Training Log Archive: BorisGr

This, sadly, is my biggest training week since February.

C • but it's way ahead of me 3

Fog-O training designed by Jagge on Ansoina. Marie, cavadura, and Mattias "Our New Swede" Gustavsson came along for training in the freezing rain and a couple of inches of snow on the ground. Had trouble getting going and got confused on the first couple of controls, but then got into it and ran well after #4 with the exception of running to 15 instead of 8 by accident and then going back to 8. Great training, really made me focus on being more precise with compass and on looking as far ahead as I could. I think that, once I got the hang of it, this actually helped me be faster and smoother, as I normally read a lot more details on the map than what I was doing today.
It was a bit spooky being out in the forest today with all the deer blood on the snow from the hunters...

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The new Garmin Transfer feature rocks. Thanks Kenny!

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C • New Swede 2

C • The Creeps 7

Jogging to the start.

Went to West Rock with Kat hoping to do a tempo run, but forgot about all the snow and ice. Had to change plans and do a long run instead. Rather enjoyed it today - beautiful sunny day and crispy snow with occasional ice patches. Cold. Ran north from Wintergreen Lake as far north as the red trail goes, then back south all the way to Stone Street and back home through the ghetto.

If this continues, I might have to make up a new category and color for climbing. Went to Prime Climb in Wallingford - a bigger and nicer gym than CT Rock Gym in New Haven. Nearly had the place to ourselves. Climbed around on a few 5.5s, 5.6s, and 5.7s with varied success and spent the rest of the time bouldering. Bouldering turns out to be more fun for me since my fear of heights doesn't come in to play here. Nice.
A lot of fun, all in all, more than I would have expected. My main problem with climbing is that you are there for like three hours but really only climb for no more than half an hour.

C • Climbing 1

Pick-up soccer with lots of Yale grad students at the Payne Whitney. I played pretty badly, mostly because I am not very good. Also, I should get soccer shoes. But it was lots of fun and a lot of running around. Actually played for slightly over 3 hours, so logging 2 seems reasonable.

C • Pick-up soccer? 2

To/from gym

Strength at home and at the gym. Getting stronger.

Elliptical at the gym before going to hang out with some Swedes and eat cinnamon buns. Yum.

Is no one disturbed by the fact that this exists?

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Night run at West Rock with Marie and in the beginning with Kat. Nice run, nice company.

To and from the gym.

Warm-up and cool-down at the gym

Last week was a lost cause, but this is a new battle. Did stairs at the Payne Whitney again and saw the effects of basically not training the last five days: five of the six intervals were faster than any I'd done before. Still, I was completely dead by the end. Might try to move up to 8 next week, but don't know if I can handle it.

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Didn't have enough time for the full strength program.