Training Log Archive: Spike

After doing about 75 minutes of sprint map field checking at JCCC...

Nice long warm up. I wanted to make sure that I ran long enough that my left leg would tighten up if it was going to tighten up. It didn't. Good news.

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Mary designed a sprint course for me on the JCCC map. I ran at an honest effort, but felt slow. Slower than usual, in fact. Still, it was a good thing to do and a lot of fun.

An easy jog, wondering if I should take the day completely off and be extra careful with the left leg. Turns out it felt fine and I had no trouble.

Ran on the river trail, a bit on a deer trail, a bit in the forest, and a bit on the levee. By the end, my left lower leg was tight. It wasn't the same as the calf, but it was the same leg. I'm guessing I'd favored the calf a little and ended up stressing the Achilles tendon.

Ran on the river trail in Lawrence. After warming up, I ran for 10 minutes at an honest effort. It didn't feel fast, but it was definitely a move in the right direction.

Very easy pace at Wyandotte. I made an effort to keep the session as flat as possible (which actually takes some effort at Wyandotte, especially if you don't want to run on the roads).

For part of the time, I kept track of the littered beer cans in the park (keeping track of the brand). Bud Light has a firm lead in the "litter share." Interestingly, Bud cans (not Bud Light) seemed to only appear as singles. Most of the beer cans in the forest were in groups of 3-6 cans. Bud's were always alone. As I jogged, I developed various hypotheses about this issue.

Noticed a few snow flakes falling from the sky during the run. That was unexpected. The temp was plenty warm (maybe 40) at ground level, but I guess it must have been cold up in the clouds.

When I got home I was psyched to see that both of my Omanager team finished in the top 10 of today's race.

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