Training Archive: BenderIn the 7 days ending 2008-01-31:
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Thursday Jan 31 | ||
| Running (Commute) 20:00 [2] | |
| C • Wii 8 | ||
| Running (Commute) 20:00 [2] | |
| Running warm up/down 25:00 [2] | |
| Running tempo 24:14 | |
| TOTNT - Riverdale Rally Route
The conditions were perfect... only improvement possible would have been the addition of daylight. I'll admit right off the top that I was shooting for a sub 24min run. I'd been thinking about it all day while sitting at work, knowing that the conditions were right and the snow would be here tomorrow. When I got out there I went balls-to-wall and didn't even check my splits on the way through the loops for fear of subconsciously adjusting the pain threshold for the remainder of the run. I even recall running up the final 100m with the mental image of me trying to outrun a 24min pace bunny catching up, just to make sure I was emptying the tanks. I thought I had it for sure, only to be surprised to see I was a second slower than my PB when I finally caught my breath and checked the watch ...argh!!! What does it take!?! ...the one consolation is that after getting home and checking my previous runs, this was infact a new PB (albeit a minor change; 2.63seconds off). Not sure if I can add the hundredths of a second on the splits page. Previous PB was run last November 29th. Conditions: (Level 1) -5deg, frozen hardpack ground, no snow cover ...perfect. West Loop: 10:58.55 (Cm. 10:58.55) East Loop: 10:45.20 (Cm. 21:43.75) UOTV: 02:30.80 (Cm. 24:14.55) | ||
| Stretching 8:00 [0] | |
| ...hip thing acting up again. | ||
Tempo Training Run - Splits | ||
Tuesday Jan 29 | ||
| Running (Commute) 20:00 [2] | |
| Running (Commute) 20:00 [2] | |
| Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
| Running intervals 27:00 [5] | |
| TOTNT - Ganja Loops Workout
~3:22 loop x6, going every 4:30; A tough set of loops and held on for a sixth final push; decent consistency tonight. Good thing I planned ahead and while Tiny did an extra bit of warmup, I took the opportunity to visit the bushes of Riverdale East (I'm running out of bushes to visit). Loops: 3:23, 3:23, 3:20, 3:24, 3:25, 3:25 | ||
| Stairs 8:00 | |
| ten sets, alternating singles and doubles.
...plus some spanst to close 'er out. | ||
Sunday Jan 27 | ||
| Orienteering race 55:00 | |
| THOMASS - North Tract
Was debating getting out of bed this morning (BSR 5:6) ...but either way, Mick was going to be ringing the doorbell any moment and I'd have to be up to answer the door, ...might as well get dressed to run. A tough race physically (seemed faster than usual), where I've never perspired so much in a winter race. ...as we ran for the first control, Billy turned to me and mentioned "I'm more hung-over than I thought." ...kept me laughing through the race. Nice job by Slice to school much of the men's elite field! | ||
Saturday Jan 26 | ||
| Event: Stars Winter Adventure Race | ||
| Snowshoeing race (Score-O) 20:00 [4] | |
| XC Skiing (Classic) race (Score-O) 1:22:00 [4] | |
| Running race 8:00 [4] | |
| Running for the last control up a hill. ...half-way up I wondered why I hadn't skied up! | ||
| Note | |
| Thanks Tiny and Nosnhoj for the invite and glad I could hold up my end of the team. ...wasn't sure what'd happen given 1) I hadn't been on skiis since last season and 2) I hadn't put any weight on my right-arm since last summer before the crash. Both went okay and I think it was simply my subconscious which had me worrying about the arm.
Too bad for the Tree Huggers as it would have been nice to have a tighter race. In our minds we treated the race as though they were simply on our heals, but simply around the bend where we couldn't see them; kept us pushing to the end. Still a nice job to the TH for holding on for 2nd! | ||