Training Log Archive: Anna

1-340m-4:38. My mom was putting out markers because my dad was teaching an O' class. The plan was for me to start 20 min after her so I'd have the markers to look for, but I accidentally did the course backwards. I got to my first control and verified I was in the right place for awhile. Then my mom showed up with the marker, and I realized what had happened.
Good practice planning route while running, since the 1st half was on a road and through a field. I was careful not to pass too close to the archery range.
2-255m-2:11. I chose the trail run, but it's a good thing I also took a bearing because I got to a trail junction that wasn't on the map.
3-160m-1:25. Downhill run on a bearing, but lots of stuff to trip over.
4-160m-2:38. Went straight since it was hard to think fast, but there were lots of ups and downs. Not sure which was actually the better route choice. May pace was significantly slower than on other legs, but maybe it was the hesitation. Also, I quite painfully rolled my ankle. I had hurt it in Georgia, and it doesn't bother me running, but I can tell it's hurt when I step on it wrong in the woods.
5-210m-1:55. Trails hard to follow, glad I had bearing. Also, I am familiar with the area and recognized the metal roof on the rifle range.
Finish-315m-2:16. Couldn't find trail that led me to the parking lot, should have just run up the hill. Instead, I took a trail paralleling it that was slightly off the red line.

Good training for me because there was a lot to read in a small area. It kept me thinking, and I notice small mistakes more on a sprint-type course than I would on a Green course. While I did a good job thinking which way to turn before I got to the control, I could have gone faster if I had relied primarily on bearings and not hesitated trying to follow the trails.

C • Try taping the ankle for a cou... 4

Challenging for me because there were no markers hung. Footing was also an issue; there were fallen pine trees and the holes they had left, just like in Georgia, but there were also thicker bushes and more rocks hidden under leaves.
The contours were interesting but tiring. Most of the time I lost was on hesitation, which was made worse by me being tired. But orienteering while I'm tired makes me feel good because I know that in the past, I've let it mess up my navigation, making me even more tired. Today, although I hesitated and walked a lot, I made minimal mistakes and relocated quickly.

Crowe says everybody's legs feel bad on easy weeks. After run, I did 1 150, but I didn't do the rest because I was really sore. Then core work, 40 sec core hold each side, 25 v-ups, 25 crunches, 10 pushups.

Legs still tired from yesterday, felt sluggish; I haven't felt like this in awhile. I'm lucky this is an easy week. I'm wondering if running up and down those hills in Georgia wore me out, if I shouldn't've gone swimming Monday, if I could've gotten out of shape, or if I just got unused to the feeling of running with the team. Hopefully I'll feel normal by next Monday; first day of track!!!

C • Georgia Hills, yes. Hard Wede... 1

.8 mile warmup, 6 mile run. Supposed to hit 7:40 or 7:30/mile. 1st mile: 7:42, 2nd: 7:29, 3rd 7:46. I started to really feel the hills, and my legs just felt weak. 4th mile about 7:50, Last 2 mile about 15:38 (7:49 pace). Came home and my legs were sore.

pre-running our steady state run for tomorrow. my first day back, I felt like pushing the pace a little. My foot was a little tight at the beginning, then felt fine by the end. Crowe explained that the steady state run is so we get comfortable with faster and faster paces throughout the season and that it is different from a tempo run because the pace is determined by the pace we ran the last one in, not our 5k pace.

C • Georgia notes 2

at the Y- I think they put more chlorine in their water than the school because I normally get some in my mouth and it doesn't bother me, but my throat was burning today.