Training Log Archive: Sandy

Event: 2013 U.S. Individual Championships/Team Trials
 

Hike up to the start/finish area of Moreau early in the morning to test out whether we could relay a radio signal down to the results area. We couldn't. The climb from the parking lot is steep and there was a bit of being on all fours in a few places trying to get to the high point to test the radios. The climb down was worse.

A reasonable sprint outing. I always think I'm no good at these but I'm not all that bad. I made two errors. Out of 3 I didn't have a good plan and waltzed around in some rocks before yelling at myself to just climb the (tiny) hill and run. Towards the end started getting tired. First got all confused because the map printing at #9 made it look like 3 large rectangular buildings not 3 clusters of 2 small square ones and so I was momentarily perplexed at why I wasn't seeing what I expected to see. But I knew I had to be in the right spot and eventually went to where the circle was and found a flag. But that interrupted my concentration enough that on the way to #10 I jumped ahead a trail junction and then made the best of it by cutting across the woods whihc turned out to be pretty bad footing and then didn't read ahead to realize I wanted the earlier, smaller of two buildings (good thing I checked my code - saw a flag and just ran for it). So definitely could have been better, but still a lot of fun. And while I wasn't fast, I wasn't too pathetically slow so I'll take it.

Sprint Brown - Splits

I have had a ache in my lower back since Sunday. I just thought it was a muscle strain or something but it's not getting better, in fact it's a bit worse this morning and more like a sharp pain. It doesn't hurt when I'm doing anything, only when I'm sitting. I'm guessing some nerve somewhere is getting pinched or something like that. The car ride to EMPO land is not going to be fun.

I need to start doing yoga again. I don't know why I got out of the routine, but I did, and I'm paying for it. I am determined to some tonight but need to be careful not to overdo it.

C • Aching back 4

TNT - Did 3 x (5 min hard, 3 min easy) plus a short warm up and the hike down to the drive and back up again. Felt good - had to work but it felt smooth.

Shady looking guy down on the drive helped me pick up the pace on the way up the hill. :)

Core DVD. I think I could get used to staying home in the mornings.

Event: DVOA French Creek State Park Central
 

Was having a decent run until the boulder in the green. I thought about swinging left and attacking from the cabins and the relatively white woods, but it looked like I should have been able to read things from the field corner. Wrong - it was a jungle on the way up the hill towards the control and I must have gotten pushed a little left. I thought I read those boulders but must have passed by the control a little to the west. Relocated off the trail above the control but took two tries to find a way back down that wasn't a wall of briars. Pretty annoyed at this point. Finally found an elephant track and figured it must go to the control - it did. Probably lost 6-7 minutes.

I promise not to put any controls like that on the A event courses in November.

Brown - Splits

Walking laps for Dennis and Emily's Relay for Life team. My knees were aching by the end - the combination of an asphalt track and the repetitive plodding were tough. But happy to put up with a little discomfort to help out.

The bathroom stops are obvious on the pace graph. The stops for picking up/dropping off various layers of clothes and food and drink were quick enough that they don't really register.

Hopefully can recover quickly from downing large quantities of caffeine in the middle of the night and too little sleep.

C • Congrats 2