Training Log Archive: BP

Morning constitutional. Long weekend turned out pretty well even if original and poorly conceived plan did not. Cost in all: tank of gas, entry fees, lost compass, antique wall sconces and 1930's poster. The latter from my wife's favorite antique show at Concord MA Armory- good Valentines day outing!
As for lessons learned, realized I was burned out from 4 hours of dancing on my feet with board strategy presentation on Thursday- work supports life-right!
Going forwards, will plan ahead for Flying Pig (one of my favorites from Indiana days), West point and WCOC event :-). It's a plan, and now for goal setting.

Before, during and after intervals

Intervals on treadmill at around 3k pace (6x400 and 1x100 with 90 secs between with jog recovery - pulse below 130 at start of next work)- felt around 90% effort and zone 4 mostly.

Wandering by woods on a winter's day (whose woods they are I think I know, comes to mind). Quite pleasant.

Easy run on a Monday for a change- a couple of strides thrown in.

GB "recovery run"- pleasant sunny day, trails still snow covered, firm and icy. equipment run thru: garmin - check, salomons - check, yaktraks - check, gloves - check, brain in neutral - yeah check.

C • Didn't encounter 2

Quick outing- sun gone and windy.

An orienteering misadventure - logging it as a form of therapy :-) Drove up to Beaver Brook Farm in Vt this am but felt mentally tired- warmed up OK. Set off in right direction for 1 and 2, then headed for 12 instead of 3! Problem seemed to be focal plane for my regular O bifocals with the position of the map holder - hard to focus. Course corrected to 3 via a dotted trail and headed to 4- realized I'd lost my thumb compass. Why I chose to wear one over a ski glove is beyond me- anyhow backtracked to see if i could find it- no such luck, then headed to 5 - only it was 6! At that point realized my head "wasn't in it", so bailed and went back to look for thumbie one more time. Again no luck, headed in to a DNF before insanity prevailed. Oh well - kinda laughed it off and decided to head for home as no accommodation had been secured (all in all a last minute thing which I will put down to work overload last week). There is a moral to this story which hopefully I will register for future reference.
Upside: drive back through Franconia was pleasant and sunny and I got home in one piece.

Event: U.S. Ski Orienteering Championships
 

Event: Connecticut Valley Ski-o Festival
 

Fresh morning and not much snow from last night

Kept it loose and steady

Ran out of time this am

5 min warm up and 5 down. 1min work ( 200 +/- 20W) and 1 min recovery (100+/_10W) for 30min.

Somewhat neglected- gluts/hams, quads, adductors/IP, gastroc/soleus, ITB