Training Log Archive: jtorranc

Venture Quest Sprint Adventure Race.

Venture Quest - 2 miles of running on pavement to string people out, 6 miles of single track mountain biking, perhaps a five mile trek upstream taking in two easy controls enroute, kayaking back downstream, the singletrack loop again, paddling a few more miles downstream (though I shortened that by portaging about 500m across a peninsula to get a third control at the end of an inlet rather than paddling about 3km around it), and finally perhaps two and a half miles of trekking back to the finish. First place, about 8 minutes ahead of the winning coed team and surprisingly slightly over 50 minutes ahead of the next solo male. Didn't look like I'd be able to get in ahead of the coed team other than by maybe catching them in the final trek since they got in the water a few minutes ahead of me and the teams in canoes had a speed adventage over solos in kayaks but they didn't portage across the peninsula and that was enough to get me ahead of them to stay.

Just checked my training entries from a year ago and confirmed my recollection that I had something strained on the right side of my rib cage last year. I think that affected my paddling substantially. Don't know about mountain biking. Results will no doubt be up soon and I'll be able to compare splits and decide whether I really did paddle much better and cycle slightly better this time around.

BTW, I passed the leading team and last year's solo male winner about halfway through the first trekking leg and saw a lot of startled looking deer thereafter. Also herons galore and something in what looked like a fish eagle while doing the long paddling leg.

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Picking up 17 streamers from my clinic on Spetember 2 as a memory O. Didn't feel too bad jogging in the woods although high speed would have been problematic.

Getting to dance class.

First dance logged in perhaps a month and a half. Jessica Marchant was teaching. Would be nice to take the repertory and performance class she'll be teaching on Mondays but the performances will conflict with the Mid-Atlantic Champs and the classes themselves would conflict with Prison Break and perhaps 24 if it starts before December. Will have to do more stretching without warmup for dance classes to make me do so.

Work commute and home by way of pool.

Close to half various strokes and the rest flutterkicking.

Work commute and home by way of PCRM volunteer night.

Home from the bike shop after picking up my bike with its new rear wheel.

Warmup, cooldown and rest between repetitions.

4x1200m I intervals on grass in the dark with way too many headlights in my face (I suppose this prevents me going too fast, should I be tempted to push harder than necessary for the desired training effect) in 4:42, 4:40, 4:41 and 4:45.

Warmup/cooldown.

Silly walks and 8x100m strides along the relatively well-lit grass along Arkansas Avenue.

With my bike in the shop, it was this or Metro. Wish the sidewails were a bit wider in places.

No deep water running this evening - just hard swimming and slightly more relaxed flutterkicking.

Abdominal, etc. exercises while watching Prison Break.