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Training Log Archive: cmorse

In the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2010:

	activity	#	time	miles		km		+m	load
	Run - Trail	9	8:43:45	48.88	(10:43)	78.66	(6:40)	1580	171.0
	Hiking	5	4:27:46	13.63	(19:39)	21.94	(12:12)		46.5
	Run - Road	5	2:04:41	15.07	(8:16)	24.25	(5:08)	315	50.2
	Orienteering	2	2:04:30	5.97	(20:52)	9.6	(12:58)	210	37.4
	Run - Track	1	37:02	1.86		3.0			16.4
	Bike - Recumbent	1	15:00	3.73	(4:01)	6.0	(2:30)		3.0
	Total	18	18:12:44	89.13		143.44		2105	324.4
averages - sleep:7.6 rhr:49 weight:77.1kg

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Wednesday Mar 31, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:49 slept:6.5 weight:76.7kg (sick)

Tuesday Mar 30, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:51 slept:8.0 weight:76.7kg (sick)

Was going to attempt hillwork with the boys at 5am, but woke up at 4:15 to find the will wasn't there and went back to sleep. Maybe next week.

Monday Mar 29, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:51 slept:8.0 weight:77.6kg (sick)

Sunday Mar 28, 2010 #

7 AM

Note
rhr:50 slept:9.5 weight:76.7kg (sick)

Saturday Mar 27, 2010 #

7 AM

Run - Trail long (Traprock) 1:49:55 [3] 16.85 km (6:31 / km) +550m 5:36 / km
rhr:53 slept:6.0 weight:76.7kg shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Traprock 50k course - about a dozen folks in attendance. Nice AM to be running, glad to have a double digit run on the books after a pretty lousy month.

{edit} My track is not the official course. Just before 14km mark, there was a trail junction - straight ahead crossed over and followed the Metacomet in a figure 8, but I was described the course as a loop - so I opted to stay west of a large marsh, which put me back on the stretch of trail (old broken road) that we came out on. A very nice course though - initial stretch on old broken park road, then single track on the ridgeline, up to Tariffvile, back via some nice double track where you could open up your stride a bit, then finishing with a final bit of single track (the part I missed).

Friday Mar 26, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:51 slept:8.5 weight:77.1kg (sick)

2 PM

Run - Road (Dougs) 20:00 [3] 3.75 km (5:20 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Up to Dougs to pick up the car, in street clothes and fleece jacket. Didn't feel like running, so I didn't change and decided to walk up instead. Got about 2 minutes down the road and decided that was stupid, its quicker to run. Definitely overdressed, chest very tight, legs achy again. But something worthy of a log entry I guess.

Thursday Mar 25, 2010 #

5 AM

Run - Trail (Crandalls) 49:52 [3] 7.65 km (6:31 / km) +200m 5:46 / km
rhr:52 slept:7.0 weight:78kg (sick) shoes: Roclite 312gtx

A nice pre-dawn run w/ Bruce at Crandalls. Random combination of trails including losing a vague trail up top and doing about 2 minutes of orienteering until things made sense and I knew where I was heading. Things look a bit different in the dark and with a lot of spring run-off that's not usually there.

Run was particularly notable in that there was no sign of my usual fatigue and malaise - I felt strong all the way around including the uphills and felt I could have continued for quite a while. Hopefully this marks a turning point in my current Lyme and that things will improve from here.

C • Good To Hear.............. 1

Wednesday Mar 24, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:50 slept:6.0 weight:77.6kg (sick)

Tuesday Mar 23, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:53 slept:8.25 weight:77.6kg (sick)

11 PM

Note
(sick)

felt pretty good today, less tired, fewer aches. Didn't get any exercise in, nor does tomorrow look good but hooking up with Bruce on Thursday morning for a short run. Then hopefully doing a 10 mile training run on the Traprock course Saturday AM.

