Training Log Archive: maprunnerIn the 31 days ending May 31, 2010:
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Monday May 31, 2010 #
10 AM
cycle 12:00 [1]
orienteer 20:00 [2]
cycle 8:00 [1]
Testing Mike's sprint course. Rode my bike to and from the start. Walked most of the course; time is approximate. My legs are tired. Time for some rest.
Sunday May 30, 2010 #
orienteer (field checking) 30:00 [1]
Checking my sprint course for next weekend. Walked the course, and updated the campus map, as needed. Not many changes, fortunately. Only logging part of my time out there.
Saturday May 29, 2010 #
9 AM
run/walk 1:50:00 10.12 km (10:52 / km)
ahr:149 max:171
Long slow day at Clinton. 10 min warm up, then 9 repeats of 8 jog/2 walk, then 10 min cool down. First rep felt tough, next few were fine, last three were tough. I was tired; but then, that was the point of this exercise, wasn't it ? :)
Friday May 28, 2010 #
erg 20:00 [1]
Thursday May 27, 2010 #
6 PM
run/walk intervals 30:00 1.83 mi (16:21 / mi) +2m 16:18 / mi
ahr:137 max:165
Time to build up some speed again. Following the same Runner's World plan, which worked well for me the first time I did it (about two years ago).
Wednesday May 26, 2010 #
weights 20:00 [1]
Monday May 24, 2010 #
6 PM
cycle 20:00 3.15 mi (6:21 / mi) +10m 6:17 / mi
ahr:110 max:135
erg 20:00 [1]
weights 20:00 [1]
Sunday May 23, 2010 #
2 PM
run/walk warm up/down 10:00 0.53 mi (18:56 / mi) +6m 18:17 / mi
ahr:116 max:143
run 50:00 3.25 mi (15:23 / mi) +10m 15:14 / mi
ahr:148 max:173
We drove my sister to the airport, and then ran at one of our old haunts, Wyandotte lake. It was hazy hot and humid. I had eaten and drunk too much this weekend, and didn't sleep enough either. So no surprise that this was a tough day for me. It helped a lot when Mike joined me after 20 minutes; the conversation made the time fly by.
Saturday May 22, 2010 #
11 AM
cycle 47:00 6.4 mi (7:21 / mi) +27m 7:15 / mi
ahr:107 max:134
Bike ride with Susan and Mike. Hot and windy.
Thursday May 20, 2010 #
11 AM
run/walk warm up/down 10:00 0.94 km (10:38 / km) +3m 10:28 / km
ahr:129 max:168
orienteer 23:27 2.4 km (9:46 / km) +10m 9:34 / km
ahr:156 max:177
Ran the PTOC course from last weekend that I missed. Couldn't manage to run the whole time; had to walk a lot. Fun course, though.
route
route
Wednesday May 19, 2010 #
weights 20:00 [1]
erg 20:00 [1]
Monday May 17, 2010 #
6 PM
cycle 25:00 [1]
erg 15:00 [1]
weights 20:00 [1]
Sunday May 16, 2010 #
9 AM
walk warm up/down 10:00 0.84 km (11:53 / km) +4m 11:36 / km
ahr:114 max:138
run 40:00 4.68 km (8:33 / km) +3m 8:32 / km
ahr:164 max:172
walk warm up/down 10:00 0.45 mi (22:14 / mi)
ahr:123 max:153
First off: my Forerunner seems to be working again. Garmin technical service replied that it appeared I had a corrupt data file on my unit, and they suggested a complete reset, back to factory settings. That worked.
Beautiful day on the river trails. Cool and damp, I had the place to myself. Saw Gene, Dee and a friend jogging down town, on my way to the trails. They looked fresh on their feet. I felt fresh on my feet, too. Two solid nights of sleep must have helped.
Here is what the beginning of the trail looks like:
Some parts look like this:
But most of it looks like this:
Beautiful day on the river trails. Cool and damp, I had the place to myself. Saw Gene, Dee and a friend jogging down town, on my way to the trails. They looked fresh on their feet. I felt fresh on my feet, too. Two solid nights of sleep must have helped.
Here is what the beginning of the trail looks like:
Some parts look like this:
But most of it looks like this:
Saturday May 15, 2010 #
erg 30:00
Friday May 14, 2010 #
weights 20:00 [1]
I got up in the middle of the night last night to go to the bathroom. When I got back into bed, I suddenly had another wicked calf cramp (ie charley horse). This was in the opposite leg from last weekend's cramp. What's going on? I think I was hydrated last night, and I've been eating more bananas lately. Any ideas?
Hope this is a limited problem....
Hope this is a limited problem....
Wednesday May 12, 2010 #
6 PM
walk warm up/down 10:00 [1]
run 30:00 [3]
Around the fields on west campus. I thought I could make it between thunderstorms, but no such luck. Looked like a drowned rat by the time I got home.
I hadn't jogged in two weeks, and I could tell. This was a real slog tonight.
