Training Log Archive: PG

Hanging controls at Huntington SP for the team training. Ran at a decent pace, and since we weren't using e-boxes (or worrying about what the control codes were) for this training, didn't need to stop long to hang them. Not as hot as yesterday but very humid. I was dripping wet by the time I was done.

Legs felt better.

Fine weekend, chez Rick and Susie DeWitt, wonderful hosts for all of us (plus they did a bunch of control pick-up, plus some hanging too). Also lots of help from George Walker.

Also hung controls for the sprint in Bethel, but that only took about 15-20 minutes.

Hanging controls at Paugusset for team training. Mostly walking, except for 10 minutes at the end get back as I was running close on time (due back at 10, got there at 9:58). Feeling sore (left upper hamstrig/hip) and clumsy. Warm and humid.

Hanging controls at Tarrywile. Gradually a bit more vigorous as I was running quite close on time (due back at 1:30, arrived at 1:29). Still sore, but maybe less so. Very warm and humid, but got done before the t-storms arrived.

Quite enjoyed this and felt better afterwards.

At the track. The schedule was 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, and 2 minutes, all at your 5K pace (whatever that is), with 1 minute in between of "active recovery," described as 10-mile pace (whatever that is).

Seemed like I was doing the faster parts at about 6:45 pace, the slower parts at about 7:30-7:45 pace. Did the first 5K in 21:52, pretty good, given that legs felt pretty tired from yesterday. Lower back also sore, think I need to go back to using my trolley.

Short warm-up. Nothing after other than a little walking as a pre-ordered pizza was waiting (onions, peppers, turkey sausage, tasted quite good).

So Donna called yesterday to say the Tuesday group run was being postponed to Wednesday because of the oppressive heat/humidity, and she hoped I was coming because they were ready to try a new route and she hoped I could come up with something. That suited me fine, since Tuesday hadn't worked anyway (dinner out to celebrate our 35th anniversary). I dreamed up what I thought would be a nice loop, over to Bull Hill and maybe even a side trip to the caves.

But when I showed up and raised the subject of where we were going, Cristy and a guy I hadn't met (Dan) said they wanted to do hills, meaning the standard route, since they are training for Mt. Washington. So that's what we did. Bleh....

So I was in a bit of a funk. And then after about 30 minutes Dave tripped and crashed, banged up a knee, hard to tell how bad but it didn't seem awful. He said he'd head back, fine by me, but Cristy seemed unhappy with the thought of Dave going by himself. While we were discussing what to do, Dave had already headed back, walking. And we were dithering, and then I said, I'll go with him, and I just took off. And quite happy not to be doing the planned loop, and in a way quite happy to be on my own.

The idea was not to keep Dave company, but just to make sure he got back ok. So I played "dog," ran around a bunch without ever getting too far away from him. And after a bit he started running and was doing pretty well, and we got back just fine. And then I headed back out the loop the reverse way to meet the others and finished up with them.

Turned out to be a much more pleasant way of doing it, for me at least, though maybe not for Dave, or Cristy, who crashed a few minutes after I left them and bashed his ribs, or Donna, who went sprawling just before the end. But for me, no falls! And a good workout on a very warm evening.

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All I had time for. Hamstrings are still weak but getting a little stronger.

Legs felt ok after yesterday. I do remember holding back in the last half mile (gently down or flat), no point in doing any damage to hamstrings or whatever else in a foolish attempt to save 30 seconds.

Really hot for my morning walk. But I am building a good base for Estonia.