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Training Log Archive: hamlet

In the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2019:

activity # timemileskm+m
  Running31 18:10:10 95.39(11:26) 153.51(7:06) 2070
  Commute Biking 38 17:00:12 171.17(5:58) 275.47(3:42) 2738
  Rock climbing10 11:35:00
  Strength Training33 10:16:05
  Orienteering3 3:14:44 10.84(17:58) 17.45(11:10) 413
  Inline Skating1 1:11:12 10.94(6:31) 17.6(4:03) 126
  Ice skating1 48:00
  Total111 62:15:23 288.33 464.03 5347

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Thursday Oct 31, 2019 #

7 AM

Note

No biking today. I don't really mind that it's raining. But first off, I really don't like how warm and humid it is. Secondly, I am insanely sore from yesterday. Like, my back hurts so bad I can barely walk. My arms are so sore, I feel it every time I lift them. So yeah I really did not want to bike today.

Note

No biking today. I don't really mind that it's raining. But first off, I really don't like how warm and humid it is. Secondly, I am insanely sore from yesterday. Like, my back hurts so bad I can barely walk. My arms are so sore, I feel it every time I lift them. So yeah I really did not want to bike today.
9 AM

Strength Training 20:00 [2]
(rest day)

I had no idea what to do, because everything was sore.
So I did my pushup test first. I got to 21 pushups.
Then I did a few calf lifts (50lb), I did 10 reps.
I did some bicep lifts, 10 reps of 70lbs
I did some things with the band with the handles to work out the muscles I need for double-poling on skis, I used the stiffest band there was and I did 2 sets of 20 reps
I was on the bike for like 3 minutes
And I think that's it
So yeah super low intensity except for the pushups and the double-poling exercise.
5 PM

Running long (Rock Creek Park w/ mom) 1:03:23 [2] 8.15 km (7:47 / km) +132m 7:12 / km
ahr:159 max:177

I was doing the final mapreading exercise for the month of October. It was the ZMR and 3D mapreading. It was alright, it was more manageable than I thought it was going to be. It was hard sometimes to write down my answer while running because of the hills :D
I was also running with my mom, so we were talking for a while, and I couldn't map read at the same time, but I managed to get both maps done in time thankfully.

Wednesday Oct 30, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 21:34 [3] 6.5 km (3:19 / km) +75m 3:08 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (deadlift) 25:00 [5]

So we were doing one rep maxes for deadlifts today
I started with 65 lbs, 3 reps
I increased the weight by 10 lbs each set
At 145 I think I was only able to do 2 reps
I was going to end at 195, but I realizes that I was super close to 200, so I just added 5 lbs and lifted that once. I'm glad I did but I'm absolutely in pain, my lower back hurts like crazy.

Afterwards I just did 20x 25lb tricep pull overs.
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 18:11 [3] 6.0 km (3:02 / km) +66m 2:52 / km

5 PM

Rock climbing (Earth Treks Columia) 1:30:00 [3]

It was raining, so we couldn't go roller skating or biking :(
Lead:
5.9 - onsite
5.10d - completed, 1 hang at the top
5.10a - onsite
5.11a - completed, 1 hang at the top
5.10d - completed, 3 hangs

I went into this super sore, and no comment about how I feel after. As soon as I got home, I filled up the bathtub with water and laid there for about an hour and a half

Tuesday Oct 29, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:00 [3] 6.5 km (3:42 / km) +75m 3:29 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (Bench Press) 20:00 [4]

Finding my 1 rep max.
45lb bar
Started with 10lb on each side, in total 65lbs, and 3 reps
Increased by 5 lbs (total) each set
First weight I couldn't do 3 reps on (only did 2) was 90lbs total
Then at 100lbs I found my one rep max.

I tried a pull-up afterwards, but noooo
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 16:39 [3] 6.0 km (2:47 / km) +66m 2:38 / km

4 PM

Running warm up/down (to Long Reach HS) 11:52 [2] 1.76 km (6:45 / km) +17m 6:26 / km
ahr:147 max:162

Running warm up/down (striders) 9:17 [2] 1.12 km (8:17 / km)
ahr:126 max:150

100m striders with 100m walk back

Running warm up/down (drills) 20:45 [3] 1.04 km (19:57 / km)

~15m for each exercise.
Low - middle - high knees
butt kicks
high knees with kick
deer jumps
one-legged hops
karaoke
frog jumps
skips
side skips
metcalfs
There might've been more? I can't remember anymore.
5 PM

Running intervals (Long Reach HS track) 29:14 [4] 4.13 km (7:05 / km)
ahr:155 max:179

10x 200m intervals with 200m jogging rest
1. 43 sec
2. 46 sec
3. 44 sec
4. 41 sec
5. 45 sec
6. 45 sec
7. 47 sec
8. 45 sec
9. 44 sec
10. 42 sec - I tried to push as hard as possible on this one, and I legit felt like I couldn't breathe fo the last 50/75 meters.

