Training Log Archive: Charlie

Painful, difficult trot around Indianapolis . Tired from yesterday, and just sore up the whole right side, from the foot to the calf, knee and lower back.

C • wampeter 4

Long-O at Pinnacle and Thacher Parks. Lots of trail legs and route choice, but hard for an old man to run it.Very clean run, maybe a 20-30 second bobble on #7 and 10 on #11, otherwise right on. Just slow. My route from 6 to 7 was pretty circuitous, probably cost a few minutes for the extra distance. Second straight day I got nailed on the way to the go control. This time I got flipped by a low cable strung between trees for a ropes course. Sent me flying, and cramped both my calves for good measure.

With Zack and the dogs - Art Sweeton loop. We have our friend Isabel's dogs for a week.

A good hour and a half digging out stumps and rocks from the side field with the tractor.

Green X2 (Long-O) - Splits

Event: US Short and Long Championships
 

US Short course championships, Green X course. Out of breath after two controls, but then settled down mostly. Caught a hemlock branch in the forehead and got a pretty good scrape. A tightly bunched pack - a few seconds behind Phil and half a minute in front of George - always my closest competitors.

Green X 1 (Short) - Splits

Past Ski Sundown to Farmington River Tpke, up Breezy Hill to Barbourtown. With Zack, who streams by effortlessly on the uphills. Route.

Golf at Rockledge with Tom Noonan and the boys. Not as satisfying an outing as two weeks ago, but within the bounds of tolerable. Started well, but faded to a 48, with some inferior putting.

Same route as yesterday. Surprisingly difficult. I need to pump up my shocks. Way too spongy after a winter of lying around in the basement.

Big day around here. We had 150 first graders on field trip for earth day. One little boy is very disabled, and I took him down to the beaver pond in the Polaris, to his immense delight. We also had a sidetrip to the bear den (now empty). One kid found some bear poop, which was quite a popular find, especially with the boys. Quite a fine day.

As the kids and parents all left, there was one truck left, which I quickly discerned belonged to my forester. Back out to find him, marking trees for a sale later this year. We will be doing clear cut patches of an acre or so - probably four or five of them. The trees have grown nicely since being released in the partial cut we did 8 years ago, and this will allow re-growth of a new forest. As part of the deal, I will use some of the cordwood to build bear condos.

C • I hope you are going to enlist... 5

On the roads around the neighborhood. Late in the day, getting cooler and starting to spit a bit.