I hadn't jogged in two weeks, and I could tell. This was a real slog tonight.
Sunday May 9, 2010 #
Note
Great weekend by WCOC. Courses were excellent both days, lots of fun competition and the results were posted fast ;). Tons of thanks to the DeWitts for great food and company. Susie, I really appreciated the sandwichs. Hope I can return the favor sometime.
Glad to be heading home.
Glad to be heading home.
8 AM
orienteer 1:33:33 5.5 km (17:01 / km) +197m 14:26 / km
ahr:140 max:195
Um, do you think there is a problem with my Forerunner???? Gotta love today's track.
Edit: I noticed that my second split covered over 1000 Km! Pretty cool :)
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WCOC long course at Huntington. I slept soundly, but woke up with a wicked cramp in my left calf. This was something new. Decided I must be dehydrated, so I made sure to really hydrate before the meet.
I was not ready, mentally, to go out today, so I had to work extra hard at concentrating. My goal was no big mistakes. I managed pretty well.
I was distracted around 4 by the fact that I was really, really hydrated, and I had to go. Thank goodness for large boulders!
One parallel error near 7, but I figured it our pretty quickly.
Moved a bit quicker today. Overall, a decent day.
Edit: I noticed that my second split covered over 1000 Km! Pretty cool :)
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WCOC long course at Huntington. I slept soundly, but woke up with a wicked cramp in my left calf. This was something new. Decided I must be dehydrated, so I made sure to really hydrate before the meet.
I was not ready, mentally, to go out today, so I had to work extra hard at concentrating. My goal was no big mistakes. I managed pretty well.
I was distracted around 4 by the fact that I was really, really hydrated, and I had to go. Thank goodness for large boulders!
One parallel error near 7, but I figured it our pretty quickly.
Moved a bit quicker today. Overall, a decent day.
Saturday May 8, 2010 #
Event: WCOC / US Team A-Meet/WRE
9 AM
orienteer race 52:50 3.1 km (17:03 / km) +56m 15:38 / km
ahr:141 max:163
Day 1 at WCOC. Another night of restless sleep (too many thoughts in my head, including "what ideas were listed on AP for insomnia" and random alarms going off on my phone (sorry Valerie!). Which meant I knew I would have to be careful not to blow up today.
I had no major blow ups, but I felt like I was moving in a fog the whole time. I was just not sharp. Tried to be careful on the way to 1, but didn't really have a plan. Wandered a bit. Decided to bail out to a trail, and on the way, I managed to relocate. More time lost at 4, but I relocated quickly. Too much hesitation and wandering at 5; should have relocated sooner.
I walked the whole way today. I knew if I tried to push the pace, my brain would be fried. So, the best I can say about today was I managed to avoid disaster.
No idea what happened to my GPS track. It captured total time and each split, but GPS seems to have stopped around 5. HR isn't right either. Very weird...
I had no major blow ups, but I felt like I was moving in a fog the whole time. I was just not sharp. Tried to be careful on the way to 1, but didn't really have a plan. Wandered a bit. Decided to bail out to a trail, and on the way, I managed to relocate. More time lost at 4, but I relocated quickly. Too much hesitation and wandering at 5; should have relocated sooner.
I walked the whole way today. I knew if I tried to push the pace, my brain would be fried. So, the best I can say about today was I managed to avoid disaster.
No idea what happened to my GPS track. It captured total time and each split, but GPS seems to have stopped around 5. HR isn't right either. Very weird...
Friday May 7, 2010 #
walk 20:00 [1]
Had lots of plans for the day, but didn't end up doing much. Had problems falling asleep, and then slept too late. Decided to see Newport. Didn't count on all the traffic; took longer than I expected to get there. Only had a short time to walk around the cliff walk, see some houses and enjoy the beach.
Then off to the DeWitts house, for lovely dinner and great company (Susie, Rick, George, Lyn, Valerie and Sandy)
Then off to the DeWitts house, for lovely dinner and great company (Susie, Rick, George, Lyn, Valerie and Sandy)
Thursday May 6, 2010 #
Note
Travel day. Took the train from NYC back to my parent's house, then drove across the lovely state of CT to arrive in West Greenwich RI, where I will spend the night. Which I need to do, to cross RI off my states list, in my rule book. This is the last of my "drive through states". I've driven through RI many times, but never stopped before. So I decided to stay now, since I had some free time, and I was in the neighborhood, so to speak.
Tomorrow, I'll spend some time exploring the state. Nice that it's so small.
This is #46 for me. The last four: HI, MS, ND, SD.
Tomorrow, I'll spend some time exploring the state. Nice that it's so small.
This is #46 for me. The last four: HI, MS, ND, SD.
Wednesday May 5, 2010 #
walk 2:00:00 [1]
Lots more walking today. I decided to log a couple of hours to cover the last three days; my feet are sore. May soak them in an ice bath tonight.
