Training Log Archive: Charlie

Same as yesterday - to Pisgah Rd and back to PV. A little faster with more air in the tires:)

Up Sandy Brook to Pisgah Mtn Rd and back to PV. Felt very sluggish, but good to get out.

Holyoke Elks 5K run. Big crowd tonight - 106. Started a bit fast, and I found the last half really hard. I had thought I would pick up some places in the last half mile, but I got there and only had enough left to just hang on. Still, another PR.

Sprint A. First time in a few weeks, and felt a bit sluggish to start, but seemed to have a little more power midway. A new PR. The old PR was with open gates (17:20), so this was quite a bit better, figuring at least 20 seconds for opening and closing 4 gates.

Sprint B, after a 20 minute break. Much better than just a 5 minute break, but it still takes a lot out of me to do the 2nd one. Not quite a PR (14:17) but close.

Injury update:

Rhonda is making a fine recovery. Yesterday her knee was pretty gooshy looking, but today much settled down, smaller bandage, and she even did a bout on the elliptical without distress. Well on her way to recovery.

Alas, I have re-injured the elbow I got the cortisone shot for a few weeks back. Most distressing.

C • injuries 2

Very pleasant excursion in Spring Lake and Annadel. Parked at Channel Drive near the Cobblestone trail head. Ran back along the road to Violetti Rd entrance to Spring Lake, then down to the Sprint finish area and along the lake S to the bridge to the Rough Go trail into Annadel. Up the aptly named Rough Go to Cobblestone, then beyond to Orchard. Orchard around to Cobblestone and then back down Cobblestone to the parking area. Splits: Bridge from Spring Lake: 18:30; Rough Go at Cobblestone 32:17, Rough Go/Orchard 34:59; Orchard/Cobblestone 46:47.

uphill on Cobblestone trail with Jess and Rhonda, until Rhonda tripped and smashed her knee on a rock. A little laying around and moaning, and then she got up to try to limp back out. Literally three minutes after impact and less than 1 minute after starting to walk we met a very kindly gentleman with a backpack full of first aid gear and a lovely manner. He did a very fine job of washing out the wound and dressing it, and told us about other folks he had fixed up along the trail. He had been an army medic in Vietnam, and said he couldn't get it out of his system. Then the slow walk back down - took an hour, then a trip to the urgent care system for some debridement and further cleaning and a prescription for antibiotics. She is tough and she'll bounce back. Tough to see her in pain.