Training Log Archive: bbrooke

LoCoFIT / Roost weekly Saturday-morning group run.

I almost skipped this, b/c I didn't get much sleep last night (roaring wind and racing thoughts...). In fact, when my alarm went off at 7am, I got up for a few minutes, said "forget it" and went back to bed, and then changed my mind and got up again. ;-)

We ran from the store up to Davidson Mesa, one lap around the mesa, and then back to the store. My assignment for today was "4-5 miles easy", so I ran 5 (emphasis on "easy" since my legs were tired from last night's speed workout) and then walked the rest. The wind kinda sucked, but I rewarded myself afterwards with a delicious, fluffy Biscuit Bar biscuit with apple butter. YUM! (I also rewarded myself with a fleecey jacket purchase, since we get a 15% discount after the group runs...)

Now off to Clement Park for map checking (has it changed due to recent renovations?) and course planning...thank you, Kris!

C • Thank you 4

C • fleecy 2

Course planning at Clement Park. I'm going to count half of this (one hour) as walking, and the other half as administrative time. Very cold and windy as I was finishing and the sun was going down...frozen fingers.

Course planning at Clement Park.

A cute p-dog at the park:

At Davidson Mesa -- haven't been there in a while; the prairie dogs were chirping. Shorts & tank-top weather.

- Ran one mile to warm up.

- 10 x (two minutes hard effort / one minute walking recovery).

- Jogged one mile to cool down.

Restorative yoga class at the rec center.

Run club night at Runner's Roost.

I started early so I could do the workout I was supposed to do yesterday (the Tuesday / Thursday group isn't meeting anymore, but I asked Coach Erin to give me a plan though the end of December): one-mile warmup, three-mile progression run starting at half-marathon race pace, and then one-mile cool down. Progression run paces were 9:48, 9:18, 8:42.

My Garmin was giving erratic pace readings during the run (maybe due to a low battery?), so I had to mostly judge this by (gasp!) perceived effort. I assume the uploaded data and stats are reliable... How did runners train in the prehistoric days before having GPS-enabled distance and pace?! ;-)

And then beer, Qdoba & socializing afterwards at Runner's Roost.

Restorative yoga class at the rec center.

Running group "Ladies Night" / Fall Festival.

Most of us had had races over the weekend and decided to just walk -- even our special guest Neely Gracie. :-)

After the run / walk, we had snacks & wine and small pumpkins to decorate. And...I won a $40 gift card to Runners Roost when my spicy cheddar-pecan wafers were picked as the best snack! (There were only two other snacks to compete with...most people didn't get the memo to bring something). Yay for southern domestic skillz. ;-)

My pumpkin:


Inspiration pic from last weekend (Heber, AZ):

C • win! 2

C • Steve Spence is my hero, co... 3

Results, splits, photos, volunteer list, one membership update & confirmation email, Facebook post, and email announcement for White Ranch meet.

Also, miscellaneous email follow-ups.

Event: RMOC - White Ranch
 

Petrified Forest Four-Hour ROGAINEs -- Day 2.

Today's map was a bit more detailed and intricate in some places. For example, in the labyrinth-like slot-canyon area where I went off the southwest corner of the map on my way to #50... I climbed part-way up and then back down some steep, crumbly slopes while trying to figure out where I was -- kinda scary at times. I eventually found #50.

After that, I apparently misread or miscounted the dry washes / reentrants on my way to #33 and wasted a TON of time looking for that one and #31. I eventually gave up and headed for #24 -- and then I back-tracked to get #31 and #33, which were totally easy from that direction. :-\

Things went OK after that, but I had lost too much time to get to all the controls I had originally planned. I also had to walk along some narrow, crumbly ridges with steep drop-offs on either side when I took a bad route from #22 to #13 -- but I dealt with it because I was afraid of being overtime. If I had just taken the easy way down the wash after #22, I would have had time to get #23...

I ultimately ended up as 3rd place female behind Robi Mulford (+110 points) and Peg Davis (+30 points). Sanna and Sharon got awards for being 3rd and 4th overall, so they weren't counted for the female awards.

I got home at 2:45 am but it was a great event, very well organized, and I would definitely go back again next year.

"Rocky rootstock" (petrified log) -- #24: