Training Log Archive: iansmith

It looks very likely that I will not attend Day 2 of the US Team Trials on 16 May because I am performing part of the Brahms horn trio with a Harvard Medical School chamber group that afternoon. I am unlikely to make the team this year (and if I did, I would probably decline), and the loss of utility from the stress of trying to accomplish both the race and the concert to the best of my ability exceeds the gain from running the long.

This decision is ironic, because when I learned of the date of the Team Trials in the fall, I canceled my commitment to play with my large ensemble - the Metropolitan Wind Symphony - who is also performing a concert on 16 May.

If anyone from the Boston area is interested in attending Day 1 of the team trials (probably leaving early Saturday morning and returning Saturday evening), please let me know.

To and from work. My right hamstring and calf are somewhat irritated, though not enough to be considered an injury. In the interest of expedited recovery and getting everything done at work, I chose to take a rest day.