Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Event: WCOC Ansonia Nature Center meet
 

Back seems to be more painful after yesterday's longer run. No running today or tomorrow.

A nice longer run with Mike and Marie at West Rock in the rain and heavy fog. It was actually a really fun feeling running with a headlamp again in low visibility. Good run, good company.

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Decided to try some hill repeats on Becks' hill behind the Divinity School to see how the back would respond. The back responded ok, the out-of-shapeness not so much. Very slow, feeling like I've never run before.
The hill is nice, if short. A mix of dirt, asphalt, stairs.

62.4
60.8
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59.5
59.3
58.0
57.9
57.7
57.4
56.0

Ok, I've been carrying this around hand-written on a napkin for nearly a week now, and it's time to post it on AP. We are in the planning phase of sending a CSU team (the first-ever North American team) to
25-manna , Sweden's biggest relay.

For those who don't know, part of the relay is run in parallel (four runners at once) and when it comes back together, only the last of these four gets to hand off an actual map to the next leg's runner. This is also a "whole club" relay, meaning that there are requirements on who is allowed to run which leg. This year they looked like this:

Leg 1: 1 runner, anyone, 6-6.5km
Leg 2: 1 runner, anyone, 6-6.5km
Leg 3: 4 runners, women only, 3.5km
Leg 4: 4 runners, not F19-39, M15-54, 2.5km
Leg 5: 4 runners, anyone, 5.6km
Leg 6: 4 runners, not M17-39, 3.8km
Leg 7: 4 runners, anyone, 4km
Leg 23: 1 runner, not F19-34, M15-49, 3km
Leg 24: 1 runner, women only, 4.5km
Leg 25: 1 runner, anyone, 8km

Additional requirements are:
- no more than 9 M21-39 in the team
- at least 7 women
- at least 1 woman D-14 or D45-
- at least 1 woman D-18 or D35-
- at least 1 HD-16 on the team

Here is a draft of a potential CSU team:

Leg 1: Will H
Leg 2: Kenny W
Leg 3: Alex J, Karen W, Lori H, Zan A
Leg 4: Ken W Sr., Pia W, Gail G, Barb B
Leg 5: Boris G, Matthias M, Mikkel C, Brendan S
Leg 6: Cristina L, Katia B, PG, Alexei A
Leg 7: Greg W, Ian S, Kat O, Abi W
Leg 23: Isabel B
Leg 24: Ali C
Leg 25: Ross S

9 M21's: Will, Kenny, Boris, Matthias, Mikkel, Brendan, Greg, Ian, Ross
At least 7 women: Alex, Karen, Lori, Zan, Pia, Gail, Barb, Cristina, Katia, Kat, Abi, Isabel, Ali (13!)
At least 1 D45-: Gail
At least 1 D35-: Pia
At least 1HD-16: Isabel

Others we could theoretically use:
Caroline L, Giovanni B, Sara Mae B, Larry B, Giacomo B, Mark W, Dean S, SGB, and I am probably forgetting/don't know some others.

Thoughts? Who is in? Is this even realistic?

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C • how do you get that flag co... 6

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Spent a bit of time browsing the excellent NEOC website and noticed some great things:

1) Point series
2) Twitter feed
Very cool.

A lot of balance, stability, and strengthening stuff for butt, hamstring, and hips.