Training Log Archive: mayer22

Flu Shot

Ride in. Light pack.
Wet but not raining too hard.
Felt sluggish again but pushed the pace some to make it on time for a meeting.

Ride to the Slagels for dinner and trick-or-treating.
Light rain.

Corn Maze

Quick look w/Zitch/Skip
Pace is starting to pick up.

Ride in. A little chilly. Light pack.
Felt really out of shape and weak legs. Time was slow.

Cleared the BROC Book Hunt on my road bike. Tried to minimize off-road riding but did a fair bit of it anyway.

Two books had been cleared. I had to call Mark to confirm the location of one.

Ride home. Light pack.
Exact opposite of this mornings ride. Fast and good. Fastest ride in 3 years.

BROC Halloween Book Hunt w/Nut/E
E was riding her new bike with gears. We rode most of it but got off and ran to a couple of books. Was super impressed with how they did. Nut had a blast and wants to do it every month. We had to convince E to get 2 extra books at the end. But she was happy to be riding up hills she used to have to walk. We were still the first team to finish but didn't finish with the least amount of points. They were a great help spotting books too.

Mayer Mile w/Zitch/Skip

Homeplace w/Skip
Dropped Zitch off and then went back out. Out of shape.

Ride home. Heavy pack.

Hoping to enjoy some Fall weather before it's gone.

Quick loop w/Zitch/Skip when I got back.

Pedal Power Girls MTB Ride w/Nut/E

E had to leave early for swim class but got to ride a geared bike!
Nut was working hard on using all the skills they taught.

Ride for Peter

MTB w/Nut/E/Skip

First time taking Skip with us. We rode May Apple this time. They did well on the ride back but some walking for E on the way out. Then we rode some of PC. E was getting really tired at the end. It was a bit chilly and the trails are starting to get covered w/ leaves.

Mayer Mile w/Zitch/Skip
Zitch's first run in over a year. Seeing how he does. No limping afterwards!

Also seeing how I do. Felt slow but warmed up a little.

GoFest Wild Gear Chase

Did my best to be able to do this race. I was surprised at how well I felt from a sickness standpoint. My body started breaking down and I had trouble breathing after about 50 minutes. It didn't help that I haven't done anything for 4 months.

I tried to be super hydrated and fueled before the race. I took two doses of Pepto. Which apparently worked. I didn't have to go to the bathroom at all before, during, or after the race. Lately I have been going every hour or so.

Mark and Teresa were there. We got the maps and planned a route together. The maps were super crappy as usual (proved to actually be worse than usual) and I was glad to have the supplemental I had brought. We started together as well making sure to get all the close easy points. We didn't realize that the controls were different values (more on this later).

Once we got the close ones it became a major road race. A mile or more at a time between controls. There was a major route choice. I pushed for the way we took. Mark was thinking another. If we had executed the other way perfectly we could have saved 2-3 minutes.

Just before we got to the mountain I was really starting to slow and couldn't keep up with Mark. He chose a slightly different route over the river as well and pulled away noticeably. After getting on the trail I immediately went off trail straight up hill. After a few minutes I realized I dropped my map while picking up some walking sticks. I had to go all the way back to the trail and then back up some to find it.

Anyway I offset my bearing to make sure I didn't miss the point along the trail. When I got to the trail I turned and some people were looking for the point the wrong way (I thought). I went about 300m the right way (I thought) and just past where the point was marked. Someone else then came by and told me it was the other way. The point was marked on the trail 450m off!!!!

Anyway kept on climbing and going. Hit the next point well and then the top. At this point I figured on my distance estimate (a little more than 2 miles) I should have enough time (27 mins) to get one more point (leaving one on the course) and get back in time. There was a big downhill shwack and then a road run. I knew my pace was going to be slower but figured I could manage ~10-11min/mile.

I made it down the hill but it took a lot of energy as it was steep and I was worn out. I then ran to where the last point was plotted and it wasn't there. Turns out I had gone right over it. It was under a bridge but the CP circle wasn't even touching the bridge and it wasn't provided in the clue. I lost 5 min. I know had 15 min to do what I thought should be less than a 2 mile run but maybe close. I knew I wasn't going to make it unless it was shorter.

I made it back 4 minutes late. I hadn't really listened to the rules and though I lost 5 controls but I only lost 25 points. And the last control I got was 40 points so it wasn't too bad. I didn't realize this though until after they put everyone in order to go into the gear tent and let people in. I finally said something. They said I was 6th but probably 20 people had already gone in. For some reason they skipped over calling my number :-(

I ended up bringing home a Coleman Stove which wasn't an amazing win but not bad (Mark finished 3rd and got a kayak similar to what I got 8 years ago). Again certainly could have been much worse (but also much better).

Total distance was typical but much more of that was on road than in the park than usual. Even so my pace was slower given my condition.


****BRING YOUR OWN MAPS******

Went to the doctor. This is similar to what I had last winter and I didn't want it to stretch out like it did back then.

Doctor said there is a good chance the stomach issues are from whatever virus I had a week ago. A lot of times it will hit your stomach right as you get better. Told me to prepare for a week or two. Luckily its not as bad as last time but still not able to do as many fun things.

Short walk in the woods with E and the dogs. Nut wasn't feeling well.

More exploring with the dogs and kids.

More sickness. Seems like a stomach virus this time.

Glad I passed on this mornings flu shot opportunity.

Ride in. Light pack.
Feeling mostly better but should have worn more. A bit cold given my shape.
Legs were rested but weak and slow.

Ride home. Light pack. All green lights. Warmer.

MTB w/Nut/E

Off trail exploring

Another family walk.
Felt similar to yesterday

Finally out for a decent walk.

Still a bit congested and breathing heavier than usual but otherwise enjoyable.

Event: Python 10 hour rogaine - NE Ohio