Training Log Archive: DWildfogel

Kortum Trail, Sonoma St Beach. Lovely day, surprisingly warm. Walk over the hill from Blind Beach parking to Sunset Rocks. Run pretty easily with L to the second bridge past the circle and then back to Sunset Rocks. I picked up the pace for the last segment, from Shell Beach parking to the finish. Then walked back over the hill.

[Easy distance]

The usual weekly accumulation of morning exercises: stretching, strength and balance.

Later: drove to the cabin; got massages at Osmosis.

Vasona. Parked at University Avenue entrance. Sunny, low 60's but fierce wind from the S. Warm up at a pretty good pace.

Had planned to go to Berkeley today to run Loop B from Feb's meet, but realized I didn't have the time because I had to pick up an old friend at the San Jose airport before 1pm. So, ran here to at least run on a map and get in a speed workout.

Vasona. Motala A from Dec, 2010. 1.8 km course ( properly measuring the distance on the river crossing legs would increase that distance considerably). Legs weren't particularly familiar, but the whole park is familiar, so navigation was pretty easy. Really pushed the running, so that made reading the map a little more challenging.

Looks like my splits were pretty similar to what I ran in 2010. Then I ran three loops without stopping, today only two loops, and had to slow down a bit on the second one.

#6: The area where the control was is very overgrown, so when I got there, just decided to head for #7. But then thought I should check at least a little further S, so went back, but it was no better there. So, that's 50 secs or so that aren't comparable to 2010.

[Orienteering Sprint practice]

Vasona. Motala B from Dec, 2010. 2.0 km course.

Took a minute and a half rest after the first loop before starting this one.

Not going quite as fast as on the first loop. Cut engines after #8. Yet the Garmin thinks I was going faster on this loop.

[Orienteering Sprint practice]

Cool down.

Oracle. Light upper body workout. Wasn't really into it.

Los Gatos Creek Trail. Sunny, chilly. Mostly keeping L company. On my own, might've taken another day off and then tried for something up tempo tomorrow.

Parked at the Univ Ave side entrance to Vasona. Walked, then jogged over to the 3.5 mi pole and ran to the 1.5 mi pole (just S of the Main St overpass), then back:

-- (1136) -- (535)(550) [turn] (539)(530)(520)(520)

[Easy distance minus]

Cool down.

Went to Briones to help out at the UltraLong Champs (which I'd vetted for).