Training Log Archive: nellie

Event: HVO: Ward Pound Ridge
 

Ran the red course at Pound Ridge....nice day in the woods.....had 9 good controls and one real real bad......had a good run going through the first 6 bags... feeling very good about myself.....then the a funny thing happened on the way to #7....first part of route good went cross country and hit the first trail..GOOD.....should have turned rt. and followed the trail to jct. but no I had to push ahead C.C. and got tired and forgot we were on 1-15k map...... pulled up short ...could not make the map match up.....panic set in .... back tracked and got on the wrong trail.... back track again....good to go this time was sure I was good to go..... got to were the bag should be .... saw no bag....( I could have spit on it I was so close to it ... just a blind bat !!!)....back track again went way back and attacked from the next trail on the map in order to come a the bag from another side....and didn't see the bag but I was at the same spot as the last time I was on this hill.... then looked to my left and once again I could spit on the bag ... but this time I saw it........Grrr... Grrrr.... one big goof and it killed a good day....cost me 63 min.....should have been a 10 min. leg at the top end....on to 8 through some wet tall grass.... and fell into a unseen hole an rehurt my rt. knee again ( it was just starting to feel good) and jammed my rt. shoulder.... had to walk slowly on about five min.... and was able to jog the rest of the course....will have to see how puffed up the knee is Sun......So felt real good about 90% of the run ....hit every bag dead on ... so I will just have to slow down at the later stages of the run as I get tired and stop doing dumb things....

Red - Splits

Started to do a long run.... a mile the rain came down....where did that come from....got soaked so cut down the run....just thought it would be more fun at home with a hot cup of tea and a good book....

Played Golf.....and then went for a bike ran in Orange after.....getting cool out

Got home after the long drive home...legs tight but wanted to get a short run in .....did the base loop....

Rest day .....walked 18 holes of golf at Ti C.C. ......ground wet and soft ....lost two balls in fairway when they plugged and we could not find them......but a nice day out and fun to be out the last time this yr. with the gang at Ti. .....broke down the camp and will bring the RV home in AM.

Event: EMPO - Dwaas Kill
 

Ran the Red course at Dwaas Kill in Cliffton Park N.Y. ....nice cool day and the woods were fun to run in......had a good run....goofed a little on 2 though the map showed in higher on bank the it was ... others agreed....good until 12 and back in the maze of trails near the start.... tired legs shot....and miss counted the trial and lost 11 min. before I could relo.....back route to 13... then woke up and finished ok....very happy with the run...after two races legs were still good to go....and only died near the end....kness felt good all weekend until I went flying over a root....left knee was not happy... but not to bad....we will see how it feels Tues.....now north to Ti and close the camp and bring the RV home Wed.......

Ran the Branford run for Ribbons.....3.4 mile run ...with the first and last half mile on blacktop and 2.4 miles on trials at the Branford water Co. land...... fun race on great trails in the woods......rain held off until we were on our way home......good run ... better then I thought after the race yesterday.......finished 2nd. in age group 15 sec. back legs dead and reel No. 1 in but couldn't get him.....but finished 45 sec. off course age group record.... so not a bad day..... may have to target this race next yr.... I know I could get that record.......leg tired but knee feel great.....seems if I stay under 5 miles they don't mind.....