Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Event: OCIN A-meet (Night, Relay, Ultra-long)
 

An abbreviated effort at a bike ride from work, after work.

Back tire was slightly low, but I ventured out on it anyway. Then I decided that it did need air, so I stopped, applied the bike pump incorrectly, letting all of the air out of the tire. Crap! Then I couldn't figure out the right way to apply it, so I had to walk back to the office.

Took the walk of shame back to the office, just as school was letting out, so passing lots of middle schoolers. Yeah! Actually, one kid said hello to me as I averted my eyes.

Decided since I was all warmed up that I would do the core DVD at the office before heading home.

However, I figured out the pump, inflated the tire and headed out again. Tried for an hour, but the wind was brutal in the return direction, so I didn't want to get any further away, and I tired quickly of making little loops. Headed back, still please with getting the workout in after all.

Clumps of walking with clumps of running interspersed. Moral victory considering the nap taking after work.

Set the FR for 1:30 run, 1:00 walk and set my sights on doing it for 30 minutes, which I did. Then walked back home from the track.

New Forerunner 910xt - battery test. 20:43:36 when it died. Instead of just sitting it on the window ledge as I did with the 310xt, I wore it for part of the day, including when I used the leaf vac for about 2 hours. Beautiful day.

Event: QOC Great Falls MD
 

A noontime ride to stretch out the legs. Bike is at work, for now, in the hopes that I will ride more there then I would from the house. But, first it required that I get the shoes to work as well. Managed that today. Then it required that I think that it wasn't windy out. Managed that today as well, except that it was super windy in the outbound direction. Then I got all cluttered up in the Crystal City lunchtime traffic. Not sure which was worse, the peds stepping into the street from every direction or the oblivious drivers.

Got turned around and enjoyed the trip back, so that ended things on an up note. Well, actually 45 minutes outside on a beautiful day is an up note all by itself.

Off to Iowa in the morning sans Sarah, Matt, and Lailah (Roger as well, of course).

807 (jogged 2 x .1 mile)
914 (jogged 1 x .1 mile and detoured to the car to shed long sleeve shirt)
840 (all walking the rest of the way)
838
852 (not sure why slower)

Tried jogging a bit, but in knee length jean shorts, it wasn't all that comfortable. Oh, and jogging on the payment felt like I had house slippers on my feet, so I just walked.

OK, it turns out I was a bit more beat up after Sunday then I thought I was, so I took it easy for a couple of days. Left hamstring and knee pain.

Post evaluation after overdoing it yesterday...

I iced the left heel last night, and it feels just fine this morning. This is less pain then I was in on Friday morning after the two miles on Thursday. Other things are a little sore, but nothing unexpected. WooHoo!

Drove up to Pine Grove Furnace with Amy. Smooth ride, good company.

Knew going in that I would have little chance to complete even the Short course in the three hours allowed, especially since I was walking only even though I walk pretty fast. Decided to go around with Amy, though I don't think she figured that out right away.

S-1 Trail to YMCA camp, aiming off from the big black X. Stayed high and nailed it. Amy had dropped too low, drawn off by the people going from 1-2, so I waited 5 minutes up there for her to come back up the hill.
1-2 Back through the camp, past the vicinity of 15 to the dirt road, to the bridge, to the road, to trail east of 2, climbing, climbing, climbing, and then on the indistinct trail to the control.
2-C Picked Sandy's brain for the 10 yards I was near her on the way to one, and she said she was doing A-B-C in the window, so that was my plan. However, we dropped to low out of 2 ending up just below C, so we climbed up to that as others were crashing down through the green.
C-A Tried to find the trail out of C, but I was more just staying too high in the rocks. Finally dropped down far enough to be clear of the rocks, and saw the control location. Tried to get Amy's attention, but she wasn't in hearing.
A-B Punched A while I was there and headed towards B. She was fairly close to B since she thought that was where I was going next. So, we punched B and headed back to A.
B-A Dropped way too low ending up close to the trail and then finding the trail. Crap! six contour lines back up the A. Tell Amy it is good training, and I miss the pained expression on her face. Get her up there and discuss the options for 6 & 7, or heading back in from here. She admits that her left foot is really painful from a bruise from a week or two ago, so we head back in which was just as well.

Asthma wasn't an issue, though I was worried that it would be. Actually felt pretty strong going uphill. Taped the heels for blister prevention before I left home, and then put on the PSB braces at the meet. Briefly contemplated going without but through better of it. These felt good throughout, and I felt secure with my footing. First time really off trail in months, so I am happy that it went so well.

Drive home was just as pleasant as the drive to the event.

Tracks are Amy's since my 310xt once again deleted my tracks for the last event. Agh! They are close enough.

So, it was almost a wasted day. Last night I decided to go to the SVO Stumble on Sunday, which meant I needed to make Saturday count on the home front vs. farting around on Saturday and having Sunday "count" instead. Really, really stupid to drive to Pine Furnace to attempt a 9+ k course, but there are so few opportunities for me to just "compete" these days, so I decided it was worth it.

Got up sort of early, and tried to sooth the spousal unit. He went off to get a haircut, and I tasked myself to get the race clock I had borrowed for NAOC out of the back of the van. Thought I would ride my bike a bit while I was doing that. But, I didn't feel like it, so I got the clock delivered and came home. Then I had an early lunch.

Finally, Roger arrived back home after running like a thousand errands after the haircut. While he ate lunch, I biked to my office, and asked him to meet me there. Dropped the bike at the office and picked up the two chairs that had come out of the van prior to NAOC.

Anyway, I did one other small Roger chore, made some brownies and cookies for the Stumble - stupid or not...

First time since I got the clip less pedals - fell over. Boom!! Stopped without unclipping. Audience you ask? Of course!! Arlington County policeman on a bike and ~ 30 day laborers waiting in vain for a day's labor. Agh!! Embarrassed but not injured otherwise.

C • fall over - boom 7

Did actually sew on a quilt this evening. Not one of mine, but sewing. Details to follow.

As much as I would like giving Sandy's suggestion of THE Core DVD a go, I spent ~5 hours on my feet today at work, moving boxes and files around, and I am very sore this evening. So, I will call that my exercise for today. Sadly, my right heel is especially sore between yesterday and today, but I am choosing to ignore that, kind of.

Part of the NZ preparation is getting the Records Center in the best shape possible before Christmas. Goal is to get everything inventoried and shelved, and to get the problem cases cleared up and documented, since I will be out of the RC for a month between Xmas break and the NZ trip. I am training a part-time person, who will come in about 10 hours a week while I am gone. Putting my procedures down in writing, or having to explain what I do to L has been eye opening. We have changed student information systems 3 times since 2009, and if someone wants records spanning these years, it can be a bit of an adventure switching between the three systems.

Anyway, I am beat and sore, so Day 2 will have to stand on its own merits. ;-)

Note to self - had to use the rescue inhaler last night to stop a mild+ episode. Use before walking/running the next time.

Tickets purchased. Time to get off of my fat ass on a regular basis. Sort of admitting that the foot (feet) hurt, so time to suck it up anyway.

Laps around the .25 mile loop at work. Walked three, ran one x 2.

344
344
341
222
346
338
332
216

No pre-workout inhaler. Additionally, I ran out of Advair a month ago in the pre-NAOC crazy time. So, I am tight and coughing this evening, but I think I can tough it out, or not. I will decide tomorrow...

Tomorrow - more exercise of a moderate nature.

C • Friday 1

C • NZ 8

Event: QOC Mid-Atlantic Champs
 

Ex2 BYB Wakefield