Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Email follow-ups WRT upcoming Frisco meet.

Red course at Buena Vista.

I think this is my favorite map in Colorado. And it seemed GLORIOUSLY runnable after the recent couple of weeks in Italy & France...

Gøril & her niece from Norway both ran the Green course, so Maiya was my main competition (among females) on Red. I didn't think there was any chance of beating Maiya, so I stopped to take a bunch of photos out on the course.

As it turned out, she only beat me by 47 seconds. DOH! If I hadn't taken all those dumb photos... Oh well; it's fun to have pics of other runners for the RMOC page.

Overall, this went well. I swung out kinda wide to #2; not sure what I was thinking on the way to #5 (bare rock to boulder to saddle would have been 100 times better!); slightly overshot #15 (I looked back and saw John punching it); and then totally blew it on #16 (ready to be finished, obviously not concentrating, and trying to outrun Dave).

I tried to run as much as possible but definitely lost steam on uphills, especially in the last third of the course. But we were at 9,000+ feet...

The only downside of today was the excruciating FOUR-HOUR drive home. (Should be ~2.5 hours.) OMFG.

C • Looked like a clean run 2

Buena Vista meet follow-up:

- Figured out the money-math for the meet report; completed the form and mailed it to Sverre.

- Finalized OE2010 results for Night & Day events; uploaded overall results to RMOC database; uploaded XML splits to Attackpoint; sent XML splits to JP for RouteGadget.

- Data entry for volunteer list.

- Created two PayPal invoices.

- One membership renewal & email confirmation.

- Updates to member database based on start cards (vehicles & phone numbers).

- Edited photos & uploaded to RMOC's Facebook page.

- Located photos & links for "member news" in RMOC update; drafted & sent out email with Buena Vista results, links for upcoming meets, and member news.

- Several email follow-ups.

Red - Splits

Event: RMOC Buena Vista Night & Day
 

LoCO FIT breakfast run (I walked).

Night-O at Buena Vista.

Weather was pleasant -- not cold at all, as it has been in previous years.

I had a *splitting* headache (mild migraine?) from just before I started working at the registration table until I went to bed. I felt kinda spacey (it was hard to find words, at times), but I don't think it affected my orienteering.

...except for when I aimed off from #4 as if I were going from #5 to #6. Luckily I figured it out before it became a total disaster.

I also was kinda disoriented approaching the finish -- I ended up way too far north, at our parking / camping area.

Very fun!

Night - Long - Splits

Walked to & from the rec center.

Yoga class at the rec center.

Buena Vista meet prep -- data entry for one annual waiver; created separate database records for the Night & Day events; created two sets of OE2010 files for classes & entries; created two sets of start cards; sent out files to epunch team; checked in with Doug about water; lengthy email exchange with a new person doing the Night-O; drafted final email update w/ photos; bought snacks & water; loaded car.

LoCO FIT workout. I was a millimeter away from snoozing my alarm this morning...but I'm glad I didn't, and glad to have this workout over and done with!

- Ran a half mile to warm up.

- Tyler Ave hill loop x 5. Our assignment is usually to maintain a consistent effort on the uphill and the downhill (so the downhills are supposed to be fast); today the assignment was as-hard-as-possible effort going up, and recovery effort on the downhill.

3:13 / 6:59
3:07 / 7:29
3:03 / 7:39
2:56 / 7:38
3:00 / 7:45

- Ran a half mile back home to cool down.

Prep for RMOC's Buena Vista meet this weekend -- a few email follow-ups; pre-reg reminder to email list; pre-reg reminder post & photo on RMOC's Facebook page.

Vinyasa yoga class on the rec center's outdoor pool deck, with an amazing view of the mountains.

Runners Roost group run.

In anticipation of tomorrow morning's hill workout...I ran just 2.25, and then walked a bit.

RMOC email update with embedded photos, video & member news, and a similar post to RMOC's Facebook page. Other miscellaneous email follow-ups.

LoCO FIT workout @ Daughenbaugh / Warembourg Pond.

- Ran 0.8 to warm up.

- 3 x 1.5-mile loop @ 10K pace, with walking recovery back to the start of the loop. As usual, I didn't want to do the last loop, but I forced myself to start and it actually turned out to be my fastest of the three. Avg paces were 8:54, 8:50, 8:48.

- Ran a very short stretch back to my car to cool down.

It's always tough to decide what to do first when I get home after a hot run -- cold shower or a delicious, icy-cold, horchata-flavored recovery drink? Tonight I went with the horchata.