On the intervals, I really felt my core working hard. Like, it genuinely was sore afterwards. I was focusing a lot on my form, and using my hips, so that might be why.
6 PM

Running warm up/down (from Long Reach HS) 11:10 [2] 1.56 km (7:09 / km) +4m 7:04 / km
ahr:157 max:172

7 PM

Strength Training 4:00 [3]

Plank, leg lifts, crunches, dead bugs

Monday Oct 28, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 23:30 [3] 6.5 km (3:37 / km) +75m 3:25 / km
(rest day)

9 AM

Strength Training 20:00 [3]

2 pullups (not at once, but I did them)

Trying to reach my one rep max for squats
I started with 15lbs on each side, 3 reps each. My one rep max that I ended up getting (I ran out of time to see if I can do more) was with 55lbs on each side, so in total it was 132.5 lbs. I think I went down to 2 reps at around 40 or 45 lbs per side, and I went down to 1 rep at 50lbs per side (I tried to do a second rep, but I literally dropped the bar so no)
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 23:11 [3] 6.75 km (3:26 / km) +71m 3:16 / km
(rest day)

7 PM

Rock climbing (ET Team) 1:00:00 [1]
(rest day)

We were climbing in a trio, so I barely got to climb.
Top rope:
5.8 - flash, "tail" training, 6 weight shifts
5.10d - onsite, "tail" training, 9 weight shifts
8 PM

Strength Training (ET Team) 20:00 [3]

20x 2.5lb
I.Y.T's
DB Rows
Delt Raises
25lb Jefferson Curls

20 pushups

30 sec planks
30 sec flutter kicks

20x (Red band):
Knee raises
Paw backs

Sunday Oct 27, 2019 #

7 AM

Running (Rock Creek Park) 53:36 [2] 5.1 km (10:31 / km) +83m 9:43 / km

I was hanging streamers for the Sokol 5km race, that's why it took so long. I was running fairly fast, but after all, stopping every 20 meters to tie a streamer to a branch in pouring rain took up some time. My moving time was 37:34 (I walked some stretches when I was trying to figure out where I wanted to hang the streamers so they'd be visible)
10 AM

Running warm up/down (Great Falls (MD)) 11:14 [3] 1.95 km (5:46 / km) +14m 5:34 / km

I really shouldn't have run this fast on the warm up, but it felt so good to be able to run, after this morning. I don't know why, but I really felt good while running, and that's why I went that fast. But yeah, that was way too fast for a warm up.

Orienteering (Mid Atlantic Juniors) 20:00 [3] 0.45 km (44:27 / km)

I didn't actually measure this, but I have a good estimate of the time and distance.

So the map reading exercise was to see how many contours up or doen the control is from the previous control. It was difficult, but thank gof for index contours. I got a few of them correct, a few of them were off by one, and a few were off by 4/5/6 (I used the wrong index contour, and I may have been off by one as well).

We did this while running ~30m, then while our partner ran, we waited and wrote the number we got down.

I think I did okay, I was getting it really quick, which was pleasantly surprising. But I should
12 PM

Orienteering (Great Falls MD - Long Adv) 1:56:46 [3] 10.5 km (11:07 / km) +291m 9:46 / km
ahr:145 max:180

Wow this was long. But really fun.
So it was nice to run while it wasn't raining, for a change.

The first 8 controls went by really quick for me. I made a small mistake on #3, by going north instead of more east, I'm not sure what happened. But once I hit the trail I realized I was off, then I checked my compass and realized I did a 90 degree error, and I relocated fairly quickly.

I really liked the leg from 5 to 6, it was really nice and fast for running. It was a fun one.

Then from 8 to 9 I slowed down a bit, because of the hills. Going to 10 I got a little confused with the contours, as I wasn't cure what was a spur and what was a reentrant, but I figured it out soon, I only lost between 30 sec ans 1 min.

But 13 and 14. Oh man. That was bad.
Going to 13, I wanted to contour around the hill west of 9/12, and contour all the way to the west spur on which was 13. But I didn't go far enough, and I went down the spur with 14. I realized it when I got to the end of the flatter area of the spur (almost a hilltop, but not quite, there's this turn in the spur), I thought I was in the area of #13, but the I saw the spur a little lower that branches off of the big spur I was on. I thought that little spur was a different spur that was similar, but higher up (but I'll get to that when I talk about #14). So, I cross the reentrant, and find 13 no problem.

Since I thought I knew where to go, I went back the way I came, and looked for 14. I thought the light green was the dashed green 14 was on, so I was trying to figure out why I just can't see the control anywhere. The I noticed that there are two smaller spurs going off of the big one on the west side, one lower and one higher, and that I was at the lower one, which I didn't realize before. So I finally noticed I was too low, and that on my way to 13 I must've passed the control without seeing it, so I went back up and found it.

Then it was pretty smooth for a while, until #19, my only control with a split over 10 minutes. I was going from above, and I was on the correct spur, but when I saw the erosion gullies, I stayed too much to the left (west), so I ended up too low, and I figured that, so I went up a bit, I got to the area with the three rootstocks just left of 19. I wasn't sure where I was, and by then I just wanted to finish, I was so tired. It was quite hard to focus, but I tried, and it took me a while to realize that I shouldn't be trying to look at the contours around me or look for the pits I see on the map , but I should find where I was on the map using the rootstocks I was standing next to for the past few minutes. So after, like, 20 meters going to the east, I find the control.

