Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Posted results & splits for yesterday's meet. Data entry for volunteers, new memberships, and annual waivers. Drafted announcement email with photos. Posted results links to Facebook. A few email follow-ups.

Event: RMOC - Round Mountain
 

A great day at Round Mountain, race-wise, friend-wise, and weather-wise. It was not-so-great (physically nauseating, actually) to see Troy there with his new girlfriend.

I made a dumb mistake on my way to #6. My plan was to follow the fence and then use the corner as my attackpoint (or maybe more of a waypoint). But I was so focused on the private-property fence that I didn't even notice the N-S fence on the map, so I headed off 90 degrees in the wrong direction when I hit it. DUH.

Small bearing issues on the way to #7 and #13. HUGE bearing screw-up on the way to #16. Sigh...

But I finished 4th overall -- happy with that. Mid-course, running in a dispersed pack with Simon & Mickey definitely helped a few times (normally, it seems like I'm 100% on my own without the helpful sightings of people entering & leaving controls). On the other hand, talking to Mickey caused me to lose track of my pace count and map contact a few times -- but Mickey is a nice guy and I was trying to give pointers. :-)

I enjoyed the course -- maybe would have preferred a bit more technical, rocky challenge.

C • on the other hand... 5

Red - Splits

Squat Challenge day 11 -- 50 @ 0#

- Jogged a half mile to warm up.

- Ladder workout -- 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 minutes of hard effort, with two minutes of walking / slow jog recovery in between.

- Jogged 0.75 -to cool down.

Squat Challenge day 10 -- 30 @ 35# / 30 @ 0#.

Email follow-ups and prep work for this weekend's meet at Round Mountain -- data entry for annual waivers, created OE2010 import files for Classes & Entries, created start cards, sent summary email & files to Doug & Galen.

Squat Challenge day 9 -- 90 @ 0#.

Runners Roost group run (I walked), with chips, beer & cake afterwards.

Warm-up jog.

I did this on my own, after dark, since I worked late and missed the group run.

Assignment: 50-55 minutes of the Tyler Ave hill loop, which translated to five laps / five miles.

Extra time & distance walking home.

It was nice to see the big red moon rising on my fourth lap, while it was still between the horizon & the rain clouds. Light rain towards the end, but it was pleasant.

Squat Challenge day 8 -- off.

Yoga @ the rec center.

We had a sub for the regular instructor. It was the guy who uses phrases like "exhale through the buttocks". Tonight it was visualizing our tailbone as the nozzle of a fountain pointing up at the sky. OK.

C • instructor 2

Squat Challenge day 7 -- 80 @ 0#.