Training Log Archive: kensr

End of Early Summer Doldrums. Last weekend's race showed the effect of backing off on running this year: felt really bad on hills and the weather was exhausting.

Feel like I'm just about to topple from the top of the rogaining pile to just plain mediocre. Want to do well at the Henry Coe weekend race this fall. Beyond that, ski season next winter.

Being thoroughly unhappy with 5k and track times this year, and a general feebleness on hills, the selected countermeasure will be to train past these shortcomings. At the same time manage the muscle pulls which have been threatening constantly, although hamstring came thru just fine this weekend. More bananas and foam roller time.

Have felt some of the tiredness and cramps may be a side effect of blood pressure medicine, so doc agreed to cut dose in half from what I've been on since I blew a vein in my retina a couple year's ago. After 5 days, the result so far was today's 10 pt drop (?) in bp; we'll see if that's more from running to exhaustion this weekend.

Recovery run, keeping HR low. Out end of Cummings and then up Flamstead. Planned on turning around after 30 min, but felt relaxed and good so ran another 15 min to the base of the steep section towards the top.

Road has just been repaved and was checking it out for roller skiing. Got to start a little ways up, as the bottom drops sharply in a blind curve to a stop sign, which could yield an unattractive end to the workout.

To the town pool. Small, but in good shape. Long time since I did any of this. 10 laps.

Realized about midnight we would not sweep the course, so we skipped a couple 20 pointers and ultimately a half dozen at the far N of the map. Felt better as I loosened up and enjoyed a couple tricky navigation challenges.

Ended up 1st Supervet Male, 2nd Vet Male, 3rd Open male and 4th overall with 2,290 pts.

Event: CNYO Rogaine XXIII
 

Connecticut Hill NY with Glen Brake. Hot for me and very humid. Had good plans as the course was compact, but heat and hills took their toll. Slowed on the climbs. Started by sweeping the S half of the map.

Cummings with Ruthie and then around the ski trails checking on whether the muck is drying out. The loads of chipped trees seem to be working pretty well.
Then some skippy doo with the jump rope.

3 sets x 20 reps arms, legs, core
3 x 10 pullups
Added 3 x 15 low box jumps, 3 x 30 jump rope for pop; these are getting easier

Some more trees on the ski trail, manhandling logs into position.