Training Log Archive: Wyatt

Event: DVOA Batsto
 

Batsto was 70 miles away, but the roads were icy enough and Angelica demotivated enough that I stayed home too.

What was quite novel was my workout was planned by the kids. I asked what errand they wanted to help with and they ignored my choices said "draw", so I said "How about drawing an Orienteering course?" and they said "Yeah!". After printing 2 copies o f the home O map, I got two brand new courses & went places I'd never been before...

Following Sswede's lead: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1131634378 . I think my favorite part is after the show when the elf is just kinda standing around.

C • Cute! 2

Angelica's 5 mile loop. Cruising right along because it was getting quite dark.

Slacked off a bit. Late Start after lots of coding. Streamered 3 controls for VF Marathon. Stomach worse this morning. Maybe it was the frozen choc. chip cookie dough I had the night before last Sunday and today...

Angelica wanted to run long. I obliged. Was planning something for Jackie Angelica & I, but Jackie ended up not making it. My stomach survived too, not getting much worse or better during the run, and it's better than yesterday. Probably time for me to stop complaining.
This was the plan and the result seems pretty close, but longer..
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1476560

We didn't get water until a drinking fountain in a middle school at mile 11. We got some weird looks there...

This is right around the same terrain*, and same effort, that I'll probably run the VF Marathon, which puts my expected time at 4:15 for the VF Marathon. I think someone will break 4 hours, conceivably one of me, Lacho, or Ross or Clem (or other fast folks who I haven't seen register yet), although I'm sure that would be a lot harder than 4:15.

I was getting tired by the end of today's run - I could maintain pace but it was rapidly getting harder, but today I had one decaf GU and only 2 short, late water stops. With better fueling, I think I'd be more or less still pretty happy at this pace at 3 hours into the Marathon. At a faster pace I may fall apart.

3km's of this run were 4:xx - all paved downhill, slowest was 7:40 in the forest at Evansburg when Angelica began to slow, just before we came across the empty plastic packaging...

*I ran on a bunch of grass on the edge of streets to better emulate the mix of paved/grass/trail that the VFM will be on.

This is probably a longest training run PR for me as well as Angelica.

C • That's pretty good 7

AM Run: Same loop as Monday, 3:20 faster, as my stomach can tolerate much more shaking than on Monday.

PM Run: Same loop as Monday & this morning, 1:36 faster than this morning, my stomach is only a normal level of "I guess I ate something funny"... Tomorrow I'll try an hour, and maybe 2-3 on Friday?

Stomach still upset. Did a short loop picking up Oriana (didn't have enough time), then later, my catchup session was also cut short by a nice day to be outside with the kids, Angelica and the rake...

Strangely, aside from intestinal pain, worsened by movement, there have been no other symptoms of the current ailment.

Easy neighborhood loop. Had to walk a few parts as my stomach was pretty unhappy. Seems to have gotten very slowly better since about midnight, but it's still preventing proper eating and it's constantly poking me...