Training Log Archive: schristoph

Event: BAOC: California Orienteering Week (COW), Part 1
 

Currently sitting in SeaTac when I should be landing in San Jose for Cal O Week, Alaska and American Airlines totally botched our tickets... got a refund but my new flight lands 20 minutes after my start time :/

C • Boo. 1

BEAUTIFUL run on the Delta de Anza trail by my aunt's house in Oakley. I ran while my mom, aunt, and uncle biked with the dogs running alongside. Even the hail was fun. I wanna go to school here so badddd

C • fun hail 3

aaaandd some barefoot laps in the park. My old Sauconys are slightly small, and they're starting to hurt my L foot. It's a combo of my toenail falling off (skier problems) + my toes hitting the end, which I think makes me scrunch my foot up, making the arch tight.

6minute abs + plank

Random running, today was our Polar Bear Relays (an annual just-for-fun mock meet we do) and I was one of the captains of the 6 teams, so I couldn't really dip to do a real run... Anyway, ran the 800 leg of our medley relay, went out way too fast and died hard, think I was around 2:36-38. Then we did rotations of various track events (jumps, turbo jav, 60m hurdles...) took a loooonggg time and then got in a quick 3k run at the end

Hit up SBP with Sam and Alex last night, much fun.

THE. ICONIC. DEATH. BY. 400S. WORKOUT.

4 sets of 4x400, tradition goes you do your age in 400s, so I did 18, which is 4 and a half miles of fast as frick. Rest was 60s for 1st set, 75s for 2nd set, 85s for 3rd, 90s 4th, 1 lap between sets.
Goal paces 84, 83, 82, 81
Splits: [83, 84, 84, 84], [83, 83, 83, 83], [82, 82, 81, 82], [81, 79, 81, 80], [76, 77]
WHAT a blast I'm sad that was my last :'( Bad pacing on the first couple, but then Arne and Mason joined me, and then Gabe, so I wasn't alone yay!! I'm not used to having pacing buddies, nice to have other people lead. Honestly it was death but I didn't "die", actually felt really strong the whole way. Gabe and I banged the last 2 hella fast it was rad
Coach originally had me doing 82s for mile pace but lowered it to 81s last week because I was running faster splits in workouts, almost wondering if I'm in 5:20 shape and should do 80s? IDK man

C • wow 2

DQ, 2 laps of 50-50s, 2 laps of 100 on and offs, grass cooldown

At the beginning of practice our new head coach had captains get together and pick people for our "polar bear tournament" teams on Friday (it's a fun mock-meet tradition we do). The other captains took soooooo long to pick people and I didn't end up starting my run until all my distance peeps had already finished. :|

It was warmmmm today (like 65F, 18C) and noticeable even during warmup, gotta drink lotsa water today

OKAY this was HARD. Head was feeling fuzzy after the first set, and this was the first workout this season I was on pace or slow every time. Anyway, the workout:
3 sets of 800, 600, 400, 1st set at 88, 86, 82, 2nd and 3rd sets at 86, 84-85, 80-81. My coach said I've been running faster than 82s and increased my mile pace to 80-81 which sucked since it was super warm today. Heat was definitely a factor
Splits: 2:56, 2:06, 83, 2:52, 2:06, 81, 2:52, 2:07, 81

Barefoot laps on the grass, stole some balls from the soccer boyz

estimate... idk