Training Log Archive: DWildfogel

Event: BAOC: Bayfront Park
 

Bayfront Park. Summer Series Finale. 5.2, 120, 26 controls. Started early, 9:45, after helping set up the Finish chute. But the fog had just burned off and I felt overheated from the beginning, never felt good running. Tried to pace myself, but even so, by #13 I'd had it, and the second half was a physical struggle, which, towards the end, led to a mental struggle, which included a 2 minute error at #24.

Afterwards, got dizzy and a bit nauseous, took a while to feel like I wasn't in danger of fainting.

It was a well designed course, without a lot of dead running (there is often some of that at Bayfront). Too bad I couldn't run it. 22nd of 57 overall, behind several people I'd been ahead of in the last two Summer Series races. Finished 5th overall in the standings. Had I not bonked today and not run off the map in the Berkeley event, might have finished third and, consequently, won some of Marie Josee's terrific cookies ;-)

[Orienteering race]

Warm up

The usual weekly accumulation of morning exercises.

Ross Commons. Just warming up. Had two days off after some hard running.

351, 336, 330, 316

[Easy distance]

Jeep trail next door. Out a few minutes before 8. 51 degrees (!), fog and mist. Legs felt surprisingly good, especially given that I ran yesterday, and I got going and just kept pushing.

428, 404, 347, 327 [138], 319

1220 cumulative time after the third split was really fast. Really pushed the last two two-lappers.

[Distance] [Intervals]

Cool down
50 walk
300 recovery jog
135 walk, stretch
630 cool down jog, .45 miles