Training Log Archive: kissy

I have missed quite a few QOC events this winter for one reason or another, but I was able to make this one. I arrived early in hopes of getting back home around 2:00 since Mom and Don were arriving at my house around 4:00 and I would still have to take shower and get ready to take Mom out for her birthday dinner. I ended up making it back home around 3:00, but that was more a function of too much chatting in the parking lot before I headed out on the course.

Everything on the course went fine. I drifted a little too far to the right on my way to #6 and ended up going through a few more reentrants than planned. Other than that, the navigation was very good. The running was also not bad, except for a journey through the field on the way to #5. It was wide open with small saplings that had been planted, and I was aiming for an old-growth tree that was on the map. I guess I was focusing so much on the tree that I didn't see the remnants of older saplings that had been cut down, leaving about 3" tall stumps that were maybe an inch across (i.e., difficult to see). I must have gone down about 4-5 times while crossing that stupid field. On the last one, I got up and yelled, "Oh come on!!"

Then I hightailed it home to get ready for dinner. We (me, Marit and Karin and their husbands) took Mom and Don out for a Norway-themed dinner at the Restaurant at Patowmack Farm. The restaurant is in the greenhouse of this farm and had a beautiful view of the Potomac River and Point of Rocks. Luckily, the restaurant did its own interpretation of some of the dishes, something we were especially glad for when it came to the lutefisk! Most importantly, Mom loved it!

C • Avalon etc 3

Brown - Splits

Body Pump

My running group held the first mile time trial, and I further confirmed that I am not a fast runner. :-) However, I will say that I ran faster than I thought I would, so there's a bit of a win. And this was on the W&OD, so there was a slight hill in the middle of the course. And I'm sure I could think of more excuses, but I won't because I know I'm slow. I've been slow my whole life, even before my knee issues. My fastest timed mile in my life was 7:36, and I almost puked when I finished. So my goal is to improve with this class and run the last timed mile faster than this one.

Warm up and down

I have joined a running group to get me out after work. Too often, I come home from work with every intention to go for a run, but then it doesn't happen. So I thought by joining a group, it would be more incentive to go. And it was quite fine. There were about 15 people there, of all levels. I'm hoping it's going to help me break out of the one and only pace I have. We'll see.

Tonight was a shortened run because there was some administrative stuff to do and then intros. On Wednesday, there'll be a timed mile. Yikes!

C • Running Group 1