Training Log Archive: W

Got right back on the horse with a nice though not long-run run. I had to volunteer at the corporate challenge this morning, so I didn't get to do it when the weather was real nice, instead doing it when the weather was real not nice. Actually, after the first 45 of rain, it sunned up quite nicely and everything was hunky dory. Ran into Jack out in Whitemud and did a quick detour to run with him for a few minutes. The legs felt kind of tired by the end, but really not phased.

Then I got to spend several hours looking for accommodation for the team training camp in Italy. Which is a totally not awesome project.

A morning jaunt out to join Patrick for his 12 minute quasi-time trial. Its not like a Time Trial, just a smooth run out for 6 minutes, and run back for 6 minutes. Don't ask me why, but, whatever. It allowed me to do something brisk and still get to the shop on time and showered et al. Cruised pleasantly at about 3:40 pace which, oops... I forgot to do a lap at the end. So in 12 minutes I ran approximately <.UNDEFINED.>.

A valiant effort.

So turns out that didn't learn me. Shoulda gone for another run. I'm about tired of this.

I had plans. People flaked out. Should gone training instead. That'll learn me.

My usual Thursday post-office pre-shop workout was cut massively short by staying late to work So this was a very hustle-y run, which is a bit of a mis-nomer because its not like if I hurried running I'd come back and have extra time to run faster! But, that's the mindset I had.

Well, if I wasn't tired before, I'm definitely tired now. Its a nice coincidence when Frank's XC is pretty close to orienteering, as was the case tonight. I could run the race, and then jog over to rundle and do an imminently dull course over there.

First was Frank's race, where Francois went out really, really fast. Faster than I knew I could manage, and I pretty much packed that in after about 800m. He just slowly pulled away, and actually for the first 2.5 I had another guy on my tail, until I hustled on the downhill to the creek bridge and then promptly gapped him. I definitely felt tired tonight, so this did not feel amazing, and Francois eventually put almost a minute over me, more if he hadn't taken the scenic route. I'm probably okay with these being over for the spring.

Then, I headed over to Rundle for Wednesday night.... "training"? Rundle is a tough map to work with, no doubt, since there's just not much there. And perhaps it was a valiant effort, I'm not sure. Either way it was a far slower effort than the XC race, 'cause I was tired! Tough to maintain the usual easy run 5:00/k pace, moreso on the jog back to the car at Goldbar.

Next week's orienteering is at Terwilligar which will be good because its more technical but OH WAIT they were going to use my corporate challenge courses but will now save those next year. So instead of helping the new-ish planner come up with some long courses, we're going to just use old courses. I wonder if this person was given the opportunity to try designing some courses with some mentorship. Gee whiz, if only someone who was too busy to plan their own meet would have offered to help people like this. Oh right, they did.

A pleasant shuffle on a really nice evening, hit some single track, some faster flat paved stuff, a little bit of everything. The legs definitely feel tired. No, actually it felt more like the lungs today, well, though, its like, the legs felt fatigued faster, so my heart felt like it needed to work harder sooner. Yeah, clear as mud, right?

Well, it certainly felt like it took an eternity to get home, and although I initially wasn't going to do anything, I jumped on the bike and did a ride with Patrick and Maryann around the river valley, that seemed about right, though possibly a tad slow. Whatever.