Training Log Archive: BigWillyStyleIn the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2015:
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Saturday Aug 29, 2015 #
Event: Deschutes Daze
4 PM
Running 39:09 [3] 5.25 mi (7:27 / mi) +75m 7:08 / mi
Fairly easy Bridle Trails run. For some reason my lower calves are in painnnnn and I don't know whyyyyy. New shoes perhaps necessary.
"Although the WOC was such a frustration for me it was also a big learning session. I had to deal with my body, with bad thoughts and a lot of emotions. I had - and still have - to learn how to deal with it when things don’t work as you want them and accept it."
--Judith Wyder
Even the great ones fight their own version of the same battle. No matter who you are or what speed you run, ultimately your only competition is yourself, and the only person defining the success of your journey is you.
"Although the WOC was such a frustration for me it was also a big learning session. I had to deal with my body, with bad thoughts and a lot of emotions. I had - and still have - to learn how to deal with it when things don’t work as you want them and accept it."
--Judith Wyder
Even the great ones fight their own version of the same battle. No matter who you are or what speed you run, ultimately your only competition is yourself, and the only person defining the success of your journey is you.
Friday Aug 28, 2015 #
Note
Coming soon to this space: The 25 Days of SARTember!
There will be music, dancing, analysis, commentary, opinions, lists, tips, exclusive interviews, projections, predilections, circumspections, prestidigitations, and much more. Join us as we count the days down to Saturday the 26th of SARTember!*
*Legal counsel insists that we include the following disclaimer: "The 25 Days of SARTember are in no way licensed by, endorsed by, supported by, or produced in co-operation with Seattle Adventure Running Tournament 2015 LLC (hereafter referred to as 'SART'). In addition, the views expressed here are solely reflective of their author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of SART, and may not be reproduced without the express written consent of the National Football League."
There will be music, dancing, analysis, commentary, opinions, lists, tips, exclusive interviews, projections, predilections, circumspections, prestidigitations, and much more. Join us as we count the days down to Saturday the 26th of SARTember!*
*Legal counsel insists that we include the following disclaimer: "The 25 Days of SARTember are in no way licensed by, endorsed by, supported by, or produced in co-operation with Seattle Adventure Running Tournament 2015 LLC (hereafter referred to as 'SART'). In addition, the views expressed here are solely reflective of their author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of SART, and may not be reproduced without the express written consent of the National Football League."
Thursday Aug 27, 2015 #
4 PM
Cycling 45:50 [3] 10.75 mi (14.1 mph) +54m
Monday Aug 24, 2015 #
6 PM
Cycling 37:00 [3] 8.8 mi (14.3 mph) +185m
Bellevue ---> Safeco Field. Watch is D-E-D ded. Who can recommend me a new one?
10 PM
Cycling 40:00 [3] 8.8 mi (13.2 mph) +165m
Sunday Aug 23, 2015 #
10 AM
Running 36:58 [2] 3.46 mi (10:41 / mi) +50m 10:14 / mi
Easy beach jog w/dad in Steilacoom.
4 PM
Running warm up/down 15:22 [2] 1.75 mi (8:47 / mi) +50m 8:04 / mi
5 PM
Running intervals 50:00 [4] 8.0 km (6:15 / km)
"Flyer 800s" - 5x(2x800), 2/3 min rest
2:53
2:50
2:45
2:46
2:41
2:43
2:40
2:40
2:37
2:31
2:53
2:50
2:45
2:46
2:41
2:43
2:40
2:40
2:37
2:31
6 PM
Running warm up/down 16:45 [2] 1.95 mi (8:35 / mi) +25m 8:16 / mi
Saturday Aug 22, 2015 #
Note
In the 26 days from September 2-27, I will run 18 orienteering races. What fun! Even better, none of them will be longs!
Thursday Aug 20, 2015 #
7 AM
Cycling 39:24 [3] 10.76 mi (16.4 mph) +25m
PR! The traffic lights giveth and they taketh away.
