Training Log Archive: JanetT

Warm class today (fans going but no A/C). Part of the aerobics section involved us picking a piece of paper with a particular movement written on it, then she called on us one by one to say what it was, and she cobbled it all into a routine. We made it a bit more interesting by demonstrating rather than telling her our particular move (all of us being old timers around The Firm exercise studio).

Event: WCOC Mashamoquet State Park
 

Green course at Mashamoquet Brook SP, Pomfret, CT (Wolf's Den map). Temps in low to mid 80s, slight breeze here and there; wide open woods where mapped as white (unlike last weekend at West Point :-) ). Some laurel; some climb but today mostly it was in the first half of the course (there was a short steep-ish climb to 8 after crossing a stream).

Wasn't jogging much but did some for the first few controls though there was a net 15 contour climb 1-2-3. The only one I had a bit of trouble with was 7 where the map and reality didn't agree in my mind and I hadn't gone quite far enough; checked some other boulders, then checked the right one.

Some hesitation at 10, described as SE side of a pond; there was a dammed pond with a stream exiting it, oriented NW-SE and the flag was on the S side of the stream exiting the dam. I approached from the trail to the south and checked out the dam and was about to climb down to cross it when I saw the flag just a bit to the S of the dam. Took the trail around from there, over the new (2007) bridge and in to the finish.

Thanks to Rich Nietupski and Jim Henderson for a fine course and a start/finish location in the shade and breeze. :-)

Quick Route:

From Track jpg files

GREEN - Splits

Event: EMPO local -- Partridge Run WMA
 

Green course, nominally 5Km at Partridge Run WMA near Berne; set by Phil and run by Phil and Sue (who tested the course yesterday). Temps in the upper 70s so a bit warm, and buggy but I had some bug spray.

The only problem I had with the temperature was during the second half of the course where most of the climb was (we counted 16 contours spread over a about 1.3 km, not a big deal to most green runners), and my eyes filled with sweat after control 7 such that I had to stop dead to wipe them with my shirt.

The only control I had trouble on was due to my misreading of the map; I was probably near the edge of the circle when I decided I didn't know where I was so headed to a trail 150m away to relocate. Ran down the trail a bit until I figured out where I was on it, reattacked, and ended up at the same spot...so I just kept going a little bit more and there it was. D'oh. Lost ~8 min.

I didn't have time to really look at the features just west of 5 (mapped as an X and an O -- Phil says the O is a fire ring, and the X looked like a three-sided stone wall foundation, about 4' high and probably no more than 6' square. I would have gone by to check on the way out except I wanted to head 90 different so didn't waste the time. Maybe next time... Quick route:

From Track jpg files

Green - Splits

Haven't had a day off in a couple of weeks so took a rest day. Made cookies to take to EMPO meet and annual meeting tomorrow (so any club folk who want homemade cookies better be there).

Small enough class (~25?) that we could use the limited number of balls today. Hamstrings are tight from the exercise (can't remember its name) where you start in a shoulder bridge with legs extended and then roll the ball towards you until feet are flat...that's always a hard one to do.

Pulldowns and adductors after.

MB to church community center and back.

5-5-5 (x2) type workout circuit.

While the others were setting up, doing, and changing positions for high and low planks (I don't do the low ones on forearms anymore as they tend to stress my shoulders) I looked at the clock and noted I held my high plank for 1:30. Shoulders were the first to fatigue.

To post office and back to mail stuff.

Weights used mostly for triceps and chest flies.

Pulldowns and adductors