Training Log Archive: jtorranc

More intense than 1 a fair bit but overall harder on the arm musculature than aerobically. We arrived barely in time to copy the master map and suit up so we didn't strategise a whole lot or worry about trying to sprint to any of the controls that had a bonus for being first (or, as I found out later, second or third) to them. Dan and I just started around the reservoir clockwise getting everything south of the start on the east side and being a bit more selective with the west side since some of the controls over there were well inland and time was pressing. A nice day, perhaps too nice - sunscreen was probably the most important thing I didn't find time for just before the start. Although I'm not too burnt, just somewhat pinker than usual.

While Dan waited patiently, I got my run in by picking up most of the controls on the west side of the reservoir. The map could use some updating, particularly as regards trails, but a reminder that it's usually best to trust the contours more than almost anything else on the map never hurts. Wouldn't have minded if it hadn't been quite such a long run around the north end of the reservoir to get back. Saw three deer in this presumably hunter-free area.

Hiking with Dan in the Deam Wilderness which I understand to be a section of the Hoosier National Forest. Did the Sycamore Trail loop. Mostly nice hardwood forest with very large spurs and reentrants - nice terrain if you want to set an extremely physical rogaine. Surprised we didn't see any deer (IN hunters very effective?) though we did startle something grouse-like. Visited a small cemetery used for about a century ending shortly after WWII. Although there was one grave with a headstone indicating the husband lived from 1896 to 1936 and the wife from 1896 to 1997 with the first two digits of "1997" carved and the last two apparently just written with permanent marker. She almost made it long enough to give headstone carving a Y2K bug! Also saw a freakishly wide headstone for five siblings, four of whom aged 6 through 13 all died in 1931.

We climbed a fire tower next to the parking before hiking - excellent place to go it you want to be able to see an extremely large number of trees and a lot of sky and not much else all at once.

Warmup/cooldown/rest between repetitions.

4x1200m I intervals on only slightly dewy grass in good light. Didn't actually feel virtuous but figured I needed to get out anyway since I'm not about to do intervals while in Indiana this weekend. Only excuse for slight slowness is no breakfast yet, although breakfast, had I had it, would almost certainly have induced greater slowness and possibly inability to complete the workout.

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Work commute.

Work commute, then to PCRM through a few minutes of ominous showers then light rain, 5 minutes of biblical deluge, another five of very heavy rain and several more of more normal rain, then home from PCRM through mere light rain.

Abdominal stuff only.

Didn't feel virtuous enough to leap out of bed for some running training - hopefully this evening. Fortunately, there's always cycling to work regardless of how I feel. And cycling home with grocery shopping along the way.

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Warmup/cooldown.

Silly walks and 7x100m strides.

Work commute then downtown to find out that the whole music/history/arts section of MLK is incoveniently closed for some kind of maintenance.

Work commute, both ways with some food shopping and looking for a box the right size to ship Dan's piano stand on the way home. Some soreness and stiffness around the hips and in my forearms and shoulders, otherwise feeling pretty good for the day after VQ.

Full suite of core stuff while watching Prison Break.