4 PM
Cycling 44:43 [3] 10.78 mi (14.5 mph) +50m
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015 #
2 PM
Running 1:00:00 [3] 5.0 mi (12:00 / mi) +100m 11:18 / mi
Control setting/pick-up/gear hauling
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015 #
6 PM
Running warm up/down 11:41 [2] 1.41 mi (8:17 / mi) +20m 7:56 / mi
7 PM
Orienteering 34:30 [4] 4.28 mi (8:04 / mi) +125m 7:23 / mi
Ran my Big Finn Hill course sans map, as a combo trail tempoish run/long-term memory-O. I remembered most everything but made a couple questionable route choices due to not having all the trails quite straight in my head. There are a damn lot of real windy trails in that place if you're trying to run fast. Also, on the way from 5 to 6 I missed a turn due to my head being attacked by an owl. Like, as in all of a sudden I felt some sharp things trying to grab the top of my head, then an owl flew off ahead of me. WHAT
EDIT: Upon reviewing the map I may have gone to the wrong trail junction(s) for 12. Fail!
EDIT: Upon reviewing the map I may have gone to the wrong trail junction(s) for 12. Fail!
8 PM
Running warm up/down 10:13 [2] 1.03 mi (9:55 / mi) +15m 9:29 / mi
North American clubs currently represented in SART reg list (so far):
BAOC
COC
CSU
GVOC
HVO
LAOC
OCIN
RMOC
SAMM
QOC
Pretty good for a non-A meet far away from everyone!
BAOC
COC
CSU
GVOC
HVO
LAOC
OCIN
RMOC
SAMM
QOC
Pretty good for a non-A meet far away from everyone!
Monday Aug 17, 2015 #
6 PM
Cycling 32:46 [3] 8.77 mi (16.1 mph) +91m
Home --> Luther Burbank
8 PM
Cycling 35:53 [3] 8.84 mi (14.8 mph) +202m
Burbs --> home
Saturday Aug 15, 2015 #
11 AM
Running 53:02 [3] 7.18 mi (7:23 / mi) +125m 7:00 / mi
Bridle Trails run. Left calf tightened up a bit nearer the end.
Lil sis got married today :) :) :')
Lil sis got married today :) :) :')
Friday Aug 14, 2015 #
Note
That Canadian Pan Am team hat is so dope! Who wanna be my proxy bidder?
C • Bidder 14
Thursday Aug 13, 2015 #
7 AM
Cycling 42:10 [3] 10.78 mi (15.3 mph) +25m
Took a new route that I thought would be shorter, turns out it's actually a tenth of a mile longer. #routechoice
4 PM
Cycling 45:24 [3] 10.81 mi (14.3 mph) +50m
#crushedit
If I were in charge of the alphabet, U and I would be together.
If I were in charge of the alphabet, U and I would be together.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2015 #
5 PM
Running 37:08 [2] 4.01 mi (9:16 / mi) +125m 8:27 / mi
Joined Gina and Patrick, plus special guest Mr. Nevin French (!) for the Green Lake Running Group's Wednesday evening run. Afterward we drank some beers and discussed sports in general, specifically the surpassing Sisyphean angst concomitant with involvement in higher-level North American orienteering.
Pink Socks and Nev-Monster attended this game this afternoon. I stupidly elected not to skip out on work, which reinforces the life lesson that you'll never be sorry you decided to do something fun instead of go to work.
Pink Socks and Nev-Monster attended this game this afternoon. I stupidly elected not to skip out on work, which reinforces the life lesson that you'll never be sorry you decided to do something fun instead of go to work.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015 #
7 AM
Cycling 40:00 [3] 10.67 mi (16.0 mph) +25m
Morning commute. Forgot my watch but I think I may have finally broke 40 min! I left at 7:16 and arrived at 7:56. Of course, I had to run some red lights and a bunch of stop signs to do it, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
5 PM
Cycling 50:00 [3] 10.67 mi (12.8 mph) +50m
Evening commute. Fighting headwinds and traffic, then got stuck behind six or eight 737 fuselages on final approach.
If you had a time machine that could only go backward in time or forward in time, which would you choose?
Some interesting ideas here:
http://blog.strava.com/run-weekly-workout/
"One key to improving in running is building confidence in your ability to endure."
If you had a time machine that could only go backward in time or forward in time, which would you choose?
Some interesting ideas here:
http://blog.strava.com/run-weekly-workout/
"One key to improving in running is building confidence in your ability to endure."
C • hmm 1
Sunday Aug 9, 2015 #
Note
A good week of training. Got an interval workout in, some higher-intensity runs, and some cycling of various types and speed. If I could train this well every week maybe I could actually get faster instead of not improving ever.
