Training Log Archive: TomN

Flying Pig Classic Day 2 Green. I did what I needed to do for the two-day combined. A little more conservative today, trying to avoid a disaster. My biggest blunder was on #2, when I saw the flag from the top of the ridge but was sure it wasn't my control because it was in a reentrant, not on a hill. So I spent a couple of minutes checking out the hills before deciding it had to be the one. It was.

5-6 was a nice leg, hard route choice and I changed my mind in the middle. I thought I would go all the way around on the road, but instead ran back down the road to the bottom of the hill, then along the little trail to the base of the spur and up. Wasted a couple minutes of climb.

Another mistake on the short leg 7-8, when I managed to get down to the stream between 8 and 12 (there was a control there) before recognizing my error.

Sixth on Green, second in M60 a minute behind Soupbone, who had a really good run today. First M60 in the combined.

C • Fun weekend 3

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Flying Pig Classic Day 1 Green. Really happy with this run, even before I saw the results. I believe I was just on the edge most of the way through, going as fast as I could while maintaining map contact. Most of the time I was confident approaching the controls, but in a few cases I was thankful that the number was right.

I went off the ridge early on #1, too early really, but I figured hitting the reentrant from the side was better than from the top.

Leaving #3, I tried to figure out the trails, but gave up and ran straight to the toe of the spur, then up the trail. Again I went over the ridge too early, and spent some time checking out the wrong gullies.

Approaching #8, I could see the problem coming up, but still managed to pick the wrong reentrant after crossing the vague green. I have a lot of trouble with this kind of control, even though they are standard fare in ridge-and-reentrant terrain.

On the long leg 13-14, I followed the stream towards #4, then crossed over and up to the ridge, ran the ridge as though I was going to #2 again, but headed down right where the two forked reentrants meet at the top of the ridge. Briefly distracted by another control up high, then straight down to the right one. I totally missed the road route, but might not have taken it even if I had seen it. I think it would probably have been a faster route.

Seventh overall on the course, first in M60.

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Event: OCIN Flying Pig XX
 

Flying Pig Sprint Green. Too bad about #8, I had a really good run other than that. #8 was the first control in that green area with the weird linear land forms. I totally misread the paths going in, looked for the control in the wrong place, lost 5 min. Never really got the hang of that little area, but managed to get through it without much further ado. Fun course, good use of the technical areas, and it's always tough to go from campus to woods and back.

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And tried out my new foam roller. Trail Runner Magazine says the first rule of trail running is Thou Shalt Foam Roll.

Easy run around the neighborhood. Cold hands.

Full workout (such as it is) with stretching. Rest day otherwise.