Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Event: Fair Hill 6 Hour Rogaine
 

Thought about this event the other night, and I figured that I would aim for doing 5 KM/HR pace - not straight line, but the distance I covered. Fair Hill has lots of fields and lots of trails, and the main issue is keeping things straight. Lots of fields and lots of trails are a bit of a weak point for me. I was also aiming to win the Solo Female division.

I executed things well, except for here and there (#80 about 12 minutes lost, and from #71 I spent lots of time wading in the water because it felt so good). My biggest issue turned out to be the fact that I hadn't really made a plan, and I didn't have a route drawn on my map. So, I spent a bit of time trying to figure out what controls I had been to. In the end, I managed to get what I intended without visiting any of them twice, but this was a big time waster. At minimum, I should have carried my cute little mini-Sharpie so that I could have put an X or something on the clue sheet.

Anyway, it got warm quickly, but I managed my liquids well. I felt that the camelbak would be too warm on my back, and I wanted to wear a skimpy tank top, and I didn't want the straps to irritate my shoulders. So, I carried a two 20 oz bottle waist pack. The goodie department is big enough to hold two (or three) additional 20 oz bottles, so I packed a frozen water and a frozen Gatorade in there. This served two purposes - I was comfortable with the amount of liquid I had on me, and the frozen drinks were cool on my lower back. Once I tightened the belt enough to minimize the jiggling, I didn't notice the weight.

I had a GU at 1 hour, my half of PB sandwich at 2 hours, a GU at 3 hours, and I think a GU around 4.5 hours. That part is a blur. I drank about 50 oz the first 3 hours, and 50 oz the last 2:50.

5 KM times in minutes were: 47 56 60 60 65 58

Physical issues: Taped my left ankle, and it held up except when I jammed it. I had aggravated it some more when I fell off the bike two weeks ago. Today, added lots of scratches, and a nice bruise on my upper arm. I fell down hard twice, and the second time, I banged my knee which already had the bike scabs and ripped my pants :(. Biggest problem was metatarsal pain in the right foot which was severe for about the last 5 hours. I massaged it at 3 hours (water stop), and that helped slightly, but basically, it felt like someone was shoving a rock into the ball of my foot with ever foot strike, and actually stepping on a rock resulted in excruciating pain.

So, if you are still here this far (length a la Bash, though not as entertaining), I got 35/53 controls, and I was 1st female, and 15/68 [edit: 57 teams] overall. Very, very pleased.

Thank you, Sandy for the great event organization, and for all the work with the controls, maps, etc. And, thank you for having hot dogs! :)

C • Still Here This Far! 10

Two rainy days in a row, and a fierce headache yesterday from paint fumes at work, mean I didn't get any exercise in. Well, I did move a bunch of heavy boxes today. So, I am in full taper mode for Sunday - like I really need to taper. :)

The regular IN, and then after Lunch, I checked out the trail behind the office to follow up on a conversation I had yesterday with the PE teacher.

Trip home the "long" way. Wind picking up in advance of a storm.

Back is itchy and peeling from the sunburn a week ago.

Made a deposit on a place for the Scottish 6 Days.
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C • lodge 4

The usual IN, Lunch, short way home. Was going to run after a short nap, but I had brownies, and a fell asleep hard, so the run was history. Oh, well, I am tapering for Sunday. Yeah, that's my excuse.

Yeah! I did it despite a nap after work.