Training Log Archive: Gswede

100 pushups, 20 pedestal, 5 minute plank, 5 minute calf raise

Night time long run in the Wiss. The GPS lost signal a couple of times and said I ran 32k. But I wasn't moving that fast. Not tons of climb, but my legs are pretty tired at any rate. The trails here do tire you out.

Just checked my track. I'm in great shape.

Easy day at Betsy Hill Park. 20 minutes of terrain running.

Out and back tempo on the first 5 miles of the Grindstone. 15 minute warmup and 15 minute cooldown from same spot. Great workout in some beautiful forest. Very rocky footing.

Recovery day on the Wiss trails.

100 pushups, 20 pedestal, 20 curls with 30lbs, 5 minute plank, 5 minute calf raise.

Had an opaque map and a transparent map with me just in case I needed to bail to a trail. I'm glad I did because, as was the theme for this camp, this forest was much more difficult than I remember. I need to adjust the courses I design here for this fact. The terrain is fantastic, very low visibility and difficult running; but I can't design courses the same as I would in Spain.

So, this was a short, tough camp, but it fulfilled its purpose. I wanted to get a feel for the terrain in the Water Gap again. And I am very happy with what we have up there.

I also wanted to test out my sleeping arrangement for car camping: very comfortable. I'm going to be traveling so often that I don't want to waste money on hotel rooms constantly. So, I've found a way to sleep very comfortably in my car and live out of it for at least a few days before feeling like I'm roughing it.

Wow! Most of that white is NOT white anymore. Also, there are quite a few missing stone walls/rocky ground, like around 3 and 11. I'll have to adjust how I set courses here.

After a tip by Eric W. about this map getting thicker over the past several years, I decided to go and see for myself. WHOA! Most of the smaller trails are hardly noticeable and everything is considerably thicker. The coniferous forests are still pristine, but everything else has terrible runnability and visibility. It beat me today because I wasn't prepared for it. But this will be a great training ground for Latvia. Also, props to all the NA ladies for running this course, particularly AliC for a beastly time.

Got stung by a wasp when I was leaving 11, which explains why I spaced on going to 12. Was running low on light so I had to call it a day.

Needed to shake out my legs.

Just scoped the Classic Champs registration list and saw that Johan Bäckman is registered. Between him and my Spanish friend Luis, I've got my objective.