Training Log Archive: silkychrome

Event: Lumberjack 100 (NUE)
 

Event: Plot, Pedal, Paddle 18hr AR
 

PPP 18hr, Alpine Shop, me/Jeff/David. late arrival at Race HQ, frantic pre-race prep. divided on conquered between the 3 of us and barely made the start.

TREK 1, CPs 1-10, 3.5k redline
w MRA and Toporadicals at beginning, lost MRA around CP3, lost T-rad at CP9

BIKE 1, no CPs, 2k back to HQ
in the lead, no one in sight.

ROPES, CP11
short mash-up of tyrolean and zipline. pointless. but no line. took extra time at HQ to fix mistakes we made at the start - air in Jeff's tires, headlamp in my pack, contacts in David's eyes, topped off water. https://www.facebook.com/silkychrome/posts/1010046...

BIKE 2, CPs 12-18, 22mi
roads, rails-to-trails, roads. thru beautiful farmland in a beautiful sunset. non-beautiful winds but boys did a ton of work. we felt good.

TREK 2, CPs 19-24, 2.5k redline
loop at Baptist Camp. we got map and thought "short-n-EZ". it was not. thick thorny underbrush, zero visibility, we were soon caught by MRA and T-rad. unmapped trails everywhere. got stuck on CP21 "naked tree" and floundered in the woods, hard to relocate on subtle features and slow going. came out of the woods 30min behind MRA and even w T-rad. we were not pleased.

BIKE 3, CPs 25-27, 8.5mi
chased hard. i helped pull. giddy up. made up 10min on MRA.

PADDLE 1, CPs 28-32, 9mi
quick TA, now in 2nd alone, short upstream paddle for first CP, then downstream on flooded Rock River. got a split on MRA at CP31, an out-n-back paddle up trib creek, then we overshot the flag by about 700m (we were expecting the clue to be obvious and did not pay attention to map) and gave all that time back. had a team pep talk in the boat as we resumed the chase of MRA who had their 30min lead back, and then some.

PORTAGE, CP33
about 900m, we crushed this. boys carried banana boat on their shoulders and i had everything else. we ran it. stoked.

TREK 3A, CPs 34-43, 4k redline
Meadow loop. we had readjusted our minds and declared that every CP would be a fight against the terrain and veg. so were super conservative with nav/pace, supportive of each other, and relentless in our focus. again, tons of unmapped trails AND ROADS going everywhere, but at least the veg was better. caught MRA around CP37 which took us 4 attacks. from there we bounced ahead and cautiously worked our way through the rest of the CPs.

TREK 3B, CPs 44-46, 4mi
then a mostly urban trek back to Race HQ. ran it, boys were strong and my hammies were not. but i just wanted to be done so kept up best i could. 1st place overall.

could not be prouder of our effort. this was a race against the mind. terrain and distances were not esp challenging, but the CP locations were so tricky. not even technical-tricky, just plain in the middle of nowhere, and often hung low so hard to see more than 5m away. David did a beautiful job adjusting nav strategy on the Meadow trek and we held it together from there. also punched our ticket to USARA Nats!

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C • PPP 7

swapped out my 675mm bars for Peat's 580mm, with the thinking it might be more comfy over the long haul. my handling might suffer a little but we'll see. took SegSlayer out for a spin and got stuck in a huge t-storm. legs had no energy either!

out n back on Big Bend. someone honked/waved at me in a black SUV w Kuat rack. maybe i'll find out who that was tonight?

WU

dirt crits!

06:09
05:20
05:24
05:22
05:15

1st chick, something like 17th overall in B race. horrible start per usual, but got a mostly clean trip thanks to the multitude of passing areas at CW.

EZ w pack. nice night.

Event: Untamed New England Expedition Race
 

again w my 15# friend, and GJ/WEDALI shirt to check for chafing. clavicle area still sore, i tightened hip belt to maybe help but didn't seem like it did.

to TNW w pack. finally feels like an STL summer, and i love it!

WU:
5min row, 2x5 WS, 2x10 SD, 2x10 AS, 2x20m lunge.
THEN:
4x1min KBS 25#, 1min rest.
THEN:
work up to 165# DL
5 rounds of: 2x DL, 40m sled push 150#, rest.
THEN:
"CrackPipe"
5 rounds of: 150m ski hard, then 2x15# OH hold while partner skis.

w Brett. i requested the sled. i think it is one of the most helpful things for me - simulates hard uphill hike, plus w straight arms and low hold is great core focus. also cool that my work set weight for DL (165#) was my PR when i first started at PD. progress!

to/from PD

watched USA v Ghana and then out the door w 15# pack. some jogging but mostly walking. clavicles really sore! wah.