Fun buying fabric today. Gorgeous fibers in just the right shades of blue and brown. Then I went to the new costume exhibit at the Met, and snoop shopping at Barneys. For some reason, not one clerk asked if I needed help. Why, don't I look like the type of person who is here to buy $600 blouse or a $3000 dress ;)
On the other hand, the clerk in the Chanel boutique at Bergdorfs asked if I needed help. He must have been really bored!
Fun buying fabric today. Gorgeous fibers in just the right shades of blue and brown. Then I went to the new costume exhibit at the Met, and snoop shopping at Barneys. For some reason, not one clerk asked if I needed help. Why, don't I look like the type of person who is here to buy $600 blouse or a $3000 dress ;)
On the other hand, the clerk in the Chanel boutique at Bergdorfs asked if I needed help. He must have been really bored!
Tuesday May 4, 2010 #
Note
More walking around NYC. Lots more fabric shops, the FIT museum and bookstore and general enjoying the sights and sounds. Fun lookIng at the fabric swatches I've collected; tomorrow I buy.
On a different note: I looked at the results for my class on day 2 at West point. All 5 of us finished within 7 minutes. What a great competition. I hope we have more races like that.
On a different note: I looked at the results for my class on day 2 at West point. All 5 of us finished within 7 minutes. What a great competition. I hope we have more races like that.
Monday May 3, 2010 #
Note
Spent 4 hours walking around the garment district in NYC today. It was heaven and hell to see so many wonderful fabrics in one place heaven to touch, but hell to know that I can't buy them all. Fun to go into Mood after seeing it so often on Project Runway. Ate at a Korean deli where I ordered by pointing at the food. Fun day.
Sunday May 2, 2010 #
7 AM
orienteer race 1:40:00 *** 5.35 km (18:41 / km) +10m 18:31 / km
ahr:139 max:164 13c
Long course. Hot again. Concentration was ok, relocating was better than yeserday.
Chose the slowest way to 2 (and wandered a bit looking for it) and went past 11 the first time. But I was right on with my relocating both times.
Really tired by the end, tripping over my own feet. However, I was pleased with my navigation today. Lots more work needed, but I'm on the right track.
Chose the slowest way to 2 (and wandered a bit looking for it) and went past 11 the first time. But I was right on with my relocating both times.
Really tired by the end, tripping over my own feet. However, I was pleased with my navigation today. Lots more work needed, but I'm on the right track.
11 AM
Note
Mike and I were talking after the meet, and I mentioned seeing him in the woods at Green3 (Red10). He said, how far away were you? I said, about 10 feet. He said he never saw me, standing there in my bright pink and white checked shirt. Don't know whether I should be insulted, or impressed with his concentration :)
Saturday May 1, 2010 #
Event: USMA West Point A-Meet 2010
9 AM
orienteer race 1:15:57 *** 3.5 km (21:42 / km) +105m 18:52 / km
ahr:152 max:169
Well, I was pretty consistent today. Consistently slow. I was distracted by my shoes.
On the way to the start triangle, I noticed the heel of my left foot was coming loose on the bottom. It kept getting worse, so that by C2, I just tore it off. Moved OK with one spike, one flat, but I couldn't run of course. ANd going downhill was tricky.
Then at C6, I heard some flapping from my right foot! Unbelievable. This one only came off half way, so I was able to have some traction for the rest of the course.
I had mistakes on 2 and 4. I was very good about stopping, thinking, and relocating. Only problem was I was often wrong about where I really was. So, it took a while to find those controls.
Overall, I'm satisfied with this run, given the circumstances.
Map later. Here's a picture of my shoes after the race.
On the way to the start triangle, I noticed the heel of my left foot was coming loose on the bottom. It kept getting worse, so that by C2, I just tore it off. Moved OK with one spike, one flat, but I couldn't run of course. ANd going downhill was tricky.
Then at C6, I heard some flapping from my right foot! Unbelievable. This one only came off half way, so I was able to have some traction for the rest of the course.
I had mistakes on 2 and 4. I was very good about stopping, thinking, and relocating. Only problem was I was often wrong about where I really was. So, it took a while to find those controls.
Overall, I'm satisfied with this run, given the circumstances.
Map later. Here's a picture of my shoes after the race.
1 PM
orienteer 22:50 2.1 km (10:52 / km) +42m 9:53 / km
ahr:154 max:171
Sprint course at West Point. By the time we started, it was 88 degrees. My body is not used to this yet. Took it easy, jogging about half the time. Clean run, which made me feel good.
The warm weather did make it easier to hang out and socialize. Lots of good conversations today.
(Started my Forerunner about 3 minutes early on each run, but I adjusted the time on AP. That's why the Garmin and AP times don't match.)
The warm weather did make it easier to hang out and socialize. Lots of good conversations today.
(Started my Forerunner about 3 minutes early on each run, but I adjusted the time on AP. That's why the Garmin and AP times don't match.)