Training Log Archive: AliCIn the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2016:
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2016 #
12 PM
Running 47:45 [1] 5.1 mi (9:22 / mi) +53m 9:05 / mi
Sunday Aug 28, 2016 #
9 AM
Running 35:12 [1] 3.12 mi (11:17 / mi) +114m 10:08 / mi
Saturday Aug 27, 2016 #
8 AM
Running 1:06:53 [4] 8.68 mi (7:42 / mi) +46m 7:35 / mi
Bummer! I totally mistook the start time for this race and we arrived and tried to pick up registration packets 30 min after it had started!!!!
Honestly, I pretty much started to cry. Which sounds silly and whatever, but I like racing and I don't like making mistakes and so on 2 accounts things were going badly.
The race organizer said it was fine if I went out, just the aid stations might be disappearing and to not wear my number. So after a walk to the car, putting on my orienteering shoes with metal studs (oh yeah, it had been crazy thunderstorm/pouring since 5am - not your standard monsoon) I headed out for my own little time trial.
And glad I did. It was a true cross country course, with gullies being made at that moment as water did its work and several real single track sections (all after 2 miles, so people who started on time would have time to sort out), some with downed trees to scamper over. O-shoes were totally the right footwear (ok, maybe xc spikes would have done too), enjoyed having their grip.
Started passing people at 3.5 miles and continued doing so until the finish. Think I confused some, but I think I should have actually kept my number on, felt like a bandit and got a few stares when I didn't cross the finish line. I paid for it, so given I wasn't enormously late, should have just kept my number on. (Argument against is that the race organizer had no way of knowing I would have been fast enough to not keep the aid station workers out late, which it's true, I didn't pay for that service.)
Anyways, did have a great time out despite everything! Came back *covered* in mud, and a smile. =)
Honestly, I pretty much started to cry. Which sounds silly and whatever, but I like racing and I don't like making mistakes and so on 2 accounts things were going badly.
The race organizer said it was fine if I went out, just the aid stations might be disappearing and to not wear my number. So after a walk to the car, putting on my orienteering shoes with metal studs (oh yeah, it had been crazy thunderstorm/pouring since 5am - not your standard monsoon) I headed out for my own little time trial.
And glad I did. It was a true cross country course, with gullies being made at that moment as water did its work and several real single track sections (all after 2 miles, so people who started on time would have time to sort out), some with downed trees to scamper over. O-shoes were totally the right footwear (ok, maybe xc spikes would have done too), enjoyed having their grip.
Started passing people at 3.5 miles and continued doing so until the finish. Think I confused some, but I think I should have actually kept my number on, felt like a bandit and got a few stares when I didn't cross the finish line. I paid for it, so given I wasn't enormously late, should have just kept my number on. (Argument against is that the race organizer had no way of knowing I would have been fast enough to not keep the aid station workers out late, which it's true, I didn't pay for that service.)
Anyways, did have a great time out despite everything! Came back *covered* in mud, and a smile. =)
Friday Aug 26, 2016 #
7 AM
Running 14:15 [1] 1.43 mi (9:58 / mi) +2m 9:55 / mi
Tom's first run after surgery #2. It was much more mild than his last surgery, he's really fine now, just some swelling around the wound and will need stitches to come out in another 9 days.
Ended at Kickstand for a cappuccino/mocha - holy moly it was busy right before highschool starts! On the way back, we heard the day-start announcements from the highschool.
Ended at Kickstand for a cappuccino/mocha - holy moly it was busy right before highschool starts! On the way back, we heard the day-start announcements from the highschool.
Thursday Aug 25, 2016 #
6 AM
Running 45:34 3.88 mi (11:45 / mi) +222m 9:58 / mi
Morning hill-tervals. 4 x up the FUTS Mars Hill. Slower times than a few weeks ago, but have done a bunch of training in the past few days. And - actually got through the workout - didn't have my quads cramp up. Woo!
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016 #
6 AM
Cycling 1:59:11 [1] 27.74 mi (4:18 / mi) +795m 3:57 / mi
Yay new birthday bike Garmin's first trip! Up SnowBowl road. Barely any other cyclists, just a tandem that was close to the top as I was headed down.
Running 1:59:11 [3] 27.74 mi (4:18 / mi) +782m 3:57 / mi
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 18:04 [1] 2.33 mi (7:45 / mi) +3m 7:43 / mi
Drills 2:39 [1] 0.16 mi (16:51 / mi) +1m 16:32 / mi
Running intervals 33:46 3.47 mi (9:44 / mi) +13m 9:37 / mi
Run Flagstaff track workout
Reps session: 3 x 30s, 2 x 60s, 1 x 90s, 2 x 60s, 3 x 30s, all at mile-all-out-pace. This workout is tougher at altitude!
Reps session: 3 x 30s, 2 x 60s, 1 x 90s, 2 x 60s, 3 x 30s, all at mile-all-out-pace. This workout is tougher at altitude!
Monday Aug 22, 2016 #
6 AM
Running 1:22:53 [2] 9.84 mi (8:25 / mi) +174m 7:59 / mi
Longish morning run in some last-minute prep for next weekend's 15k! Didn't quite stay on Elden Lookout Rd. long enough to start out on the right trail. Some bushwacking, but did find my way to Buffalo Park in the end, and GPS track doesn't even look that bad!
