Training Log Archive: Tyrannosaurus

Warm up, strides, etc

Thanks to Pink Socks I was able to run on some of the SART 2016 maps! This one was Woodland park, round 1 of SART 2016. I had my dad start me like a realistic race situation (so my time isn't quite right since I started my watch before he began the beeper countdown), and then he trailed (but cut corners) to make sure I was indeed at the right controls. I think he also took splits which will be interesting to take a look at later. All legs were very good except for 5 (I missed the gap between the tennis courts) and in the circle for control 15, but with an actual marker there, it would have been obvious and I wouldn't have had hesitation. Navigationally, this went very well. Physically, I died maybe 2/3 of the way through. Still have work to do!
Map: http://rg.cascadeoc.org/rg2/#155&course=1
Control Challenge: 60 total

Then we drove to UW to run on another SART 2016 map (again many thanks to Pink Socks!), this one the round 4 course. Same drill as before, with a realistic start and dad trailing. I started off a lot slower since I had died so badly at Woodland Park, but that meant that I had a lot of energy at the end. I was really able to pick it up for the last three controls, so I should have started out with a bit more pace. I'll figure it out eventually. Definitely had a lot more hesitations and questionable route choices on this one than the last one. It was really good though, and I'm excited to run on the other SART 2016 UW map in the next few weeks.
Map: http://rg.cascadeoc.org/rg2/#158&course=1
Control Challenge: 75 total

Walking/running cool down