Training Log Archive: JanetT

Rest and travel day. We were going to do some sightseeing in DC but rain all day wasn't fun, so we just headed home.

Left knee not bothering me too much during the race, but is a bit warm to the touch after. Think I'll elevate it....

UltraLong Champs at Fountainhead Regional Park, Clifton, VA
SL 7.5 km 260m / cloudy and upper 30s

Mass start, a bit delayed because only half the buses showed up to take us to start. A crowd to the first control, then a bit more spreading to 2, a long leg.

Maybe some suboptimal routes, but I found everything where I expected. Behind Phil H-T at 6-7-8, but then he disappeared, and later I found out he dnf'ed. I wondered why I hadn't seen him in the stream bed to 9.

A few small bobbles near the end and just squeaked by Gail. :-) Third F60 behind Janet F with a well deserved win, and Judy K who probably had a better route to 6 and got ahead there.

Medals for the two championship events has personalized labels with event, class, place, and also name and finish time. Nice job, Valerie and team!

I did manage, somehow, to earn a 2nd place 3-event award behind Sharon C. on Brown: a glass and an Amazon gift certificate. Nice.

Thanks to everyone in QOC who contributed to this weekend's courses and successes. Nice meet in lovely woods!

C • Congratulations! 6

UltraLong Championships - Brown - Splits

A long walk to start.
Nice sunny day, though still on the cold side today.

SL 3.3 km / 175m, sunny, upper 30s, Hemlock Overlook Park, Clifton, VA

Good routes, no errors. Caught up to Sue by 3, and saw Janet F come back toward us (she had started 6 minutes ahead of me). Had Janet in sight off and on through 8 but then she made an error and I got ahead. Diana Todd was fastest, however, so I finished 2nd F60, good enough for a beer glass with a large "2nd" on one side and the event logo on the other.

Middle - Brown - Splits

Event: QOC Long Day's Night
 

Night O champs at Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD
4.2 km/170m
Dark and near freezing. Start was at the top of a ski slope, 14 contours up. Wide open woods that I would love to visit during the day. I made it back and found them all so that's something. :-) 2nd/3 F60

Up ski slope to start. Time estimated.

Night Championships - Brown - Splits

Worked up a sweat today, which is rare for this class. Did something different today, involving throwing and passing balls around (the small plastic ones you can buy in the grocery store), starting with overhead passes across the room, and then to the person beside you, who needed to remember to turn to you after they passed to the next person. :-) Kinda fun.

Lots of upper body. Modified anything requiring shoulders once past planking. Right hip/back still tight from the weekend, so need to keep stretching.

Followed by a few pulldowns and some more stretching.