Training Log Archive: ebuckley

... and I'm jacked up. Back is really bad. Went for a short run to try to loosen it up; helped a bit, but not much. Saw the masseuse this afternoon and that helped a bit more. Tomorrow's "race" will be a training run at best. Might not be able to run at all.

C • Sorry for your pain. As an... 5

Thought about riding some singletrack since the coming rain will shut that option down for a while. Decided to go for a mixed venue loop instead. Beautiful day, super windy.

Off road portion of the ride, taken at a fairly brisk clip. Priori, Queeny, and the powerline.

Powerline to River Valley, then catching the bus to work.

In to work, taking the bus on Olive.

Work to the Valley.

In to work. Since taking training seriously just resulted in my injuring myself, I've gone back to the no-watch plan.

Home from work with a bit on the powerline.

Yes, orienteering, that thing where you use a map to find shit. Vetting the O-section of CW8. As it's an adventure race, the venue, distance, and number of controls will not be revealed. I wouldn't read too much into the time, either, though I won't say why. However, I'm sure Emily won't mind me saying that the woods are so very fine, the locations are fair and interesting, the map is good enough to get it right, and all the tapes are in the correct spot. She might mind me noting that the course is very solid intermediate, but I'll note it anyway. By that, I mean what one would expect for Orange at an A-meet; not the dumbed-down-longish-Yellow-branded-as-Orange that we often see at local events. Bring your A-game, kids. David Frei is going to take a huge chunk of time out of the field on this one.

C • woohoo! 2

Event: Possum Trot Weekend
 

Shout out to those running the Trot tomorrow, particularly Spike, who will become the new leader in the "Lifetime Trot Standings." Here's my report from the PTXV, which was nominally the final trot.

http://never2old4school.blogspot.com/2015/11/possu...

C • Thanks 5

Yes, running. Toe is definitely not all the way back, but wasn't sending any dire signals, either. Probably OK to go back to 2-3 runs a week.