The rest was smooth. I tried to run as much as I could, but I was tired. I still managed a bit. The only time loss from navigation was on 23, where I came onto the spur too low, but not by much. I probably only lost about 10 or 20 seconds.

I really liked this course, and even though it killed me, I had a lot of fun and I'm glad I did it. But yeah I should work on shorter courses so I could do more fast navigation. I just haven't done a really long course in a while and I kinda missed it, and I'm really glad that I could run as much as I did. I was basically mostly (except for maybe some of the last 1/4, and when I was lost) running on flat and downhill, but walking uphill, since I've already some running today.
8 PM

Note

I'm probably going to take a rest day from running tomorrow, I'll just do some biking and climbing. I can feel my knees completely suffering after today, and no wonder, I did around 18 km in total. They hurt real bad, so I iced them. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow.

Saturday Oct 26, 2019 #

8 PM

Running (Rock Creek Park) 37:28 [3] 5.5 km (6:49 / km) +101m 6:14 / km
ahr:167 max:188

I didn't have time to do anything else today. Plus, my mom and I were planning on going o the climbing gym after this, but it was closed. Oh well.

Friday Oct 25, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:17 [3] 6.5 km (3:44 / km) +75m 3:32 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (Squat) 10:00 [3]

1 minute of sit-ups
5 sets of 10x 42.5lb squats
It's less than usual, because Peter was trying to get help with how to properly hold the bar and do a squat. I didn't mind too much, because I'm tired after yesterday's fartlek and my barely any sleep, but I wish I had more time to do more sets.
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 20:34 [3] 6.1 km (3:22 / km) +60m 3:13 / km

3 PM

Running warm up/down (Rock Creek Park) 24:57 [3] 3.45 km (7:14 / km) +46m 6:47 / km

I felt really heavy and slow on the warm up, so I was worried about how the hills were gonna go.

I know it's a long warmup, but I was looking for a good hill to run hills on. I had a few in mind, I just wanted to check them out.

Running hills (Rock Creek Park) 18:37 [4] 2.2 km (8:28 / km) +120m 6:39 / km
ahr:173 max:186

10x a 110m hill with 12m of elevation
1) 34 sec
2) 34 sec
3) 36 sec
4) 38 sec
5) 39 sec
6) 39 sec
7) 39 sec
8) 37 sec
9) 38 sec
10) 39 sec
4 PM

Running warm up/down (Rock Creek Park) 18:05 [3] 2.45 km (7:23 / km) +55m 6:38 / km

I was so tired, so I was just trying to get back home asap. The hills felt good, or, well, okay, but other than that I was exhausted. Not too surprising, though, given that I had only 4 hours of sleep.

Strength Training 3:00 [3]

Plank, leg lifts, suitcases
I wanted to do more, but I really didn't have the strength or energy for more

Thursday Oct 24, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:45 [3] 6.5 km (3:48 / km) +75m 3:36 / km

IT'S COLD WHAT THE HECK
9 AM

Strength Training (Deadlift) 30:00 [3]

15 sets of 10x 65lb deadlift
20x I.Y.T's
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 22:00 [3] 6.0 km (3:40 / km) +60m 3:30 / km

5 PM

Running warm up/down (Rock Creek Park) 8:28 [3] 1.2 km (7:03 / km) +22m 6:28 / km

Running intervals (Rock Creek Park) 20:00 [4] 3.26 km (6:08 / km) +20m 5:57 / km

10x 1 min on/1 min off fartlek
Distances + paces
1) 200m, 5:07
2) 210m, 4:47
3) 210m, 4:52
4) 230m, 4:27
5) 180m, 5:31
6) 180m, 5:37
7) 200m, 4:58
8) 180m, 5:31
9) 190m, 5:11
10) 200m, 5:10

With the spur/reentrant mapreading exercise. Since there was a total of 40 controls on the two maps, I did 4 controls after each interval (during the minute of rest). The first one or two were quite difficult, but then I started getting really quick at it. But then towards the end I was getting a little slower again, mainly because I started to really need to go to the bathroom, so it was hard to concentrate on running, that, ans mapreading. But I was still reading at an okay speed.

Running warm up/down (Rock Creek Park) 10:17 [3] 1.3 km (7:55 / km) +50m 6:38 / km

Wednesday Oct 23, 2019 #

9 AM

Strength Training (Bench Press) 25:00 [3]

12 sets of 65lb bench presses
60x 15lb tricep pull over

No biking today, which I'm sort of bummed about. It's a nice day and IT'S NOT RAINING FOR ONCE....
But it's getting a tune up in the bike store, so I shouldn't be complaining. Still, I want to bike.
5 PM

Inline Skating (BWI Trail (w/ poles)) 1:11:12 [3] 17.6 km (4:03 / km) +126m 3:54 / km
ahr:127 max:169

It felt really good. My form genuinely felt great, and it felt really easy. I had so much fun, because I actually had the strength for everything, ans I could focus on my form, I think. I hope that it'll go this well when I start skiing, too.
8 PM

Strength Training 20:00 [3]

4 sets of:
10 lunges per leg
8 fire hydrants per leg
10 side leg raises per leg
10 clamshells per leg
1 min of core (plank, leg lifts, suitcases, russian twists)

