Training Log Archive: Gswede

Event: HVO chase start, classic distance
 

Map: https://photos.app.goo.gl/w7zA8j61k7xH6NHw8

The Achilles is definitely improving! Boom!

Errors (time):
-7 (10s)
- 12 (10s)
- 16 (32s)
Total time: 52s

Cause:
7,12, and 16 were all due to not completely understanding what was happening with the contours. So I ended up running slower because I lacked confidence and entering each point hesitantly. 16 was the biggest error in this sense because I took longer to relate the terrain to the map.


Solution:
-Map reading. I need to do my own exercises more consistently. When I test out the TSS exercises I notice how after just 10 minutes my eyes and mind start to tire significantly. This is a good sign in that there is room for improvement.

Red A - Splits

Event: WCOC Ansonia Nature Center--NRE
 

Really fun middle at Ansonia.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z1Jj6y69GmxEJsnV7

I was running a bit unfocused at the start. I got confused on the way to 1 when I crossed an unmapped continuation of the stone wall. But I got back into it.

Achilles is improving significantly. It was still there, but I was able to push much more than I have in most races recently. Let's keep this progress going!

Errors (time):
- 1 (1m30s)
- 2 (10s)
- 4 (15s)
- 7 (30s)
- 8 (5s)
- 11 (1m45s)
Total time: 4m15s

Cause:
The 10 to 30 second mistakes were due to not spiking the control perfectly. The flags were placed well behind the boulders. So in those cases it was because I wasn't perfectly on my line, wasting time figuring out which boulder to go.

Number 1 and 11 were because I failed to connect the map with the terrain. 1 because I went over an unmapped wall that broke my map contact. 11 was because I didn't give myself time to plan and execute properly. I had spiked 10 perfectly and attempted to carry that speed into 11, but I should have taken the time to do the process properly

Solution:
- Compass!
- Only run when you have a plan and are confident. Known this for years but need to keep getting it through my head.

Blue - Splits

In Scranton looking at apartments. Looks like I found a good one. It's about 400m from the start of the mountain trails and roads. It's also a 10 minute spin on the bike into downtown.

So I celebrated by checking out this area. A few different types of terrain here. From broad French Creek hillsides with Harriman-type vegetation to a really unique area with scrapes of bare rock covered by grass, moss, and blueberry.

I rounded it out with some trail yogging. Got to see another bear, which I think brings me to seven bears this fall.