Training Log Archive: Sandy

Event: DVOA Batsto
 

Decided to do the Red course at Batsto figuring it was the same distance as the Short Stumble and I survived that. Made a couple of errors. On the way to #5 passed over a ditch that I was going to use as an attackpoint and never saw it and had trouble relocating. That was at least 5 minutes. The other errors were all smaller just not really able to stay on a good bearing since the blueberries were tough to push through. Pleased with my route choices though - a mix of trails and just gritting my teeth and plowing into the bushes and going straight. Really nice course and an absolutely beautiful day.

C • Me Too 9

Red - Splits

Week 1 of the plan went reasonably well. I have lost 3 pounds of the 20 I want to lose. The first 5 shouldn't be too hard but it will get much tougher after that. I also exercised all but two days and even those days I did my morning toe raises and knee bends. So I'm feeling like at least things are going in the right direction.

1/2 mile jog on the drive and then 200 paces of jogging on the road when I got to the trailhead. Happy that the heart rate and speed both confirm that I was working harder during those sections. I go so slowly that I sometimes wonder.

Not a good day. Visit to the dentist and so a half numb face for most of the day. Then some things at work that I should totally be able to blow off but for some reason really got to me. Ah well, so it goes.

C • Half numb 1

Yoga DVD with Sandy. Yay for us - two weeks in a row.

Up and down the three half flights of stairs in my house. I didn't have anything loaded on my mp3 player that I wanted to listen to so I did this without any entertainment. I think 20 minutes is about all I can do of these without something to distract me. Did some trying to run up the stairs and some double stairs but mostly just plain since it's been quite a while since I've done these and didn't want to overdo it.

Major success just doing something this evening.

C • House 2