Training Log Archive: marie

to & from the gym. warm out.

They gotta do something about this room! Thermometer said 77 degrees F, full class, lack of oxygen. I was soaked in sweat, really pushing myself though.

Same problem with the shoes pushing on the sore area on my left foot.

We stayed with Jeff & Erica + their dog Ralph in Somerville, very convenient for the Saturday event. I was a bit bummed skipping the Sunday event while long distance is my favorite. But we had a really nice time downtown Boston Saturday night and brunch + shopping in Cambridge Sunday. Guess I was lacking sleep while I slept till 11.40am (!)

Event: Fall Foliage Festival
 

warm up

F21+ (Red Y) Qualification

Turned the map and woo intense, detailed, green map for this short distance high speed orienteering.

1: Had trouble by the start triangle, stood there for a while, was hung up on finding the stonewall which was almost invisible. Took the trail up the hill, took a risky left without compass or attackpoint, got lucky and found the control.

2: Trail to the right of the line, over the hill, until it started to go downhill, cut through the reentrant, rounded the hill with the cliffs

3: Went left of the line, above the dark green, crossed the stonewall

4 & 5: Straight on (saw Cristina here and Ali leaving 5)

6: Started going on the trail to the left up the hill but changed my mind and went on the small trail to the right along the hill. A bit hesitant, made a left after crossing the 2nd stream. Crossed the trail and went on the left side of the marsh, which was slow, got stuck in bryers. Doesn't make sense looking at it afterwards, would have gone right.

7: Through the start, left trail up the hill, took the small trail left, down the little hill, followed stream to the cliffs. Saw Ali again.

8: Cut out to trail and followed trails to last control. Was fooled to continue running downhill but realized finish was other direction. Sprinted against Ali and Sergiy (who screamed: "I can't be beaten by girls!")

Well this was a good enough race to win :) Nice to see that I'm capable even though this wasn't really an important race. I didn't have a 100% clean race but cleaner than the others.

FR 3.508 km

cool down jog, part of it with Ali

warm up

Left foot very sore under the ankle, tried to move the tongue of the shoe away to take pressure off.

F21+ (Red Y) A-final

The results from the qualification race meant I started last.
So much for keeping it together..

Too much attention made me stressed and I made a lot of silly mistakes.

1: Went big trails left, got off the trail and must have passed right above the control, looped around, out to the trail again, located yellow spot and went slow down to the control

2: Upset after messing up 1st, slow and hesitant through green uphill, hit trailjunction by dark green hill, no problem from there

3: Straight on but hesitant

4: No problem

5: Planned to go straight, but veered a lot left and saw trail, corrected. Stood by the reentrant for a while before looking at the description realizing the control was at the spur.

6: No problem

7: Ran through the assembly area, didn't slow down and messed up, got the trails wrong and it took me forever to figure it out

8: Sigh! After the bom on 7 I more or less gave up. Just wandered through the bryers straight (instead of going back out to the trail right, from where I attacked 7) then ended up taking the trail diagonal towards 9, cut over to trail parallell to 8-9, took junctioning trail until trailbend

9: How do you do a leg like this safe? I went slow using compass and contours, but I believe there was some luck involved for me to walk right into the control

10: Got to pass by the group of preppy hikers again (saw them going in for 8), big trails around the hill to the right of the line, with lake on my left attacked the contol slightly left of line

11: Planned to go straight but veered too much left so ended up taking big trail, downhill to bend, over the hill

12: No problem

I had stomach cramps from eating to close to running fast, noticed it more on the trails. Another proof that I had been running fast was that I had "kavle-hals" (relay-throat) afterwards, a dry tickle cough.

FR 5.27 km

cool down jog, over to the lakes with Cristina

Red_qualY - Splits

Red_finalY - Splits

New teacher and style. This was more of a body toning class. Using dumbbells for some moves. The ones who went to the Tuesday class said it was yoga-like and very slow.
I think I will look for a different gym or studio with pilates.

Fun class, not too crowded, a mix of old and new songs.

I must have twisted my ankle last Saturday.. because putting my shoes on Sunday was very painful on the left foot right under the ankle. Didn't think of it during the race though. Monday Karen, the PT, noticed that it was bruised, and it's painful to touch. Feels like I have an extra little bone there on the left foot, that I can't find on the right.
My indoor shoes goes up above the ankle so it was bothering me a bit.

Two laps on the outer loop at the Racebrook tract trails. Trees are beautiful right now, and the sky was pinkish orange from sunset. Left quad still stiff.

Jog around Maltby lakes with Mike. Oh, it's so pretty here now! Still lots of lactic acid in my quads. Downhill=ouch. Did a few short pickups back and forth on the soft pine needle covered ground.

using a pilates ball and dumbells