Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: NAOC2014 SML training weekend
 

NAOC-training short sprint, 1.5km, 1:4000/2m at Kanata Centrum near Ottawa. The short course didn't cross any roads and basically stayed on the sidewalks/pedestrian-only parts of a shopping center with almost as many restaurants as stores. (The long course, more than twice as long, crossed the highway to another complex--maybe a school, as there was a soccer field--and then returned to the shopping center.)

I started running tentatively, to test the left ankle and right foot, and didnt really push it too much; kept a comfortable pace since this is a training event. A total of 7 buildings in play, with only about 4 of the 13 legs requiring a left/right decision. Read the map well to know which corridors between buildings I needed.

Could have saved a few seconds at 7, as I chose to cut between the fence and building rather than run around the fence; I hadn't checked which side of the feature the flag was on.

Fun intro to the weekend. We ate at one of the center's restaurants after changing into civilian clothes.

Hope it doesn't rain too much tomorrow (chance of showers is highest Saturday).

Just a bit of jogging around afterward, checking out the restaurants and stores I didn't have time to look at on the run. Answered a man's question about what we were doing; he didn't seem too interested.

Friday Sprint Short - Splits

Using rings, after dropping Glen off to pick up his new car. She threw some more new stuff at us today, including pigeon pose with both arms extended (not supporting you). I'm okay with that on one side, but my knee on the other side didn't like it so I did it with one arm up only.

Hill interval level 3, 0.78mi+0.1mi cool down.

Pulldowns (10) after. We did enough adductors with the rings that I didn't feel the need to add more.

In Chatham. Afternoon plans (take new car for oil change before weekend trip) postponed...

Using weights. Mary must have learned some new moves on vacation because she threw them into the mix. Gasps or groans from several parts of the room ("are you kidding me? I don't bend that way"). One was getting into and holding a low side lunge with extended foot pointing up.

Elliptical, hill interval level three (0.98mi/0.1mi c/d). Joints all cooperated today; it was the quads that fatigued first today. If my joints cooperate, I'll increase the time next time.

Adductors and pulldowns after, plus stretching.

Rest day, though I plan to pick up roadside trash later.

Dermatologist visit for first time in 20+ years. One liq-N freeze (forehead), and I have an appointment to get a couple other spots removed/biopsied (left shoulder area). One of the joys of getting older...

C • Roadside trash 2

C • Liquid N 3

Results from Sessions Woods

West on our road and back. First 0.2mi are uphill, then gently rolling downhill. Then reverse. Sunny and 62. More cars and trucks than usual; the most interesting vehicle was an old pickup truck ('30s, maybe?) painted yellow.

Ankle was feeling okay today so I took advantage while I could!

Event: WCOC Sessions Woods Meet
 

Sessions Woods (WCOC) Score O by Bill D and Charlie. Sunny, upper 50s at start. Western Mass rules, you could get 5, 9, 12, 15, or all 18. I wanted to stay in the open, not-too-hilly woods in the north half...there were 11 controls there so I had to choose another too. I could have visited an X in green slash close to the start, but chose instead to visit the big boulder/cliff down by the stream. Wasn't sure whether Aleve would work to calm my ankle, but it did (took 2 when I woke up this morning), and I was able to jog where the woods were open enough or on trails. Wore my Active Ankle.

32-39-31-35-33-38-41-37-42-45-34-48

I went 39-31 to avoid going through the recently logged field, even though the briars haven't grown up yet (there's still plenty of downed slash to traverse). Just a bit too far west approaching the spring, but saw it when I was close to the hill. I cut through the dark green between 42 and 45 (not directly, though I probably could have...I went north to the hill near the trail in the green and only had 5-10' of saplings to go through on either side). Beat Glen on the 34-48 leg when he ran the trail around while I cut the corner through the woods. :-) (He had run harder and farther.) I'm sure he beat me by a lot on the hill climb from 45-34...

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