Training Log Archive: BP

Travel day and another early start - sunshine here we come.
A quick reflection on FP weekend just gone- very enjoyable and some planetary/stars alignment in the form of 3 solid (not perfect) runs which I will savor. A few factors likely came into play:
1. Mental focus and race plan. Banished work distractions for once and used visualization for each race- adapted to rhythms of campus sprint intensity to long concentration-needed forest legs
2.Lost - 10lbs on the "under the radar screen" diet modification plan- every bit helps
3. Found- my running legs. Indoor track comp on Jan/Feb certainly helped hone speed and manged some decent endurance as well - maybe a decent 5k time in the offing this year.
Sustainable? Who knows as life has a habit of getting in the way :-)

One memory- having a post race beer with tp and bl in an Oxford (OH) beer keller and noting that 4 UL golds came from Carlisle- 3 current residents (Tim, Meg and myself) and1 former resident in Bob - how small is the world at times?

C • Besides 7

Feet in the sand, sun on the face- albeit jet weary from too much flying recently. Other than sun, sadly FL reminds me of why I prefer to live in New England :-)

C • Today 2

Before O race plus stretching and drills

Good race and probably best of 3- maybe no more than 60 seconds left out there which was goal. Took it steady and conservative route choice to 1. Identified problem controls , executed well and generally zoned right in on circle and flag. So 3 of 3 wins on green for weekend and 6 mins up on second on day. Legs were pretty good today and will be interesting to see splits over last 3 parkland controls.

Managed to get an earlier flight back to Boston for a small fee- but got home around 6pm and 5 hours earlier than scheduled- now to pack and head to FL.

Sunday Green - Splits

Walk/jog to start plus dynamic stretches and drills

Green UL- solid run with maybe 4 mins left out there with 2 errors. Steady start and first third- picked it up in middle and upped at end although feeling a tad tired in last k.
Error at 3 was parallel feature- relocated with 2:30 lost and on 11 was heading straight for flag but did not see it veered to left into another gully. Overall pleased with run and first on green by 7 mins

Saturday UL Green - Splits

Event: OCIN Flying Pig XV & US ULtralong Champs
 

4am get up clear driveway of 2" wet heavy white stuff (what the!!!) Head to
Logan for early flight to better midwest weather (?)

Maop walk around east quad MU Oxford

Before o race with strides dynamic drills and stretching

Steady race according to plan- left maybe 45sec out there with confused bobble on control 17. Campus- forest sprint like middle and enjoyable warm up. Didn't really open up speed and sub 30 was possible. I think first on green when I left as raining and getting cold.

Friday Green - Splits

Chilly

Continues to be nicer out- or is that just my eternally optimistic mood?
Anyhow "under duress" have booked short FL break right after Pig. All I need now is Delta to cooperate and get me back to Logan as scheduled- otherwise deep doodoo at home.

Before core- ramping up and a little faster at end

Core only today

legs

A tad nicer and brighter out today - wont be warm enough for outdoor track though.

Before and after intervals

Something less intense than usual Tuesday. Planned to do 4or5 x 400m at 90sec pace with 1 min jog recovery. Ended up doing 6 x1:30 at 6m/mile pace with 1 min jog between - definitely could have done more but left it at that given need for some degree of taper for Saturday.