Training Log Archive: AliC

Hiking with my friend Jeff, up Franconia ridge. Our plan was to go up Falling Waters trail, down the old bridle path, which is the standard route. Then a thunderstorm started. So we continued climbing to treeline, then for once made the smart decision to turn around, and not cross the totally-exposed-to-lightning ridge for 2.5 miles...

Al Merril loop up at Moosilauke.

Good run, and gorgeous view of the mountain at the top. Lots of picking where the feet have to land, much concentration required to run!

Hike up Mt. Moosilauke after Jean and Joe's wedding!!!

Such a good time, catching up with friends long not-seen, and Jean was a superstar hiking the mountain in her wedding dress! We got lots of comments from other hikers. =)

Only counted the time the way up, down was not as much of a workout...

Over to Robo, warm-up 'waddle' around Occum Pond, then over to the track.

Ran into Ruff (Dartmouth Ski coach) this morning and he said it was the 3000m test today, first practice of the summer. So I showed up at 2pm, and led the waddle. Not so many familiar faces, but a few, and people that my sister will all get to know when she heads Dartmouth-wards next fall!

NB: 'Waddle' is a technical term. It means really, really slow. Like 10-12 minute miles. Dartmouth ski team waddles all the time for warm-up and warm-down.

3000m time trial

Went out with two girls, pulled ahead after the second lap, then started chasing down the guys... got all but 2 of them!

400m splits were:
1:25.27
1:25.90
1:24.36
1:25.95
1:26.09
1:26.55
1:27.55
41.28

So pretty consistent, slowed down just at the end I guess. A bit slower than I think I could be.

Did the sit-up test too, 1 min on, 30 sec off, 1 min on.

61 first minute
57 second minute

Longish run, from the COOP to Trescott Road over Velvet Rocks on the Appalachian Trail. Saw *nobody* the entire time there and back on the trail, just the woods and me, which was pretty great. Guess it's not prime thru-hiker season yet! Was a really, really great run. The AT is rough enough that you really have to focus on your footwork to run at speed. Didn't go over badly on either ankle, which is good news!

And despite recent fell running and such, still had to walk up this one hill on the way back. I always think I can run up it, but it's just so steep...

I totally lose. I finally get my shoes (along with the rest of my bag) back from United, then I leave them at home. Bah!

So borrowed Arjen's squash shoes and ran around. Gorgeous run along Mink Brook, then up to Velvet Rocks. Saw thru-hikers at the shelter, one north, one south. One was Swiss, which puzzles me. I mean, I love my mountains here in the New England, but if you have the Alps, why would you bother? Also ran into (almost literally) my TA for freshman physics lab in front of the supermarket on my way back. Still lots of people I know around...

10 min abs, 2 min pushups, 2 min back stuff, 1.5 min side plank, 1 min boufous!!

Got my shoes back from United! Wahoo!!

4 x 4 min intervals around the neighborhood at home. Good stuff, felt fast, even if my right quad as a bit sore going into it. Worked the recovery (2 min) to maximize the up and minimize the down during the intervals themselves. Also ran on grass on the side of the road when possible, it's not really terrain, but still a bit more work than the road.

Still borrowing Stephi's shoes as United hasn't gotten my bag to me yet...

Steady run round the neighborhood, exactly at the hour when the school buses come around. Legs felt ok, not super springy though.

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