Training Log Archive: JanetT

5-5-5 in Chatham.

New exercise thrown into this new 6-week session is calf raises. I like the fact though she's been teaching for 30 years(?) she's not afraid to try something new. [After a Pilates instructor joined her to round out the week she added a few more ab exercises into her rotation.] Still not enough balance or inner thigh stuff but I do them on my own or in addition.

AOWN: Besides the three bucks and a doe in the yard, near sunset this afternoon (along wth dozens of robins), I saw a bald eagle cruising over the Kinderhook Creek today in my drive home from the exercise studio.

Event: NE Challenge race #4: CSU
 

Final event in NE Challenge series, set by Alex J. (Thanks! And many thanks to Larry and Sara Mae for holding down the fort at registration and refreshments. )

Advanced course was 5.0 km, set in Middlesex Fells. It had a middle/control picky feel to it except for a couple of longer legs so a lot of fun. Parallel errors on 5 and 9; I'm also not counting 4 as a spike because I was headed by it but saw someone coming out of it so I corrected.

NE Challenge - Splits

Event: WCOC Gay City State Park
 

Green course at Gay City, organized by Jim and Rich; nominal distance 4.5 km. Cloudy and 43 when we started, not much warmer when we finished though my head sweated under the buff I used to keep my ears warm.

Woods pretty much open but I couldn't move very quickly. Only real problem was not using the right techniques to find number 8. I should have either: a) used a closer attackpoint, like the trail bend or trail-stonewall junction, or b) pace counted from where I did leave the trail (just past where the stream crossed it). Anyway, I didn't go far enough and second guessed myself when I saw some stonewall to my west...thought it was the long straight N-S piece when it was actually the piece closer to the trail bend. I went out to the trail to relocate and then headed back in and found the flag/feature. Several minutes lost there; about 4:30, after looking at my track.

I went pretty much straight through the green/marsh after 8 and came out near the stonewall jct by the distinct tree. Glen passed me at the end, on the way toward the last control.

6th on the course when I finished, behind Karen (at 50:40) and Trisha Underwood and some guys. Nice day to be in the woods.

GREEN - Splits

Starting from a standing position, then launching into the stretchy bands.

Pushing the pace felt okay, and I didn't need to stop and stretch my back today (I did, however, need to do some additional hamstring stretching after the walk). This might be my fastest one (just walking) since I started keeping track.

14:39/14:49/3:30

15:03/14:58/3:44 Woo...negative split!

Stopped to stretch between miles as my right lower back felt tight. Stretched hip flexors as well.