Monday Mar 22, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:47 slept:7.0 weight:77.6kg (sick)

Sunday Mar 21, 2010 #

7 AM

Note
rhr:51 slept:7.25 weight:77.1kg (sick)

9 AM

Orienteering (Norwottuck) 16:30 [3] 2.0 km (8:15 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

warmed up by running a bit on the Billygoat map. Felt good in the woods except coming back up the hill to parking lot.

Run - Trail hills (7-Sisters) 36:09 [3] 3.5 km (10:20 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

First part of Strider training run. About a dozen folks, ran with Deb, Curt and Dave for a while... then as is typical these days, couldn't push any further and let them go on

Hiking (7-Sisters) 58:36 [2] 3.5 km (16:45 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

and a solo hike back to finish up - saw lots of other runners out - our group and others. Nice to get out even if I can't go any distance

4 PM

Hiking (SLR) 30:00 [1] 2.5 km (12:00 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

brisk walk while Hayden rode bike

Saturday Mar 20, 2010 #

8 AM

Run - Road warm up/down (SLR) 9:13 [3] 2.0 km (4:37 / km)
rhr:49 slept:9.0 weight:76.2kg (sick) shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Run - Trail (LoDFP) 23:03 [3] 4.12 km (5:36 / km) +55m 5:15 / km
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

C • seems like you are slowly o... 2

- Splits

Friday Mar 19, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:49 slept:8.25 weight:76.2kg (sick)

12 PM

Run - Track tempo (Team Trial 3K) 12:02 [5] 3.0 km (4:01 / km)
(sick) shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Nice day, legs were feeling a little better this AM, so I decided to try my hand at the 3K, not expecting much in my current condition. After about 15 minutes warming up, set about the UConn outdoor track under bright sun and high 60's - sweating rather profusely.

It was hard right from the start, but I tried to keep the laps under 100s and pushed the last 150m or so pretty hard. Didn't think I'd even be close to 12 minutes, so pleasantly surprised at that. Will have to try again once the current Lyme symptoms dissipate, and perhaps do it a bit earlier under cooler conditions.

Run - Track warm up/down 25:00 [2]
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

partly on track, partly to/from the track from my office. Mostly easy jogging, some walking during the cooldown.

3000m run - Splits

Thursday Mar 18, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:49 slept:8.25 weight:75.7kg (sick)

C • feel better! 2

Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:49 slept:7.5 weight:76.7kg (sick)

1 PM

Run - Road warm up/down (SLR) 9:22 [3] 1.8 km (5:12 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

to/from Shafran - 4:18 out, 5:04 back (dragging)

Run - Trail tempo (LoDFP) 19:42 [4] 3.75 km (5:15 / km) +65m 4:50 / km
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Played hooky and left work early to grab a run in during the nice weather. Legs dead to start as usual, down the road in decent time. Decided if my legs were going to hurt anyway, lets see how fast I can run the loop. Quite happy with the 11:29, a bit sluggish on the way back just kind of cruising while the legs burned.

At least it doesn't appear I've lost any fitness, it just hurts to do even short runs and long runs are out of the question. Guess I'll keep up the short stuff (might as well be fast) and hope the ailments go away soon leaving me in a good place to pick up where Ieft off..

3:49 out
11:29 loop
4:24 back

Added the LoDFP for splits - need to measure the loop itself more carefully (guess on distance right now). Go back through logs for older reference runs.

6 PM

Hiking (Shafran) 40:00 [1] 3.4 km (11:46 / km)
shoes: NB 790 {orange}

Brisk after dinner walk with the boys. Legs achy, but invigorating nonetheless. Getting dark just as we finished up.

- Splits

Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:48 slept:2.25 weight:77.6kg (sick)

sinus hell - bed @ 9, didn't fall asleep until 3

C • Feeling any better ? Let m... 2

5 PM

Bike - Recumbent (Trainer) 15:00 [2] 6.0 km (2:30 / km)
shoes: Slipstream

dragged the trainer up onto the breezeway to enjoy the nice weather. Legs totally dead - 15 minutes was enough...

