Training Log Archive: BorisGr

To and from the gym

Strength at the gym. Very tired and sore hamstrings and butt, but ok otherwise.

Event: WCOC Trout Brook Valley
 

Warm-up

WCOC local event at Trout Brook, a long mass-start course set by Joe. I arrived at the start in less than tip-top form after a night of partying in Philadelphia, but it was fun to run around and see how far behind Will I would end up. Right from the beginning I could tell that my butt and hamstrings could not handle any fast running, so I focused on the navigation, but even that failed, as I made a huge error on #7. After going between an uncrossable cliff and an uncrossable swamp, I did not curve around the hill enough and climbed a reentrant thinking I was headed straight for the control. Relocation took a really long time, as I could not make myself believe that I was that far off. My worst mistake of the fall, I think. Clean the rest of the way, except for a questionable route to 10.
Not only did Will kick my butt, but he rubbed it in by going back along the course and then shadowing me for the last three controls. I miss the Will of old who would make 15-minute mistakes while leading the Billygoat. :)

Thanks Joe for a great course!
Map: http://www.dxdeluxe.se/linnekartparmen/show_map.ph...

Today's mistake wasn't quite mistake of the year for me, but definitely worst mistake during the day this year. Still, it doesn't quite compare to my fantastic boom from the last control to the finish on Lunsen on January 14: http://www.dxdeluxe.se/linnekartparmen/show_map.ph...

Traverse - Splits

Day off. Driving to Philly and eating desserts. Yum.

Running the legendary DVOA TNT trails from Sandy's house. Beautiful trails and lots of hills to choose from. Got lost on the way back to the house.

C • lost 1

Sweet.

Hill intervals at East Rock on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Same interval as two weeks ago - up the road on the backside of East Rock, nearly all the way to the top. Faster than the last time, mostly due to better weather, I think. Pushed really hard on the last one.
4:24
4:18
4:13

Long trail run at West Rock in the pouring rain with Kat and Marie. Very nice run, second half with headlamps on. Definitely made me miss Sweden!

Easy run at East Rock with Kat, daydreaming about having sprint maps at East Rock, West Rock, and Yale campus. Then daydreaming further about a WCOC US Champs 2012, sprint at Yale, middle at Ansonia, long at Trout Brook.

C • Yes. 5