Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: WCOC Paugussett Training
 

Event: EMPO Pineridge (and club champs)
 

AOWN moment after leaving Poestenkill, we saw a bear running across a field just south of town. My first thought was "that's a very big dog" but Glen confirmed it was a bear.

Good thing I haven't put up my birdfeeders yet...

EMPO club champs at Pineridge. I ran the course for my age group--Green for EMPO's purposes--nominally about 4 km, 185m climb.

Temp was in low to mid 50s and overcast, so not unlike conditions at the A meet but the woods were more open because the ferns had all been frosted and died down. I hesitated in a few places losing time to uncertainty but was generally in the right area and just had to look around. (#5-control 55; 7-53; 8-38).

Gave instruction to one group who had never done this before and they made it back just fine with their early-teen age daughter doing most of the navigation I think. She seemed quite interested so I hope they make it back to another event sometime. One other non-member group and then everyone else was from EMPO including two new members. :-)
(who actually belong to other clubs too...)

Had my pick of various prizes and chose a pack of maple hard candies left over from the meet in October. Fastest time on the course as well.

Green - Splits

Stopped at PO to mail a letter which needed extra postage, and at our mailbox on the way back.

An interesting study (as analyzed by NPR).

A good class. After it was over one woman who I consider to be strong and fit (Diana, for Glen's benefit) mentioned she thought it was hard today. I think maybe it was due to number of reps vs anything out of the ordinary...

15:29/15:41/3:52

Plus adductors, pulldowns (10), and leg presses in the machine/weight room aka "fitness center."

With some new (to this class) exercises, including a version of the diamond, and a sequence x2 of: standing to forward fold to walk-yourself-out-to-plank and do a couple of pushup-like dips before walking back up to standing position. Difficult.

With five, count 'em five, fellows in class. Integration is a good thing.

At Ooms Conservation area, around Sutherland Pond, after voting. Gorgeous afternoon, mostly clear and calm, and mid 60s.

Baby wrangling this weekend, as the kids have been here with 17-month old O. We all went to a wedding yesterday afternoon which was fun (and work for both him and whoever was watching him at the time). He's testing limits and requires wrangling sometimes but is mostly amenable if you can figure out what he wants or how to distract him.

Strength intervals :-) (old-fashioned freeletics?)