Training Log Archive: PG

Pisgah Mt. Trail Race, 23 km

Pisgah Trail Race. Great day for running, about 50 degrees, but the trail was as wet as I've ever seen it after yesterday's downpours (though still not nearly as bad as Savoy gets).
Had a good run, a couple of minutes faster than last year (2:05:07), and I think the slop must have slowed things down a bit. Went out pretty quick, had in mind to try to break 2 hours and was on that pace for about the first hour, but guess I didn't push enough the second half (was by myself most of the time). But all the water and heavy shoes didn't help.
Legs felt energetic enough, though hamstrings were complaining somewhat a lot of the time.

Around the Holyoke Range, legs felt beat.

Training with Leif at Mt. Norwottuck, really a series of woods intervals -- we'd run a couple of minutes, then we'd stop so I could offer a few words of wisdom (or more accurately, catch my breath). Mainly testing his basic skills (compass, contouring, pacing, observation, etc.), all of which need work. He followed me a couple of times, which I'm not at all used to, but I don't think I embarrassed myself. And only fell down 3 or 4 times.

From the parking lot over to a better section of woods, and then back at the end.

River Road - Old Deerfield, good effort.

Around Mt. Toby. Lots of sore places from the weekend, but a good effort.