Training Log Archive: AliC

Short warm-up jog.

Maulden Woods Event.

Ran in trainers, with the right one only laced up halfway. Really need to get the foot able to wear shoes... hopefully before cc varsity!

Race: I was a wuss in the brambles! Others were consistently quicker getting through them. Did a few stupid things, mostly notably going far too upstreem for one control, getting stuck behind an unpeneratrable holly bush (ok, not really a mistake- the holly bushes simply weren't mapped in that area), and mistaking a bit of brambles for an open clearing...

Was fun running around Ian for the last 3rd of the race. Totally thought he lost me twice, then he made mistakes too, so we were pretty close the whole last bit.

Right shoe only fell off once, which is pretty damn impressive as it was only half-tied!

Warmed-up to do the hills session, then my foot-bone was really hurting so I bailed! Bah. Went home, and realized it was just becuase my socks were too tight.

Seriously??
I can't run in tight socks?? Most bizarre...

Core stuff. In my room, listening to Cayote Ugly soundtrack... Can't fight the moonlight! Oh jeez...

A final run in Grenoble before I had to leave!

Ran around, over to the way up to the Bastille, ran up until it was blocked off (not open til 9), did some short hill-strenght pieces, then came down and ran around town some more. Bit cold!

Woke up, did strength.

10 min abs, 2 min side, 2 min back, boufous (oh yeah!), and 10 real, 10 fake push-ups.

Back out running from the university in Grenoble. Fun- remember the way from my runs here during the summer school last year.

Ran along the river path- staying on the trail, not the paved path. Ran into a stick, straight in the middle of my forehead, so I came back to lab with a wound, always making good impressions...

5 min, 3 min, 5 min, 3 min

5 minutes on trail, 3 min on paved track- just wanted to feel really quick for those 3 minute ones

Felt ok. Still a bit tight from Cuppers/ travelling?

1) I love mountains. Today, I went out as the sun was setting and the snow on top of the mountains turned an amazing color of pink. So gorgeous.

2) The foot. It's not better. Still have to run with the laces undone at the top, and it's better if it's the top two, not just the top one, although it kinda just feels like I'm wearing a slipper!!! Mom says it'll just take awhile to heal, bones are slow like that...

Another day off. Maybe the foot will heal more, plus I just worked from dawn to dusk and didn't really want to run in the dark in a strange city!