Training Log Archive: Spike

A little rowing. I worked pretty hard. I had the Giants game on TV and worked hard during the commercials. There seemed to be a lot of commercials.

I didn't do any other training today. But, I repaired my headlamp (hopefully it'll hold when I get out in the forest) and did a little drafting on the downtown map.

Event: Fleming Park - Day Event
 

Event: Fleming Park Night Rogaine
 

PTOC red course at Blue Springs Lake. I tried to run smoothly in the terrain. I didn't feel like I was doing a very good job of it. More running in the terrain will fix that.

Here is the route:

http://okansas.blogspot.com/2008/11/quickroute-fro...

My plan was to start the 4-hour night rogaine (there was also a 12-hour version) and put in 90-120 minutes of night O'. 25 minutes into the run, the wire got yanked out from the plug the connects the battery to the lamp. Fortunately, I had a little Petzl LED lamp with me. I spent a few minutes trying to fix the lamp but couldn't get the wire to stay in place. I decided to cut my plan a bit short and get back to the finish, picking up a few controls along the way. The little Petzl is good for what it is, but it doesn't give enough light to move through the terrain very well. It gives enough light to run on the trails, so I was able to move relatively well when I was on a trail.

60 minutes of fieldchecking downtown (30 at lunch, 30 after work).

I also discovered that I'd missed the entry deadline for tomorrow's night O'. I pulled a few strings and managed to get in anyways.

Ran on the river trail. It was a very relaxing run, mixing some faster and slower running but not working very hard. Lots of MTBers out, taking advantage of the nice weather.

A sprint course on the current version of the downtown map. I was curious to see how readable it would be at 1:5000. I seemed fine. That's good - I'd been worried I'd need to print it at 1:4000.

45+ minutes of fieldchecking downtown. On my lunch hour I checked a couple of spots along Mass. After running I worked on the area around the depot.

Short run on the river trails. This was a really nice run - perfect conditions and legs felt good. I did 15 at an honest effort as 70/20s.

Rowing in the basement. I was a bit tired by the time I was done.

30+ minutes of fieldchecking downtown. It was a bit chilly (mid 40s, steady wind, sun). Now I need to spend a bit of time drafting.