Took Tom in for wrist-plate-removal surgery afterwards.
Took Tom in for wrist-plate-removal surgery afterwards.
Sunday Aug 21, 2016 #
2 PM
Cycling 1:18:49 [1] 16.1 mi (4:54 / mi) +300m 4:38 / mi
Mountain bike ride around Observatory Mesa. Took out the map twice in order to keep track of my route. Suppose not enough to count as MBTO. =)
Cows, some timber harvesting, many RVs, a few tents, dude with a gun and one chase-happy yappy dog who got a stern "Stay!". In short, a very multi-use forrest.
Cows, some timber harvesting, many RVs, a few tents, dude with a gun and one chase-happy yappy dog who got a stern "Stay!". In short, a very multi-use forrest.
Saturday Aug 20, 2016 #
9 AM
Running 1:10:40 [2] 5.25 mi (13:28 / mi) +696m 9:32 / mi
Birthday run up Elden! Beautiful! Went up from the trailhead for the Oldham trail off of Elden Lookout Rd. It's almost like running in the woods out east- in tree cover pretty much the whole way up, such a difference from the east side of Elden which has cacti and junipers and you bake in the sun the whole time...
Tom biked up the road - a tough one after not much time on the bike with the broken wrist. Unfortunately, he has one last batch of surgery on Monday and it's probably his last time on the bike for awhile.
Tom biked up the road - a tough one after not much time on the bike with the broken wrist. Unfortunately, he has one last batch of surgery on Monday and it's probably his last time on the bike for awhile.
11 AM
Running 1:07:19 [2] 6.29 mi (10:42 / mi) +192m 9:46 / mi
Down via Sunset-Brookbank trails. Clouded over and thundered right toward the end, but no rain. Monsoon kinda petered out for the day.
Such a lovely run!
Such a lovely run!
Thursday Aug 18, 2016 #
6 AM
Crosstrainer 15:00 [1] 1.23 mi (12:12 / mi)
Elliptical.
Running 15:00 1.5 mi (10:00 / mi) +50m 9:04 / mi
More hotel gym working out. Treadmill at various inclines, 6.5mph pace.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016 #
5 PM
Running 44:50 6.0 mi (7:28 / mi)
Hunkered down in conference center hotel in San Jose - so treadmill intervals.
3 x 1 mile @ 6 min/mile pace
3 x 1 mile @ 6 min/mile pace
Tuesday Aug 16, 2016 #
7 AM
Running 23:17 [1] 2.19 mi (10:38 / mi) +89m 9:26 / mi
Whew, made it back to Flag at 2am Pacific, 5am Eastern. Long day of travel!
Just a morning joggeroo around town, ending at the bagel shop because we have no food in the house.
Just a morning joggeroo around town, ending at the bagel shop because we have no food in the house.
Monday Aug 15, 2016 #
5 AM
Running 49:57 5.32 mi (9:23 / mi) +186m 8:28 / mi
Morning run with Tom from the parents' new place. Took a wrong turn on Wellfield so missed running along the lake. Ah well. Did a few fartleks up hills on the way home. Then, travel....
Sunday Aug 14, 2016 #
8 AM
Hiking 1:55:00 [1] 3.79 mi (30:21 / mi) +969m 16:55 / mi
Yayayyayay!
Stephi's wedding happened! Was a bit of a whirlwind being all dressed up and getting her even more dressed up and trying to make the call of whether the ceremony should happen outside or in (rain) and then playing DJ and yeah... whew!
And, then after clearing up, Tom and I nabbed a ride from a nice Lodge Crew member (Tucker, '16, Mechanical Engineering) to the Beaver Brook Trailhead. For those of you unacquainted with the Beaver Brook trail, it's something special. You basically go up, steeply, along a waterfall for 1.5 miles. Steps and handrails and everything. It's awesome. And with the rain from the weekend, the waterfalls were awesome too.
Summited a cloudy Moosilauke from Ridge Trail, then went down Carriage and Snapper. So nice to get out on these trails and get to show them to Tom!
Stephi's wedding happened! Was a bit of a whirlwind being all dressed up and getting her even more dressed up and trying to make the call of whether the ceremony should happen outside or in (rain) and then playing DJ and yeah... whew!
And, then after clearing up, Tom and I nabbed a ride from a nice Lodge Crew member (Tucker, '16, Mechanical Engineering) to the Beaver Brook Trailhead. For those of you unacquainted with the Beaver Brook trail, it's something special. You basically go up, steeply, along a waterfall for 1.5 miles. Steps and handrails and everything. It's awesome. And with the rain from the weekend, the waterfalls were awesome too.
Summited a cloudy Moosilauke from Ridge Trail, then went down Carriage and Snapper. So nice to get out on these trails and get to show them to Tom!
Friday Aug 12, 2016 #
7 AM
Running 40:20 [1] 3.94 mi (10:14 / mi)
Made it to Moosilauke! Met Eric's parents for the first time, then ran up the Al Merrill loop for 22 minutes with Tom. Sticky.
