Training Log Archive: PG

Event: 2014 US Classic Championships
 

US Champs, day 1, Badger Gulch (CO), M70, 5.3 km. A very nice day hosted by Rocky Mt. OC, and a very nice course by Kissy.

Pretty good run. Couple of times off the intended line, but not much lost. And a bit too far to the left to 3, though it was easy.

Running was much better than expected. Thin air, but legs had some life, and the walking breaks were not that often nor that long. Enjoy it while you can.

And then a very nice rest of the day -- the O' was done by 10 am -- hanging out at the ranch with lots of good company.

My course and route, as usual, click for a larger version --

Brown X - Splits

Gentle stroll around the model course with Gail.

And my map from last time I ran at Round Mountain, in 2005 --



Don't think I'll be running 7.7 minutes per km tomorrow (and that was on very tired legs, 7th race in 5 days).

And Badger Gulch, that was 6.7 min/km on better legs. The terrain is quick if you're fit. Should be under 5 for M21.

Warm for track session. Not so hot, nor so humid.

(distance: time, rest time)
400: 1:41, 48
400: 1:40, 1:01
400: 1:41, 1:19
800: 3:25, 1:22
800: 3:26, 1:34
800: 3:25, 1:35
400: 1:40, 1:21
400: 1:37, 2:06
400: 1:38

A little smarter this week, didn't push it at the beginning so the workout was less unpleasant. And also a cooler evening. Not cool, still sweating a lot, but better.

And a mile after.

Test course in the corn maze. Very very cool, the maze that is, not the weather, 14 minutes and I'm soaking. It's a very fine maze.

A couple of moments of confusion but not bad, maybe a minute. And sure of where I was at each control.

Figured it was time to remember what carrying a small pack felt like, though not a heavy one, just filled up the water bladder but nothing else. Three times up and down the telephone line trail at Mt. Toby (0.8 miles, 800' climb).

Warm and humid and I didn't have much energy. First time up I was trying harder but it was a struggle, just under 20 minutes. Next two times went up really slowly, a little over 23 minutes. And that was enough. Jogged back down each time.

I remember once doing three rounds trips in about 56 minutes -- part of an event held only once, the Power Line Power Hour, how many round trips could you do in a hour, just two participants, me and Fred. Didn't know if I could get three or not, but made it with room to spare. As did Fred, I think he was about 58. Doing the ups in 13+, the downs in 5+.

This time it took 92 minutes. :-(

C • I'd pay a lot of $$ for that kind of uphill speed now. 7

At Earl's Trails. Relaxed pace up and down a couple of hills, listening to This American Life mostly about some Japanese guy who spent way too long in a small room with no clothes on and not much food, and on TV. Is there culture as screwed up as ours?

Humid, not hot, reasonably pleasant actually, but still takes 15 minutes after I finish to stop sweating.