Training Log Archive: matzah ballIn the 30 days ending Nov 30, 2010:
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2010 #
Note
2 days without running, feels like it probably will be more. Feels like my clock needs to be reset before I start training for the spring trail runs and O meets.
No running today either. Thinking of going to a spinning class, maybe 'rock' climbing at the gym, try some different things to get new traction.
No running today either. Thinking of going to a spinning class, maybe 'rock' climbing at the gym, try some different things to get new traction.
biking 30:00 [3]
errands. among them picking up B12 supplement.
doctor found I have very low B12 and somewhat low hemoglobin which is regulated by B12...so interesting to see what taking the supplement will do to my training, which has felt like its stuck in 2nd gear for a while. I have to wonder if all my training hours, and daydreaming (and actual visiting) of the mountains could be driven by my bodies craving to raise its red blood cell count.
'behind the physical, lies the spiritual'
doctor found I have very low B12 and somewhat low hemoglobin which is regulated by B12...so interesting to see what taking the supplement will do to my training, which has felt like its stuck in 2nd gear for a while. I have to wonder if all my training hours, and daydreaming (and actual visiting) of the mountains could be driven by my bodies craving to raise its red blood cell count.
'behind the physical, lies the spiritual'
biking 1:05:00 [3]
to WF and back, with stop at spinning class
biking 1:00:00
spinning class - my first one ever! really good workout, but suffocatingly hot and dank air, coming in from the great outdoors.
yoga 20:00 [2]
nice core class as a bonus before spinning
Monday Nov 29, 2010 #
biking 45:00 [3]
Sunday Nov 28, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
'Let's Stretch'
biking 15:00 [2]
evening mass and pumpkin pie.
Saturday Nov 27, 2010 #
biking 50:00
to meet up w/ bill l. - bus part of the way in the am, not feeling very perky at 6am.
orienteering 1:15:00
ran for an hour and realized there was no way I was going to make it to the other 20 pt. control on the other side of the park with the 1.5 hour time frame, so jogged it in. got to see a part of the park I'd always wanted to visit, and even do a 5.6 climbing move or two on the sandstone bluffs.
orienteering 20:00 [2]
jog/walk to set out contro l#9, and warmup
yoga 10:00 [2]
strength drills
Friday Nov 26, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
'lets stretch'
biking 45:00 [2]
errands. all of a sudden 38 feels pretty warm. just a matter of adjusting mindset and dressing well.
Thursday Nov 25, 2010 #
running tempo 52:00
biking 1:20:00 [3]
ride to community dinner, then to fathers. first ride where fingers froze!
Wednesday Nov 24, 2010 #
biking 45:00 [3]
Invigorating ride to local harvest to pick up 25# sack of oatmeal...
biking 25:00 [3]
scrabble
Tuesday Nov 23, 2010 #
running intervals 59:00
just felt like doing these - even if it didn't make any sense. alternating 200's w/ 400's - plenty of walk jog rest between.
38, 1:24, 36, 1:26, 37,1:33 (because I was thinking about making it a 600), 38
38, 1:24, 36, 1:26, 37,1:33 (because I was thinking about making it a 600), 38
yoga 25:00 [2]
running drills
biking 10:00 [1]
it does have a good effect on the legs, which is why I'm logging it.
Monday Nov 22, 2010 #
yoga 10:00 [1]
biking 45:00 [2]
recovery ride to nursing, had to open the windows to let the cool air out when I got home.
Sunday Nov 21, 2010 #
biking warm up/down 1:05:00
to tesson ferry and 270 and back to meet my ride to the cross race in Augusta, via grants trail there, just straight shot down tesson ferry and gravois back...
biking race 1:10:00
Cyclocross race at Mt. Pleasant winery. Course had a lot of climb on big hill down from winery toward river and some almost surreal dips and turns carved into the hillside. strategy was to go easy and build up, lined up toward the back, and started picking off people. Somebody was calling out the places as the riders went by, I was 26th, then 22nd, then 20th then 16th, then the lap counter quit...no surges toward end, but steady...so decent race...
running 59:00 [2]
when i got home, it was time for the 'long run' - hard to get out the door, so i ran up the river des peres as far as i could for a half hour so I knew i would have to run at least an hour to get home.
