Training Log Archive: ebone

I ran around Hamln Park setting controls for a club training event. My time out was almost 35 minutes, but some of that time was spent stopped to tie markers in place.

My hamstrings and/or hip adductors were still quite sore. About 2/3 of the way through the control setting, the medial surface of my knee (connective tissue attachment to the tibial head, I think) started hurting a lot. It seemed to be exacerbated by high knee lift or lateral force on the joint, such as from running on rough surfaces or holding or swinging my leg in the air while leaping over something. This is a recurrence of the pain I had yesterday while warming down after orienteering at Fire Mtn. The pain subsided with time, and my knee didn't seem bothered by running on flat ground with a normal stride.

The pain around the upper patellar area of my right knee (from catching myself from a fall while roller skating) was very slight today, so I'm optimistic that it will be healed soon.

Training at Hamlin Park: 17:44 for 2.3km/130m climb contours-only course, then 5:26 out and back to retrieve a control. The pain in my left knee was mostly absent or mild.

After the training event was over, I ran the Fences course at Hamlin, adding on a bunch of controls in the South end of the map.

I went for an evening bike ride to Grocery Outlet and back to shop for...groceries. Since I couldn't find my flashing red rear light in the first place I looked, I decided just to ride there on the Burke-Gilman Trail, rather than spreading out the downhill on heavily trafficked Bothell Way (a state highway). Coming back up the hill at the end was tough with about 35-40 pounds of groceries inside and strapped on to the outside of my backpack.

I consider shopping at Grocery Outlet to be recreation. They sell stuff that is on clearance from suppliers or warehouses, so almost everything there is super cheap. Their slogan is "Bargains Only." It's a kid-in-candy-store experience for a bargain hunter like me. So many calories per dollar!