Training Log Archive: kensr

A little more complicated today. No maps for navigation and blueberries to slow you down. Ran more aggressively, however.

To 1 was nice down hill between two stone walls and I took off at maximum speed. Flew down the hill and proceeded to faceplant at the bottom, oh well. Lost 2 minutes on 3 going around the end of the ridge and searching too much too low. Then 30 sec on 4 dropping over the spur to the R, then spotting the trail and dashing back over to the control. On 7 took the straight line and found the far side of the hill messy with rock outcrops and bushes and lost a minute until I cut L towards the big reentrant. Quite confused going to 8 and seeing a major stone wall after crossing the trail. Knew I was on the right bearing and spur, but could not find the wall on the map. Only later saw the wall totally covered by the purple course line, it should have been broken there. No time lost, but weirded out. Then dropped towards 9 a little R and found another control below ours on the stream, looked up and saw ours, 20 sec. Finally did a faceplant heading to the Go control when I glance at my map at full speed.

Good days of racing. Could use a little more precision and more speed, but felt good bashing through the blueberries.

Sunday - Brown X - Splits

Event: 2016 US Two-Day Classic Championships and Sprint Relay
 

Beautiful terrain and map, nice open running with little underfoot. Ran conservatively not knowing if there were going to be some hidden traps. Almost to the end before I realized there were none and I should run as fast as I could. As such, I left off some speed I could have applied.

Clean throughout, lost maybe a minute on 4 being left and seeing the control and not believing it was that far to the R. Another 30 sec on 7 where I expected the cairn on the form line meant it was going to be on the slope, not the flat. But okay overall.

Saturday - Brown X - Splits

Couple hours with the hedge trimmer cutting back a solid wall of briars and black birch saplings along one side of a km of trail on the hillside.

Cool morning at 50F, back to VT weather at last. Short warm up to loosen the joints and then off at a good pace. Faster than usual for the first stretch and then up to the top of the hill. Cruised the back side and only struggled coming up the hill the second time. Still a good run with segments at an actual running speed. Fastest on this by a minute.

Indoor circuit training. Short of time, so missed warm up, but still felt loose from this morning. 2 sets 45 on/15 off:

Dips
Windshield wipers
bicep curls
Pitcher squats
Kayaks
Ski erg
Hip raises
Plank
Squats
Dumbbell press
Leg lifts
Step ups

Then shoulder raises for awhile. Got to get a lighter watch.