Training Log Archive: maprunner

Rode my bike to the track and did some sprint drills. I was trying to do some slightly-greater-than 100 meter repeats, at a slow speed but several reps. By the third rep I was feeling good, and decided to see how fast I could do 100 meters (as a baseline). I was pleased with ~18 secs (self timed) until I realized that I had started at the wrong spot and only ran ~90 meters on that rep! I was getting tired on the 5th rep, but was concentrating on holding my form, when I suddenly felt a twinge in my left calf. I stopped immediately, and walked it out. It didn't hurt, so I rode home. Iced it tonight, just to be safe. Hope it feels OK tomorrow.

C • Keeping the nuns entertained 2

Mike, Sandy and I went to Perry to explore the trails. Sandy had never been here before, and she was impressed. The map is a blend of Lidar data for the contours and vegetation; and Strava heat map for the trails. The trails were pretty good, but there were some notable omissions, and some averaging of tracks into straighter lines than the real trails

Sandy and I went out together, while Mike went out on his own. We had one blank map, and one map with some circles on it. We took turns leading to the circle, while the other person had the blank map and had to follow along. This was a good exercise for Sandy, since she is till learning to read the contours, as well as the trails; and for me, because I tend to blank out on trails and run blindly along, and lose track of where I am.

We stopped back at the car for a refreshment break, then Sandy and I went out on our own. She is a much faster runner, and she likes to let loose. And I wanted some more O training, so I drew 5 circles on the map, and went to those, trying to keep moving the whole time. I drew 3 because it looked interesting. But when I got there, the vegetation was yucky, so I didn't look long.

I ran the World O Day course today. I had run parts of it before, but never the whole thing. I decided to run the course backwards, to add some more challenge. A bit chilly and windy to start, but sunny. It was crowded around Lied Center (it's graduation weekend).

This was a good exercise, even though I know the map well. Lots of practice on changing direction, looking ahead, and reading the map on the move.