Training Log Archive: JanetT

Event: WCOC Sessions Woods Meet
 

Sessions Woods (WCOC) Score O by Bill D and Charlie. Sunny, upper 50s at start. Western Mass rules, you could get 5, 9, 12, 15, or all 18. I wanted to stay in the open, not-too-hilly woods in the north half...there were 11 controls there so I had to choose another too. I could have visited an X in green slash close to the start, but chose instead to visit the big boulder/cliff down by the stream. Wasn't sure whether Aleve would work to calm my ankle, but it did (took 2 when I woke up this morning), and I was able to jog where the woods were open enough or on trails. Wore my Active Ankle.

32-39-31-35-33-38-41-37-42-45-34-48

I went 39-31 to avoid going through the recently logged field, even though the briars haven't grown up yet (there's still plenty of downed slash to traverse). Just a bit too far west approaching the spring, but saw it when I was close to the hill. I cut through the dark green between 42 and 45 (not directly, though I probably could have...I went north to the hill near the trail in the green and only had 5-10' of saplings to go through on either side). Beat Glen on the 34-48 leg when he ran the trail around while I cut the corner through the woods. :-) (He had run harder and farther.) I'm sure he beat me by a lot on the hill climb from 45-34...

C • ankle 1

Yay, Mary's back! Worked out with bands today. She does a much more balanced session than some. Feels like I worked.

Left ankle is acting up again. Ibuprofen taken this morning doesn't seem to have had any effect. Tried the elliptical (for a second) but that hurt on the bend/pressure with affected foot at the top of the arc. I was going to attempt the rower but both were in use. So I just did adductors, pulldowns (12!); and stretches.

In Chatham. Ankle feeling better enough to attempt the sashay moves, carefully, and I didn't hurt anything, so that's progress.

I know some folks who'd be interested in this map of US craft beers ("top" beers determined by commenter votes).

I don't agree with the "best" beer from Delaware, but know a lot of folks like Dogfish Head's IPAs. If you're not an IPA fan, look for 16 Mile, only available in the greater Delaware Valley. Their Brown is my favorite.

Oh. Ellen again. Same routine, same too much focus on the back, same dull and sometimes muffled delivery. After a few others got up and left mid-class, I did too. I'll skip Pilates if she subs again.

One of the funny things about her is trying to figure out how she breathes. She's always saying when to inhale, exhale, and keeps up a constant chatter. Must be a memorized routine too, because she forgot her place/next step at one point, and when the battery in her mic died she wasn't sure what to do (though she figured it out).

C • Leaving class 2

Regular bike, which was fine on the ankle, but I'm not used to it so back and seat were uncomfortable after awhile.

Adductors and pulldowns, with some stretching.

Now to wait for the snow. :-)

In Chatham, where I arrived a few minutes late (slow getting started today). Only used a low step for the stepping portion, 3" or so off the ground (I started with one set of risers but wasn't liking how it felt to step back off) and skipped shuffle and sashay (skip-step) moves on the floor because I'm pretty sure my ankle would have objected. Side steps were okay. As always after an O weekend, stretching at the end felt great. :-)

I was out for more than 20 minutes, but will only log this much. Raking, carting leaves away, etc. The spring bulbs were shooting up through last year's leaves and those leaves needed to go. Now. (since it's going to rain tomorrow and be cold Wednesday.)

To start, slower than yesterday.

A pain in my left ankle with each step turned up last evening. I iced it some before bed, but it still bothered me this morning. I should have taken painkillers earlier. I took two Aleve around 8:30 am and by 10:30 it was tolerable to jog a bit, but by then I was 3/4 through my course. Just a slow day.

C • Ankle 3

West Point day 2, Brown Y classic, SL 3.9 km / 100m climb
Cloudy and breezy for most of this, low 50s, with a period of rain (5 or so minutes?) but breaks of sun too. Gorgeous afterwards with mostly sunny skies and temps in the low 70s

Plan was to walk as fast as I could and not make mistakes. I couldn't move too quickly but managed to get through the first five cleanly. For 3-4 I contoured around the cliffs and had to climb up through the rocks below the flag to punch...uncomfortable going up and down but no problem navigating. My first sloppiness was to 6 where I was off to the right and had to loop back. And 7, where I got to the west foot of the proper chunk of rock but neglected to check around the corner. Looked on the cliff just below and when it wasn't there climbed back up and ... Oh, there's the flag. D'oh! Fine from there on in, and I was even able to jog a bit from about number 10 on.

Details for anyone interested-- (map later)

1 - From start triangle (past the actual start) took quickest way out to the road, which I followed to the small clearing/double boulder, then straight to the dot knoll.
2 - Since it looked rockier closer to the cliff I worked my way closer to the stream/marsh. Went below big cliffs before road, and continued around the green patch to the big cliff.
3 - Mostly straight, only deviating to skirt around green/cliffs
4 - mostly followed the trail SE around biggest cliffs, then noticed the blue lines (marsh) at the bottom of the short piece of trail to take me over the spur. Once there I could follow along the side of the hill to the end of the cliff
5 - straight, easy navigationally if not physically
6 - contoured a bit around the steepest part of the hill and went to the left (SW) of the hill near #9, but then didn't follow a good line and had to double back about 50 or so meters
7 - followed the beeline to the north side of the knoll. Don't think that was a 5m cliff (see above)
8 - straight; it was behind downed trees and branches (mapped as med. green)
9 - mostly on bee line again though I went east of the rocky hill and approached from the south side (from which I had seen it between 5-6)
10- straight. Halfway there I saw Phil H-T head in between two big chunks of rock and that's where it was
11- south of mash and then up to the reentrant with trails and in. Saw Dayle L coming down that way
12- back out the trail and turned north. As I was descending I saw Joe go by followed shortly thereafter by PG. Others on green course also had the X so was behind a few on the way to the flag
13-SW-ish to the stream bed after deciding not to drop to the road and then climb back up. Then along stream until series of parallel cliffs then knew it was time to turn down next spur. Had to climb through debris to reach flag but could see it from a distance once in the reentrant
14-back out to the trail rather than climbing over the spur.
Finish- had trouble following the trail in places but managed to descend without damaging myself more. Hope this goes away quickly and doesn't come back. I wore the Active Ankle both yesterday and today.
Nice course; meet was well done. And Glen has another beer glass.
3rd F60. Gail managed to move faster through the woods than me on just about every leg (except 11 where she had an error) and finished about a minute ahead. :-)

Sunday Classic, Brown Y - Splits