Training Log Archive: RLShadow

Event: ROC - Mendon Ponds Park - Ski-O / Winterfest
 

Ski-O at Mendon, done by me with shoes rather than skis. Score-O. Overall, I was rather shocked at how relatively well I did, vs my expectations. I haven't been running much in the last year or so, and not at all in the last 3 weeks due to a bad cold/cough which finally seems like it's going away.

At first I had no intent of getting all of the controls, but after about 30 minutes, given how many controls I had done and how many were left, it appeared quite possible to get them all, and I did, with about 13 minutes to spare. I had a slightly bad route choice off the bat by not getting #18 as my 3rd control; 18 was fairly close (about 500 m straight line) to the start, but pretty much out of the way from any other control. Since I initially had no intent of getting them all, it seems like 18 was a good one to skip. So I had to do that at the very end, covering more distance than if I had done it after #17 initially.

When I left, I was a rather surprising 6th overall.

It did help that the course setting seemed to favor runners vs skiers though.

A semi long walk because it was a pleasant day -- mid teens, but sunny and little wind. The footing on the Rt 104 path wasn't the greatest (about 3 inches of snow, either non-tracked or unevenly-tracked) but wasn't terrible.

Four games left-handed followed by two games right-handed. First two games left handed were enjoyable, next two weren't (got in with some pretty weak players, even by my weak left-handed standards). First game right handed I played pretty badly (I think I need to re-warm-up right handed when switching from left handed), second game I played a lot better.

Over to Finn Park and around the field. It was less sunny and more windy than yesterday, but also warmer (around 20) so it was tolerable.

Played 4 games (roughly an hour) left-handed, then 2 games (30 minutes) right-handed. Playing right-handed only, from my recent experience, doesn't seem like a great idea because my wrist really feels like it's had a work-out (too much of a work-out) the next day. So I'm experimenting with keeping my right-handed play to 2 games for a while.

Still very cold (low single digits), but it was sunny and there was very little wind, plus I really bundled up, so it was reasonably pleasant.

Nice day for a walk for a change. Low 30's and hardly any wind. Some light snow falling but no real issue with that either.

Clearing some snow from the driveway, the old fashioned way (no snowblower). Only about an inch of snow on the ground, but it's supposed to get extremely cold tonight so I wanted to get it as clear as possible before it freezes solid.