Sunday Apr 27 |
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| Event: WCOC Macedonia
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 | Orienteering 1:12:17 [4] 6.5 km (11:07 / km) | |
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| Macedonia Brook, red course, on a perfect day. A nice course by Peter Goodwin, though it seemed easier navigationally than others I've done here. Climb was kept to a minimum; the main impediment was the everpresent barberry. With my sore butt, I decided in advance to avoid any fast running,and just try to keep up an even pace and work on "flow". I had a very clean run except for one total lapse: I inexplicably hit the river going to #4 (a 100 m. leg) over a 100 meters north of where I should have been; I continued north for a ways (since I had been aiming off a bit south) until I relocated on a stone wall and had to come back 200 meters to the control. When I got home to look at the map and see what in the world had happened, I quickly understood: I never went the 150 meters south from 2 to 3, but left 2 due east thinking I was leaving 3. (In sympathy with Will?) Sometimes skipping a control saves you time; this time it cost me over 4 minutes. (And, yes, I did notice it was taking too long to get to the river, but, hey, on such a short, easy leg, why bother to look at the map?) Driving home, I was thinking how I would write in my log that Charlie's 12 second victory was bogus because he didn't go to the 9 on our revised map, and so his course was 100 meters shorter than mine. (His split to 9 confirms what he said, that there was a control on the unrevised 9). But the laugh's on me. |
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Red - Splits |
Saturday Apr 26 |
| Trail Run 34:00 [2] 3.8 mi (8:57 / mi) | |
| weight:143lbs |
| From Smith after lifting. Easy, babying my still sore butt. |
Friday Apr 25 |
| Trail Run 49:19 [3] 5.6 mi (8:47 / mi) | |
| ahr:139 max:154 |
| Juggler. Got through this OK, except for having to shorten my stride; but, damn, was my butt sore after. This injury stuff is getting really old. 8:39 (127), 10:14 (134), 6:54 (142) (25:47), 6:46 (141), 9:10 (148), 7:35 (147) (23:32). |
Wednesday Apr 23 |
| dirt 22:28 [3] 2.9 mi (7:45 / mi) | |
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| 4 laps around Smith fields: all I had time for. Left buttock quite sore, though it loosened up a bit by the end. 555, 5:40, 5:32, 5:19. |
| Road Run 16:30 [3] 1.9 mi (8:41 / mi) | |
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| To and from home. |
Tuesday Apr 22 |
| Trail Run race 21:42 [5] 3.1 mi (7:00 / mi) vdot: 45.1 | |
| weight:143lbs |
| Northampton XC race. 5 seconds slower than two weeks ago, though I thought I would be faster, and predicted 20:30. The first mile felt good - my right hamstring is much improved - but I probably went out faster than I should have. Either that, or being underhydrated, lead to substantial slowing over the second half of the race. I need to work on strength with some longer track workouts. 6:35, 6:53, 7:27, 45. |
| Road Run 27:00 [2] 3.0 mi (9:00 / mi) | |
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| Before and after jogging. |