Training Log Archive: RJM

Snuck this one in at Kendall on a warm and drizzly afternoon. Pretty muddy in the open and on trails, leaf-slick off trail. First circuit of two (31:40) just did what came naturally, aiming to stay on the line as possible. Second time (30:00) tried to take alternate routes, though not always. Excellent map contact, and though i had troubles with thick downfalls and green, mostly good speed. Bearings were almost always within 10m or less - i think this is partly the new moscow compass, which feels more natural and settles/holds better, and partly the very open visibility. This was a good confidence builder. Postmortem shows how much faster it can be to go a bit longer on a trail or road or open area than to purpleline it without regard to those factors (1 minute saved out of 3, 1 minute saved out of 5 in particular - in both case my original thoughts never included the road option).

first try at running with june the dog. To my surprise she seldom stopped, and didn't wander or get tangled. Went around hereford-merriman-memorial-portage block, with only a few actual stops.

commute via market both ways.

on arrival at school did trial on white campus o - all locations look good

Jogged 2 minutes to start, then rolled straight into course 1 at an honest pace. Somehow managed to fall and injure left knee in dirt and construction debris after 10 minutes, so throttled back. a couple of minor adjustments will be needed to this design. Vitamin I and ice, but still sore that evening

crosby both ways. Cold AM, no gloves pm

Both AM and PM checked some control sites for the campus map while on bike from commute

crosbyx2, and a trip to platinum dragon for nat's birthday meal

Boston run training course 2. 40F, sunny, soggy snow 6:" or more most of the way, trails probably slower than off trail (slickpack). Most legs required compass, and those worked well. Whether that is because I'm getting better, because of the very good visibility, the new moscow 8 compass (with magnifier), or what I don't know, but I came out within 10m on almost all of them.first few minutes I was pretty stiff from yesterday, but limbered up ok (i would have gone longer but was needed back home). 1 deer seen.