Training Log Archive: DWildfogel

Weekly accumulation of morning exercises.

Around Bon Tempe Lake counterclockwise, using short cut to dam.

Very similar to last week (Dec 28) except 22 seconds faster over the last two splits. Second fastest run around the lake (June 15, 2020's "full" lake run in 44:47 was about 40 seconds faster).

Had planned to take it nice and easy, but felt a little sluggish so pushed it more than maybe I needed to. Didn't realize I was going as fast as I was going.

About 4 minutes in, caught up to Louise, who'd stopped her walk to observe a bald eagle. Hung out with her for about a minute. Unkowingly pressed the split button instead of the pause button, so had to reconstruct the first split by carefully comparing today's gps track with last week's.

1341 - take fork over little bridge towards Sky Oaks.
(312) 1653 - second crossing of Sky Oaks
(857) 2550 - start down to lakeshore from little power station
Note: short cut to dam via lakeshore
(42) 2532 - reach top of dam via lakeshore across spillway
(221) 2753 - end of dam
(507) 3401 - 1st bridge on the shady side
(247) 3648 - 2nd bridge on the shady side
(242) 3931 - 3rd bridge on the shady side
(411) 4342 - finish

[Easy distance]

Cool down. Finished up jogging in terrain to see how my shins felt doing that, and they were fine at that (slow) speed.

Glued to the tv all day, watching the invasion of the Capital in horror.

Phoenix Lake. Second bridge run plus Allen and back. Chilly 48 degrees in the parking lot (waited 7 mins for a spot), but sunny and nice once up the first hill. Start at 1055 after 1.5 min jog through picnic area. L ran around the lake. Definitely feeling the political blues, but felt better once I got going. In fact, felt like legs were pretty well rested (hadn't run three days in a row, since hiking up to the top of Mt Tam).

Nearly two minutes faster than the faster of the two runs like this I did in December. Nowhere near, though, the super run of July 21, 2020 (though that one didn't include the Allen-and-back part).

Start at Natalie Green parking (beginning of bridge).

Phoenix Lake dam*---------- 350 ---- 2915
----------------------------------- (547) --- (452)
Jct with trail around lake --- 937 ---- 2423
----------------------------------- (122) --- (115)
Phoenix Junction ----------- 1059 ---- 2307
----------------------------------- (454) --- (345)
Hidden Meadow Trail ------ 1553 --- 1922
----------------------------------- (144) --- (144)
Second bridge -------------------- 1738

Continuing clockwise around the lake:

429 Allen trail
403 "Finish" at "old" start (Lake Lag sign just past junction with bridge to dam)
TOTAL: 3746

"Old" 2.6 in 2525 ("old" start - Hidden Meadow - "old" start)

*Actually, Lake Lag sign just past junction with bridge to dam, aka "old" start

[Easy distance]

Cool down. Seems like a beautiful day now that I'm warmed up and out in the sun :)

After cool down, walked down to my favorite lakeshore spot. This is the walk from there back to the car. (GPS track includes car ride out to the country club, which is where I realized I hadn't started my watch.)

Furious paced walk (with four 50m jogs thrown in) E on Greenfield and then West End to the assisted living place, and back.

Legs felt good enough to try running today, but it rained all morning and I got too busy in the afternoon.

Dreary day, externally and internally. Went out for a walk on Greenfield and then West End.