Tuesday Oct 22, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 25:11 [3] 6.5 km (3:52 / km) +75m 3:40 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (RDL) 30:00 [3]

2 sets of 10x 15lb bicep curl and press, then 10x 10lb bicep curl and press

15 sets of 10 60lb RDLs

3 sets of bicep curl (machine), first 55lb, second 40lb, third 25lb

60x 15lb tricep pull overs
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 19:32 [3] 6.0 km (3:15 / km) +60m 3:06 / km

So.... it was pouring

I kinda forgot to check the weather this morning, and even though it was really lightly drizzling (it might as well have been fog), I thought it would go away. YEAH RIGHT

But since I have new tires, I was alright, and I wasn't really slipping at all. Also cuz I was more careful than usual. It wasn't horrible, thankfully, just a little unpleasant.
6 PM

Running warm up/down (Patapsco, with dad) 11:07 [2] 1.22 km (9:07 / km) +17m 8:31 / km

7 PM

Running hills (Patapsco, with dad) 11:56 [4] 1.3 km (9:11 / km) +84m 6:56 / km
ahr:157 max:183

6 hill repeats on a 100m hill. As you might be able to tell by the session time, it was dark. And we didn't have a flashlight. So I was trying to not die or twist an ankle, while running on a wet trail, and trying to push the pace. It was okay, but I had hoped to have been able to do more, but I was dead at the end.
1) 32 sec
2) 31 sec
3) 33 sec
4) 34 sec
5) 32 sec
6) 37 sec
Yeah, it was getting slow at the end, but it was also getting darker.

Running warm up/down (Patapsco, with dad) 4:01 [2] 0.41 km (9:48 / km) +8m 8:56 / km

It was really dark, we could barely see the trail. We just wanted to get out of there. Too bad we didn't have a flashlight.
8 PM

Strength Training 5:00 [3]

plank
side planks
leg lifts
Russian twists
elbow to knees

Monday Oct 21, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 23:17 [2] 6.5 km (3:35 / km) +75m 3:23 / km
ahr:138 max:154

3 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 21:56 [2] 6.0 km (3:39 / km) +71m 3:27 / km

5 PM

Commute Biking (To Earth Treks Rockville) 1:08:43 [3] 20.1 km (3:25 / km) +120m 3:19 / km

7 PM

Rock climbing (ET Team) 1:10:00 [3]

Top rope:
Doubles (for first 30 mins):
2x 5.10a - onsite
2x 5.10b - onsite
2x 5.10a - onsite

5.10d - complted, two hangs. Once fell b/c I swung out, another time because my grip was tired.
5.11a -completed, 4 hangs, I was just so tired.
8 PM

Strength Training (ET Team) 20:00 [3]

20 reps of each (except for the plank):
I.Y.T's each, 5lbs
Delta raises
DB rows
windshield wipers
-30 sec plank-
Knee raises w/ band
Paw backs w/ band
squats

Sunday Oct 20, 2019 #

Note

This has nothing to do with training, I just find it funny how the adrenaline from yesterday still hasn't fully worn off, I'm extremely happy. I genuinely want to do it again, or just do another 5k race, and I don't get it because I always dreaded every single xc meet and I always felt horrible on the courses (definitely including yesterday haha)
9 AM

Running long (Patapsco, w/ dad) 1:16:51 [3] 9.0 km (8:32 / km) +185m 7:45 / km
(rest day)

4 PM

Rock climbing (Earth Treks Columbia) 1:30:00 [3]
(rest day)

This was so much fun! I actually did well and just it was great!
Lead
5.10a - onsite, nice and technical with minimal strength required, almost no jugs but still easy.
5.10c - onsite, required a lot of high steps, but it felt okay. In some places I had to really trust that my feet won't slip, and hope, but it worked, and it was a nice climb.
5.10d - onsite, in a corner, so it was really fun since it was ab/adduction (can't remember which). It was tough, but since not much grip was required, as it was mostly balance, I was able to finish it clean.
5.10a (tope rope only) - flash, my dad did it before me and told me I should try it. It was similar to the first climb, except it was slightly more overhanging in some spots and the holds were better, and it required more strength.
5.11a - completed, 1 hang and 1 cheat (oops), at the third or fourth clip I grabbed the clip to pull myself up because it was an iffy move and I wanted to try and complete the climb without falling. After finishing the whole thing I went back and tried the move, and I did it. It was just a bit of a stretch for me. Also, at the last clip I had to rest, my grip was seriously disappearing, and I couldn't make it. Too bad.
5.10d - completed, 2 hangs. A little over halfway up I fell, because up to then it was really easy (like a 10a), but then there was this big sloperish undercling, and I realized that must be where the crux is, so I tried it. I put my right hand up and into the left side of the undercling (that was probably the most solid spot to hold), then I stood up and tried to cross my left hand over/shimmy my right hand over to the right side oof the undercling (slowly, since I was only holding on using pressure, like a sloper), and I tried to pu in my left hand, and then I tried to quickly take out my right hand and reach for the side cling to my right (great hold, deep jug). I grabbed it, but I swung out too much because of the momentum, and I couldn't catch myself on the hold in time, so I fell. But then on my second try I made it. Then, at the top, on the second to last clip (or the last one, idk), I had to rest because my grip was seriously dying, again. I was losing strength, fast, and I couldn't hold on any more.

