Training Log Archive: bishop22

WRE Long hosted by WCOC

Not as bad as yesterday, navigation-wise; however, it is clear that my leg (groin) problems, which have destroyed the little flexibility that I have, severely impact my ability to run through the woods. The smallest down logs require stopping and stepping over, small boulders that I should be able to jump onto are barriers that I have to go around. Many times I had to put my knee on the ground when I was climbing, because I couldn't lift my foot to the next spot it needed to go.

The slower running led to better navigation, but far too often I found myself running "straight" for 200-300m, then making sure the map matched where I was, instead of running off the features. Several times I found myself on a trail that I had not seen on the map - sometimes, I never found the trail until I was done with the race and in the sunshine.

Despite those reasons for frustration, the biggest problem is clearly not enough training for running thru the woods. So, I need to work on that before the trip out west for US and NA Champs. I also need to figure out a cure for the groin problem (I can barely put on my left sock).

Mostly just the jog to the start.

Blue1 Day 2: Long - Splits

M-21+ Day 2: Long: Blue combined - Splits

Event: WCOC / US Team A-Meet/WRE
 

WRE Middle at Ansonia Nature Park

My struggles this spring continue. Details in the leg comments. Biggest error was C12, where I now realize I was still running on the bearing set for C11.

Jogged to the start (600m) with Z ahead of time, then nate, Z and I took the "shortcut" back to the parking lot, using the model map (none of us with a compass). That took longer than expected, so Z had to hustle back to the start to make his time.

Minimal jogging afterwards.

Blue Day 1: Middle - Splits

FCH3 from a house near R-H high school. It was CT's birthday hash.

No running for me today. Instead, I was an awful parent.

We had a meet against Canandaigua, and almost everyone ran the mile (21 entrants for Schroeder - the official asked if we wanted to run two sections). We only had 16 in the 800.

I put together 5 relays for the 4x800. The top two relays won by about a lap, and finished less than 2 seconds apart. The other three relays finished within 5 seconds, with the final order being opposite of the order after the third leg. Lots of fun!

C • Parent 1

So, I was going to take the day off, after running longer than planned yesterday, and working almost 12 hours (and not having lunch); however, a government employee was intruding in my kitchen when I got home, so I got the hell out of there.

I didn't really feel like running, so it was off to the Y, where I first jumped on the elliptical and pressed the performance button. That triggered the "fitness test" which started out at 10/1, and gradually built up. By 15 minutes, it was up to 10/14 and was pretty challenging. When it got up to 10/20, it was a major struggle and I had to eventually call it quits.

The weight is unfair, since it was after the workout, but it was nice to see it 6.5 lbs less than last Thursday or so.

Next up was some biking. I did the Auto Pilot program and only averaged 89rpm. My HR seemed to stay below 110, which was very strange, given the perceived effort and the amount of sweat on my shirt.

Finally, in honor of Chelsea making it into MIT's second boat (a 4) for Nationals, I jumped on the erg. I was a little lacking in energy, and my back was a bit sore from the bike, so I did 4K as follows:
1K @ 26 (2:15.2 pace)
1K @ 28 (2:09.6)
1K @ 26 (2:16.0)
1K @ 30 (2:02.8)

The downside of Chelsea making it to nationals is that she doesn't get to come home, or at least not for long, between finals and her summer job at Mass General. But I didn't realize that her team is quite respectable - their first boat is ranked 7th in the country, according to the latest poll.

We lost our track meet at Rush-Henrietta, 83-58, while missing a couple of our top point scorers in an avoidable incident. Brycen was again the highlight, popping a 47.8 in the 400. AJ had a perfect sit-and-kick to win the 1600. But overall we didn't have quite enough without Nico and Kevin.

Afterwards, since I was so close to Mendon Ponds, I headed over there for a short run, thinking 30 minutes. But it was such a nice evening and I wound up on a trail I've never been on before (it was labeled Swamp Trail at one point). The route is broken in two; this piece is the start until just before the point that I realized I had come around in a complete circle.

C • 47.8 is truly outstanding 7

This is the final part of the run, where because of the darkness, I bailed out to Clover for the return to the car. It included 7:19 pace from the road near the nature park or whatever, back up to the road where I parked.