Training Log Archive: AliC

Woke up with a fever again in the middle of the night, probably when the advil wore off... so took more and went back to bed. Today=no training day, in the hopes of actually getting better!

Positive note on weekend: no ankle crunches!!! Woo! (One twist all the way over, but just slightly sore today, no prob.)

To the start, easy jog on road, then walk up the big hill. Mmmm definitely wiped body!

Map-memory middle with Becky, who was also feeling a bit tired. This was sooo much better than slogging away out there myself! (She gets points for suggesting!) =)

We switched who led each leg. The person leading doesn't look at the map because they should be navigating off of map memory, the person following tries to get enough out of the map while running to have a plan for the following leg.

Super-good exercise. I definitely floundered more than once. Most often, I'd get within the control circle and then not actually have a clue what feature I was looking for... in some sense that's good because I'm getting to a point where I could then have a map peek and put things together and nab the control. But even better would be able to visualize the control circle and know already where I'm headed!

Also, must run with a map more, would love reading-while-running to be more natural!

C • Glad you thought it was worthwhile! 4

Event: CSU Spring Training Camp #2
 

Woke up in the middle of the night with a smashing headache and it was still around come morning. Felt off in the morning, had no appetite and felt a bit feverish, actually went back to bed at 7.30 for a solid hour-long nap... hmmm... decided to go training anyways, but also to start taking antibiotics incase it's related to my tick bite from last weekend...

Symptons: fever, bad headache, lazy. Not really naseous at all, just food didn't seem that interesting.

A does of Advil (thanks Marie!) took care of symptoms enough for me to do the morning training at Harriman, which was great. Felt fine until I got home and collapsed for 2hr in a feverish headachy mess...

Run out with Erin and Tracey and back in.

Harriman Camp, Sat morning

Line-o I did really carefully, just walking, making sure I was on line and taking everything in, noting how things were mapped.

Control pick #1: Pretty good. Lessons learned: Do *not* like rhododendron. Maybe I already knew that, but reaffirmation. Should not be afraid of broken-line swamps. They might actually be fast for running.

Contouring: fine, think I stayed about the right height.

Control pick #2: Felt quite with it, but bit of a problem being too low for one control (dragged down by slope), then also puzzled by the control with no flag. Relocated off the bolder nearby twice before being convinced. Also,I found it difficult to differentiate between open, semi-open and bare rock...

Jog to and from physio.

Plyos/exercises at physio-
hopscotch
wobble board
jump rope
ladder things
bosu ball

Physio and guy she was helping were chatting about the merits of various cruise lines. I was amused. Not my type of vacation!

Over to the Amherst track where some steeplechase guys were just finishing their last barrier drills and what looked like the distance women were doing their circuits- perfect timing as they were just done with practice and no one else was yet walking their dog or jogging in lane 1.

Two laps warm up, with strides on straights then:

2 x (4 x 400m, 1min rest), 1 lap jog = 3 min rest in between sets

First set: 81 77 77 77
Second set: 78 77 77 77

Like those 77's apparently! Psyched with consistency and that I'm not way slow after taking time off from the cold.

Wanted a long run, but some inner hamstring muscle is sore from Monday's plyos at the physio- what? Aren't they supposed to target my ankle?

Ran to pick up my tuned-up bike from the shop (needed rusting chain replaced) then drove out to Amethyst Brook for a trail run. Lovely run, went to the top after a short unintended detour (only been out there at night before, things look different!) and back down.