Training Log Archive: AliC

NAOC long @ Croucher Creek

Guess I'm going to Norway next summer! Won in a fairly tight race with Emily (~2 min). Made my first big mistake in awhile (vagueness at #10), but otherwise I think did really well with the less technical portion before the spectator control.

Then we entered the zone of karst terrain. I tried to channel memories of SMOC terrain and I'm sure my 2 years there helped a lot. But I still had to go very slowly and even with that messed up a very short leg 14->15 and was quite hesitant throughout. Still, I found that portion much more fun b/c challenging.

C • Awesome! 13

NAOC Long & WRE - C-10 - Splits

Event: NAOC 2018
 

Made it to Whitehorse!! Sylvia traveled relatively well, but it's kinda a workout just keeping such an active squirmer contained for the flights!!! our AirBnB in down town Whitehorse is super cute. A walk around town yesterday gave us a bit of a feel for the place and holy moly does the Yukon River really book it - it's carrying a lot of water at quite a high speed, impressive!

C • Good luck at the races and ... 1

C • Good luck at the races and ... 2

C • Yukon River 1

Canoe to road and back, solo.

Right quad still sore from long run, so took it easy instead of intervals.

Canoe paddle with Tom and Steph and Dad during first nap (Mom nap-babysat), really nice with low wind. Then lots of chasing baby around this non-babyproof house, three different beach outings and a leisurely swim with Steph to Goode's rock and back.

Nice row around Haverkamp's island and then down around Cherokee island and back. Beautiful low-wind day again and calmer on the lake due to Monday. Hands are a bit blistered, but not too bad. Plus, really can't compare to the approximately 2 square inch blood blister on my right instep that happened during the relay...

Wanted to put in a hardish long effort so NAOC long isn't too much of a shock to the system. This felt pretty great, just kept cruising and was 7:30 avg pace for over 10 miles!