Training Log Archive: ebuckley

Warmup. As it was really hot, I didn't think I needed much of one.

SLOC Back to the Woods at Cuivre River (1:15). Course set by Yvonne Deyo and Rick Armstrong. Excellent route choice legs. I gained all my time on route decisions.

Spike ran early and predicted that David or I would run it in 80 minutes. I don't know if he was doing a psych job or really thinks we could go that hard in the afternoon heat.

Spike had trouble with a misplaced control that was fixed after his run. He said he ran in "about" 90 minutes. With David finishing in 90:03, Yvonne just gave both of them the same time. Rob Wagnon also put in a decent run (something like 100 minutes). Nice to have some depth to the competition at a SLOC meet for a change.

I've listed splits - I hope Spike will add his because there were some very interesting route problems. Spike even accused me of studying the map in advance!

Map here. Leg 2 routes here.

C • 4

Control pickup. Managed to jog most of it, but I was pretty wiped.

Red - Splits

AM: Castlewood perimeter (minus Grotpeter loop) with Brad, Doug, Kristin from Big Shark.

Followed with the same thing on the bike with Lone Wolf Trail thrown in at the end.

PM: Mini training camp at Cuivre River. Spike, Mary, David, Jeff, Brad, Paula, and myself. Put out a couple controls with Brad, talking though the map reading as we went.

Training course at Cuivre River (1:15) designed by Spike and David. Ran OK for first half, then started getting tired. Nav was a little rough in spots - small bobbles, but too many of them.

Easy spin.

5th off day in September - not good.

Over to Y and back.

If it's fall, it must be time to start lifting again. Two moderate sets just to get used to the motions again.

With Doug and Vicki Vojak. Definately going faster with all three of us in the boat, but not as smooth.

On CCL bike path with Nadim who is in town for a couple days. Getting pretty dark by the end.

About 7 miles on the Forest Park bike path, the last 2 at 10K pace.

Halfway through the bike path run, I ran one of the loops from the Forest Park Relay (1:10). Ran hard the whole way. One sloppy leg, although the time lost was minimal.