Training Log Archive: Tyrannosaurus

Tweaked my L knee by landing off-balance from the jump just above the bottom of Rex. I’ve been icing it all evening, but it’s pretty stiff and painful for some motions. I was hoping to get onto snow every day through Friday, but I’m starting to doubt whether xc skiing tomorrow will happen. I don’t think this is anything serious, but I’m also doubtful that I’ll be 100% fine by tomorrow morning.

C • Living the life... 3

The most fun day I’ve had skiing in a good while! It was an absolutely beautiful spring bluebird day up at Crystal, which was fantastic to enjoy with cousins and an aunt and uncle in addition to the usual family crew. It probably was really close or maybe at 50 degrees, which called for my first shirtless ski day. Big sends down front side and big smiles all day!
Legs were feeling pretty okay on the slopes, but my calves are definitely feeling it from yesterday now.

Run to the pub half marathon! I think technically this is my half marathon PR. The YMCA half I did last fall was 1:38:54, but also my watch clocked it at only 12.87 miles. Today’s race was definitely the full half. And my overall pace was faster today, so I’m going to claim it as a new (albeit slower time) PR.
The start was hectic. The bathroom line took FOREVER, and then once we were finally through all of that, the race started in 30 seconds. I had to drop off my bag AFTER the starting line, and the bag drop was in the opposite direction that the course turned. Whoops.
I started out at 8:00 pace, which felt good, and I kept feeling good so was dropping progressively faster splits until about halfway. I knew I was speeding up and tried to slow down but mentally I was in it to race and knowing that there was still a while ahead of me wasn’t enough to keep the pace more in check. But it never got to an unreasonably fast pace, and even when I started running out of gas near the end (really slowed down on the minor hill mile 9-10 or so) I was able to pick it back up a bit.
About at mile 8, the course converged with the 10k course, and I was weaving my way through lots of walkers and slower runners. That was frustrating, and poor planning on the organizers’ part.
I was REALLY surprised that at all of the aid stations, they only had water. I’m typically a tiny-sip-of-Gatorade sort of racer, so I was a little worried about really hitting the wall before the end due to lack of fuel. That didn’t happen, but a note for next time: make sure to know what will be offered at the aid stations and what I need to bring for myself.
Overall though, a really fun and beautiful course! It was about 90% downhill, which was very nice. I definitely did better than expected, and I’m happy with it.

C • yay!! 5

So warm today! I was noticeably sweating on this run! I don’t remember the last time that happened! I was able to mostly avoid the large puddles of melting snow by slowing to a walk and tiptoeing along the edges of the remaining snow banks. I did punch through and end up with wet feet a couple of times though.

Today was one of those days where it’s really hard to get yourself out the door but as soon as you do, you feel like you’re on top of the world! This run had it all — mud, deep snow, puddles, asphalt.
My Asics have returned safely from the gym locker room, which is good. I think they’ll be my shoes for my half this weekend.

3-6-9-12 core (Pilates pumps, rocking planks, pikes)

Homework break core