Training Log Archive: Spike

Feeling kind of sleepy and it was muggy outside...so I went to the Concept2 in the basement.

I began by visualizing myself as the best rower/paddler I know - iamstillhungry. That was fine, but I started getting stressed out about boathouse politics. So, I found the remote, turned on the TV, and watched a Big Bang re-run. That worked better.

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C • Improvements 1

Work commute. From when Ieft the house (7:05 a.m.) until about noon, there was a heavy storm just north of town. Lots of lightning and rumbles of thunder. It looked like it'd hit Lawrence any minute...but it never did.

Over my lunch hour I did a little field checking. Not to make a map, but to practice and test OOM on the Kindle. It is much more usable that the older version.

Jogging on West Campus. I've been playing around with a little idea I picked up from the Johan Olsson podcast. It seems potentially useful.

Mini orienteering on the Pioneer Cemetery map. I worked on some things that might be useful for Ward Pound Ridge. Fun.

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C • WPR practice 2

Work commute.

Anniversary dinner at Port Fonda. I'd eaten lunch there before. Mary had never been. It was good, not great, but good.

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Long run on the trails and with the map in my hand at Clinton. The trails were in good shape and at some point during the Hawk 100 they shifted from roads to the trails. I only saw one 100 mile competitor still out there (I started a bit late). He looked good, but by good I mean good for someone at about the 96 mile mark in a 100 miler. His pacer looked strong.

I listened to some podcasts at the beginning (Jenny Rissveds and Johan Olsson). Then I made more productive use of the last 45 or so of the run.

I even finished up with a bit of honest effort (2 x 4 minutes with 1 minute rest and then 2 minutes). It felt pretty good. I think the pleasant weather (low 70s) matters.

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MTB on pavement. We had enough rain last night that the trails would be too muddy to bike (but maybe tomorrow?)

I went out to Clinton and looked at some parts of the map, stopping to make notes (which is why being out 2:30 counts as 2:00). It was a good thing to do. I've spent a lot of time on the trails, but not really much time looking around the camp grounds or boat ramps. I found a few things to add to the map.

The Hawk 100 started at 6 a.m. and due to the muddy trails they used the wet-weather alternate route. That means most of the time they were on the park roads. Roads wouldn't be so much fun to run on, but the weather was very good for this time of year. Temp was upper 60s when I got out the door and maybe 70 when I got home.

I saw Matt at the Lands End aid station and chatte a bit.

When I started riding I noticed my right shoe/pedal wasn't normal. I didn't really make much of it. It felt like the foot was slipping on the pedal. It gradually got a bit worse throughout the ride. Here's the problem:

A photo posted by @okansas on Sep 10, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

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Work commute. Legs felt good on the hill coming home. That must mean I was going slowly.

I mowed when I got home.

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