Training Log Archive: Gswede

Physical not too difficult of a day. About 5 centimeters of snow on the ground and a fog that got thicker as I climbed the mountain. At the bottom visibility was about 400-500 meters, at the top about 30. It gave a Night-O feel to the run.
About 10 minutes of jogging between uphill and downhill sections.

I was hoping the downhill section would be faster. Unfortunately all the snow and wet rocks made it much slower going. Also I was mentally pretty tired out by the end. I suppose that's good.

Map with route and controls. It's difficult without flags or streamers. This map also has trails and powerlines removed. Just how difficult can we make it...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/20b0lyjmdwaba40/cab%20me...

A late night tempo. Darn English teacher classes in the morning. I made a 5k circuit through town since I didn't feel like carrying a headlamp for a tempo.

Not many reflections. A decent workout. It feels good to have a longish sustained effort like that.

Medium long run. It was slower because of all the climbing. But so is orienteering. I ran up Telégrafo, saw the mountains, and then hustled down straight through the woods. The wet rocks made it a slower descent, but fun nonetheless. Finished up with 10x20/40's. My hamstrings really hurt from yesterday.

3 sets of:

1:30 Plank
20 reps of 10kg
50 push ups
20 lunges

2 minute break between circuits.

Night-O in El Pardo. It was a decent run. I got turned around on a few controls but I always managed to relocate well. It was quite green and the rain was coming down hard. It made me feel a lot tougher. Cool.

Also finding a wild boar near one of the controls was a nice little surprise. I think he wanted to play a game but I told him I had to be on my way.

Long run back home after school. Calves are destroyed now. I felt better today than last week.

Running with a backpack and into the wind with freezing rain is certainly noticeable.

Some very nice views of the mountains and the lake at Manzanares.

Time to rest.