10 AM
Running 13:43 [3] 1.75 mi (7:50 / mi) +50m 7:12 / mi
11 AM
Running intervals 25:00 [4] 5.0 km (5:00 / km)
5x1k
3:21
3:27
3:25
3:20
3:17
First time on a track in awhile; it wasn't too horrible. When I'm at the track and other people show up I like to play the game of "How allergic is his shirt?" (generally this game only works with dudes). For example, today a guy showed up and took off his shirt immediately, then did nothing for over half an hour but walk/jog around a couple times and do some dynamic stretches. If we aggregate the data points I've collected over time into a graph, whereby our Y-axis is "% time @ track w/out shirt" and our X-axis is "Upper body muscle volume" the result would be something approximating an inverted bell curve. While it's well-established that dudes with huge arms/chest hate wearing shirts at all times and will avoid doing so in nearly any halfway-socially-acceptable situation, what's also become apparent is that the wearing of shirts while exercising is anathema to dudes at the opposite end of the spectrum (those with very little upper body muscle, AKA legit runners). The rest of track-going humanity (or, "people who are normal") are somewhere in the middle.
3:21
3:27
3:25
3:20
3:17
First time on a track in awhile; it wasn't too horrible. When I'm at the track and other people show up I like to play the game of "How allergic is his shirt?" (generally this game only works with dudes). For example, today a guy showed up and took off his shirt immediately, then did nothing for over half an hour but walk/jog around a couple times and do some dynamic stretches. If we aggregate the data points I've collected over time into a graph, whereby our Y-axis is "% time @ track w/out shirt" and our X-axis is "Upper body muscle volume" the result would be something approximating an inverted bell curve. While it's well-established that dudes with huge arms/chest hate wearing shirts at all times and will avoid doing so in nearly any halfway-socially-acceptable situation, what's also become apparent is that the wearing of shirts while exercising is anathema to dudes at the opposite end of the spectrum (those with very little upper body muscle, AKA legit runners). The rest of track-going humanity (or, "people who are normal") are somewhere in the middle.
12 PM
Running 17:01 [3] 2.11 mi (8:04 / mi) +20m 7:50 / mi
3 PM
Cycling 41:41 [2] 8.76 mi (12.6 mph) +87m
Easy ride w/dad ---> Luther Burbs to do some mappy updating for the next Wednesday meet.
6 PM
Cycling 48:41 [2] 8.48 mi (10.5 mph) +206m
Burbs ---> home
Saturday Aug 8, 2015 #
9 AM
Cycling 28:47 [2] 6.6 mi (13.8 mph) +133m
8 PM
Running 39:07 [3] 5.37 mi (7:17 / mi) +100m 6:53 / mi
Bridle Trails run. Getting attacked by the nightfliers. At one point I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye, then a bat flashed directly across my face about four inches from my nose. Time to get out of the forest!
Friday Aug 7, 2015 #
7 PM
Cycling 33:44 [3] 8.79 mi (15.6 mph) +152m
10 PM
Cycling 36:58 [3] 9.22 mi (15.0 mph) +163m
Gettin my Hasselhoff on #KnightRider
Thursday Aug 6, 2015 #
Note
Will's WOC Long team:
Men:
Gustav Bergman (SWE)
Will Critchley (CAN)
Timo Sild (EST)
Frederic Tranchand (FRA)
Ionut Zinca (ROU)
Women:
Mari Fasting (NOR)
Ane Linde (DEN)
Merja Rantanen (FIN)
Laura Vike (LAT)
Claire Ward (GBR)
Men:
Gustav Bergman (SWE)
Will Critchley (CAN)
Timo Sild (EST)
Frederic Tranchand (FRA)
Ionut Zinca (ROU)
Women:
Mari Fasting (NOR)
Ane Linde (DEN)
Merja Rantanen (FIN)
Laura Vike (LAT)
Claire Ward (GBR)
Wednesday Aug 5, 2015 #
Note
15th and 20th in the world will be battling it out in Seattle in September...come one come all
4 PM
Running warm up/down 10:02 [2] 1.28 mi (7:50 / mi) +15m 7:34 / mi
5 PM
Running race 18:52 [4] 3.05 mi (6:11 / mi) +30m 6:00 / mi
Grass Lawn Park 5k. I discovered a low-key summer series of races in a park by my house - hard to beat ten bucks for a 5k these days. Unfortunately there are only three left, and I can only attend one of them. Not too good of a run but I wasn't expecting much or pushing extremely hard. Not all that fast of a course - a double loop around the park with a number of twists and sharp turns on a combo of paved and forested trails. I got passed by a guy around the halfway point but didn't lose to the college XC gal.
