Training Log Archive: Soupbone

Wow what an event. The course started climbing a down hill ski area. Than some complex terrain with some steep stuff. We than headed down the ski hill chased by horseflys the whole way. Into an area where it was lots of trails (xc trails), On the way to 10 I tried to simplfy the rout and run through the streets of a residential area. To the butterfly of more difficult area to a flatter section where there was a rootstock that gave me fits in a flat swampy area. Back up to hill section, over 2 3/4 hours at this point and hot. I maintained and finished somewhat strong. Now to the drive back home ouch!!

Middle distance and a pretty poor showing. I lost mega time on 4 of the 16 controls. It was a pretty tough course for me. Lots of green areas and lot of confusinfg trails.

Nothing like a sprint to get the legs back to working order. I ran in a pair of running shoes. We had seen a number of the simple controls by the lake.First you had to climb a big hill to the campground, than down to the lake area, back up the hill and finish by the lake. Fun and fast.

Event: Nav-Stock
 

Nav-Stock Night O. after 13 hour drive and seting up tent etc, we were at the site with about 30 min. to go. This was a low key mass start event. Joe and i did complete opposite directions. It was a Chicago sweep in the night section. Joe cleaned up.

Had the wind and was avg 27-28 MPH for a bit and thought wow the Tour ave this all the time.

New Record on the 20 loop Avg 19 MPH and it was windy.

Slight track workout, 800/400/200/100. This was with some HS track kids.

Parkside trail run . The back country trail looked uncut, so I avoided it. Nice to run Parkside again.
Slow and still some what tired.

Rode my cross bike on the Des Plaines Trail from Russel Road to Indpendence Grove. Slow but long.