Saturday Oct 19, 2019 #

11 AM

Running warm up/down (xc) 10:00 [3] 1.6 km (6:15 / km)

These are estimates, cuz I didn't measure it
12 PM

Running race (xc County Champs) 26:59 [4] 5.0 km (5:24 / km) +29m 5:15 / km

LAST XC RACE OF THE SEASONNN
but I was SUPER nervous right before this race. I really wanted to do well, because I heard this was a fast course, so I wanted to PR. Also, it was my second time ever wearing spikes.

So while running I was really suffering. I felt like I was gonna explode, and I had a hard time focusing on anything like form. And my feet were dying from the spikes. My first mile time was 8:05, and I have no idea about the rest

Then, as I was coming into the finish chute (about 200m of the chute), halfway through I looked at the big analog clocks they had on the finish line and I saw the time there was 26:33. My jaw dropped because I realized I had a chance to get a sub-27 time. That's what my motivation was to start sprinting, if I hadn't seen my time I dont think I would've been able to Sprint that much.

Well, I barely made it, but I got sub 27, and I PR'd by 48 seconds. As usual, I cried after finishing, but this time was because I was so happy. I couldn't believe it, after feeling like crap on the course I actually finished well.
1 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 10:00 [3] 1.75 km (5:43 / km)

Again, these are estimates because I didn't actually track it.

Friday Oct 18, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:36 [3] 6.5 km (3:47 / km) +75m 3:35 / km

Today was interesting. I was biking with a paper bag in my right hand, which was annoying because it kept hitting my front wheel and I was slightly off-balance. It was interesting, and my fingers on my right had were cold and aching. I managed though, I'm glad I don't have to carry it on my way back.
8 AM

Strength Training (Squats) 20:00 [3]

6 sets of 7x squats (w/ bar and 5lb weights on each side)
7 sets of 7x squats (w/ bar and 10lb weights on each side)

20x 15lb tricep pull-overs
20x 20lb tricep pull-overs
20x 25lb tricep pull-overs
3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 26:31 [2] 3.6 km (7:22 / km) +34m 7:02 / km

Trivia Run and Map reading Exercise. We were running with our Captain's groups, so this felt more like a workout to me than an easy run. Thank goodness for the periodic stops at each piece of paper along the way to answer the trivia questions, because I was almost sprinting to keep up ( my group had some guys, all of which were in the faster half of the guy's team, and then two varsity girls).

Meanwhile, I was also doing a measuring exercise because for some reason I blanked out yesterday and forgot to take the map with me on my run. I did the 3D mapreading one, where I had to determine what the direction of the slope of each line was. It was alright, I just really started tearing the paper when I was trying to punch holes at the end.
4 PM

Strength Training (xc) 5:00 [3]

Plank, side plank, leg lifts, dead bugs, and suitcases(ouch)
All without rest in between

Commute Biking (from school) 21:08 [3] 5.9 km (3:35 / km) +60m 3:25 / km

Thursday Oct 17, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:47 [3] 6.5 km (3:49 / km) +75m 3:36 / km

At Connecticut Ave I got stuck behind this other biker who wasn't biking as fast as I wanted to, especially uphill, but I was behind him for just about 1km
9 AM

Strength Training (Deadlift) 30:00 [3]

12 sets of 10x deadlift (normal bar with 10 pounds on each side)
30x 30lb low rows
attempting to do a pull-up - I ended up doing one. (yay!)

Core (30 sec of each):
bow and arrows, each side
one-legged v-ups, each side
crunches
elbow to knee, each side
tabletop crunches
3 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 22:54 [3] 6.0 km (3:49 / km) +60m 3:38 / km

took a different route home
5 PM

Running long (Rock Creek Park) 59:03 [3] 8.65 km (6:50 / km) +123m 6:22 / km

I'm happy about this run because I started feeling nauseous in the middle of my run (or well about 5 km in) and I still pushed through. Yeah I had too many chocolate chip cookies, whoops

Wednesday Oct 16, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 25:59 [3] 6.5 km (4:00 / km) +75m 3:47 / km

3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 9:07 [2] 1.6 km (5:42 / km)

MY HAMSTRINGS HURT
They still hurt, almost as bad as yesterday. It's getting better though, but the warm up was painful. I felt like I could run faster, but my hamstrings wouldn't let me.

Running intervals (xc) 23:46 [3] 3.8 km (6:15 / km)

So my hamstrings hurt more during the rest than they did during the intervals. I guess opening up my stride helps, since I don't need to use my hamstring to stop my leg from going too far forward or something.
(On a track) 8x 300m on, 200m rest
Interval times:
1) 1:19
2) 1:25 (we started faster than we wanted to, so we slowed down a bit)
3) 1:24
4) 1:21
5) 1:23
6) 1:19
7) 1:17
8) 1:12 (by myself, the others didn't want to do 8, I tried to push the pace more to see what I could do. Not all out, but I pushed harder than on the other intervals)

Running (xc) 11:49 [2] 1.65 km (7:10 / km)

I tried to convince coach to let me cool down by biking because my hamstrings hurt while jogging, but he insisted that I should still cool down by jogging because it'll release the tension and stuff (I've been stretching them well because I don't want them to hurt).
I guess it did help a bit, except that it started raining more during my last two laps, so I was worried it would be like that on my bike home, but thankfully not, it stopped while I was doing core and stretching.

