Training Log Archive: billh

warm up and cool down on Whittier College Newman Field . . . hot, dry . . . hot and dry. and sunny. like 90F at 10am. pretty uncomfortable.

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did not feel great but times were not terrible . . . jet lagged, sluggish.

6x400m (400 jog rest, 4R): 1:46, 1:45, 1:43, 1:42, 1:41, 1:38
2x200m (200 jog rest, 2R): 42, 41

the track was locked up with the grounds crew watering and such . . . all sorts of "no trespassing signs" and "faculty, staff, student access only" . . . "private property" . . . a student climbed the fence to exit the track. security cars patrolling, so I opted for a jog up into Turnbull Canyon, in my Hoka Cliftons, not exactly trail shoes . . . beautiful goldenrod blooms from the recent rains, breaking the 7 year drought. up, up, up onto the canyon rim, then onto marked trails "Worsham Canyon", then back down, down, down, past graffiti pocked concrete. geesh, I'm paying a gazillion dollars to send my kid there so you'd think I could use the track.

note to self: JD workout for Fri: (Phase II, Week 10)
10 min E
6 x 400 R (400 jog)
2 x 200 R (200 jog)
10 min E

travel day to LA . . . windy . . . dry . . . 88F feels like 70s. mouth so dry. the Bud looks good, hopeful for the 1500. tough to advance in the 800 with lots of 1:50 guys in each of six heats.

bike to work

Metro to home . . . in the rain . . . but a nice rain.

bike to Moss, bike to work

warmup track

JD R workout: 3x (200, 200, 400) with jogging rest of (200, 400, 200) about (2R, 3.5R, 2R), done as follows:

44, 43, 1:36
44, 43, 1:35
43, 43, 1:29

for an oval track, there sure is a lot going on sometimes, today was especially busy; the "personal trainer" group of five mid-age guys 40-ish showed up for what looked like some sort of benchmark test, they were doing timed situps, then 400m TT, one rep; then the Edgar Rd 5th graders showed up for their annual mile, then about 4 rec walkers, plus another personal trainer with his client doing 100m sprints. Busy!

Fortunately, I was about done when all the activity really picked up; but my one of the personal trainer 400 TT started just behind me so I was trying to keep from letting them pass me, which resulted in the 1:29, haha, social pressure running, which reminds me, we are social animals and run faster in a group.

C • yeah, duh, so why arn't we... 6

fp to work

house, yard work, light lifting, lots of movements

neighborhood shakeout jog