Training Log Archive: Sandy

Easy half hour on the bike in the fitness center while reading. ("Eleni" is very good but difficult to keep reading.) Also 5 minutes on the elliptical.

Tried to keep it moving on the elliptical for a bit.

Various random machines and exercises .

Elliptical machine at the hotel. Had the level set at really low, but increased the mph every few minutes and then did some intervals for about 10 minutes near the end.

Some random things in the fitness center.

Walked around New Orleans for a little while - down to the Mississippi and then into the French Quarter and along Bourbon Street.

Was planning on 3 but 2 seemed just right. Pushed the pace to the "this is hard work but doable for a little while" level. I've decided on a new 3 mile loop that goes 1 mile upstream then back plus another 1/2 then back to the start. Although I didn't change the loop so I could stop at 2, it was a nice bonus. I like the new loop a lot better.

Getting down to the drive and back home.

Heading off this afternoon to New Orleans for the annual joint math meetings. Wonder if any other orienteering mathematicians will be there?

Another nice trail hike in the Wissahickon on trails I haven't been on in a while. A whole section was rerouted and the new trail is very, very nice. I really do need to figure out a way to make a good map of the trail network.

C • Good job! 2

Everyone else is putting in goals and recaps so I figure I ought to do something. Unfortunately, my total training hours went down (280 to 268), with orienteering hours going down as well, while running went up. I'm not real consistent about how I log stuff though so it's hard to know exactly where the differences are.

I also need to work on concentration during O races; I've had some pretty bad races the last 15 months. I've had some really good ones as well though; most, although not all, of those have been on middle distance courses.

I'm in somewhat of a funk about running at the moment - it just seems too hard and it hurts too much - so it's tough to come up with goals, and ones that I care enough about to be serious about accomplishing them. So I think I'll wait a bit before deciding on any.

TNT - with Jim, Bob, Dennis

Did 4 miles on the drive at 10:01 per mile plus the jog down and walk back up. The guys went further and faster but I'm taking it easy for a few weeks (at least).

No one else could make it, and we all were free in the afternoon so we went at 3:30 which meant daylight which was nice.