Training Log Archive: Tundra/DesertIn the 7 days ending Oct 18, 2003:
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Saturday Oct 18, 2003 #
Easy running 3:55:03 [2] 35.1 km (6:42 / km) +1260m 5:41 / km
Hollenbeck and Homestead to Rancho, Crossroads, up to Black Mtn. and the camp (a troop of scouts there), watched the sunset. I didn't realize one could see Mt. Tamalpais from Black. Then down, through the secret shortcut and 54V2; the buses already stopped running so I did an extra 3.5 km to Stevens Creek and Stelling (by De Anza). Felt very slow and very powerful; was not tired at all at any point.
Splits: Point 2 (4.8 km/115 m) 29:34; Pasture Crossroads (13.3/400) 1:20:00; Black Mtn. Camp (19.2/955) 2:18:11; Point 5 (23.7/1045) 2:44:01; Point 2 (30.1/1170) 3:20:51; Stevens Creek and Stelling (35.1/1260) 3:55:03.
Note that these measurements are a bit off compared to those of 24 Aug 2002 and 05 April 2003. My guess is the latter is maybe measured 100 m too long; I used the distances from the former, and added 2.32 km for (where the shortcut branches off) to Black Mtn. Camp and 2.20 km for the shortcut. Also, I forgot some of the climb from the backpackers' camp back to Black Mtn on the 2002 climb measurement, so the climb agrees better with the April one.
Splits: Point 2 (4.8 km/115 m) 29:34; Pasture Crossroads (13.3/400) 1:20:00; Black Mtn. Camp (19.2/955) 2:18:11; Point 5 (23.7/1045) 2:44:01; Point 2 (30.1/1170) 3:20:51; Stevens Creek and Stelling (35.1/1260) 3:55:03.
Note that these measurements are a bit off compared to those of 24 Aug 2002 and 05 April 2003. My guess is the latter is maybe measured 100 m too long; I used the distances from the former, and added 2.32 km for (where the shortcut branches off) to Black Mtn. Camp and 2.20 km for the shortcut. Also, I forgot some of the climb from the backpackers' camp back to Black Mtn on the 2002 climb measurement, so the climb agrees better with the April one.
Friday Oct 17, 2003 #
Easy running 20:49 [2] 3.8 km (5:29 / km) +20m 5:20 / km
More Lawrence. Long run tomorrow.
Thursday Oct 16, 2003 #
Easy running 46:11 [2] 9.1 km (5:05 / km) +41m 4:58 / km
Ran around Baylands with Jim Waite; 2 loops without coming back to SRS.
Easy running 43:59 [1] 7.6 km (5:47 / km) +28m 5:41 / km
More Lawrence. Tired for this second run.
Wednesday Oct 15, 2003 #
Easy running 40:49 [2] 7.6 km (5:22 / km) +28m 5:16 / km
Same run as yesterday; feeling much better.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2003 #
Easy running 47:17 [1] 7.6 km (6:13 / km) +28m 6:07 / km
Struggled up and down Lawrence.
Sunday Oct 12, 2003 #
Race 46:50 [4] 10.0 km (4:41 / km) +165m 4:20 / km
ahr:169 max:177
The Relay Leg 34. Plan was 48. Turned out that there were mile markers on Highway 9, so the first 4 mile splits are as accurate as Caltrans gets. Had some water at the turn (which came at 29:18, about a minute ahead of the schedule). 6:43 6:28 7:08 7:24 8:11 7:37 3:19; I could have done the last "0.2 miles" a bit faster, but was totally astonished to be so much ahead of schedule, so thought I had misread the mapped turns and did not remember the 6-mi mark well from past two times around... but surprise, there was that "GRANITE CONSTRUCTION" sign right around the corner, and Rex waiting for the handoff.
Roadkills: 0. Saw nobody.
Roadkills: 0. Saw nobody.
Note
We did much better than the planned 25:30; 14th overall with 23:47:28. Maps and a spreadsheet of the times (courtesy of the Chasers) are here.