Commute Biking (from school) 12:00 [3] 3.7 km (3:15 / km) +27m 3:08 / km

So I didn't get very far.
At Connecticut Ave I noticed that my back tire was flat. So I had a nice 3km walk in the rain, with sore hamstrings that hurt when I walk.
But it wasn't too bad in the end, I didn't have to rush so it was fine, and I like the rain. My back was just starting to hurt towards the end because of the backpack and hunching over to walk my bike.
4 PM

Strength Training (xc) 3:00 [3]

Plank, side planks, Russian twists.
I didn't want to overdo it since I knew that tomorrow we'll be doing core in weight training, but I wanted to do at least a tiny bit.
7 PM

Rock climbing (Earth Treks Rockville) 1:00:00 [3]

So much frustration. I was too tired today to enjoy anything beyond a 5.8, apparently.
Lead:
5.8 - onsite (in roof)
5.10b - flash
5.10d - first 4 clips (in the massive overhang, hung at 3rd clip)
5.10a - completed, 4 hangs (in overhang) (I got really frustrated on this one, it's a 10a for god's sake, I should be able to do it even when I'm tired, but apparently not.)

Tuesday Oct 15, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:04 [2] 6.5 km (3:42 / km) +75m 3:30 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (Bench Press) 27:35 [3]

12 sets of 20lb bench press (weight not including bar)
20x I.Y.T's
5x 50lb lateral incline press
Core: 30sec of each (no rest in between)- toe taps, Russian twists, one legged v-ups, bow and arrows, high bicycles
3 PM

Commute Biking (from BCC to Westland) 25:26 [2] 4.81 km (5:17 / km) +29m 5:08 / km
(rest day)

I was gonna run this, but my hamstring was really hurting from yesterday. Those RDL's killed me, it even hurts to walk (they're just real sore). So I took a rest day and stuck with just biking, since unlike running and walking, it's the only activity that doesn't make my hamstrings hurt like crap.
6 PM

Commute Biking (from Westland) 31:39 [3] 8.45 km (3:45 / km) +104m 3:32 / km
(rest day)

Monday Oct 14, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 21:47 [3] 6.5 km (3:21 / km) +75m 3:10 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (RDL) 20:00 [3]

12 sets of 10 RDLs
People kept stealing the weights I will using so I did I think 5 sets with 50 lbs, 2 sets with 70lbs, and 6 sets with 30lbs
2 mins of core (tabletop crunches, one legged v ups, and bow arrows)
3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 9:15 [2] 1.75 km (5:17 / km)

Running intervals (xc) 29:22 [4] 5.2 km (5:39 / km)

i died
We did 4x 800s with 400m rest
1) 3:32
2) 3:48
3) 3:45
4) 3:57

By the last interval I had a lot of trouble keeping up. After the RDLs this morning, I really felt it in my hamstrings.

Running (xc) 1:17 [3] 0.4 km (3:12 / km)

Striders - 4x 100m
1) 20 sec
2) 20 sec
3) 18 sec
4) 19 sec
4 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 27:15 [3] 7.3 km (3:44 / km) +71m 3:34 / km

7 PM

Rock climbing (ET Team) 1:10:00 [3]

First 20 minutes we worked on sequencing
Top rope
5.9 (twice) - onsite
The we went on to projecting
5.11b - attempt, 3/4 way with like 7 hangs (in only three places)
5.10d - so close to onsite, but I hesitated at the top, and my grip gave out so I fell.
5.11b - attempt, 3/4 way up, 4 hangs (one spot)
8 PM

Strength Training (ET Team) 20:00 [3]

20x:
knee raises w/ band
paw backs w/ band
starfish jumps
squats
lunges
mountain climbers
high knees
45 sec on, 15 off:
windshield wipers
leg raises
plank
bicycles
russian twists
flutter kicks
20x:
pushups
10x:
I lifts
( I ran out of time for the rest but oh well I was tired anyways)

Sunday Oct 13, 2019 #

12 PM

Orienteering (Gunston Hall - Green) 57:58 [3] 6.5 km (8:55 / km) +122m 8:09 / km

Saturday Oct 12, 2019 #

Note

I spent like 6 hours at the rennaisance fair today I wish that could count as training because that completely tired me out.
8 AM

Running warm up/down (xc) 5:31 [3] 1.0 km (5:31 / km)

Running tempo (xc) 24:05 [3] 4.0 km (6:01 / km) +26m 5:50 / km

For the first mile, our pace was 9 mins per mile. But the girl I was running withstarted feeling some pain in her shin, so he was stretching for a bit while I ran on a bit around her and went back for her. But then, because it was really hurting her, we just jogged back.

