charlie was kind enough to let me tag along with him..... this helped alot... I was able to see what he was thinking on each leg....and to have a safety net....we goofed on 18 and 19 coming in to high and had to climb down through alot rocks....cost some time....I fell down about three time and by the end my back was acting up again but the last controls were on trails and flat.... I am so happy I did this event and got a shirt.....I need to do alot more work both to be able to run faster in the woods and at my nav. skill.... I was dead tired at the end... the wind was fine but legs had, had enough... thought my back would be killing me on the drive home.... took Vit. I and it was fine.... but my left knee got back in the act... and was killing me for the last hr...had to stop and get out of the car and walk around for a few minutes a few times.... But it was a great weekend..... Thanks for letting me hang with you Charlie....

Billygoat - Splits