Training Log Archive: X8A7

warmup

Red course at Cherry Creek, 7.9 km straightline. I wasn't sure how hard I'd be able to run given the Achilles problems, but it felt fine on the warmup, even tried some pickups to be sure. I was able to go what I thought was threshold pace fine, but the HR was clearly level 4, but I wasn't breathing that hard. Anyway, made it around the course fine and it was super fun as always. Nice to get out away from Greeley to do some training.
Quickroute: https://www.flickr.com/photos/98725947@N05/5200980...
Results: http://www.rmoc.org/index.php?option=com_content&a...

Control pickup of the southern most loop. Had to wait for someone to finish the loop first. I watched them majorly blow 2 controls, but then they headed off. Only then I was convinced they weren't going to circle back and I could begin to pick them up. Just hiked for the pickup -- had to be a bit careful with the Achilles, it wasn't perfect after the run, but I only felt pain a couple of times when uneven ground put strain on it. I'm going to be sore tomorrow, not just the Achilles.

RED - Splits

From Funplex to dog park to 'burbs, and back.

to/from campus

Was pretty sore from yesterday, left ham in particular. Achilles wasn't great, but I think it was as good as could be expected - its been much worse, so I can't complain. Bundled up as it was about 40F and high winds. PLC to Kodak and back. A women asked me if I've seen her lost little white dog, I hadn't.

If I'm going to get through some orienteering races, I need to get some real runs in. My Achilles felt really good today, so I thought it could handle an hour easy, and it did fine. High winds, which is the norm for this spring. Ran at redbarn.

Island grove to dog park and back. Pretty nice day, little wind, it'd looked like crappy weather to the west, but fortunately it never came to Greeley.

Fieldwork plus a short hike at Devils Backbone, time distance estimate.