Training Archive: Kat

Running 22:19 [3] 3.19 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Asics Cumulus 11 (Nov 2009)

6 hill intervals up a sandy road (about 210 meters in total, maybe 15m climb?). Feet hurt, but the padded shoes and soft ground (no rocks) made it tolerable. Times were 1:12, 1:10, 1:07, 1:07, 1:05, 1:05. Quads were feeling tired on the last one, so I stopped. Knee was ok on the way up, but hurt if I tried to run back down, so I walked. Lots of rest. :)

Event: Georgia Navigator Cup
 

Running 7:00 [2] 1.17 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Mudclaws (Aug 2009)

Jog to the start.

Orienteering 1:28:00 8 km (11:00 / km)
shoes: Mudclaws (Aug 2009)

Anza Borrego B-meet, day 1. I was so excited to be running again, especially in this beautiful place, that I didn't force myself to read the map carefully, and of course therefore had quite some trouble on a few controls. Then my feet started hurting after about half of the course (lots of rocks and sand led to bad blisters), so I limped the last few controls. Totally worth it anyway - this is the most fun I've had running in a long time.

Strength Training 20:00 [1]

Event: Anza-Borrego Orienteering Festival at Buttes Pass
 

Running 4:30 [2] 0.78 km (5:45 / km)
shoes: Mudclaws (Aug 2009)

Jog to/from the start.

Orienteering 13:00 [2] 1.86 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Mudclaws (Aug 2009)

Model event. Everything made sense, and I felt fast (although slightly breathless).

Strength Training 20:00 [1]

Strength Training 10:00 [1]

Strength training on the plane!

Note

Three flights to get to Tucson.

Strength Training 20:00 [1]

More electric exercises - about the same level as last time (roughly a 2).

XC skiing 50:00 [2]

Drove to Farmington with Boris and two Yale skiiers and did a "race" around a man-made snow loop (about 750m?) at Winding Trails. There were no tracks for classic, so I borrowed a pair of rental skate skis and used my classic poles. Felt really, really slow - a combination of the snow, heavy rental skis, short poles, and hill. My arms got a good workout, though.

Running 31:33 [2] 4.51 km (7:00 / km)

More snow running at East Rock. Looked at a Harriman map. Outside of left knee hurt, but it's not as bad in the snow, so I think it's worth it.

Swimming 20:00 [3]

Got my new Speedo suit (to replace the one that cat ate last year) and went to the pool. Left achilles area felt fine in the beginning, just a bit stiff, but got increasingly worse. Also, ears hurt when I did backstroke. Ever since that one awful flight before Team Trials, they've been really sensitive to any kind of changes in pressure. :(

Strength Training 20:00 [1]

Running 27:51 [2] 3.98 km (7:00 / km)
shoes: Asics 2009

Easy run in East Rock with Boris with headlamps. We went down to the big field and ran several laps there in the snow, since the uneven, soft ground is better for my knee. Knee seemed to hurt less by the end, but right heel was hurting (maybe because calves tight?).

Stretching 5:00 [0]

Strength Training 20:00 [1]

Physical therapy with Brenda at Yale Health Services. Today I got to do electricity-enhanced exercises. Interesting.

Strength Training 29:00 [1]