Training Log Archive: tdgood

Event: QOC Wheaton
 

Pretty much a trail run. the wood were very open also. The most open I have seen Wheaton. Most the green you could run right through. I stopped raining for my run so was actually quite nice. the trails were very muddy though.

Control pickup. I was stiff.

Blue - Splits

easy run to loosen up from soccer yesterday and to prepare for orienteering tomorrow.

Rt 175 + 2 park loops (but didn't run back to 175).

Dist Pace
1.05 7:49
1.26 8:33
1.00 8:54
0.79 8:05

spent some time racking up fallen stick and sweet gum balls.

It was the battle for the last place teams. We played the last place team who hadn't won a game yet. We only won one game.
We got off to a slow start and got down three points. Then we settled down and played the way we should. We won 9-4.

went for a run outside. Sidewalks I ran on were all snow/ice free. Except for an occasional twinge I felt pretty good but I could still feel some sortement in my legs from orienteering.

Rt 175 + Severn Road

Dist Pace
1.08 7:45
0.26 7:32
0.96 8:00
0.95 8:24
0.24 8:03
1.04 7:44

Nice easy walk with Darcy. She had to work late and didn't get home until after dark so we didn't walk far.

I was really feeling it from yesterday. I made it an easy run.

Route 175 + severn road.

Dist Pace
1.04 8:27
0.26 8:27
0.96 8:34
1.20 9:01
1.04 8:04

Walk with Darcy through the new neighborhood. Lots of new houses have gone up. The road has been extended.

Event: QOC Patapsco Glen Artney
 

Blue course at Hilton Area, Patapsco State Park. The park was still buried in snow. I would say there was a good 5-6 inches of semi compact snow. the top layer was soft but the middle had a crunch layer to break through. it made it very hard to run through. It was harder to walk through but to tiring to run. It was a no win situation.
On the way to control 2 after breaking my own snow path I was wondering how far I could make it before I would have to quit. I wasn't sure I could make it the whole 10K. Fortunately I then joined up with the ultra path and they had cut a trail enough. the snow did change the complexity. Places I would have taken a different route I went the longer way to get the use of trails where the snow was already beaten down. In one case I followed a deer path because then had already packed down the snow some.
Overall, I was happy. I finished the course. I navigated well but didn't really have to pay that much attention given that I mapped the area recently and had tracks to follow for much of it.

Blue - Splits