Training Log Archive: Sandy

no knee brace yet :( But the UPS tracking # says it's on it's way back from CA. Did a bunch of situps, pushups, leg raises, etc. while watching tv.

Should get the repaired knee brace back on Thursday.

Event: CNYO ROGAINE XV
 

CNYO 6 hr. with Ann Leonard. 2nd overall behind an all male team. Good strategy, good route choice, a couple not so brilliant moments when we didn't pay attention maybe losing 15-20 minutes each time. Even jogged some downhills during the last hour. Knee brace "malfunctioned" after about 3 hours - the hinge is probably worn and it would lock about 30 degrees back from straight every 15-20 minutes and the only way to get it working again was to take it off and fiddle with the hinge.

C • 3

Inspired by the comments of those who did the AR here this weekend, I finally got my bike out and went for a ride. Headed toward the city on the drive and then took the trails home. The set of trails I was on was probably the easiest loop on the hills that I know of but it was still steep in places and plenty rocky. But they've done quite a bit of trail maintenance in the last year and so it was easier than a year ago. Or else I've somehow miraculously improved boatloads. Nah. I am a big time wuss on the down hills though!

After waiting at home all day for a repairman that never came, finally got out for a slog along the drive - only did 2.5 and then walked home the long way on the trails. Glad I did since I met a mountain biker who lives on my street and he told me about a group that meets weekly to ride the trails in the Wissahickon. Might give that a try.

30 mins on the elliptical
20 mins strength

3 hour score-o at Hickory Run. A really good day. I had a decent plan, executed well, and was able to cover a whole lot more distance than I anticipated. Only error was about 1 min right near the end and a silly route at the very end. Don't think I could have done more though in any case; my legs were like jelly as I finished. Ran a decent percentage of the time even. Scored pretty well too I think.

C • You scored very well 2

slogged 3 miles along Forbidden drive at 10:25 pace plus the jog/walk down and back home

C • forbidden? 4

Serious motivation problems....

Hike with Mac along the Appalachian Trail (Pulpit Rock and The Pinnacle section) near Hawk Mountain. Saw a dozen or more hawks flying at The Pinnacle - very spectacular to see one take off from the rocks and then watch them all wheeling and diving and floating together. Probably around 13 miles total.

Red course at the DVOA local event at French Creek West. Went out early (8am) so I could work epunch all day. The advantage of going out early (cooler weather - although "cooler" is quite relative since it was over 80 already by then) was offset by having to "turn on" each control (only about a second per conttrol so not a big deal) AND creating tracks through the ferns that people after me could follow (which was a big deal since the ferns were up to my chin in places@!#!).

Nevertheless, fun course and a reasonable day. Mark did try to keep the courses in the nicest woods. Knees pretty sore though. Not sure why.

Red - Splits

Scouting terrain in the water gap area with Clem and Harvey for a future event. Some very nice stuff to rival the best of the water gap maps but very different.

Normal 3 miles on Forbidden Drive. Very hot and humid, but I was going to be slow no matter.

walk/jog down to Forbidden Drive and back home

Medium length, fairly hilly route in the Wissahickon. Ran 25 mins. up and down the hills, did a 5:20 half along the creek (about the same pace as on the hills felt like), did one more major hill in about 4 minutes, then had to walk down that one - thought for sure I would take a tumble if I tried to go any faster - and walked up the next. Ran a bit more after that, then walked the last 10 mins home.

Found a couple small ticks in my arms and legs this morning - from the weekend most likely. Rats.

Event: HVO Sprint at Westmoreland
 

Hanging controls and picking up controls at HVO event at Westmoreland. I'll give it a 2 instead of a 1 since there was lots of climb and it was so hot I sweated buckets.

Sprint course at Westmoreland.

Westmoreland - Splits

64 laps. Had to stop momentarily at 55 and work out the cramps starting in my feet and lower calves. Haven't had that happen before; not sure what the problem was. I generally don't kick hardly at all - just use my legs for balance so really odd that they acted up. But a quick massage and the cramping stopped and I was able to finish.

Walking and a little jogging to get down to Forbidden Drive and then back home.

Run along Forbidden Drive; went back to my original out and back loop to try and gauge just where I am in terms of training. Really pleased with this outing - fully expected over 10 min miles and not by just a few seconds either. I tried to find a pace that was pushing it, but something I thought I could hold for 3 miles and I really wasn't sure if I had picked something too high but I managed to keep it going. (half miles: 5:05, 4:46, 4:34, 4:24, 4:48, 4:45)