Friday Mar 31 |
 | orienteering race 31:42 [3] *** 2.7 km (11:44 / km) +60m 10:34 / km | |
| shoes: Jalas |
| Flying Pig Middle Distance. Worst part of the day was the jog to the start. I started near the end so the trail was wet, slippery and of course, muddy. Why didn't they let us use the road? One mistake near #3 where I could see the control, but didn't think it was mine so started to check out another reentrant first. No other problems beside my usual lack of speed and not wanting to get too tired for the rest of the weekend. |
| orienteering warm up/down 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Jalas |
| Didn't time this, so just guessing. |
Thursday Mar 30 |
| yoga 1:30:00 [1] | |
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| weights 20:00 [2] | |
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Tuesday Mar 28 |
| running 42:15 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Powerline and return. Hip and groin pain continues as well as the foot. I hope I'm not sacrificing my hips to make my feet feel better. It might just take awhile for my body to adjust. But groin pain once kept me from running for a couple of years, so I need to be careful. About the same time up, a bit faster down. Began my run to a chorus of spring peepers. And watched a beautiful fox scratch itself in the sunlight. Beautiful day, 50 deg. and no wind. |
Sunday Mar 26 |
| running 44:07 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Same time up, worked on being smooth coming back which translated to being alittle slower. The three guys on ATVs(stopped at the powerline while I was retying my shoes) looked like they missed the casting call for Deliverance but then so does one of our heating technicans (a nice guy, we talk about his pigs when he comes). We've made it through winter without needing any emergency heating service which is great, we used to see them constantly. The oldest ATV guy waved as they left. No harm. An Owl hooted as I came back. |
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| C • ATV guys 1 |
Friday Mar 24 |
| running 43:49 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Drizzle. Only about 10 sec. slower up, but my foot has been hurting so I ran down easier. Powerline and return. |
Thursday Mar 23 |
| yoga 1:30:00 [2] | |
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| Sub. teacher worked us too hard in the beginning, but overall a good session. |
| weights 20:00 [2] | |
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Wednesday Mar 22 |
| running 41:43 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Another fast time--yippy! Had to work awfully hard esp. on the way back. Groins hurt a lot today, hope I can figure out how to help that. Still windy, muddy at the powerline, but the rest of the trail was nice. |
Monday Mar 20 |
| running 43:42 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Cold and windy. I'm ready for spring, but I shouldn't complain the trail was hard with no frost heaves. Powerline and return. The usual aches and pains--right knee and foot, left hip. |
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| C • Pretty fast! 1 |
Saturday Mar 18 |
| running 46:36 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| The usual, but it has been back to cold and windy this week. The bunny remains are still there. Right knee pain. |
Thursday Mar 16 |
| running 48:52 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Got up this morning to go to yoga and do weights, but a migraine hit. Good I didn't go as I lost vision again later. Lots of migraine meds. and many hours later went for a jog. Fine until a couple of hundred meters before the powerline when my lower left leg stopped working right(reduced blood flow?). A massage at the powerline fixed that for the return trip. But while seated I noticed what turned out to be a rabbit strung up in a tree by a plastic tie. The lowest parts--head, forlegs,etc.--were missing. Bear bait? It seemed too high to me, I est. 12 ft. but maybe it was only 10 ft. (forgetting how short I am :)) |
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| C • migraine meds 5 |
Tuesday Mar 14 |
| running 47:05 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Rained a lot last night, so the trail was soft and wet. Starting to run with bad form, using my quads too much. If I think about it I do better, but quickly revert when I don't. Powerline and return. |
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| Yesterday I called the doctors office to tell them I was putting the surgery off. Today the nurse called back because the doctor wanted to make sure I understood what a bad deformity I had--ouch! and to watch out for foot ulcers. |
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| C • A foot ulcer? How in the worl... 2 |
Sunday Mar 12 |
| running 50:32 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Oh, those fast times are rare. About 2 1/2 min. slower going up, but felt weak at the turnaround so had no choice but to take it slow coming back. Felt better by the end. Left hip sore probably from my back still being off.( The little garden cleanup I did yesterday aggrevated it some) Checked the weather before I left. It looked like I had plenty of time before the rain, but it started within 10 min.--if only I'd worn a hat--and it hasn't rained much since. But at least the rain kept the riff-raff off the trail. I only saw Peter out there :) |
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| C • I only saw Peter out there 4 |
Friday Mar 10 |
| running 42:13 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Delightfully fast up to N. Mt.--6:23(best this year). I knew I couldn't maintain that pace so didn't try, but I was still very happy with 24:00 to the powerline. Of course, I immediately thought about 23:30. (Once upon a time I could do this is under 18 min.--some other lifetime). I usually run midday, but find my best runs are later in the day, like today. 55deg when I ran, wore too much since it had started to rain a bit before I left. Beginning of mud and frost heaves deflating. |
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| C • Hi Gail. Oddly enough, despit... 3 |
Thursday Mar 9 |
| yoga 1:30:00 [2] | |
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| Sore back after. A friend said her back was sore as well. It was either what we did or how we did it. I haven't a clue this time. |
| weights 20:00 [2] | |
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Tuesday Mar 7 |
| running 46:37 [3] | |
| shoes: NB 907 |
| Right hip pain for a change along with the right foot. One of the shoe lace holders broke after only 4 days of wear. I'll probably try to fix it rather than mail it back. Felt like I was working awfully hard for the first 7 min. Powerline and return. |
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| C • hard work 3 |
Sunday Mar 5 |
| running 47:35 [3] | |
| shoes: NB 907 |
| I'm hoping a new pair of orthotics with new shoes will keep me away from foot surgery at least for awhile. I'll see, I guess. The combination felt a bit clunky and the shoes were more slippery on the little remaining ice and snow. Powerline and return. Nice day, a bit warmer. |
Friday Mar 3 |
| running 48:20 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| Sadly slow on the way out, so had to work hard coming back so I wouldn't be too depressed about the time. Powerline and return. |
Thursday Mar 2 |
| yoga 1:30:00 [2] | |
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| My back is finally enough better to allow me to do yoga. I just need to remember no upside down stuff. |
| weights 20:00 [2] | |
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Wednesday Mar 1 |
| running 50:04 [3] | |
| shoes: North Face |
| A few inches of packed snow and about 30deg. Left hip and right foot pain. Powerline and return. |