Saturday Mar 18 |
 | orienteering 1:18:00 [4]5.82 km (13:24 / km) | |
| shoes: VJ Falcons |
| Sid Richardson Spring O Meet, Day 1. Noam Ravid set a really nice Green course that made it fun to run terrain I thought I knew quite well. Lots of variety in leg length, speed and complexity, and the control features were all distinct and fair. He even managed to find a scenic overlook for the start! I read the map very well and kept a steady pace between controls, outnavigating one JROTC commander and outrunning another. :-)
What he couldn't control, however, was the weather. It had been raining for hours by the time the 12 noon start came along. And the mud and rocks a Sid make it pretty slippery when wet.
At point 4 or 5, I'd just punched at the base of a small cliff in a steep nest of rocks. As I pushed off to continue uphill, my feet went out from under me, and my right side came down heavily on a sharp, squared-off corner of the cliff. It was a painful shock and it must have shown on my face. Major V asked if I was OK -- yeah, I joked, but that's gonna leave a mark. And off we went.
By the end of the run, my side was starting to really tighten up, so I iced immediately afterwards and downed some Vitamin I. But it got sore right away and I had a tough time falling asleep that night.
Spike and Mary came down from KC for the non-TJOC Sid experience. They shared a cabin with us, and we played a Mongolian game with sheep ankle bones, enjoyed a round of Peep jousting, and watched part of a '50s "classic" movie called "The Vikings." (Odiiiiiiin!)
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Wednesday Mar 15 |
| walking 30:00 [2]2.25 mi (13:19 / mi) | |
| shoes: Gel Cumulus (3/06) |
| Brisk hill-walking. Decided to give the shins a break, since they're doing well and I ran hard (for me) yesterday. |
Tuesday Mar 14 |
| running 38:00 [3]3.25 mi (11:41 / mi) | |
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| Hill route, and I was surprised that it felt pretty good. During my long run on Sunday, I was seriously questioning whether I had another half marathon in me right now (week from Saturday). But maybe I do. |
Monday Mar 13 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Recovery. |
Sunday Mar 12 |
| running long 1:40:00 [3]6.5 mi (15:23 / mi) | |
| shoes: Gel Cumulus (3/06) |
| Heart of Texas Regatta in Austin -- Tom rowed, and I went for a long run along Town Lake. It was hot and I got very sunburned. Time includes some longer walk breaks to enjoy views from bridges. Austin rocks. |