Training Log Archive: maprunner

A weird day. I woke up feeling really lethargic and heavy. I got out of bed just to cancel the orienteering training we had planned for today (too cold, icy and snowy for driving) Then crawled back into bed for a few more hours. After that, I felt fine.

But not motivated to run around in the cold snow. So I went to the gym (had the place to myself) and used the equipment while listening to podcasts.

Night run on west campus (with MIke's headlamp since mine died). Main reason for running tonight was to get acclimated to winter conditions. It was -4C and a bit windy. My legs felt fine but my arms and hands were cold almost the whole time. Probably a mix of not enough clothes and not enough effort :)

Lots of arm work. Needed some spotting on the last reps. Arms are rubbery now.

Spent the last two days in a hotel ballroom for a work meeting. Felt good to move the body a bit tonight.

PTOC score O event. Except I forgot to put it on my calendar, and I made lunch plans with The Girls for the same time. So I asked if I could run early, which I could because the markers were put out on Saturday. And I happened to have the Start and Finish boxes in my house, so I brought them with me!

I started out OK but quickly ran into trouble. I just could not seem to stay on direction today. Lots of confusion, especially on the way to 15, 16 and 22. Also, slowed down a lot on pace. Just couldn't push through the thick woods and thorns, and I'm out of running shape.

Had to hustle in after 17 to meet the 1-hour time limit.

Got back just as everyone was setting up registration and the finish. Chatted for a few minutes, changed out of my wet clothes (so nice to have a bathroom for this!) and drove off to lunch.