Sunday Mar 11 |
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| Event: Valley Goat III
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 | Orienteering 2:24:23 [3]14.4 km (10:02 / km) | |
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| On a lark, went down to DVOA land to run the "Valley Goat" at Valley Forge. Ran on two maps: Mt. Joy, which was a joy to run on with lots of rough open, and decent woods; and Mt Misery, which is also aptly named, with lots of steep hillsides, either rocky or muddy from the previous day's rain. A mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good: didn't miss anything (but see below), even though lots of flags were well hidden in ditches and thickets; no doubt it helped to have Glen and Karl nearby for much of the run. The Bad: felt physically feeble over the second half, especially on the steep ups and downs. The Ugly: mispunched the second control. Like other goat events, I wasn't looking at the map much at the start. I was behind others who went to the wrong control (maybe 50 meters from the right control), and punched without ever checking the control number or the feature. I thought I was over that. Guess not.
But good training. And at least no injury problems. |
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Long - Splits |
Friday Mar 9 |
| Road Run 46:48 [3]5.9 mi (7:56 / mi) | |
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| Sand Hill loop. Felt OK, but couldn't get me legs to go any faster. 8:00, 7:54, 10:11 (26:06), 8:08, 4:46, 7:46 (20:42). |
Thursday Mar 8 |
| machines (bike) 30:00 [3] | |
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Wednesday Mar 7 |
| Road Run 40:16 [3]4.8 mi (8:23 / mi) | |
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| UMass loop, slow. Legs tired, bitter cold in the wind. |
Tuesday Mar 6 |
| Track (intervals) 12:55 [5]2.0 mi (6:27 / mi) | |
| max:156 |
| Smith indoor track, single digits outside. Two 1600's with full rest between. The second was such a struggle that I canned the planned third. Probably should be doing these slower, given my current fitness level. 6:29, 6:26 |
| Track 16:28 [3]2.0 mi (8:14 / mi) | |
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| Mile before, mile after. Smith softball team was practicing in the infield with the curtain open on the sides and the foul lines extending onto the track. Had to crane my neck to watch for errant balls. |
Monday Mar 5 |
| machines (elliptical) 30:00 [3] | |
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