Training Log Archive: PGIn the 7 days ending Mar 6, 2005:
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Sunday Mar 6, 2005 #
orienteering 23:09 [3] 2.25 km (10:17 / km) +361ft 8:16 / km
ahr:142 max:157 shoes: Integrators
Route choice training at Nolde, first time around. Snow was a lot deeper than yesterday, but ran pretty well and kept effort at a moderate level as planned.
orienteering 22:15 [3] 2.25 km (9:53 / km) +361ft 7:57 / km
ahr:140 max:159 shoes: Integrators
Second time around, different routes, Felt ok again, interesting exercise. Routes/comments later Sunday evening.
trail running 16:48 [5] 3.4 mi (4:56 / mi) +410ft 4:26 / mi
max:172 shoes: Integrators
Time trial up, back down, and then up a little kicker at the end. Snowpacked, a little loose but not bad. Ran a good effort up, but not really killing myself (that's not to say I could have gone much faster, 10 seconds faster would probably have croaked me). Sort of the same back down, holding back just a touch to avoid trashing the hamstrings too much. Hard effort on the last little up, just enough to stay ahead of Hunter.
Overall a really fine weekend. Legs felt pretty good the whole time.
Overall a really fine weekend. Legs felt pretty good the whole time.
trail running 20:00 [2]
shoes: Integrators
Warmed up a few minutes before each effort, cooled down a few minutes after the time trial.
Saturday Mar 5, 2005 #
orienteering race 16:56 [5] 2.88 km (5:53 / km) +69ft 5:40 / km
shoes: Integrators
First of Randy's three sprints at Norristown (PA) State Hospital, part of the Team/DVOA training weekend. Really cool area and courses.
Lucky you could see which way someone ahead of you went for the first 30-40 seconds, because it took about that long to find the start triangle and get tuned into the scale. Good hard effort, things went by very quickly, so always had to concentrate to plan ahead. Missed maybe 5-10 seconds (overran #4, was still looking at my route to 5 and didn't realize I'd run right past the control).
Mix of snow and bare ground. Snow felt just fine since that's what I've been running in for the last month and a half.
Lucky you could see which way someone ahead of you went for the first 30-40 seconds, because it took about that long to find the start triangle and get tuned into the scale. Good hard effort, things went by very quickly, so always had to concentrate to plan ahead. Missed maybe 5-10 seconds (overran #4, was still looking at my route to 5 and didn't realize I'd run right past the control).
Mix of snow and bare ground. Snow felt just fine since that's what I've been running in for the last month and a half.
orienteering race 17:44 [5] 3.12 km (5:41 / km) +128ft 5:21 / km
max:170 shoes: Integrators
Sprint #2. Another good run, missed about 10 seconds (also at #4), but ran well, even up the slope on the long leg at the end.
orienteering race 18:34 [5] 2.75 km (6:45 / km) +108ft 6:22 / km
max:172 shoes: Integrators
Sprint #3. Another really good effort, A really interesting course, lots of choices, lots of traps. I think I had the best routes but of course you're never sure. Routes/comments later Sunday evening.
Goal on sprints was to be within 20% of the best time. Just made it, 19.7% back on the first, 16.8% on the second, 19.8% on the third, all won by our AttackPoint maestro Kenny.
Goal on sprints was to be within 20% of the best time. Just made it, 19.7% back on the first, 16.8% on the second, 19.8% on the third, all won by our AttackPoint maestro Kenny.
trail running 25:00 [3]
shoes: Integrators
5-10 minutes warm-up in the snow before each sprint, to get the heart up to at least the 140s. Should have done a little more, and more vigorously, as the first couple of minutes of each race were hard until I settled into a rhythm.
Thursday Mar 3, 2005 #
trail running 56:05 [3]
weight:139lbs shoes: Air Max Trail
Foot trails on Greenfield ridge. Thought the conditions would be better (i.e. easier running) than they were, but there had been very little traffic in the last couple of days. Still very soft and not much traction. Legs were pretty tired by the end.
Day off tomorrow and then the sprint triple-header on Saturday. Ought to be trashed by the end of that!
Day off tomorrow and then the sprint triple-header on Saturday. Ought to be trashed by the end of that!
Wednesday Mar 2, 2005 #
trail running 59:37 [3]
weight:139lbs shoes: Air Max Trail
Snowmobile trails in Montague, packed, but still really soft, so pretty slow going. Took a while to get motivated. Cold, windy, passed a flock of robins that didn't look like were all that excited about the current conditions either.
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Tuesday Mar 1, 2005 #
trail running 55:07 [3]
weight:139lbs shoes: Air Max Trail
Foot trails on Greenfield ridge. Had about 6 inches of new snow and still snowing. Heavy going in the hardwood sections. In the hemlocks only a couple of inches made it to the ground, but the rest seemed to be waiting on the low branches to get me. The result was lots of ducking and weaving while slipping and sliding(all good O' training!). Good steady effort, and really beautiful out. Amazing contrast between the trails and the quarter mile on the road at the beginning and end to get to the trail (cars, slop, noise...). Most anyone else here thinks it's nuts to run on the trails in any season, let alone winter. What's really nuts is to run on the main roads, or even more nuts, on a treadmill.
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Monday Feb 28, 2005 #
trail running 49:37 [3]
weight:138.5lbs shoes: Air Max Trail
Foot trails on Greenfield ridge, pretty well packed by now and real good running. Legs a little tight from yesterday, but not really bad at all and not too tired. Only problem was at one point I was cruising down a little hill, south slope, a few rocks showing through, paying attention to my footing, and I got whacked on the top of the head by a branch from a pitch pine. Left an inch-long gash. Short as I am, there are times it would pay to be a couple inches shorter. Alternatively, I could just pay more attention.
nautilus machines 10:00 [1]