Training Log Archive: Misha

2 x 10 pronated grip
2 x 10 neutral grip

Did most of the course on my own and did better than I had expected to do. A leg-by-leg commentary for some of the legs, as well as some comments on my course overall, follow. Did not read the map carefully enough in the vague area coming up to 5, ended up running all the way to the lake and re-locating at the re-entrant there. On most legs, went close to the straight line, only avoiding unnecessary climb whenever there was an obvious way to do so. It's unclear whether going straight as much as I did was sub-optimal, but it is clear that I should get better at considering contours in my navigation and route choice. The largest, probably effective, deviation from the straight line was on the way from 9 to 10, where I first took the trail around to the right to a green thicket next to the power line, then contoured the rest of the way. On the way to 11, made the mistake of going too far to the right and crossing all the re-entrants, instead of just following the creek most of the way. Did well at route choice and execution on the way to 15: first went right and hit the first pointy finger of the lake, then headed left and found the straight trail to the intersection, turned right at the intersection, passed the grassy glen, then cut down to the river at just the right spot. On the way to 17, made the biggest "getting lost" error: ended up one re-entrant too far, went even farther to check the next re-entrant over, then went back.

UltraLong Championships - Blue - Splits

Was so nervous out of the start triangle that completely forgot to think on the way to the first control. Spent several minutes looking for it one re-entrant too far. Finally re-located at the trail. The rest of the course went fine.

Middle - Blue - Splits

Event: QOC Long Day's Night
 

Day 2 of The Genome Access Course at Cold Spring Harbor.

2 x 10 close grip
3 x 10 wide grip
A funny hollow worrisome sound coming from the left shoulder joint. Will take a break from this tomorrow.

12 hours of the first day of The Genome Access Course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Very honored to be there, and the campus should be beautiful by daylight. Let's see if I can convince the geneticists to play frisbee during lunch break.

2 x 10 close grip
2 x 10 wide grip

Intervals on a compass bearing through a 900 meter stretch of forest at Stony Brook. Per mile paces, average and maximum heart rates follow.
9:26 147 156
9:04 153 160
9:30 152 165
8:55 154 163
8:49 155 165
8:46 154 165

2 x 10 close grip
2 x 10 wide grip

Was overdue for a longish run today, but tried to take it easy, considering the Long Day's Night races on Saturday and Sunday. Have been seeing some curious wildlife in Blydenburgh over the past couple of weeks. Curious in both senses: both having and evoking curiosity. As an example of the former, the other day heard someone making noise in the woods next to the parking lot. Then saw a deer poke its head out of the woods at the opposite end of the lot and look straight at me (I was the only person in the lot). It was such an eerily human interaction. As an example of the latter type of curious wildlife, saw the tail end of something furry, orange and white, sprinting into the woods across trail along which I was running. Could have been either a cat or a small fox.

6 minutes before, 6 after the run.