Running hills (xc) 13:55 [4] 1.8 km (7:44 / km) +78m 6:21 / km

Each hill was 150 meters long and had 13 meters of elevation. I did 6 hill repeats.
For the first 3, I consistently did it in 50 seconds. Then I did 55, 56, and 57 seconds. I was getting real tired b the end.

Running warm up/down (xc) 8:07 [2] 1.2 km (6:46 / km) +2m 6:42 / km

Friday Oct 11, 2019 #

Strength Training 22:30 [3]

5 sets of:
20x 10lb bicep curl and press
15x tricep pullover (laying on bench)

10x 70lb bicep lift

10x 50lb lateral incline press
7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 30:42 [3] 6.5 km (4:43 / km) +75m 4:28 / km

2 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 9:47 [2] 1.0 mi (9:47 / mi)

3 PM

Running (xc) 30:30 [3] 4.65 km (6:34 / km) +21m 6:25 / km

5 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 26:28 [3] 7.25 km (3:39 / km) +71m 3:29 / km

7 PM

Rock climbing (Earth Treks Rockville) 1:15:00 [3]

All on lead
5.10a - onsite
5.10b - onsite
5.12a - attempt, I made it up the first tgree lips :) (just up I the roof, I didn't even bother trying that)
5.11b - attempt, I got up 5/7ths of the climb. What I limbed was mainly underclings, but the rest was finger holes that I just, well, no.
5.10b - onsite
9 PM

Strength Training (sokol) 20:00 [3]

Thursday Oct 10, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 23:00 [3] 6.5 km (3:32 / km) +75m 3:21 / km

9 AM

Strength Training (Leg day) 25:00 [3]

3 sets of:
10x 140lb incline leg press
20x 90lb incline leg press

3 sets of:
20x 25lb squats
20x 30lb calf raises

3 sets of:
10x 55lb straight arm tricep pull thing

3 sets of:
20x 70lb leg crunches

10x 50lb lateral incline press
3 PM

Running (xc) 40:12 [3] 6.0 km (6:42 / km) +46m 6:27 / km
ahr:154 max:185

Strength Training (xc) 20:00 [3]

2x 20m lunge walks
10m (of each) lateral band walks, monster band walks, inchworm band walks
6 hurtles of hurtle walks/hip exercise
3 mins of core (plank, russian twists, dead bugs)
4 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 27:25 [3] 7.25 km (3:47 / km) +71m 3:36 / km
ahr:140 max:160

7 PM

Ice skating (Silver Spring rink) 48:00 [3]

'TIS THE SEASON TO GO SKATING
I finally got to figure skate again! I felt quite iffy at first, but towards the end I started feeling progress on my spins and waltz jumps. I'm glad I went skating again, I missed it.

Wednesday Oct 9, 2019 #

5 PM

Running long (Rock Creek Park) 54:00 [3] 7.05 km (7:40 / km) +200m 6:42 / km
ahr:160 max:180

I did the multilevel map reading exercise. It was very challenging at first to get used to the several levels, and finding which staircase leads to where and so on. But I soon got used to it and it was alright.

I guess this is my long run this week, because I don't have any other day when I can run on my own. Too bad.
7 PM

Strength Training 3:00 [3]

Just a quick plank, side planks, and leg lifts.
I wanted to do some core, since I've been kind of forgetting about that for the past week, but I also didn't want to do too much given what I've done in the past two days.
9 PM

Rock climbing (Earth Treks Columbia) 50:00 [3]

First time since the summer break climbing in Columbia.
Lead climbing
5.9 onsite, up and downclimb
5.10a onsite, up and downclimb
5.10a onsite, up and downclimb
5.10a onsite

Tuesday Oct 8, 2019 #

7 AM

Note

I kinda sorta overslept, so no biking today. Oh well.

My arms are super sore, though
9 AM

Strength Training (Leg day) 30:00 [3]

2 sets of
25x 90lb incline leg presses
25x 15lb squat

1 90lb deadlift

2sets of 20x 70lb leg crunches

20x 40lb tricep pull but with straight arms

30sec crunches
30sec toe touches
30sec per side one legged toe reaches
30sec crunches
30sec toe touches
2 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 8:04 [3] 1.25 km (6:27 / km) +9m 6:14 / km
ahr:133 max:172

Running intervals (xc) 21:00 [4] 3.28 km (6:24 / km) +20m 6:13 / km
ahr:160 max:172

2 mins on, 1 min off
3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 7:11 [3] 1.15 km (6:15 / km) +9m 6:01 / km
ahr:165 max:194

My max HR is so high because we sprinted the last 100m or so because why not.
4 PM

Strength Training (xc) 12:00 [3]

3 sets of:
lateral band walks
6 single leg dips per side
15 knee pushups (i'm sore, that's why)
1 min of core (plank, side planks, supermans)

Monday Oct 7, 2019 #

Note

For some reason, I felt really good today on everything. Even while rock climbing, I felt strong, even though I already had weight training and xc. Maybe I'm finally getting used to it?
Or it might've been because I've had tons of rest in the past week.
Probably the latter.
Still, it's nice to feel string all day.
And also, the colder weather helps a ton.
7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 23:34 [2] 6.5 km (3:38 / km) +75m 3:26 / km
ahr:71 max:56

