Training Log Archive: ebuckley

Event: Flying Pig XVII and Eastern Interscholastic Champs
 

Easy jog round the hood.

A rather scattered warmup. Finally got my head together just before the race.

... but not enough to actually run well. Pig Sprint Red at IU (1:4). Only one serious error (misread the clue for #10 and spent about 20 seconds looking for the bag while I was standing only a few meters from it), but only holding it together by moving slower than I should have. 14th on Red, 3rd M45.

Despite the lackluster result, this was a really fun event: great venue, great course, great organization.

Shadowing Yaya. She got clobbered in the results because she walked whereas most of the other kids ran, but her nav was quite good. One mistake that could have got quite ugly, but she caught and corrected it herself. She decided that she really likes sprint maps.

IU_Campus_Sprint_2013_6 7 ISV Red - Splits

In to work via powerline, Woods Mill.

Home via Hog Hollow: Cuatro Electrico.

A somewhat circuitous route to Church for bible study and then into work.

Four school barefoot loop.

Easy jog round the hood. Toes will be fine and legs are basically back, though I'm not going to throw anything hard at them until this weekend.

Home via CC Lake. Ran the new bit of singletrack. Looks like GORC is one workday away from completing the loop; about 100m of benching and 500m of clearing. Might be time to seriously pursue putting on a trail race here.

Well, it's their powerline, so I suppose I should just be happy that they let me run it at all, but it sure was disappointing that Ameran decided the tree trimming needed to be done the day after the biggest rain we've had this century. The resulting tracks left by the heavy machinery pretty much trashed the trail between the High School and Old Farm. It was impassible even on foot last time I tried two weeks ago. Figuring my feet would wash off easier than shoes, I tried again today barefoot. Things aren't much improved. I got through, but it's a big goopy mess and the ruts are deep enough that it will be tough to ride even after it dries. Pity; grass trails are rare and they are a joy on a cross bike.

Having got through, I didn't feel like coming back, so I switched from the Duckling to Cuatro Electrico. This choice was not without its own hazards, as the connection between the two lines is half a mile on chip seal and my feet aren't particularly tough right now. At a minimum, some superficial damage to the four hammer toes. Probably nothing worse; we'll see how they feel in the morning.

Easy jog round the hood. Never felt great, but it did feel like running for the second half.

White course with Yaya at Forest Park. Meant to be a confidence builder for her after yesterday's session which was tough due to the old map. Pretty much worked out that way; she had no trouble.

New School Barefoot loop.