Saturday Nov 20, 2010 #
yoga 40:00 [1]
'lets stretch'
biking 1:25:00 [3]
mystery bike tour
Friday Nov 19, 2010 #
biking 40:00 [2]
Thursday Nov 18, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
stretch
running tempo 46:00
track 2 miles @ 7. harder than it should have been, in my opinion, but what do i know?
yoga warm up/down 15:00 [2]
strength/flex drill
biking 1:30:00 [3]
errands
Tuesday Nov 16, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [2]
running and strength drills
running 50:00
to track - figured if i want to run 6:30 pace, it would be a good thing to practice it. ran ascending ladder, times were not to hard to hit (but not easy either), but running continuously for miles is another matter. 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 with 1/2-1 lap jog between.
Maybe my goal should be to keep hitting the times, but extending the interval longer and longer!
Maybe my goal should be to keep hitting the times, but extending the interval longer and longer!
biking 3:00:00 [3]
to meeting in chesterfield and back. Score: 6 bikes. 20,000 black SUV's.
Monday Nov 15, 2010 #
running warm up/down 54:00
wilmore park
biking 40:00 [2]
Sunday Nov 14, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
Saturday Nov 13, 2010 #
biking 1:30:00 [3]
to and from bus stops on cross bike w/ pack for two races, bike and run.
love (I do) trail up and down to castlewood.
love (I do) trail up and down to castlewood.
running warm up/down 30:00 [2]
20 before race, 10 after
running race 50:00 [5]
10k 'Organ' run in Castlewood (to benefit kidney foundation). Up steep lone wolf climb to bluff, down lone wolf and across Kiefer Creek rd. and up Justins to Grotpeter, over Reis, down love, up to grotpeter again and down to finish.
Slowed mile 5 because they had changed the course from last year and thought there was a lot more running to do. Then sprinted hard at the end but not an even efffort. Felt more like a 5k than a 10k.
Great race course, healthier than normal post-race food, and age group schwag...but I wish these races would put in mile markers for confused people like me.
9th overall, 1st in 50-59, 50:59.4, 8:10 pace. Felt like a good effort, but I think I'm realizing I'm fooling myself and not pushing hard enough at certain times in the race. Thought I would do better.
Had ambitious plan to race CX at concordia also, but when I got to the fork in the road, I turned homeward. Done.
Slowed mile 5 because they had changed the course from last year and thought there was a lot more running to do. Then sprinted hard at the end but not an even efffort. Felt more like a 5k than a 10k.
Great race course, healthier than normal post-race food, and age group schwag...but I wish these races would put in mile markers for confused people like me.
9th overall, 1st in 50-59, 50:59.4, 8:10 pace. Felt like a good effort, but I think I'm realizing I'm fooling myself and not pushing hard enough at certain times in the race. Thought I would do better.
Had ambitious plan to race CX at concordia also, but when I got to the fork in the road, I turned homeward. Done.
Friday Nov 12, 2010 #
biking 40:00 [2]
Thursday Nov 11, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
orienteering 40:00 [3]
cliff cave
Tuesday Nov 9, 2010 #
orienteering warm up/down 50:00 [2]
cliff cave
running tempo 57:22
2 laps of 2 mi main loop at cliff cave, 13:31, 13:51.
biking 40:00 [3]
local errands
Monday Nov 8, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
morning stretch
biking 50:00 [2]
to garden and nursing home
Sunday Nov 7, 2010 #
biking 30:00 [3]
missed ride to mermec and even tho i had fathers car, didn't feel like driving that far alone. so, warmed up for the cross race, really hilly single-tracky course at Queeny, but so dusty I abandoned after 2 laps. Wish I had spared my lungs the 2 laps.
running long 1:18:00 [3]
Not that long of a long run, but worked hard on the hills at Queeny and was tired out. Maybe the dust.
yoga 12:00 [1]
cooldown strength drills
Saturday Nov 6, 2010 #
running tempo 30:00
form run in Wilmore
Friday Nov 5, 2010 #
biking 40:00 [2]
Thursday Nov 4, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
stretching
biking 30:00 [2]
errands
running warm up/down 35:00 [3]
running hills 25:00 [3]
8 x hills about 1:20 with jog down, heavy shoes and strong north wind kept these from feeling much like sprints but I have a feeling they did the job
yoga 20:00 [2]
running and cool down drills
Wednesday Nov 3, 2010 #
running 45:00 [2]
easy run around Wilmore Park
yoga 10:00 [1]
flex drill
biking 15:00 [2]
errands
Tuesday Nov 2, 2010 #
yoga 15:00 [1]
stretching
biking 30:00 [2]
errands
yoga 30:00 [2]
strength and running drills
running 40:00 [3]
warmup and cooldown, rolling hills
running 21:00 [4]
10 x short steep hill repeat w/ jog/walk downhill
Monday Nov 1, 2010 #
running 1:05:00 [3]
to nursing home.
yoga 15:00 [2]
flex