Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Warm-up / cool-down for the Valley Forge Goat

Valley Forge Goat on a very fast course set by Randy Hall on a gorgeous day. Being fat and slow, i expected to get my butt kicked and ended up 4th, behing the very impressive trio of Sergei, Alexei, and John F. Was pretty happy to pass Mihai at the end, though, and to get ahead of a bunch of people on a clever skip of #19 together with Wyatt. A very fun race in all!

Long - Splits

Slowish run with Greg, my new roommate, in Forest Park on a very nice day

10 sets of strides with Greg

Brooklyn Bridge: 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off.

Nice quick run in the gorgeous weather before the department meeting. Feeling fast.

Easy run to get my legs moving after a tough week.

Strides after running

Looks like i am training again. The motivation finally seems to be back, and I am pretty excited about the upcoming season. The 2003 rankings were disappointing, but not surprising - too much inconsistency and too many bad races for me last season. I will try to get more map time this spring and gradually build up speed at which i can read the map to where it was a couple of years ago.
In setting goals for the year, I must look at the WCOC A-Meet as a preliminary indicator of shape, then at the middle distance course at the North Americans as the biggest spring event. And then, of course, the Team Trials in Wyoming.
A look back at 2003: 47 races, of them 13 in Europe and 4 in Canada.

Best races of the year for me:
1. Swiss Team Trials Middle Distance
2. Billygoat
3. SVO A-Meet Short Day
4. WOC Middle DIstance Qualifier
5. Hudson Highlander
6. WCOC A-Meet Day 2
7. Pawtuckaway Relay Leg

Worst:
1. US Champs Day 1 !!!!!!!!
2. US Short Champs (both)
3. West Point Day 1
4. Swiss A-Meet Long Race
5. US Champs Day 2
6. Team Trials Classic
7. SVO A-Meet Day 2

Most fun events:
1. WOC
2. Attackpoint Cup in Pawtuckaway
3. GLOF

Least fun events:
1. US Champs (yuck)
2. West Point (injured)
3. Flying Pig (bloody)

Here's to some fun courses in 2004!!!!!

Running a course at Holmdel while carrying a map from Harriman, on which we had to determine if each control was higher or lower than the previous one. Then, a 6.2km trail run with Alexei and Dmitriy.

Rerunning an old course at Colliers Mills, while memorizing the route to the next leg and drawing it at each control - a very nice exercise set up by Alexei. Everything went great until John and I got stuck in a swamp. I fell through to my waist, probably because i am fat. :)

Very tough running and orienteering in the snow at Harriman. Exhausted afterwards.

Trail running and O-loops in the snow at Harriman with Alexei and John F.

Another day of skiing at Lapland Lake with Sergei. More great snow and excellent company!

Skiing with Sergei on a gorgeous day at Lapland Lake upstate on very fast snow. Then another small loop with Bernie.

Brooklyn Bridge and back, then up to Houston St. with Mike and back by myself.

Strides

Football after running

Brooklyn Bridge with Mike

Running on the roads in Forest Park with Greg and Alexei

Easy morning run

Strides

Brooklyn Bridge and back with Mike

Manhattan Bridge and back with Mike

Easy run by Stuy with Mike

Skiing at Waterville Valley