Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

From blue crossing of Teahen (near Bauer) to start.

Igor's Bishop sampler mostly in the dark, magicshine on low. Started just before 6 am.

S - appreciated the streamer
1 - didn't find the streamer, did a few sweeps. Confirmed more or less right spot
2 - Oops, missed high in the circle, then mucked around a bit. And I thought I tried to use a safer AP by going around the long way (on purpose). Night o w/ reflector, I think I would have had it. Need to be more deliberate about circle center than trolling edges, but there were some sort of very soft saddle-y type things (from a distance in the dark) that lured me around. Hill I ran by should have been my strong giveaway.
3 - woo woo, made sense
4 - Per plan, use the bottom of the swamp to head up the hill
5 - no streamer found. Deer? Hunter? Checked high hill to confirm, pretty sure was in right place
6 - Oops, parallel error - went south on wrong hill back to trail, easily corrected
7 - I got lucky. The more I practice, the luckier I get!
8 - Slow and steady, use that NE reentrant from the depression
9 - Dagnabbit. I saw a trace of footprints, counted that as trail #1, but it wasn't a trail, just tracks, then tried to relocate off a marsh, thought I was on the other marsh (NE of my turnaround). A good reminder to stay stron on your compass even when exiting to a trail. Easy walking made me drift too much!
10 - I tried to respect it, using the swamp, but then I lost count of hills and reentrants. My concentration seems to wane at this point in races - need more fitness or rather more deliberate, "alright, it's over 45 minutes, time to get very deliberate" I am proud that I recovered while still in contour chaos without going back to the trail.
11. Used the erosion gully as AP
12. woo woo
13. woo woo
14. woo woo
15. fast woo woo
16. yes, trails are different, but features are so big no worries.
17. Fun climb
F. sprint F

Right around 10 it transitioned to dawn and got a lot easier. By 12 it was pushing day light, by 14 I could see quite aways.

Thanks, Igor!!

C • #5 1

Back to the car. Two runners headed other direction. They must have gotten an early start as well; they weren't parked where I parked.

Reports of road conditions from my original destination didn't encourage me, esp. still on old tires, so I deferred that a day and slept three extra hours and then hiked around what might be an interesting sprint type venue - copses, hills, lots of black X items, small marshes, the odd occasional stream....

A couple rounds of pushups, squats, situps, with a few bonus lunges and curls. Time for more weight.

Will I regret shorts + long sleeve at ~37°F?

No, it was fine. Frozen B acclimation progressing nicely. But one guy was in short sleeves, so I got no cred. Threw in two strides at the end so I can remember how to run fast in case I get thin by spring.

I thought I heard a runner on Tuesday say their target marathon was 4:15, and someone a while back was shooting for...sub 4? Which means that they do every run I see sub MP.

on time? lunacy!

Jogged with the guy I met on Night #1; he was in recovery mode so I split for the five and tried to reel in the group, but didn't quite have it. I was at a good pace anyway and did catch two near the house. Feels good to go fast (perhaps too fast).

easy basic stuff and bum stretches