Training Archive: PGIn the 7 days ending 2006-12-30:
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Friday Dec 29 | ||
| Note | |
| The date -- sometime in the mid-80s, quite possibly November, 1985.
The place -- Quantico-land, quite possibly Hop Frog Run, site of the '85 US Relay Champs. The situation -- another attempt by the NGPC (National Gene Pool Coordinator) to implement his long-range plan for US dominance in orienteering. But this match wasn't to be, not then anyway.... 
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| C • time-travel 6 | ||
| trail running 1:09:36 [3] | |
| weight:137lbs shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| Up to the power line, over to the gate, then cut down to the river and home. Not feelig great but could have been worse.
Still haven't had any snow, which suits me just fine! | ||
Thursday Dec 28 | ||
| Note | |
Today's extra fine photo --
Which one is the real troll? Or maybe it's a Photoshpped composite of PG now and PG a long time ago? | ||
| C • Or a PG of the future just sto... 4 | ||
| trail running 1:06:49 [3] | |
| rhr:52 weight:137lbs shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| Not so bad today. Up to the power line, then over towards the gate, did the bridle loop and then back. Struggling a bit on the uphills, but better energy than yesterday.
AOWN report -- saw one hunter and signs of others (their pickups), but I heard no shots and didn't get nailed myself (even with a bright orange/red shirt on, you never know...). I was very friendly/polite when I passed the hunter; it's not really the time for snide remarks when the other guy is carrying a gun. | ||
Wednesday Dec 27 | ||
| Note | |
Today's photo -- Gail in fine form (both feet well off the ground!) at Day 3 of the 1989 French 5-Day at Font-Romeu in the Pyrenees.
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| C • Flying Gail 1 | ||
| road running 32:24 [3] | |
| weight:138.5lbs shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| Today was a struggle, tired from yesterday, plus hamstring/butt quite sore. It seems I may have to reconsider my plan to beat it into submission.
The plan for today, needing 63+, was over to and up South Sugarloaf and back, but that's only around 47-48 minutes, so a second time up and down would be needed. But the legs didn't like any of that, not the flat first mile, not the very mellow hill on the brudge over the Connecticut River, and certainly not the climb up Sugarloaf (about 450' vertical). They were so unhappy that I even walked for about 75 yards near the top. And the thought of another ascent up the road was not very appealing. So I changed plans a little. Back down to the bottom and then... | ||
| C • I think your ramp was a decent... 3 | ||
| hike 8:01 [3] | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| Back up again, as quick as I could, but this time using the very steep trail that goes up the point of the ridge. Still breathing hard, legs still complaining, but psychologically it was a whole lot easier.
And then.... | ||
| road running 23:28 [2] | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| Back down the road and home, at a slow enough pace to make sure I didn't get home too soon. I don't think I really needed to worry about that, as going faster wasn't an option.
And then... | ||
| Note | |
| Summoned to 18 holes of O' practice, 36 degrees, NW wind at 10-15 mph, getting quite chilly the last few holes. At least we were walking quickly.
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Tuesday Dec 26 | ||
| road running 1:02:35 [3]8.0 mi (7:49 / mi) | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| No way I would have gone out today under usual circumstances -- rolled my right ankle yesterday and it was feeling a little iffy, a very dreary afternoon, and generally sore. But the ramp required it. And something was needed to counterbalance some excellent (and excessive) eating chez Rhonda. (Also saw a couple of movies there, Lone Star, a wonderful John Sayles movie, third time I'd seen it, and He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, which was, well, the others liked it a lot while I retreated to another room halfway through, my only regret being that I hung in there so long....)
I figured it was better for the ankle to stay on the pavement, so I headed up towards Montague on a loop that is 8 miles (at some point Phil will measure it and he'll get something between 7.98 and 8.02), first 2 and last 2 flat, middle 4 with some hills, thinking maybe 64 minutes. Did the first mile in 8:25, did a little quick math, and figured I better pick up the pace or I'd be out 67-68 minutes, and that would have very bad implications for the following day(s). So I worked pretty hard the rest of the way, about 7:45 pace, shouldn't be hard work but actually I was reasonably pleased, couldn't have done that a couple weeks ago. A bit sore towards the end (butt), but ankle felt ok. I don't think the ramp has too many planks left.... | ||
| C • That's a pretty ramp...
And t... 4 | ||
Monday Dec 25 | ||
| part trail, part road 1:01:39 [3] | |
| shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
| At Charlie's still, a busy Xmas day, first over to Litchfield for a visit with mom, then a run, now off to try to keep up with Charlie on a hike for a couple of hours.
Run was down the Devil's Elbow and most of the way down Ratlum Road (19:04), then south on the Tunxis Trail (like yeasterday, though a couple minutes faster to where I turned around yesterday), but continued out to where it came out on the road (51:40), except I got lost a bit and wandered around some, then the long slog up Doyle Road. Fortunately I took Charlie's advice and was happy to terminate the run before I got back to their house -- about halfway back up Doyle Road I decided I had run out of gas, and also had run long enough (i.e. more than yesterday's 58 minutes). So I stopped running, and stopped the watch, and had a pleasant stroll the rest of the way back. The ramp continues (more colorful, too), but probably not for much longer.... | ||
| Note | |
| And another hour and three-quaters brisk hike with Charlie, oh am I tired now.... | ||
Sunday Dec 24 | ||
| trail running 58:06 [3] | |
| rhr:52 weight:139lbs shoes: Air Max Trail 09/05 | ||
Hamstring pretty sore. Had thought about running with George and Lyn on our way to Charlie and Rhonda's but couldn't quite get my act together, but I did manage to get out at Charlie's, out and back on the Tunxis Trail.
Turned out to be a good run. Hamstring mellowed out. Went from Ratlum Road to SW to town line, not marked but the trail headed sharply downhill, then back to the car, but not quite enough time elapsed so went the other way a couple of minutes and back. Trail was perpetually up and down, steep in places, but never for too long at one time, so a good hill interval workout without having to think about it. Got myself up all the hills without walking/croaking, actually a glimmer or two of having a little strentgh, so that was a nice surprise. Just got to keep at it and at some point progress will come. Got back to their house and Charlie was all set to go off for a briisk hike, so off we went for an hour and three-quarters. Can't log that because it would screw up my ramp.... | ||