Monday Mar 15, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:49 slept:8.0 weight:77.1kg (sick)

Sunday Mar 14, 2010 #

Event: WCOC Sessions Woods

7 AM

Note
rhr:54 slept:9.0 weight:77.1kg (sick)

10 AM

Orienteering (Sessions Woods) 1:48:00 [3] 7.6 km (14:13 / km) +210m 12:29 / km
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Cold, rainy jaunt in the woods with Dave Almand. Ran red course while discussing terminology, technique and such. Reasonably clean run, but not all that speedy due to my ills.... Very wet with tricky stream crossings.

I think Dave enjoyed himself.

Red - Splits

Saturday Mar 13, 2010 #

7 AM

Run - Trail long (Northern Nipmuck) 39:49 [3] 4.0 mi (9:57 / mi)
rhr:53 slept:8.0 weight:78kg (sick) shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Between the Lyme and now having a pretty good headcold I really didn't feel like going out this AM, but forced myself just to get something on the board and to see what I might have.

Met up w/ John Agosto and a new runner from Holden, MA at Bigelow Hollow to run part of the Northern Nipmuck course - John was doing the whole thing, I figured I'd be lucky if I could make it as far as 2-pipes.

High 30's and light rain to start, and the legs really started to hurt right off the bat on the first hill. Powerwalked a few uphills, but managed to catch up with John & Justin on the level or downhill sections. Quite surprised to find I could stay with them all the way to the first aid station - but it was a serious effort. I bid them adieu as they continued on while I turned around.

Quickly evident that the return trip was going to be mostly powerhiking as the legs had nothing left to run on, so I stopped, put on an extra layer and set about to brisk walk bag to Bigelow hollow...

Really cold by the time I got back, and really bummed at how poorly I felt on what should have been an easy run. But I'm glad I got out there...

Hiking long (Northern Nipmuck) 1:09:10 [3] 4.0 mi (17:18 / mi)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

The return trip - an occasional spurt of jogging mostly to stay warm, but the legs really didn't have any running left in them.

Friday Mar 12, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:47 slept:8.5 weight:78kg (sick)

Thursday Mar 11, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:43 slept:8.0 weight:76.2kg (sick)

Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:47 slept:7.0 weight:78kg (sick)

Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:53 slept:7.75 weight:77.6kg (sick)

Monday Mar 8, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:46 slept:8.25 weight:77.6kg

5 PM

Run - Road (Hare & back) 25:18 [4] 4.7 km (5:23 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Afternoon run with Hayden pacing on the bike. Working really hard, but not much happening. Over the past 2.5 weeks or so, my Lyme symptoms have come crashing back - I currently feel about as crappy as I did during summer 2008 before beginning Lyme treatment. Hope the doc has some good news for me tomorrow 'cuz I'd really rather feel like I did in January rather than how I feel now...

Sunday Mar 7, 2010 #

7 AM

Run - Trail long (Natchaug) 1:20:05 [3] 8.1 km (9:53 / km) +120m 9:12 / km
rhr:48 slept:7.75 weight:78kg shoes: Roclite 312gtx

A pleasant ramble on a section of the Natchaug Trail I hadn't been on before. A bit of recon for a possible Nipmuck Marathon relocation for the future. The current staging area on Perry Hill has major limitations and the race has gotten to the point where entry has to be limited, primarily to folks that have completed it in the past. There are a lot more folks out there that would like to run it, but are precluded from doing so by venue limitations. So Nipmuck Dave and I are considering some options for better venues which would keep most of the race on the current course, but also allow us to accomodate more runners. Running a segment on the Natchaug is one possibility.

I know a few folks that wander through my log have run Nipmuck in the past - so I'd like to pose the question to you - would you rather it stay small (under 200 runners), traverse the classic course and be viewed as exclusionary, or would minor changes to allow a larger field, less 'exclusivity' and more exposure be ok with you? We don't want to change the character of the run itself - so it would remain almost exclusively on single track - Blue Blazed Nipmuck or Natchaug trails when feasible. Leave me a note....

Legs & pelvis a bit achy, so took it easy - running solo allowed me to run when I felt like it, and power walk when I didn't with no compunction to maintain pace with faster runners. Not as long as I was originally planning but still very enjoyable - many stops to admire the river, watch squirrels etc. Need to do more of this - good for the soul...

