Training Log Archive: riley

Dipsea stairs and cypress.

Ankle started hurting and I had to walk back. I think I need to take a few days off... It's so damn hard though.

Sun Trail loop. Wanted to go farther, but my ankle started hurting so I cut it short.

Cascade -> High Marsh -> Helen Markt

Trying a new training style. LSD only (like zone 1 HR) for 1 month, combined with a new nutrition plan. Hoping to convert to burning more fats, then ramp up speed & distance for the rest of the summer.

This run was a little too slow, and then I managed to totally fuck my ankle going down the Cascade stairs. Had to sit there for 5 mins before I could hobble the mile back to my car. Probably ~3 day recovery.

Pine Mtn loop, reverse normal direction. Legs felt a bit fatigued in the beginning, but eventually it got so freaking hot that I didn't notice. It's getting to be summer temps, gonna have to start running with water soon...

Kent to Jewell loop. Good legs. Getting back into it.

Lakes loop. Felt fairly good, a little slow.

Sun Valley. Hella hot, felt like shit. Had planned on going longer, but just turned around.

Short hike just to get out.
Couldn't sleep at all last night because of all the poison oak on my legs. Gaaah!!

Lost Coast trail from Usal. Sooooo good. Might be better than Yosemite.

Apparently the Lost Coast is so hardcore that few people actually use the one trail that spans the 50mi wilderness. When they were building the coast highway (HWY 1), the planners figured they had enough manpower and resources to build the road up the entire California coast, even through areas like Big Sur. But when they got to the Lost Coast the engineers were like, "Fuck this," (Pretty sure that's a direct quote), "We're going around this shit."

The above^ is a quick summary of what I knew about the Lost Coast before driving up here, but in reality it is so much gnarlier. The trail seems like an afterthought and is extremely hard to follow, almost being erased by vegetation in places.

In the redwoods it's all pine duff, alternately super fast and then techy. Out on the ridge the trail is more of a suggestion, with crazy overgrown grasses and wildflowers (some dark green-type blackberries, etc...) Keeps you on your toes the whole time. Coupled with the rugged mountains and sweeping views it's pretty ungodly tight.

I really want to come back and run the whole thing, but should probably come more prepared. I definitely underestimated this thing, didn't eat dinner last night, and bonked pretty hard at mile ~9. It's hella humid and I got pretty hyponatremic (wanted to just throw myself off the cliff). Next time I need to bring vitalyte, bars, and pants for the stupid amounts of thorns and bushes.

C • im in 2

Hiking around, walking down the beach to see the Elk.

Swimming and a bit of bodysurfing at Usal. Gnarly waves weren't so good for surfing, but fun for diving through. Three seals were swimming around with me and seemed to be enjoying my company (or they wanted to eat me...)

Chill run with Diana and Cody. They were dying, ha.

Checking out the north side of the TL ridge trails. Lots of good steep trail.

Devil's Gulch area. Checked out some abandoned trails that ended in the middle of nowhere at a series of meadows with tons of wildflowers. Pretty cool.

Super busy. Running time is suffering...
Killin' it in classes and at the clinic though.

Awesome Easter run. Went pretty slow and stopped a lot to look at stuff. Explored some new trails and off-trail lines out near Kent.

Quick run s/p like 5 G&Ts. Always a good time.

Carson Falls area. Starting to feel decent running again.

Sun valley right after sunrise. Awesome.