Thursday Aug 11, 2016 #
9 AM
Running 30:42 [1] 2.96 mi (10:22 / mi) +124m 9:11 / mi
Lake Sunnapee joggeroo with Tom. Holy moly that was an uphill from the lake! While at Steph's Bachorlette party, a pretty chill lakeside affair!
Tuesday Aug 9, 2016 #
6 AM
Running 59:12 [2] 6.31 mi (9:23 / mi) +140m 8:47 / mi
Morning run of Observatory Mesa loop.
Sunday Aug 7, 2016 #
8 AM
Running 30:39 [4] 4.45 mi (6:53 / mi) +37m 6:43 / mi
Off-road duathlon @ Flagstaff Athletic Club
Whoa there mis-measurement of a 5k run! Actually ~4.4 miles, which is *much* longer. Definitely made it a harder event!
Duathletes started 3 min back to the triathletes, I overtook nearly all the triathletes on the run, just two guys, an NAU prof and the head of the hospital here stayed ahead. And that's pretty much the order is stayed...
Mountain bike was fun - a wee bit of easy double-track (so sometimes hard to skip from one to the other) at the beginning, which was also more technical because runners were coming at you. Then an easy dirt road for ~ 2 miles, then it turned gnarly and was fun, but with a wide road you could usually fine a smooth line.
Nearly everyone was doing the triathlon, only 4 duathletes I think, and it would have been soooo much more enjoyable to jump in the pool for a 300m swim that back out in the heat and sun for another 4.4 mile run. But so I did. Pretty dehydrated by the end. Had one gu on the bike, one water bottle and then stopped for water both times on the final run.
Whoa there mis-measurement of a 5k run! Actually ~4.4 miles, which is *much* longer. Definitely made it a harder event!
Duathletes started 3 min back to the triathletes, I overtook nearly all the triathletes on the run, just two guys, an NAU prof and the head of the hospital here stayed ahead. And that's pretty much the order is stayed...
Mountain bike was fun - a wee bit of easy double-track (so sometimes hard to skip from one to the other) at the beginning, which was also more technical because runners were coming at you. Then an easy dirt road for ~ 2 miles, then it turned gnarly and was fun, but with a wide road you could usually fine a smooth line.
Nearly everyone was doing the triathlon, only 4 duathletes I think, and it would have been soooo much more enjoyable to jump in the pool for a 300m swim that back out in the heat and sun for another 4.4 mile run. But so I did. Pretty dehydrated by the end. Had one gu on the bike, one water bottle and then stopped for water both times on the final run.
Cycling 37:29 [4] 9.14 mi (4:06 / mi) +53m 4:02 / mi
Running 33:03 [4] 4.49 mi (7:22 / mi) +39m 7:10 / mi
Saturday Aug 6, 2016 #
11 AM
Cycling 51:12 8.79 mi (5:49 / mi) +278m 5:18 / mi
Made it back to Flagstaff! It is soo green here - monsoon season is doing it's work!
Not that this will do much good after 3 weeks of not biking, but hopped on the bike for a little whirl before tomorrow's duathalon. Nice to be 'home', even if only for 4 days after the last 3 weeks of travel!
Not that this will do much good after 3 weeks of not biking, but hopped on the bike for a little whirl before tomorrow's duathalon. Nice to be 'home', even if only for 4 days after the last 3 weeks of travel!
Thursday Aug 4, 2016 #
6 AM
Running 40:01 [1] 3.93 mi (10:11 / mi) +368m 7:53 / mi
Threw myself out of bed, into running clothes and out the door. Ran past the freight port where 4 refrigerated grocery-store trucks presumably contained the days worth of fresh groceries for the island.
Wednesday Aug 3, 2016 #
11 AM
Running long 2:00:38 [1] 11.72 mi (10:18 / mi) +757m 8:34 / mi
Went ziplining first thing in the morning, so my long run ended up being midday in the baking sun. Ran up to the ridge again and then way around on East End Rd. Very few people, most at the top of the trail from the Botanic Garden.
Then more conference!
Then more conference!
Tuesday Aug 2, 2016 #
7 AM
Running 41:08 [1] 3.97 mi (10:22 / mi) +81m 9:45 / mi
Easy morning joggeroo pre-conference along the coast. Found where I will go zip-lining tomorrow morning...
Monday Aug 1, 2016 #
6 PM
Running 1:08:12 [2] 6.18 mi (11:02 / mi) +469m 8:56 / mi
Woo, survived first conference day, including giving my invited talk on Secular Evolution. What in the world might that be? Astronomers use the word secular to mean 'slow and steady' - so ways that galaxies evolve that take a significant time (so in our books, a significant portion of the age of the Universe).
Anyways, after meeting, went out for an evening run. The trail I wanted to take was closed off because it goes through the botanic garden (what type of botanic garden to you have on a desert island?) so found another one and ran up it. Very pretty views, only one couple hiking down.
Anyways, after meeting, went out for an evening run. The trail I wanted to take was closed off because it goes through the botanic garden (what type of botanic garden to you have on a desert island?) so found another one and ran up it. Very pretty views, only one couple hiking down.