Training Log Archive: PG

Camping weekend at Pawtuckaway, Blue course, nominally 7.7 km, but if you adjust for the shortest possible route it was probably closer to 9 km.
Good run, missed at most a minute, ran pretty well in the cleaner parts (start to near 3, 7.5 to finish except for part near 10), but don't have the strength/coordination to go through the rougher/rockier/thicker/hillier parts very well, plus reading the map on the run gets pretty difficult since it takes a while to focus and by then I am often on my face.
Picked up Leif at 1, ran somewhat together to close to 3 when he wandered too far left, and stayed 3-4 minutes ahead of him the rest of the way. Maybe the last time I beat him?

With Gail, got 11 of 14 points, seemed like plenty.

Blue day 1 - Splits

With the group at the track. Miserable weather (very humid, rain, strong winds), felt miserable (low energy, sore places from falls yesterday). Schedule was 800, then 3x1 mile, then 800. I did 800 (3:27), 1 mile (6:43), 800 (3:15) and dedcided that was more than enough. Cool weather can't come soon enough!

Before/after.

Training with Leif at Mt. Norwottuck, ran the Red course from day 1 at the Troll Cup two years ago. I started a few minutes ahead and hung streamers, he picked them up. I figured he would catch me, but I had the serious advantage of having run the course before (map). Was about 7 minutes slower this time, but vegetation was still up and everything was soaking wet and very slippery. And I had not much energy it seemed, certainly walked alot. Pretty much the same routes as 2 years ago, no mistake at 4, but missed 10, one reentrant too far east.
Very nice having company, never would have gotten out otherwise!

River Road - Old Deerfield loop.

Mt. Greylock Road Race, 7.9 miles, map. Pretty much all uphill, even though miles 6 and 7 have some flat places. Basically it's just a grind, but it was a nice day and I paced myself ok (kept my heart rate between 158 and 162 most of the time, which is just below the level of heavy breathing) and you could almost say i enjoyed it!
Ran the course twice before, 63:45 in 1994 and 67:23 in 1996, so I figured 75 minutes was a reasonable goal based on my speed now vs. then. So a little better than that on legs that were a little tired was fine.

Short warm-up, should have done more but even a little helped, especially doing most of it in the woods.

Western Connecticut OC local meet at Sessions Woods. Legs certainly weren't fresh, but didn't feel too bad. Splits are in the split list, routes and comments.

Red - Splits