Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: WCOC Macedonia
 

Red course at Macedonia Brook (Peter Goodwin's last stand, before he retires from Kent). Red courses that are 6.5 km and less are doable for me and good training, and the climb was reasonable. Relatively straightforward controls for the first 6, then more skill was needed for a few others (though there were still trail options for a few).

Biggest mistake was on the penultimate control near the top of the mountain, where I miscalculated where I was on the hillside as I contoured around. I stopped about 35-40 m from the control (when I thought I had gone far enough), but it wasn't visible from where I stood (it was just over a rise from me) when I spotted a bag which I thought was in the right direction and chased it... turns out it was on a trail junction! (not a charcoal platform), about 60 meters from the control but farther away than I had been when I spotted it. Then I managed to misread the trails and went a short ways down the wrong one before I double-checked my compass and U turned back to the control. About 4-4:30 lost there. Other non-spikes were my attempted-then-aborted stream crossing to no. 1 (I found the control okay though) and no. 10 where I was bumbling around in the barberry and just needed to go a little farther...

Beautiful day, mid 50's and overcast enough to keep the temperature just right. Nice course by Peter that gave us more gradual climbs than are typical from this start location--thanks!

Forgot to note that my Forerunner measured 7.67 km. My error at 16 cost me over 5 minutes and I ended up 150 m away from the control, not 60 (I was 50 m away when I went and chased the bag).

AOWN: A little too close - had an attached tick when I got home; needed help with removal as he was on my back side and hard to see/reach. Good thing I had a willing assistant!

My track from the FR and screen-captured from the OGPS program.

Red - Splits

Help at Scout Merit Badge clinic?

Helped out at Dylan T's scout merit badge clinic. It wasn't well advertised but 10 scouts showed up. We would have had a hard time dealing with more than about 20, I think, because we didn't have many EMPO volunteers (of course, if we'd known more were coming we might have been able to rope a few more folks in). Dylan brought several members of his service fraternity who helped with logistics and cooking, and some of the group shadowing. This was a service project for them too. Dylan is an Eagle scout and merit badge counselor.

I was on my feet more than 2:30, but this is the moving-around part, which includes a little bit of jogging at the end picking up control flags and streamers. Mostly, though, I was walking with the group I was with, who were good kids. Whether we'll see any of them return to our events is questionable, but 10 boys earned their O merit badge today, thanks to Dylan and the other EMPO volunteers. :-)

At the Y. 5 min / 735 strides on the elliptical to warm up.

Did 3.39 miles on the recumbent bike, or until my butt started to get numb, while reading a magazine from home.

Didn't want to go back to the elliptical, so I walked on the treadmill.

Just the arm machines in the Fitlinxx circuit.

Unfortunately, I had a sad AOWN on the way to the Y...just over the hill, less than a quarter mile from the house, I ran into what I believe was a female pheasant or partridge. I swerved slightly, away from her, but she came out in front of me anyway. I saw a swirl of feathers in my rear-view mirror.

So when I came upon a turtle in the other lane a 1/4 mile later, I pulled the car over and coaxed him across (towards the pond). I think it was a painted turtle, about 5" long. One down, one up.

Hand Hollow West, planning to do hill intervals. I was thinking of going over to the east part of the conservation area, but there were some road workers at the intersection I'd have to run through and I dislike an audience when I'm on the road, so I decided to stay on the west side. Probably a good thing too since the hill I ended up on was steep enough for a first effort.

Set my FR to have me run uphill for 2:00, then rest/recover/downhill for 3:00, which I walked or jogged very slowly. I probably could have done with a shorter rest period. Did 4 repeats. The last recovery period was used to walk farther up the hill, so the cool down run distance is a little longer than the warm up distance.
Covered about 0.13 mi on each lap, with about 15-18 m of climb in two sections -- the first part steeper and the other part less steep but still uphill.

Downhill jog back to the car.

Ex. class in Chatham. Mostly a strength day; the aerobics we did were mostly in the warmup. Did everything I could; couldn't do the side squats (they've bothered my knees for years). Good upper body workout, too.

Did more yard work, picking up piles of raked-up hickory nuts with the help of the snow shovel. :-)

Ran the "north block" clockwise, including several hills with a total of 250' of climb. I was pleased that I was able to keep up at least a jogging pace on all the hills (including the steepest one on Jefferson Hill Rd., which kicks up about 90' in 0.2 mi) and didn't have to resort to walking. Progress!

Knees didn't hurt while running (but I took Aleve earlier today).

Moving (but no stepping) and and abs stretching after the weekend.

My knee was fine all weekend, but when I started going up and down the stairs here at home it started acting up again, and going downstairs this morning I tweaked it again (on top of the kneecap this time?!?)! Arggghhh... Pain, pain, go away!

Raked up some leaves I should have done a few weeks ago (but it was cold!), being careful not to twist enough to bother my right hip or my left knee, my current weak points. Bleah.