Training Log Archive: BigWillyStyle

Vashon Island, N ferry dock to S ferry dock via the famous Burma Road, site of Seattle Night and Day heroics ca. 2004, and the Westside Highway.

From the ferry dock around Point Defiance Park, past the Tacoma Narrows Bridge down to Titlow Beach Park, where apparently an O-map exists.

From the park up through University Place and around Chambers Bay Golf Course, site of the 2015 US Open.

Everton 3-6 Chelsea. Wow!

C • Sprint 2

The concept of orienteering age does not jive well with the concept of birthdays - I've already thought of myself as M28 for like six months.

C • HBD 4

Easy library ride, plus some bonus.

5 x 1000 track intervals. This was the first workout among my last few during which I actually felt good and like I wanted to be doing what I was doing. I was shooting for sub-3:20 on the last go, and ripped off a 3:12(!) with a 73(!) first lap and a 2:32(!) 800, which is ~5:09/mile pace. It is my secret ambition to someday run a sub-5:00 mile.

Since I ran five kilometers, we can easily calculate my 5k time as 16:50 by simply adding all the k's together, because that's how that works!

3:26
3:23
3:25
3:24
3:12

The fightin' purple Kangaroos, pride and joy of Lake Washington High School, were practicing as I was running. Ah, high school football: Where else can you watch a hundred 150-lb. dudes careening wildly around while self-important guys with beer bellies named "Chad" and "Coach Carter" throw random items across the field and yell things like "POISON, POISON!" and "Awww, pattycake!" at everyone, and at no one in particular?

I was also called a "jogger" by one of the young gentlemen, as in "Watch out for the JOGGER!" So yeah, pretty offended by that. To be fair, I was warming down at the time.

C • Joggers 3

Revised plan:

M: Off/busy
T: Track intervals
W: Easy/bike/strength
T: Sprint O'
F: Off/busy
S: Easy run/bike
S: Tempo