Training Log Archive: jtorranc

My parents were in town, passing through on the way to a soils conference in New Orleans, so a rest day with some museums and dinner downtown.

American Classic 5K? Nope, as I'll be busy hanging controls for a low key pre-US Champs training session for whoever's interested.

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Cycling from home to Foggy Bottom then from Vienna to Hemlock Overlook. Had slept in beyond the planned time so didn't dawdle.

Hanging the controls for the training exercise. Fortunately, the course crossed over itself many times so the distance covered to hang the bags was much less than the total course distance (which was probably 9 or 10 km, maybe a bit more - I didn't actually measure it). Had to change two of my planned control locations - one a non-existant ditch in a very nearly imaginary shallow reentrant, the other a pit that could have been created by one person with a shovel in 30 seconds).

Control pickup after the training (for which the weather, turnout and reviews were all gratifyingly good). This time I used the map without trails and changed the order from the one I hung them in to extract some technical training value from the day myself beyond that involved in making sure I put the bags in the right spots in the first place. Would have finished in a bit less than an hour but almost forgot to get the third last control in my plan at all and had to backtract from partway between the second last and last ones.

The reverse of the morning cycling, tired and uphill from Foggy Bottom to home.

Abdominal exercises and some back extensions.

Cycling to work - not raining at the time but that probably won't last. Though maybe it will rain itself out by the time I head home. And, dreaming on, not have any rain left for tomorrow when I'm at and travelling to and from Hemlock Overlook. Home by way of TPSS and the aquatic center through the rain.

Flutterkicking.

Another 10K simulation.

Another damp ride in, though no noticeable rain was actually falling and I dug up my neoprene booties last night to complement my fenders so I laugh disdainfully at moisture on the pavement. Also to PCRM and the MLK library on the way home in the evening.

One-legged squats with the backpack. Focused, on a few sets of them, on moving slowly so as not to let momentum make it easier.

Cycling to work through the first real though light rain the area has had in over a month. Home by way of the aquatic center.

Flutterkicking warmup.

Maybe I wasn't pushing as hard as in similar sessions recently. Either that or I'm getting accustomed to this. Have now signed up for the 10K on November 11th - my first since 1998 when I set my PR of 34:59 - so these workouts are driven by the combination of not really wanting to stay in the pool longer than an hour but wanting to be prepared for around 35 mimutes of hard effort. I'm a bit worried I might have trouble pacing myself suitably for a 10K when all my road racing the past few years has been 5Ks.

Eccentric hamstring exercises.

Skated in and home again. Fortunately, the replacement mounting hardware for my rear rack arrived shortly after I got in so I should be back on my bicycle tomorrow.

More one-legged squats.

Abdominal exercises.

Flutterkicking warmup.

No weather to cut the deep water running short this time. Walked home afterwards but won't log it.

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