Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: WCOC Ratlum Mountain
 

WCOC summer sprints, picnic and club meeting at Ratlum Mtn. Very nice weather, in the low 80s, sunny, and still on the dry side humidity-wise.

I teamed up with Glen for the relay and this time he chose to go out in the mass start which, with only 7 teams and two courses, meant there probably wouldn't be more than one person gong on the same leg at the same time. In previous years he had sent me out first, and would wait around and end up going in a mass start because I'm not fast. Today we tagged off in both exchanges; he was first in on the first lap.

To change things up, Charlie had the start triangle across the driveway from the field where finish and download was, and he and Rhonda had scouted out a couple of new-to-me control locations to make things interesting.

Sprint B was first for me, nominally 1.6 km. I'm pretty sure the calculated climb is way wrong; I count no more than about 50m. I overran the big boulder, control 7 before figuring it out. Cut through some woods 11-12 and thought I'd missed the little trail into the clearing but hadn't so I was a bit confused there. Just the right length courses for warm summer days. :-)

Sprint A, 1.7 km and I count 55m climb

Smaller error this time (not on 8 as AP implies, though I didn't take the most efficent route; I just slow down a lot on hills), hooking around into number 5 from the trail to the east because I didn't see the boulder through the dead branches (likely trimmings to make it easier for us to get to controls).

Caught my right toe at one point and straightened my knee more than it likes, but it was a momentary pain; no more painful now than its been. On the way to 7, after Jeff and J-J passed me, I fell and bent my right little finger backwards...it's a bit sore now but I can bend it okay so no major damage.

I was last in one sprint and third from last in the other. Not sure where we ended up overall but we might have beaten one team(?).

Lots of great food and conversation after, and a very short meeting for official business (~1 and a half minutes, to be contrasted with EMPO's meeting tomorrow). ;-)

Thanks again to Rhonda and Charlie for hosting the picnic!

Sprint A - Splits

Sprint B - Splits

Mostly doable stuff, with a few kneeling things I did standing or lying down. I need to remember not to bother with reverse bridges from elbows. I can barely do them with straighter arms, and my shoulder is too tight to do them from elbows. Reverse crunches are hard too (she calls them modified rollovers).

Not too many people on the track today. Knee started getting sore before second mile. I stopped to stretch it some but that didn't help much.
15:45/15:57/3:52

There's a woman who comes to Pilates--who is due to give birth within the month--who jogged some laps while I was walking... Puts me to shame. :-)

In Chatham.

Sad day in class; buddy Ruth died on Monday, age 85. She'd had a fall in April where she hurt her back, but there must have been other stuff going on too. Instructor Jennifer has known her since she was little. Ruth's personality was similar to mine so we got along well (hanging out in the back row). She was an industrious, quiet, and loving person (with an occasional stubborn streak) who I always enjoyed talking to. She was a fixture at this workout center, and will definitely be missed.

Used the big bouncy balls today, though we didn't get to bounce them (one had the opportunity to bounce during bicep curls while sitting on the ball...).

Ribs felt more tender today than they had for the past sessions since I returned to Pilates, but only during the particular exercises; fine otherwise. They just remind me they're there.

Found a place to walk to from the motel in WRJ while Glen is out field-checking at Oak Hill. Thought I'd just walk to the reservoir and look at birds, but there's no water in the reservoir because the earthen dam is unsafe (but okay to walk on).

But I found a trail network that had several short loops ... in the woods! Nice on this warm day. The park is Hurricane Forest Wildlife Refuge Park. There's a monument but it doesn't mention the source of the name of Hurricane Hill, just thanks the people who donated the land for the park to the town. Backtracked on one because there was a sign missing, but that didn't amount to much.

Trail map

A little investigation implies the name is attributable to the 1938 "Long Island Express" hurricane that was still category 1 when it hit Vermont.

Event: Harris Center
 

At Harris Center in NH, site of last fall's Classic Champs. Green was 5.5 km and on this warm day I knew I wasn't up for it. Temps were near 80 at start close to noon. Nominal distance was 3.0 km.

Time edited because I didn't stop my watch right away.

I managed to finish 4th of 9 starters (6 finishers), probably because I walked the entire course and stayed in contact. I was just a bit off, but in the circle on 6 and 9. Every time I even thought about running I'd trip over debris in the woods...legs aren't in proper woods running shape, and I'm afraid of falling on my knee anyway. I did manage to trip near the end when there was a wire near the ground across a trail; likely a fence wire remnant. No barbs so it just surprised me.

Saw Phil B fall one of his 10 times as we both neared a control but he got up okay. :-/

Brown - Splits