Training Log Archive: Charlie

Thought I would try 5K, but I wasn't feeling it after about 1K, and just dropped out when 2K rolled around.

Thought I might get out for something more substantial, but too busy packing, working, etc.

circuit workout with Eric and Rhonda, 5 exercises, 1 minute each, 3 rounds, and some warming up before.
one arm TRX rows,
shoulder taps
kettlebell squats
one arm pull downs
one leg standups from bench

In the gym with Eric, stretching, core, 5x 8 DLs with 85#, some squats, planks

C • Carissimi auguri!! 7

Gym, then work the rest of the morning, lunch with Francesca, which lasted a while, then packed up the bikes for our trip on Saturday, so not much time for a bike ride, a walk or a run. This was a pretty good effort for my first try in the new age group.
Splits:
2:08.3
2:07.3
2:06.6
2:01.9
8:24.0

I was curious to see what would happen with the Concept II rankings, and I see now that ranking this piece knocked me out of the 60-69 ranking, so I guess you can't straddle a year like that. So now 7th out of 22 in my new group, just 0.3 seconds out of 6th, but a fair way from the top 5.

Rhonda's morning class. A bit clumsy and sore this morning.

One loop around from PV, with Rhonda.

Usual stuff with Eric. Fairly tender in low back and especially R adductor, L quad just above the knee. 5x8 DLs 80#, otherwise mostly stretching, bands, floor exercise.

Thought I might ride my bike, but couldn't get myself going, so this instead. Not bad. A long ways to go. A new best for the fledgling rowing year, and unlikely to do any better, as I only have one more day in the age group.

Yesterday was pretty hard for me, and cold enough today that I couldn't get too enthusiastic for a bike ride, so a rest day, and maybe more sleeping tonight.

Event: Billygoat 2017
 

Billygoat! Map and route.

Nice course at beautiful Ward Pound Ridge. My R leg was a little cranky before the start, so really didn't know what to expect, except not much running. 1. Skipping #1 looked really promising, but I just didn't want to be stuck that early with no remaining skip. A quick look left me with only 10 and 14 as other reasonable possibilities, and 14 seemed best if I didn't want to blow it all on 1. So along behind and in the middle of a big crowd.
2. Settled in with Paul Bennett and Paul Regan, in a pack that was growing pretty rapidly. 2,3,4 all pretty straightforward. By then we had picked up Eric Bressler, Peggy, Sam Levitin, Susie, some others. 5 was a nice leg, R of line across the hill, hugging L edge of the marsh until the white slot that took us right into the control.
Going to 6 I tweaked my R adductor pretty good when I stumbled a bit, and it ached the rest of the way. Getting a little frustrated with the size of the pack, now about 15. I was generally at the back because I wasn't doing any running, but couldn't go as fast as I wanted in the woods because of the crowd, had trouble keeping up when it was open or on trail. 7 was fine, a bit R of line. For 8 I was just following the groups and a bit bummed when I realized we were below the big hill in the green, instead of coming in along the marsh. Nasty climbing through the laurel. When we popped out on the trail between 8 and 9, the pack went around, and I went up and over, just for some variety. Sam came with me. It cost me about a minute, I think, but I would have lost some anyway just because I couldn't run the trail. 9 was fine, saw Ken and Dave Onkst coming back at me, on their way to skip 10. R around the hill on trail for a bit to 10, seeing Paul and Paul, now 2 minutes ahead when they were on their way down toward 11, as well as a bunch of others. Pretty much north, a bit behind Susie, picking up the trail that heads NE for a bit, then cutting off, going between the hills and up the rocky slope. Much steeper and more difficult than I imagined from the map. Sharon was just in front, Jim Henderson just behind. 11 easy enough, Sharon visible in front, and now settled in with Jim for the rest of the way. Easy back to 12, where we ran into Melanie, and we saw a fair amount of her off and on, zooming away after a control, but then coming into view again at the next one. Last we saw of her was at 15. I suppose our route to 15, while easy navigationally, may have been a bit too much zigzagging on trails. Anyway, it sure took a long time. Scrambled down the cliffs and into 16 to see Mairead's cheery face. No real issues on the 17-19 loop. A bit of a climb up to 20 and I was getting tired, lagging a bit behind Jim. Through the saddle to 21, and we were a bit off to the R, had to contour. Found Steve T near the control, a line too low, as were were at first., I had planned on 22 Left, since there didn't seem to any advantage to me having a trail leg. Steve and Jim came along a bit behind, but then Steve went by again on the way to 23, and we didn't see him again. By then, I was trying pretty hard to hang onto Jim, who was seeming stronger. 24 easy, along the stone wall to the trail to the bridge, etc. 25 Also easy.

Billygoat - Splits