Training Log Archive: KatIn the 7 days ending Oct 11, 2009:
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Sunday Oct 11, 2009 #
Orienteering 2:11:00 16.38 km (8:00 / km)
shoes: 2008 VJ Integrators
Hudson Lowlander. I was taking photos at the start of the Highlander, so I barely made it back to the parking lot in time to change clothes and get ready for my own start. (Hence no warm-up.) I was completely alone from #2 onward, and had a great time! Took it kind of easy, and hence felt awesome at the finish. Things to think about for next time: (1) Eat an energy gel right before a water stop rather than 3 controls before, (2) Tape my shoelaces better (they kept untying).
Saturday Oct 10, 2009 #
Running 27:00 [2] 4.5 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 2008 VJ Integrators
Running to/from the map.
Orienteering 48:00 5.33 km (9:00 / km)
shoes: 2008 VJ Integrators
2-man relay in Harriman (part of the US team training camp). Fun to be out in the forest, and I even ran fast at times. I was careful with the hamstring, and don't think I made anything worse. It definitely hurt less today than previous days.
Friday Oct 9, 2009 #
Running 25:00 [2] 3.85 km (6:30 / km)
shoes: 2008 VJ Integrators
Running before/after.
Orienteering 1:00:00 [1] 3.0 km (20:00 / km)
shoes: 2008 VJ Integrators
Walking/jogging the second training exercise from today's US team training. I didn't realize people weren't going to come back in between the 9 and 11 AM trainings, so I had to wait until someone (which happened to be John F.) came back and gave me a map. The training was fun and the controls (except for the misplaced cliff one) were exactly where I expected them to be. Physically, I felt decent. My hamstring hurt when I would lengthen my stride, but it was definitely better than on Tuesday. I just hope that running/walking doesn't make it worse. The plan is just to keep training (carefully), and see how it goes.
Thursday Oct 8, 2009 #
Note
I had a midterm this afternoon, followed by a math dept. party this evening, so no time for training. And another day off is probably good for the hamstring, which seems slightly better when walking, but hurts when going up the stairs.
Wednesday Oct 7, 2009 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Left hamstring (the inside part of it) really sore. I looked back at my AP log in March, and that time it took over two weeks for my hamstrings to feel normal again after a similar incident. So I'll just have to wait and be careful.
Tuesday Oct 6, 2009 #
Running 52:50 [2] 8.81 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: Sportiva
Easy run at East Rock. On the way back, there was a small group of people standing around in the middle of the sidewalk, so I ran around them on the grass, and right as I was passing them their small dog barked and bit me! Well, it didn't actually get a good bite in - either it missed or was just trying to scare me, but either way teeth made contact with my leg.
C • dogs 6
Stability 10:00 [0]
Monday Oct 5, 2009 #
Running 20:00 1.45 mi (13:47 / mi)
4x{2,1} intervals on the treadmill, at the highest possible grade. I had the treadmill set to 5.4 (mph) and that felt comfortably hard, but when I got home and worked out the conversion (kph --> mph), I realized that last winter in Sweden I had worked my way up from 5.5 to 5.8 mph when doing the same intervals. I'll have to raise the speed next time!
Strength Training 30:00 [1]
Getting stronger - everything felt great except the last set of the hamstring exercises, when my left hamstring suddenly felt really tight and I stopped at 5 reps instead of 10.
Stretching 5:00 [0]
Stability 10:00 [0]
Note
It's nice to not feel dead tired on a Monday.