Training Log Archive: JanetT

5-5-5 (x2), a nice mix.

Event: Nobscot Reservation
 

Bee sting area hurt still in the middle of the night, but by morning seemed manageable especially if I took something to dull the pain, which I did before running. Between the painkiller and taping my foot (which I do regularly anyway, for arch support) I didn't notice my swollen foot while on the course; it's just a bit sore now. I don't remember bee stings on the foot being so painful...this one got me good.

NEOC Nobscot Green course, nominally 4.9 km, 235m climb*
Partly cloudy and a bit warmer than yesterday, probably low 60s.
* Map was labeled 1:10000 / 3m contours, and I think climb was calculated as if the contours were 5m. Climbs were not as steep as yesterday's and there was more trail running available so I was faster overall.

Hard to read the map around start and the first leg was short so I ended up going wide to the left (following some streamers)...d'oh. I had other people going into most of the controls from 6 to 10 which saved me a few seconds or more (esp. 6, 7, 9, 10). Navigated on my own to 11 and ended up heading to the larger, lower cliff before correcting. I did well on the long leg to 13, until the very end where I was too far left after leaving the trail near the junction and corrected. Fine the rest of the way, with a "boost" on the trail run near the end where I pushed it trying to outrun Nancy. :-) That section on the trail between 15 and 16 was probably the fastest I've run (even though not a very long distance) since last year. Finish was up a short hill and I had to walk and catch my breath after punching.

10/23, 4th of the females when we left, with young ladies ahead of me (Pia, Katia, Wendy J.).

Green - Splits

Event: EMPO - Switzkill Farm
 

EMPO meet by Sue and Phil on the south side of Berne (i.e., even higher up in the hills). We took a roundabout way to get there and saw some pretty impressive hill town homes.

Nominally 4.7 km, 165m climb Red course (all the cool kids in EMPO did this course)
Sunny and probably about 50 when we started; 60 when we left. I'm not counting as spikes #7 where I climbed too far up the side slope (to where all the other cliffs were) and had to drop back down most of a contour to the foot of the 2.5m cliff with flag (Janet F was coming straight up to it from below); and #12 where I dropped to the stream early and was drawn off by an unmapped reentrant (looking for a depression near a rocky stream bed). Not much time lost either time. Heard tales of woe from some others who wandered off the map...

My unfortunate AOWN moment was when I was pulling up my pants while changing, inside the car... I put my weight on my feet to lift my rear and felt an awful pain on the bottom of my right foot. Turns out a bee had gotten in and I stepped on it; had to pull out a stinger. Sad for the bee who didn't look too well afterwards; happy for me we had a cooler with an ice pack (and that I'm not allergic). Foot still sore a couple of hours later.

C • Ouch! 1

Red - Splits

Right hip tight and sore this morning and didn't get much better through the class. Did some extra stretching after class too. No other exercise after, and tomorrow may be a rest day too (with O scheduled on Saturday).

Steps and weights

New Saucony trail shoes, as yet unlisted

Hand Hollow Consevatiown Area in West Lebanon/East Chatham. Jogged downhills and flats, and walked anyplace there were a lot of roots protruding (and up hills) Gorgeous day with sun and temps in the 60s.

Worked with the large squishy balls.

1.05 distance units. Started out on hills--level 2 but backed off to level 1. Good workout and knee didn't seem too bothered by it.

Around and around and around....