Training Log Archive: PG

Monroe trail race supposed to be 10.5 mi, probably less. First half is mostly up (net gain 1800'), second half down on a different route.

A strange day. Within 5 minutes my left quad started hurting a little. It felt better climbing, and I felt good climbing, but on one short descent halfway up, the quad was complaining seriously. But then more climbing and it and I felt fine. Reached the top just behind Jeff Saeger, started zipping down to go by hime, and in the course of about 200 meters the leg went from a little sore, to very sore but I can live with this, to I can barely walk, let alone run.

Part 2: Really painful just standing there. And it's 50 and raining and, well, I'm not really happy about the prospects of getting off the mountain. A very awkward hoppity-hop, trying to keep moving enough to stay warm. On the flat places it would loosen up a bit and I could jog/shuffle, on the steep pitches it was all I could do to get down.

Got to the next aid station, didn't feel like waiting for an hour for a ride, kept shuffling. A couple of nice uphills that I could relax on some and run pretty hard (and get warm), a few more good downs that froze it up again, and then a bunch of gentle flats for more shuffling.

A real bummer, seeing as how good I felt on the uphill. Hopefully it's not to be a recurring thing.

Jog out to start.

Ran day 2 GreenY course from the Troll cup. No flags out, of course, but I'd been to all the points and knew if I was in the right place or not. A pretty good run, actually. Legs felt really tired after bike ride yesterday afternoon, but managed to run more uphills than I've been doing recently. Splits: 2:28, 2:18, 2:02, 7:45, 3:18, 1:12, 7:02, 3:06, 4:50, 5:54, 5:17, 6:31, 1:00 = 52:45.

Map may not be perfect, but it is plenty good enough.

My routes.

Wyola, Wendell, Millers Falls, about 35 miles.

Greenfield and back, good effort though legs felt tired. 22.8 miles.