Training Log Archive: BorisGrIn the 7 days ending May 16, 2010:
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Sunday May 16, 2010 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:46:18 [4] ***** 15.28 km (6:57 / km) +650m 5:44 / km
shoes: 2009 VJ Falcons
Team Trials Long
Probably my best long race so far this season, which is not saying much, since it's only my fourth. The best thing about it was that I didn't totally fall apart in the second half and managed to maintain ok speed to the end. I still had a section in the middle when my brain wasn't there (#15, #16), and I lost over a minute on #7, but ok otherwise.
Highlight (lowlight?) was the half-dozen snakes that I startled when taking the trail route from 9 to 10. One was quite fat and slow to slither away - probably a rattler.
Probably my best long race so far this season, which is not saying much, since it's only my fourth. The best thing about it was that I didn't totally fall apart in the second half and managed to maintain ok speed to the end. I still had a section in the middle when my brain wasn't there (#15, #16), and I lost over a minute on #7, but ok otherwise.
Highlight (lowlight?) was the half-dozen snakes that I startled when taking the trail route from 9 to 10. One was quite fat and slow to slither away - probably a rattler.
Saturday May 15, 2010 #
Event: 2010 US Team Trials for WOC
Running 50:00 [2] 8.33 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 2009 VJ Falcons
Warm-ups and cool-downs
11 AM
Orienteering race 38:08 [4] ***** 4.8 km (7:57 / km) +200m 6:34 / km
spiked:17/20c shoes: Fall 2009 VJ Falcons
US Team Trials Middle Distance
Fun course, disappointing race. I'd been racing with a chip on my shoulder the last two weekends that somehow fueled my racing and gave me an extra gear that was just missing today. I felt like I sleepwalked through the course, never pushing to the limits and yet still managing to make a couple of mistakes (15 sec on 4, 30 sec on 11, 45 sec on 15). Ended up 2 minutes behind Eric. Nate Lyons had a great race and finished 2nd.
Fun course, disappointing race. I'd been racing with a chip on my shoulder the last two weekends that somehow fueled my racing and gave me an extra gear that was just missing today. I felt like I sleepwalked through the course, never pushing to the limits and yet still managing to make a couple of mistakes (15 sec on 4, 30 sec on 11, 45 sec on 15). Ended up 2 minutes behind Eric. Nate Lyons had a great race and finished 2nd.
3 PM
Orienteering race 12:47 [5] *** 2.4 km (5:20 / km) +65m 4:41 / km
spiked:16/19c shoes: 2009 VJ Falcons
US Team Trials Sprint
Another really fun course by Greg and Sergei, though the map had a couple of imperfections, one of which cost me. I felt surprisingly good physically and was running well through 14 controls (3rd overall, 0:13 behind Ross) when I lost 44 seconds on #15 - I ran through an unmapped passage through the green and thought the control I saw had to be women's, since it was not where I expected it to be. Made a loop through the next patch of green and came back to check that control, which turned out to be mine. Argh. Then also overran #18 by a few steps - another 10 seconds gone.
Great race by Patrick - that's how sprints should be run!
Another really fun course by Greg and Sergei, though the map had a couple of imperfections, one of which cost me. I felt surprisingly good physically and was running well through 14 controls (3rd overall, 0:13 behind Ross) when I lost 44 seconds on #15 - I ran through an unmapped passage through the green and thought the control I saw had to be women's, since it was not where I expected it to be. Made a loop through the next patch of green and came back to check that control, which turned out to be mine. Argh. Then also overran #18 by a few steps - another 10 seconds gone.
Great race by Patrick - that's how sprints should be run!
Thursday May 13, 2010 #
5 PM
Running 53:53 [2] 6.03 mi (8:56 / mi) +32m 8:47 / mi
shoes: 2010 Asics
Easy run at West Rock with Becky and Marie in the beginning. Felt pretty tired, so didn't do the long run I considered doing. Will probably take tomorrow off.
Wednesday May 12, 2010 #
Note
We saw an opossum outside our building last night. It was cute. I wonder if there is some rivalry between the gangs of raccoons and opossums for the nighttime supremacy of our parking lot.
6 PM
Orienteering 56:35 [2] *** 3.91 mi (14:28 / mi) +175m 12:42 / mi
shoes: Fall 2009 VJ Falcons
Went out to Osbornedale to do some exploring for my upcoming local event there. The girls came along - Kat, Becky, and Anais.
It was cold and wet, and the map wasn't exactly perfect, but at least now I know which areas to avoid for the courses.
It was cold and wet, and the map wasn't exactly perfect, but at least now I know which areas to avoid for the courses.
Tuesday May 11, 2010 #
Running 1:01:00 12.2 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Rob's shoes
Intervals at the track. Much nicer with company, in the form of Marie and Siobhan. Did the same eight 400's and two 200's as last week, with 1 minute rest.
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Monday May 10, 2010 #
9 AM
Orienteering 39:47 [2] 3.56 mi (11:10 / mi) +74m 10:30 / mi
shoes: 2009 VJ Falcons
Patrick, Carol, and co. were going to Ansonia to train this morning, so how could I resist? Jogged around the RedY course from Saturday. Woods beautiful as always.
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