Training Log Archive: maprunner

Wyandotte test loop. Temps had warmed up into the 40s, so it was great to be outside. The melting deep snow made it a bit tough going uphill, but boy it was lots of fun to run down hill :)

Spiked O shoes were perfect for the late afternoon conditions. Wonder what ebuckley, Mean Gene and eelgrassman wore this morning during the PsycoWyco run?

Enjoyed myself for the first 6 controls. Then everything fell apart. I always have problems hitting 7 exactly (tend to stop at the upstream junction) so I was trying too hard. And I lost my mind. Thought I hit 7 fine, thought I left along the correct reentrant. Was surprised to see a road junction, but decided I had just hit the junction west of 8. Went to 8 (there was a tape there) and then began to notice that things didn't look right. Did that fact make me stop and evaluate my situation? No, of course not. When I convinced myself as was at 9 although it never looked like this before, did I stop and evaluate? No, of course not. Did I notice that the contours were way off? No, of course not. When I hit the road and it didn't look right, did I stop and evaluate? No, of course not. Long story, finally relocated at the road junction near 12. How embarrassing and discouraging.

Went to 12 and 13, then decided to head in, since I had been out long enough and the sun was beginning to go down.

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short and hilly - Splits

An outing on the trails at Clinton. I walked and jogged whenever I felt, with no real plan. Temps in the 20s and dropping. But crystal clear skies and perfect trail conditions (2 inches of fresh powder on a packed base). Time passed quickly. Hamstring and IT band acted up a bit, but only towards the end.

Lots of problems with my HR strap moving around and giving funny readings, so I estimated my effort tonight.

Woohoo! We're going to Greenland! Bought the tickets to Nuuk tonight.

C • oh boy! 1

Planned to do a long trail run tonight. But single digit temps and blowing snow changed my mind. Instead, I went to the rec center for a change of pace. I'll run tomorrow night, when it's supposed to warm up to double digit temps :)

Practice at Rockcrusher, running the same course that Mike did yesterday (plus some extra at the beginning and end). I wore his headcam, which made me concentrate better, I think, since I knew it was capturing my every move.

Although it didn't help me at 2. I thought I was at the correct spot, until I was on my way to 3 and the trails didn't make sense. (No markers or tapes out there today).

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