Training Log Archive: Runner99

Did a 1500m race. Went ok. My heat was pretty fast, and 2 of the track guys got far ahead of me on the last lap (like 13ish sec) and then one guy had more of a kick then me at the end so I ended up 4rth. Its not surprising how I'm not so used to anything over 800m at a 3:00min/km pace.

I think it was an alright performance taking into account that I haven't trained for most of the school year. I'm probably faster for shorter distances right now, but I guess we'll see next week.

C • Nice run, Michael! 2

As an alternative to lunch..

C • Who needs lunch? 7

Slow jog with the team. Actually it was more solitary, I was quite slow.

Warm up. Then tried a few new boulders. Gonna have to work them, so that is good. I'll probably give them a session next week. Sort of out of my bouldering shape.

Tried a black 5.12+ and didn't see 2 useful feet and so I fell just below the 2nd clip.

For 3 route supersets, I retried the same one and audibly made my way up into a short rest and got nearly to the top but sort of wussed out because of all these horns sticking out of the wall, taking a safe fall instead of a sketchy one. The good news was that I was on the second last hold when I fell, so I nearly sent a 5.12+ on my second go!! A few more grades before 5.14ds though...

The next 2 supersets consisted of a 5.12+ (more like 11-) and a 5.11- (more like 5.10d) in the headwall.

Ran 2 laps around school field, at a rather upbeat pace.

Ran 9x 200m w/ 2-3ish min rest between reps.

Flagging most of the course 4, for tomorrows meet. Looking good. Made a few minor changes to the map along the way.

Running home.

Was really smooth through the beginning of the course and I increasingly tried straightening my line through to controls. Took the wrong map so I didn't get to run the second half and just followed Tyson back on his course.

Warming up on boulders. Flasshed a 4- boo yah!

Went out onto the first route without having tried it before, and felt quite rusty so I climbed it safely and slowly. The holds were all pretty good and because I was mostly fresh I was able to keep going without a problem for the majority of it. I had one part where I did not figure out my sequence and figured it out on the spot.

Next we were flashing a 5.12c (I was redpointing) but in two attempts I did a lot better then I had the previous 2 times that I had tried it so that made me really happy. On my second attempt I got the knee bar in and was able to shake out and do a few moves into the crux.

Super excited to go run-out a few holds at provincials this weekend!

Did and felt terrible. The second route was fun though so I'll have a good time trying to repeat that.