Training Log Archive: Sandy

Event: QOC Greenbelt
 

I went on-line this morning and looked at the QOC schedule thinking to plan some future jaunts down that way and decided that since Greenbelt was on the closer side that I would go next weekend. It said you had to pre-register (they can't take money in the park) so I went ahead and pre-registered figuring for $5 it was no big deal if I ended up not going for some reason. I went to put in on my calendar only to realize that it was for today. What? Oh, yeah, the DVOA winter meeting I went to last night was postponed a week so it was not the 24th today as I somehow had it in my head. Called Valerie who said as long as I was there by 1:30 I'd be fine and it was supposed to get up in the 50's so looking like a great day. So I figured it was meant to be and I jumped in the car and drove down.

Had registered for the green course and I figured why not, it was too long a drive to just do the brown and I probably wasn't going to do much running so might as well get a good hike out of it (since a long hike was what I had planned for doing at home).

Turned out to be a good choice as I worked hard and was pretty tired at the end but was able to push hard most of the way doing way more jogging than I expected. I almost managed to run the final leg to the finish, but despite Nadim giving me encouragement up the hill, slowed to a walk with about a dozen steps to go.

There was a good bit of trail running on the course which I normally don't enjoy but since I don't know the park, I had to work reasonably hard to make sure I was picking good routes and taking the right trails. And there were obvious elephant tracks to most of the controls once you got a bit close but I still managed to make a few small errors by following footsteps and not being careful enough when I needed to be.

Anyway, glad I made the spontaneous decision to go once I realized what I had done!

And my knee continues to be okay. Right after I finished it stiffened up and walking was tough. But now it feels fine and I didn't even take any Advil or anything. I am doing those knee bends every morning and I just can't think of anything else that would have made the difference. Definitely going to keep on doing those.

Now if I could only find something similar that will make my shoulder behave...

Green - Splits

Based on the heart rate it doesn't seem like I was working hard but it sure felt hard to me. Wore my studded icebug o-shoes which worked perfectly on the packed snow.

C • sorry 3

The good news is that the MRI showed nothing was torn or damaged to the point of needing surgery. The bad news is that my shoulder can't be "fixed". So, will try to find a physical therapist that knows what they are doing and see if that helps.

C • So . . . 2

A slog around the meadow loop in boots instead of snowshoes. It was very slushy and slow going.

Finally. And another pair of pants fit again!

C • nice! 1

Made it around the meadow loop although I had to stop a few times.

It was after 5 when I finished and the lighting with the sun setting behind some clouds was really gorgeous - wish I had brought a camera.

Core workout; just did a bunch of the exercises from the core DVD and then held a bunch of planks.