Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Walked to & from the rec center. It was cold with light rain, but very quiet & pleasant outside.

Vinyasa yoga class at the rec center.

Event: RMOC - White Ranch
 

Red course at White Ranch -- foggy and cold, but thankfully no wind or precipitation.

I was reminded again today that I need to improve my hill-climbing endurance -- something I said after the Greenland trail race several months ago and then I never really followed through.

Besides overshooting #10, moving very tentatively at times, and having some questionable route choices, I never wandered or got totally lost -- I was just slow overall. (I also stopped several times to take pictures...and a bathroom break.)

- Followed trails most of the way to #1. Luckily I spotted the short connector trail that was covered by the line.

- Inefficient to #2.

- I'm not sure about my route choice to #3. I really wanted to avoid the super-steep climb so I went the L-O-N-G way around...

- Ditto for #3 to #4 -- continuing to rely a lot on trails.

- I like how I executed #5.

- Tracks to #6 look OK "on paper", but I was VERY slow and tentative getting to it.

- Contoured around from #6 to #7, but bobbled at the end.

- #8 & #9 -- OK.

- Overshot #10.

- #11-12-13 -- OK.

We had DELICIOUS homemade treats from Jody at the finish -- coconut macaroons, oatmeal cookies, and pumpkin-spice whoopie pies (I had two...).

White Ranch meet follow-up:

- Entered membership renewals and sent email confirmations; sent invitations to join RMOC's email list.
- Created invoice for RRCC instructor.
- Sent membership & invoice totals to Doug for meet report.
- Posted results & splits; forwarded XML splits to JP for RouteGadget.
- Uploaded photos to RMOC's Facebook page & Flickr.

Drafted email message with links & images embedded (White Ranch results, Corn Maze reminder, upcoming regional events, Iceland info, and world cup video).

Red - Splits

Short & easy out-and-back run on the Coal Creek Trail, with the LoCOfit breakfast group. Coffee & blueberry pancakes afterwards...and then a visit to Runners Roost.

I tried a few trail shoes and settled on these because: the sole isn't especially thick or flat, and the sales guy said they have a wider toe box.

(Amy -- I tried on the Altra Lone Peak, but, even when the length was right, my foot was totally swimming in the extra-wide toe-box area...)

Saucony Peregrine

C • oh yeah 5

- Miscellaneous email follow-ups (late registrations, a membership question, etc.)

- Prep work for tomorrow's meet at White Ranch -- created OE2010 files & sent out update emails to organizers, volunteers, and participants.

- Created a new table and wrote new PHP / MySQL / HTML code to cross-check participant emails against the YahooGroups list.

- Trouble-shooting for a weird waiver-query error.

I worked really late last night, so I didn't get up in time to meet the "unofficial" training group this morning at 6:30... But I did the same workout they had planned:

- Ran a half mile to warm up.

- Tyler Ave hill repeats x 5. When I realized the first three trips up had gotten progressively faster, I decided to make the last two faster, as well. 3:07, 3:05, 3:05, 3:00, 2:44.

- Ran and walked back home.

Runners Roost weekly group run -- up the Hwy 36 bike path to Davidson Mesa, and then back via McCaslin.

No foot pain -- yay.

I think part of the problem is that I wear road shoes all the time, even on rocky, uuneven trails. Taking suggestions for stability trail shoes...

C • for relatively smooth trail... 13

- One membership renewal & confirmation email.

- Sent out membership expiration reminders for this month.

- Website updates for White Ranch & Corn Maze.

- Sent out RMOC email update w/ photos & links.

- Miscellaneous registration fixes & email follow-ups.

The Rock Creek Trail goes through the middle of Rock Creek Farm, so I rode over to scout Corn Maze logistics. They have: porta-potties, handwash stations, and covered & uncovered picnic tables. The corn is still kinda green.