Training Log Archive: Rosstopher

Yay, what a fun run this was! So I will admit that I didn't really know where I was going but I have strong loving feelings for these trails which is more important for the good times!

because we were out in the area for a Williams wedding I convinced Sam that she wanted to go for a long run on the trails. we parked at hopkin's forest and ran out the loop trail then climbed up to the taconic crest by the Birch brook trail..... then not knowing how long getting back would take ( wanted over 90 minutes) we headed north up into VT to visit the snow hole (still lots of snow to last the summer). Then ran back along the crest to sheperd's well trail, RRR brooks trail, and then local roads back to the car. The guess was 12.5 miles ( or maybe closer to 12, hard to tell the GPS was out of batteries). The first 4 miles were pretty tough going uphill.

it was raining a bit and during one section there was even some cool thunder. Sam was a bit unhappy about how I never seemed to know where I was even though these were supposed to be my favorite runs. yeah, whatever, it's like pornography... I'll know it when I run it.

If I could learn to make wings like they do at the old forge restaurant I could consider my life well lived.

We stopped at lickety-split for ice cream in Williamstown and then the Forge in Pittsfield on the way back to Boston for refreshment! mmm I have vivid dreams about those wings.

Running with Sam before driving out to VT. I was just tagging along for her run, so we started out running around lost pond trails for a bit, then stepped it up for 2mins hard, 1 min rest, 1 min hard, 30 seconds rest, 30 seconds hard, 2 mins rest ... all that times 3. The first set I just ran behind her ( man is she fast it's daunting how hard it feels to chase her down) but for the next two sets I ran out ahead and looped back for the rest. After those pieces we went over to Newton South track, but it's being resurfaced so we needed a new place to do 200s. we found some grass and that was nice, according to my garmin we actually were running 225 meter pieces, or at least I was, in 40 seconds. We did 40 seconds fast and then about 50 seconds rest inbetween.

Friday was a bit of a bust for running. Hills make me so sleepy, so I slept in and took the shuttle. I was going to run home but instead I went to the grocery store and rushed home to make pizza dough and strawberry rhubarb pie.

running to work in the cold and wet. Felt good to be out running this morning actually, very nice. Also I had a successful re-entry into doing crunches this morning. The rib thing has definitely faded, nothing really to stop me from exercise now. I'll be picking up the crunches and pushups again I suppose.

hills after work. really didn't want to go, felt very tired and weather was junky. but I was feeling guilty about cutting yesterday's workout short so to the hills I went. once I got out running it was a good time. I think I can attribute some of the success to having some super intense Venezuelan chocolate right before going out. This stuff probably would show up on the doping list if WADA ever found out how good it tastes.

10:03 running to the base of Summit Ave, then 8 x from the lamp post to the mailbox. recovery was to just jog down to the bottom again. less recovery than sometimes, because I don't want the workout to get too long. It's nice that it basically fits in an hour ( well almost).

1:53
--3:07
1:58
--3:13
2:01
--3:29
2:03
--3:22
1:55 ( I was chasing two bikes up to the top, clearly I can run faster when I have a good motivation)
--3:20
2:03
--3:19
2:05
--3:32
2:06

13:32 back to the lab again

happy with how these went. especially since my legs ( calves mostly) are a bit sore from yesterday.

C • I need to know more about t... 5

C • Back to the lab again yo... 2

C • Good workout!! 1

running to work. a little colder than I would have liked and drizzly too. I just let the rain bead up on my glasses and let stuff be a bit distorted in my vision.

400 intervals on the track at lunchtime. So honestly, I'm not sure that noon is the best time for me for running performance. It's a convenient time for having time to run, but I think I'm suspicious of the quality.

I ran over to the track and was aiming to try for 8 400s but I got through 6. I jogged 200 between intervals which took me just under 90 seconds for each 200. I had all sorts of issues trying to time them, because my Garmin ran out of batteries partway through and my Timex has issues with taking splits, so there are a bunch of estimates for the times.

65
69
70
70
72
75

so I really feel off the pace pretty hard on the last two, and I felt tired and it seemed like I sort of hit a wall. I talked myself out of the last two this time. I will catch up with the speed work, but I think I have to be realistic about starting off a bit slower on speed and number of reps.

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Event: CSU Cat Rock Park-O
 

CSU park o at Cat Rock Park. I set this one and I think it went okay except for a map scale printing issue. This morning as I was preparing pdfs of the maps for printing I noticed that the map scale was set to 1:10000. Ah ha, I thought, I always get suckered in by this kind of mistake... I set a 3 k course but then it turns out to be a 1.5 k course because I have it in the wrong scale. So I corrected the scale, and lengthened the courses to get them closer to where they should have been.

except that the maps ended up printed at 1:10000 instead of 1:5000 so things were a little smaller and courses were twice as long. OCAD still thinks the courses are in 1:5000 even though they clearly aren't.

thus the advanced was 4 k and the beginner was 2 k.

I got a ride over with Bermans and set out the flags in about 40 mins and picked up half of the flags in about 20. Sam and Clem got the rest.

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no running. attempted to go canoeing in the morning, but the creek was too shallow. so got out and went for a hike down in one of the Ithaca gorges. It was a really nice, if short, hike up the stream. lot's of splashing and clambering up waterfalls. then a long drive back to Boston.