Training Archive: IndyBass

Orienteering race 1:53:19 [3] **** 4.44 km (25:31 / km) +135m 22:09 / km
11c (injured)

M-Brown (IOF Long) course at Pontiac Lake Recreation Area (SMOC A-meet). A nice, slow hike, being very careful on the climbs. Wore my old, beat-up New Balance 805's. Very happy to be in the woods today!

Brown - Splits

Note
(injured)

This was a pretty tough day.

The heels were still pretty tender, so I decided that it would be smarter not to start my course today.

I asked for something to do to help with the event, but they were pretty flush with volunteers and didn't need any extra bodies. Vladimir asked me to help bag Red/Blue maps for Sunday, which I was happy to do (didn't look at them, though).

Then I went to the finish area and talked with Gerald for a while, and met Scott when he finished. I was thankful for the conversational distractions.

Event: US Team Trials
 

Orienteering race 37:11 [4] *** 2.98 km (12:29 / km) +65m 11:15 / km
ahr:163 max:189 13c (injured) shoes: Inov-8 Mudclaw 330

Haven Hill sprint at US Team Trials A-Meet (SMOC). Red/Blue sprint.

I came into this weekend with some concern about my heels and the new shoes, since I had some blisters started from last weekend's Story meet. Since this sprint was the shortest event of the weekend, I decided to tape up good and give the shoes a second try.

I started off strong (for me), and was on pace for my typical sub-10 min/k sprint run until leg 10, when the heel pain slowed me down to a hobbling walk. On inspection at the finish area, I found that the shoes had now torn the blisters completely open on both heels.

Mike M. made a comment in a recent log about a run making him feel "old, fat and slow". Well, struggling with these heel issues after five years of orienteering, and at an out-of-state A-meet no less, made me feel very out-of-place there. I couldn't even make eye contact with anyone in the finish chute. Absolutely crestfallen.

Sprint TT (Red/Blue) - Splits