No snow in the woods and the trails damp but not muddy in most places, even by the river. A little bit of remnant ice and some squishy spots near small streams trickling down to the brook, but nothing that couldn't be avoided with a quick hop.

Came across the first Symplocarpos foetidus blooms of the season coming up - always a good sign of things to come. Here's hoping my visit to the Lyme doc this week gets me back to prime health quickly....

C • Nipmuck 6

2 PM

Hiking (SLR) 1:10:00 [1] 6.1 km (11:29 / km)

Afternoon walk to the lake with Jackson who wanted to get a bike ride in (somewhere other than the driveway).

Saturday Mar 6, 2010 #

Event: Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon and 50k

Note
rhr:45 slept:8.5

Looks like my third zero in 4 days. Only had 4 zeros in February total and none in January. This sucks....

Friday Mar 5, 2010 #

5 AM

Run - Trail hills (Sykes) 2:18:00 [3] 22.75 km (6:04 / km) +590m 5:22 / km
rhr:44 slept:6.5 weight:77.1kg shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Shenipsit w/ Bruce - running down from the summit to 83 on the road fairly briskly, taking it easy on the climb back up - walking the steeper bits.

I only did two, Bruce continued on for a third - but my hips/muscles are bugging me the past couple of weeks - I'm pretty sure my Lyme is back again... damn...

Thursday Mar 4, 2010 #

5 AM

Note
rhr:45 slept:8.0 weight:76.2kg

C • We need to get in a Norther... 7

Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:44 slept:7.0 weight:77.1kg

Not sure where I'm going to squeeze anything resembling training in today. Maybe a short road run later tonight after Ellen gets home - but the odds of me going out the door at 9pm or later are pretty slim.. sigh.. so much for trying to squeeze a run in every day in March...

Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 #

5 AM

Run - Road (Happy Hills) 1:00:48 12.0 km (5:04 / km) +315m 4:29 / km
rhr:46 slept:6.5 weight:77.1kg shoes: Roclite 312gtx

The usual pre-dawn run on Hopkins Road - 30F, hazy moonlight just past full. Full crew (Mark, Scott, Bruce and myself) for the weekly jaunts up and down the hill. My glutes and hip joints have been bugging me a little after doing these so I opted to cut it one short at 3 repeats. I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunities to get the extra road miles in this month.

Splits - 19:20, 20:35 & 19:25 - I had fallen off the back on the 2nd one and on the third one was really cranking down the hill to catch back up with the others - then predictably got spit out the back again going back up the hill.

Finished up my three as dawn was breaking - absolutely gorgeous crimson sunrise and the sounds of the spring birds in the air. Spring is coming in fast.

Driving in to work after the run I was thinking I may see if I can go the full month of March getting some sort of run in every day. Had a few zeros in February, but January was pretty consistent though many days were bike or exercises. Its only the 2nd though, so only time will tell but it gives me an incentive to get out the door.

Monday Mar 1, 2010 #

6 AM

Note
rhr:48 slept:8.25 weight:77.1kg

3 PM

Run - Trail 27:10 5.5 km (4:56 / km)
shoes: Roclite 312gtx

Quick afternoon trail run on the maze of swamps and trails across the street. Warmed up (3) for about 10 minutes, then began pushing the pace (4). Feeling good cruising along avoiding mud, ice and other obstacles in a mostly low swampy area. Lots of new trails cut back here (big ATV use area) and came up a rise and noted a housing development??? Looked around me and realized the horizon behind me was brighter than the horizon in front of me. Damn - I'd been running east! Looked at the watch and realized I had about 10-12 minutes to get home before Hayden's bus came and now unsure of how far I had to go I let off at a full-out, level 5 sprint directly across country toward the brighter horizon and hoped I hit the power lines and/or shenipsit lake road before the bus did. Managed to get back with about 4 minutes to spare. Too close for my comfort.

Estimated distance based on how fast I think I was running.

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