Training Log Archive: Kat

Running/Walking an old night sprint course with Boris.

Flight to Sweden.

Wall climbing with Adam. Reminder to self: this place is on 59th, west of 10th avenue. Fun!

C • 3

I wanted to go for a long run today, but didn't like the thought of just going out by myself and doing the usual Hudson run - that's boring. So instead I went online and found a family adventure map of Central Park. The actual map cost money, but the site had a pdf brochure for this adventure hunt which included a mini version of the map, with the word "promotional" stamped in huge letters all across. I printed out the lower half and was able to read the trail, lake, and building features (which are the only things that matter in Central Park anyway). The adventure hunt had 15 "controls", which were all statues, posts, or inscriptions of some sort. At each one, I had to stop to read and look at the object and answer some question about it. If I actually shelled out $10 for the adventure hunt package, I could then use my answers to claim a treasure.

The controls were not in order direction-wise, so I ended up running across the lower half of Central Park many times over. I think I probably ran somewhere between 9 and 10 miles, with breaks at each control to write down answers, but I really can't be sure. I wish I knew how many minutes per mile my easy pace is...

Went running by myself along the Hudson River. No breaks this time to stretch or fix my shoes - I didn't feel like stopping. Absolutely no energy today. This is probably a combination of running in the morning without any breakfast or any company.

Crunches - felt so good!

Second run of the day with Aleksey. As I was walking up the stairs coming home, he was walking down about to go for a run. So he waited several minutes while I changed and we went out together. We did one long loop and one short loop around Fort Tryon Park.

6 strides (about 30 seconds each) on the grass, with 8 push-ups in between each.

Crunches after the run.