Training Log Archive: BecksIn the 7 days ending Mar 25, 2015:
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2015 #
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Well, so much for my early nights and long sleeps this week! Will have to rectify that on the way!
Flew into Nashville where it was WARM, wandered around a bit (it's like Country Music Blackpool) on the strip downtown and the replica parthenon (yup, that's a thing), then drove to our B & B in Glasgow, KY. Gorgeous restored house from the 1800s with very friendly owners. We struck gold in this very random little town. Ate at "A Taste Of Texas" where I was served a baked potato with about 6 tablespoons of butter on it as a side. It was epic, not quite in the right way.
Was going to train when we arrived but meh. No real motivation to do that!
Flew into Nashville where it was WARM, wandered around a bit (it's like Country Music Blackpool) on the strip downtown and the replica parthenon (yup, that's a thing), then drove to our B & B in Glasgow, KY. Gorgeous restored house from the 1800s with very friendly owners. We struck gold in this very random little town. Ate at "A Taste Of Texas" where I was served a baked potato with about 6 tablespoons of butter on it as a side. It was epic, not quite in the right way.
Was going to train when we arrived but meh. No real motivation to do that!
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015 #
8 AM
Tempo run 40:49 7.55 km (5:24 / km) +53m 5:13 / km
ahr:163 max:186 shoes: Shiny red Sauconys
Switched my longer tempo intervals with my short wind ups this week. Was going to do my second strength workout today but glad I didn't, because the three hours of gardening I had to do before going away this week was hardcore. Very stiff now. The cats loved being outside properly for the first time this spring!
Monday Mar 23, 2015 #
9 AM
Recovery 45:10 6.9 km (6:33 / km) +61m 6:16 / km
ahr:140 max:153 shoes: Shiny red Sauconys
Recovery run. Didn't sleep in as long as I wanted this morning, so was worried this would be tough. It wasn't really, which was a pleasant surprise.
5 PM
Cross Fit 48:07 5.92 km (8:08 / km) +43m 7:51 / km
ahr:146 max:179 shoes: Shiny red Sauconys
Strength workout I wanted to do before the weekend as a warm up, but didn't feel up to. The same as a couple of Fridays ago: 5 x 4o high jumps, rest 1 min, 400m run, rest 1 min. Despite not really running very hard I beat my time from last time. Getting better as rebounding the jumps I think.
6 PM
Running 7:33 1.17 km (6:28 / km) +10m 6:12 / km
ahr:145 max:156 shoes: Shiny red Sauconys
Then was going to walk back from Whitneyville but the wind is still ICE COLD and I had to jog instead. Depressing to be wearing two thermals and a fleece in the last week of March!
Sunday Mar 22, 2015 #
10 AM
Orienteering 1:03:11 [4] 8.49 km (7:27 / km) +157m 6:49 / km
shoes: Integrators 5000
Then I slept really well for a long time and today my legs were tired but they moved. They moved well in fact. My navigation suffered a little as a result of a turn of speed I haven't seen for a long time, and there was substantial banana-ing in the gorgeous white forest. However these bananas lost my less time than I lost to be unable to move yesterday. I almost clawed back my deficit to AG, who had an excellent weekend posing as a senior, and every time I slowed down I remembered that Izzy ran till she barfed yesterday and I ran a bit harder. Today was really fun at the meet in general - it was really great to see the school's teams at the prize giving and talk to such a diverse range of keen juniors. The sun came out, it felt like spring, and I was surrounded by enthusiastic young orienteers. It was good.
11 AM
Running 3:46 [0] 0.52 km (7:16 / km)
shoes: Integrators 5000
Token warm down ended when I hit the uphill :)
Saturday Mar 21, 2015 #
9 AM
Orienteering 1:34:26 9.65 km (9:47 / km) +345m 8:18 / km
ahr:117 max:194 shoes: Integrators 5000
Today I tried to move my legs and they did not move. Add to that breaking trail as the first runner out on the course - the whole experience was miserable and led me to question the progress I thought I'd made.
Edit: Ha ha - just downloaded my track and it seems my HRM slipped off after of the course so it looks like I just died. This is how it felt too!
Edit: Ha ha - just downloaded my track and it seems my HRM slipped off after of the course so it looks like I just died. This is how it felt too!
Friday Mar 20, 2015 #
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This week has been a struggle - worked on my feet nearly ten hours every day and all of Saturday. Going to need the break next week! Not excited about snowstorm + Amtrak to Philadelphia this afternoon.