Training Log Archive: D-MAN

Event: Flying Pig XIX - U.S. Individual Champs - Sprint-Middle-Long
 

Bad routes and slow running, leg was not good. I don't know what went wrong just couldn't see the fast routes today. No focus, might be due to the pain in my leg distracting me? Need to get back into my sprint routine. Better race tomorrow. Early season shittyness will slowly get flushed out. Amazing complex map and course, was just caught off guard. Tough season opener. It will all fall into place.

PM Warm up run around Morehead State University with the model map. My leg felt really sore.

PM Flying Pig XIX/US Sprint Champs at Morehead State University at 1:4000. Far from a good race. Was too rushed with my warm up because we arrived too late to the event. Ended up 5th, pretty good considering how many mistakes I made and how much time I lost.
#1-had trouble finding the start triangle and first control right from the start so lost a few seconds.
#2- wasn't reading the map closely enough and ran slightly off course to another control- 10s.
#11- originally saw the quickest route avoiding the trap but then looked again and saw what appeared to be a stair case and thought I could get through but found out it was impassible- 30s.
#14- ran indirectly and then around a extended wall and missed the shorter stair route-10s.
#15 took the longer choice-7s.
#17- took the longer choice- 3-5s.
#19- didn't see the control right away and had to stop and check the map and then saw the control-3-5s.
#21- started to get tired, was going fine but then saw the N line which pointed straight to #25 so started to run to #25 before realizing-30s.
#22- didn't see you could go underneath the building originally so swerved back to go underneath-5s,
#25- tried to side hill through the forest instead of dropping to the road, was slow and I fell- 7s.
Avoidable mistakes around 1:35!
Overall I had bad routes and flow combined with slow running. My leg was not good and my body felt like shit after not running for 6 days. Still had some good routes and an ok race. Nice sprint map! Cool out around 8C.

Pm Warm down walk back to the parking since my leg was hurting.

Sprint - 11 M-20 12 M-21 - Splits

PM Stretch.

PM 10min ice bath. My leg is pretty sore from the travel, I don't know how I will be able to race tomorrow. I will make it happen.

AM Had AT for my quad contusion. Ultrasound and massage. Feels better than yesterday but not quite 100% yet. Should be good enough to run on by Friday.

PM Stretch.

AM Untrasounded my quad.

PM Bike in the Oval. I went pretty easy just to get my legs moving. My injured leg felt pretty good but definitely not 100% yet, at this rate it should be good by Friday for the US Champs.

PM Core.

PM Stretch.

AM Had AT for my quad contusion. Ultrasound and light massage. Also ultrasounded my knee.

PM 15min in the steam room, upper level.

PM Core.

My leg feels alot better after the AT and icing it. At this rate I should be ok to do a light run on Wed/Thur and race on Fri. I'm hoping for the best. I have another AT appointment on Wednesday.

PM Stretch.

PM Easy bike around Banff Trail to try and loosen my leg up. It is still very sore and slightly swollen. Felt ok on the flats but any hill caused pain.

PM Core.

My leg is slightly better than yesterday night but it is still very sore. AT tomorrow morning and hopefully better by Friday for US Champs.

PM Stretch.

AM Stretch.

PM Fish Creek Traverse on 6 different maps of Fish Creek. Easy orienteering but good to get on a map. Ended up tripping on a beaver chewed stump hidden in the tall grass and then landed on another one on my upper quad which left a scrape on my leg and very sore quad muscles (like someone hit me with a baseball bat). It happened with about 2-3km left so I just managed to finish at a slow pace for the last few km. My goal was not to hurt myself and I was taking it fairly easy but I failed. I felt really good physically until I fell. Nice day around 0C.

PM 10min cold bath to try and get the swelling down on my leg since it covers a large area. My leg is very sore 8/10 and the pain goes all the way to my knee.

Didn't quite make my weekly training goal because I hurt myself but would have run a bit more to make it around a 105km week. It was still a great week of training volume.