Training Log Archive: KirstenM

Compass training exercise as part of the Thanksgiving camp, but I forgot to start my watch

Informal red course at Valley Forge. The controls were actually brown fence enclosures so I had a hard time seeing them at times. I had a couple bobbles, but overall it was fairly clean

My first Night-O that involved me actually going in the woods, and it was pretty fun! Well, I did manage to scare myself with my shadow, but other than that it was fun. I was pretty clean and only had a few bobbles when I misestimated the distance and slowed down too soon.

Red - Splits

Another day of sitting in the car

This was way hillier than I'm used to (I live in a flat area and haven't done any hill work for a solid month and a half) and boy did I feel it. So despite the slow pace, I really got my heart rate going (and honestly was probably for the best because I didn't aggravate anything)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Whole day in the car traveling

Nice and controlled with a focus on form. I think it was successful because for the most part my hip felt okay and I could feel myself working the areas I've been trying to strengthen.

Since Greg seems interested and maybe others are, when I say I'm doing PT, I'm doing any combination of these exercises, usually just once each or not even all of them:
- lunges where you twist your upper body side to side (and try not to fall over) (20 times)
- side planks (1 min each side)
- side planks where you lift your leg straight up (1 min each side)
- ones where you lift your leg to your chest (1 min each side)
- sideways shuffle things with a resistance band around my leg (20 times back and forth)
- bridges where you lift one leg up and try and keep your hips level (1 min each leg)

I will admit that I don't have a set routine, so I just sort of do any of the above until I'm tired. They were given to me when I went to PT in the spring for this injury/reoccurring problem, but I only seem to do them when it flares, instead of as a preventative, so that's my fault.