Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Yuck. A really bad race, with far too many mistakes. I felt very tired, mentally and physically, and was really worried about the footing, with lots of logs and rocks buried under the tall grass. I need a day off.

A regional meet in the southeast of Switzerland. Ran HMiddle, as opposed to long, to get the approximate distance of the WOC middle qualifier. Was 2nd out of 40 - a decent race. One dude beat me by 37 seconds. Eric was 6th, 3min back.

Two sessions on detailed alpine maps - one in the morning (about an hour), the second, short one, in the afternoon. Ran mostly with Eric in the morning, on a map with lots of huge boulders with deep holes in between. Fell into a couple of holes and ran into an electric fence. Yay.

Was dragged out for a run near Beatrice's house on this rainy, misty day and ended up being really glad i ran! I went with Marc, and the trail run took us through some dark, wet, misty forest which was just beautiful in this weather, besides being incredibly steep for part of the way.

Although nothing is set in stone, it appears that I am running the Middle Distance Qualifier race on the 8th, as well as the Sprint on the 5th.

Went to a map near Bern with Pavlina and Erin. Not the best terrain, not the best map, weird wooden sculptures in the forest. Strange day overall...

Ran part of the course at the Swiss Classic Team Trials. Since I am not doing the Classic at WOC, I concentrated on the short legs, running them fast, and running the longer ones at an easier pace. I also took a shortcut, which had me climb up the steepest part of the hill, over an uncrossable cliff and fear for my life. Grrrrrr. Later on, came into a control with Carsten Jorgensen and was pleasantly surprised to watch him walk up the hill just in front of me. :)

Easy run in the park near Marc and Sandra's place just to get legs moving. Ran with Marc and Pavlina, had a nice conversation.