9 AM

Strength Training 25:00 [3]

4 sets of:
30x 10lb bicep curl and press
30x 30lb low row

30x 55lb tricep pull

10x 50lb lateral incline press

Then I tried to do a pull up. On my second try, I managed to do one.
3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 13:23 [3] 2.22 km (6:02 / km) +27m 5:41 / km

Running (xc) 25:11 [3] 4.35 km (5:47 / km) +24m 5:38 / km

Strength Training (xc) 6:00 [3]

Just 6 mins of core, no rest in between.
plank
side plank (1 min per side)
leg lifts
russian twists
crunches
5 PM

Commute Biking (To Earth Treks Rockville) 1:05:56 [3] 16.15 km (4:05 / km) +111m 3:57 / km

7 PM

Rock climbing (ET Team) 1:10:00 [3]

All on top rope
First 3 climbs: sticky feet and hands
5.10a - onsite, easy
5.10b - onsite, slightly more difficult than the a, but not by much
5.10b - onsite, there was an overhang, and I couldn't find the foothold for a bit. But i fought through.

Then, just projecting.
5.11a - completed, 3 rests in top half.
5.11a - completed, 3 rests in top half bc grip was failing me
8 PM

Strength Training (ET Team) 20:00 [3]

20 reps of each (except for the plank):
I.Y.T's each, 5lbs
Delta raises
DB rows
windshield wipers
-1 min plank-
Knee raises w/ band
Paw backs w/ band
squats

Sunday Oct 6, 2019 #

Rock climbing (Seneca Rocks) 1:00:00 [3]

1st pitch of Pleasant Overhangs - my dad lead, I followed. Of course when I was getting ready to climb, it started raining, so I was climbing on wet rock. What an experience.
Also, I only climbed for like half an hour, but I'm adding a half an hour for the trek up and down, since that was pretty technical, too.

Saturday Oct 5, 2019 #

Running (Rock Creek Park) 23:54 [3] 3.65 km (6:33 / km) +137m 5:31 / km

Friday Oct 4, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 26:34 [3] 6.86 km (3:52 / km) +75m 3:40 / km

12 PM

Commute Biking (from school) 53:33 [2] 12.35 km (4:20 / km) +65m 4:13 / km
ahr:124 max:149

I felt like doing some mtb, so I went on Rock Creek trail and biked on the trail next to the river.
2 PM

Running long (Rock Creek Park) 1:36:34 [3] 12.6 km (7:40 / km) +315m 6:49 / km

I did a long run. I think this is the longest I ever run without stopping or walking, before my max was probably 6 miles. I did the ZMR memorization map practice, which was drawing controls from a rock feature only map onto the same map, but with all the features. I finished it about 50mins into my run. I was running a lot of little loops because I was trying to find out where each of the trails led, since I want to map that area sometime for a trail-o.

I got pretty tired around 36 minutes in, but I was still able to run, and I was curious. But at one point I admit I cut through the woods because I turned on a trail that was going differently than I thought it would, and I saw it was gonna go downhill which I really didn't want because that would mean more uphill later, so I cut through to the other trail.

When I got home, I made myself a smoothie and I put ice packs on my knees, because they were pretty sore. I felt good though, and I was happy about the run.

Thursday Oct 3, 2019 #

Commute Biking (from school) 38:52 [3] 9.0 km (4:19 / km) +75m 4:09 / km

I did a tiny bit of mtb cuz I felt like it
7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 24:59 [3] 6.85 km (3:39 / km) +75m 3:27 / km
ahr:133 max:152

9 AM

Strength Training (Leg day) 30:00 [3]

3 sets of:
25x 90lb incline leg presses
10x 50lb calf lift
15x 25lb squat

4mins on airbike: alternating 1 min normal, and 1 min just legs

2sets if 5x 70lb lateral incline press

25x i lifts, 10x y lifts

17x squat with bar

Also like less than 10secs with the rope

I'm gonna be SORE tomorrow, can't wait.

Wednesday Oct 2, 2019 #

7 AM

Commute Biking (to school) 21:56 [2] 6.5 km (3:22 / km) +75m 3:11 / km
ahr:114 max:129

9 AM

Strength Training 25:00 [3]

I'm back at it again, I guess...
Low rows (30lbs): 25, 20, 15, 10, 5
Tricep pulls (55lbs): 20x
Bicep curls and presses (10lb): 30x
Lateral incline press (50lb): 10x
Air bike (arms only): 4mins
Calf lifts (50lb): 10x
2 mins of core (Russian twists, dead bugs)
2 PM

Commute Biking (from school toMeadowbrook) 18:18 [3] 6.65 km (2:45 / km) +70m 2:37 / km
ahr:128 max:151

3 PM

Running warm up/down (xc) 9:41 [3] 1.6 km (6:03 / km)
ahr:140 max:150

Running race (xc- home meet) 29:38 [3] 5.0 km (5:56 / km) +12m 5:51 / km
ahr:156 max:178

Tuesday Oct 1, 2019 #

Note
(sick)

Amazing way to start off the month, especially with our first and only xc home meet being tomorrow. I hoped to PR on it, but I guess I might not, if I even feel better tomorrow.

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