6 PM
Running warm up/down 11:53 [2] 1.29 mi (9:13 / mi) +15m 8:53 / mi
7 PM
Cycling 20:30 [2] 3.84 mi (11.2 mph) +100m
Ride to the library to pay my debt to society so they'll let me take their stuff again.
Tuesday Aug 4, 2015 #
7 AM
Cycling 41:48 [3] 10.5 mi (15.1 mph) +25m
Morning commute.
http://attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_3737/perio...
How it's done, boys and girls.
http://attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_3737/perio...
How it's done, boys and girls.
4 PM
Cycling 47:00 [3] 10.6 mi (13.5 mph) +50m
Evening commute. Watch died, so time is estimated. The benefits of riding to work are multifarious. Firstly, it supersedes the less pleasant parts of my commute. Secondly, it cuts my vehicle time disproportionately in relation to distance, e.g. I drive half the distance, park, then ride half the distance, but my time spent in vehicle is cut by some 60-65%. Thirdly, it means I don't have to train when I get home, which means I have more time for bettering myself in a wide variety of ways so that I become a more well-rounded and valuable member of society laying on the floor.
My WOC relay teams:
Men:
Denmark
Russia
Women:
Czech Republic
Ukraine
I was "randomly" assigned the last (9th) pick in the draft, but feel good about the Russian men and Czech women falling to me.
My WOC relay teams:
Men:
Denmark
Russia
Women:
Czech Republic
Ukraine
I was "randomly" assigned the last (9th) pick in the draft, but feel good about the Russian men and Czech women falling to me.
Monday Aug 3, 2015 #
6 PM
Running 1:10:55 [3] 9.27 mi (7:39 / mi) +150m 7:17 / mi
Loop through BT, then Watershed. I ran into Jeff Grove and ran with him for a bit, then he tagged off to his son Devon, who is a future WOC Sprint finalist in at least half of the infinite parallel universes that exist. It's rare that I get to run with anyone, rarer that I get to run with anyone faster than I am, rarer still that I get to run with anyone substantially faster than I am. Luckily he took it easy on me.
I've gotten over my weird non-PF foot pain, then I had some calf issues going on after the Ragnar weekend, but felt good today so hopefully that's behind me and I can start doing some worthwhile training again for the first time in at least a month.
Here's my Middle squad for Ian "Saari I'm Not Saari (or Collings)" Smith's fledgling WOC fantasy league:
Men:
Hannu Airila (FIN)
Edgars Bertuks (LAT)
Hector Haines (GBR)
Vojtech Kral (CZE)
Olav Lundanes (NOR)
Women:
Isia Basset (FRA)
Sarina Jenzer (SUI)
Minna Kauppi (FIN)
Jana Knapova (CZE)
Merja Rantanen (FIN)
I've gotten over my weird non-PF foot pain, then I had some calf issues going on after the Ragnar weekend, but felt good today so hopefully that's behind me and I can start doing some worthwhile training again for the first time in at least a month.
Here's my Middle squad for Ian "Saari I'm Not Saari (or Collings)" Smith's fledgling WOC fantasy league:
Men:
Hannu Airila (FIN)
Edgars Bertuks (LAT)
Hector Haines (GBR)
Vojtech Kral (CZE)
Olav Lundanes (NOR)
Women:
Isia Basset (FRA)
Sarina Jenzer (SUI)
Minna Kauppi (FIN)
Jana Knapova (CZE)
Merja Rantanen (FIN)
Saturday Aug 1, 2015 #
Note
After Ali, pulling for Yannick Michiels and one-time Seattle resident and Cascade event attendee Elise Egseth in the sprint final. Watching WOC live is pretty awesome but it's literally killing a little piece of my soul not to be there supporting friends who've put so much of themselves into preparing for these few days.