Training Log Archive: bgallup

A better test. 720p is at least an option, but I haven't figured out how to force it. Did manage to kill the titlebar and the recommended videos, though. And I bet it comes out heinously letterboxed on your favorite i-device.

This is a leg from Day 2 of the WM5D shared by Blue, Red, and GreenX. The two obvious choices were the Over The Top versus contouring to the right. I tend to favor brute force and ignorance, and went with the former - seems like most people did, including split victor z-man. I didn't have the confidence to execute on what speedy did, but that was what I considered. Bonus hazard includes a potentially deceptive vague trail on the contour route.

whee! running a little late (ha?) and didn't feel like pacing myself. Running and I are officially friends now.

23:10 5k pace, 2:40 recovery

Event: CSU Park-O 7: Franklin Park
 

Farsta QR. Red forks first, purple second. Click through to embiggen.


There's some red quickroutin' in them thar hills. Grizzled WM5D Farsta vet looking to cook up your own QR from those pesky separate maps? See this for a how-to.

some pretty craptacular bouldering, followed by top-notch slacklining, and then a decent job girdling the supercave and the north wall. legs were feeling the morning's run much more than i expected, but that's no excuse for the hands.

and the nipples were chafed. that sucked. didn't notice it all day, definitely noticed it climbing. yee-ouch. time for more fabric softener?

come to think of it, i have pretty a good tough-guy excuse for my hands. ak-47 burns. i heart NH. live free or die!

C • Chafing 4

felt good and was keeping the pace/HR honest, so i strung it out another mile. might try two laps in the near future. little faster than usual for the HR
27:14 5k pace, 1:50 recovery
if this were an actual easy/long pace, vdot's 48.3 and projected 5k is 20:32

C • Morning runs 2

Cemetery Hill Short Sprint -
I was conflicted about what course to do from registration to the start line. I had no idea how much gas I'd have for the second through fifth events. I was feeling decent but wanted to upgrade to the medium farsta, so i stuck with short. Given how knackered I was after the farsta, it was the right call.

1) dove in too soon, (10s)
2) dove in too soon, again, didn't pay attention to the contours (5s)
3) nailed it. up the clearish middle was another option, but i didn't know what white-mottled yellow actually runs like on this map
4) smash!
5) pretty good, looking a little to the north, though
6) found this pit the hard way. at speed. avoided getting skewered by the control, which was nice
7) started to dive into the thick, but noticed the trail that got real close and took that
8) control was further east down the break than i thought from the map, apparently a rightwise route would've bene decenet
9) went high - was a little out of touch here (5s)
10) went in too early - it was tough for me to read veggie boundaries (30s)
11) following someone i shouldn't. but i realized the mistake before they did (15s)
12) little turned around in the circle. too many disc golf tees right next to boulders. (30s)
13) bounced off the green trying to find the break (10s)
14) nailed it
15) tried to reel in some guy finishing up the long. failed to, but we both saved maybe 10s

1:45 total. maybe 30s of that would've been an easy save.

Mt Tom medium length farsta. ooooh boy was I cooked by the end of this

1) dumbass decision in the mass-start excitement to take the faster, longer route. straight at it would've been better, as would the northbound trail to the east. a little walky in the middle while rethinking (45s+)
2) more dumbassery - followed someone who took the right heading and the right turn out of 1, and missed a small trail while i was reading the map (1:00+)
3) good
4) good. i need to look at the map to make sure, but i think i'm happy with this one - did well in vague terrain at a decent clip, for the most part
5) good
6) good, with a bit of uphill trudge
7) pretty good, little hesitant toward the control
8) zoom!
9) dumbass choice to pick a fight with mud, should've hit the road immediately (30s) little trundley up the hill
10) drifted a little north, came back a little late. went straight over the cliff. the pile of shale chips under it were.. fun? (45s+)
11) good
12) good
13) a little hesitant, stayed too high (15s+)
14) happy-ish. thought i was coming out the same break in the cliff that i went through from 1 to 2 - consequently ended up a bit north. bounced off some green, hit the road, then zeroed right in. (1:00)
15) planned on going back past one, saw the sign that said 'goat peak' and reread the contours. was 50m behind katia for the last 50% - but picked up 2:00 on her by hitting the road for the first 50%
16) wanted to reel katia in so badly, but i was gassed. just happy to keep running. missed a little trail that would've cut 5s off.

Event 4 - Cemetery Hill Short Sprint - Splits

Event 5 - Medium DE: Mount Tom - Splits