Training Log Archive: TomN

Core strength, stretching, blah blah blah.

Warm-up. Slow jog to start area, 4-5 strides, about 800m at race pace.

Very slow jog back to office.

GSFC Spring 2-mile. Ugh. I guess I figured I would be slower than last fall, but I'm surprised and dismayed by how much slower. Gasping to get under 14 minutes, and it felt like I was running through water.

And that pulled butt muscle? The one that was getting better? Whoops, big setback. Hurting more as the afternoon goes on. I think no running until West Point. Great start to summer training. Phooey.

Race tomorrow. Pulled a muscle deep in the gluteus during speed work last Thursday, but didn't notice till a day or two later. Gradually getting better.

Core strength workout.

Wow, what fine orienteering! For the most part, the woods were open, the visibility great, the undergrowth minimal or nonexistent. The contour detail was intricate and essential for navigation. There was one bit that had been clear-cut some years ago, slow going and not clearly mapped, but the rest of the map held up remarkably well.

Right off the bat, I messed up the first control. Had a plan, but it didn't work. Hmm, could the scale have been off? Oh yeah, it was at 1:15000. Addie passed me on the way to her control, but if she had been going for mine, she would have beaten me easily. Settled down after that. Control 8, on the east side of the map, was hard. Vague contours on the way there and a number of parallel features on the other side. Again my plan fell short but I scrambled and got back in contact after losing it pretty badly. That was satisfying in its own way. Ridiculously slow on 9, just couldn't understand the streams and ridges and basically stumbled into the control. Then came the unpleasant leg to 11, but the rest was good.

Red - Splits