Training Log Archive: maprunner

First complete run of this year's Wyandotte test loop. Took it pretty easy, because I was still tired from the past week. Also, don't want to push the pace the first day; makes it too hard to improve on subsequent runs :) Nice sunny day, but no bald eagle sightings.

This year's course it not a true orienteering course. It's meant to be a physical challenge. Up and over several hills. Legs 2-11 are all in the woods. In general, the woods are rough (what else is new?) The plan is to use this course to build woods endurance. By January, the GA woods should be a piece of cake.

short hills 3 - Splits

Well, I didn't expect the week to go like this. Between stress on my body, and my mind, I just couldn't manage much training.

Strange work week. For once, my low-maintenance, just 8-5, easy job required me to work overtime on a massive, important project with a tight deadline (aside: why do Midwesterners work 8-5 while the people on the coast work 9-5? I remember when I first moved here, and someone told me the work day was 8-5, I thought they were playing a joke on me.) First time in years that I had to work on a weekend (I don't miss lab work.) I think most of the work stress came because this is not the type of project where I excel. It required lots of tedious data review. I was really afraid to make a mistake.

When I get stressed, I curl up on the couch and eat comfort foods. When Mike gets stressed, he feels the need to move around outside. Wish I could be like Mike.

But then, the project is over (letters were mailed to the customers today) and tomorrow is another day.

C • stress 5

House Update:
number of weeks on market: 6
total number of showings: 5
number of neighbors who came to open house: 6

C • neighbors 1

at SMP after work. I was dressed just right for 50 degrees and light rain. Had the right equipment, too. Didn't mind being alone and seeing big eyes (deer) yellow eyes (opossum) and high eyes (raccoon up a tree). Took it easy and hiked around for a while. When I got back to the car, I had my annual "explain why I'm running around the woods at night" conversation with a park ranger.

a few hill repeats. Legs were burning tonight.

Did some course setting/vetting for the Kansas Champs course today. The map is only one mile from my office, so I can do this at lunch time. Sweet.