Training Log Archive: marieIn the 31 days ending Jan 31, 2011:
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Monday Jan 31, 2011 #
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(sick)
Sunday Jan 30, 2011 #
Event: Bye-bye-O
pilates 45:00 [2]
(sick)
Saturday Jan 29, 2011 #
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(sick)
Virus. Stuffed up. Head ache. Body ache. Damn it.
Friday Jan 28, 2011 #
run 1:32:25 [2] 17.58 km (5:15 / km) +280m 4:52 / km
Really nice run with Boris up the road on West Rock. We were surprised when it was plowed and we actually ran into the plow truck + bulldozer working up there.
All the snow all around, sun , the views, quietness - it was great.
All the snow all around, sun , the views, quietness - it was great.
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I'm afraid I'm coming down with whatever Mike has had the last few days =(
Eating garlic & drinking lots of tea.
Eating garlic & drinking lots of tea.
Thursday Jan 27, 2011 #
strength (snow-shoveling) 1:00:00 [2]
Oh man, another half a meter of snow. Gorgeous morning! So much for getting to work at 7am.. they didn't plow our road until 9am. Worked myself sweaty shoveling driveway & side walk (2 hrs). We only have one snow shovel and I'm too stubborn, once I get started I want to do it all.
We talked to our neighbors, if it continues like this it might be worth investing in a neighborhood snow blower.
We talked to our neighbors, if it continues like this it might be worth investing in a neighborhood snow blower.
C • Snow 4
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
It was worth the tricky drive on the un-plowed (read not frequently enough plowed) streets - fun class & I picked up some Bentara soup
Wednesday Jan 26, 2011 #
trail run (night) 1:05:40 [2] 9.86 km (6:40 / km) +144m 6:13 / km
with Boris around Maltby lakes. About 15cm new fluffy snow, plus the old snow, plus still coming down. Pretty tough at times. Nice to get out, so much more fun with company.
Tuesday Jan 25, 2011 #
strength 55:00 [2]
More snow. Class felt tough today, had to stretch out stomach muscles to be able to continue at one point.
Got the e-mail address to Rosalie, our old pilates teacher, from one of the other ladies. Will e-mail and tell her I'm trying to re-create her class on my own.. while I haven't found any class as good as hers.
Got the e-mail address to Rosalie, our old pilates teacher, from one of the other ladies. Will e-mail and tell her I'm trying to re-create her class on my own.. while I haven't found any class as good as hers.
Monday Jan 24, 2011 #
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
My injury has been hurting more lately. Can't get comfortable sitting at work (still on a ball). Zumba felt good, loosening things up.
I'm stretching and have scheduled a new appointment with PT Karen. Want to get rid of this so I can start doing some proper training.
I'm stretching and have scheduled a new appointment with PT Karen. Want to get rid of this so I can start doing some proper training.
Saturday Jan 22, 2011 #
pilates 50:00 [2]
with Mike
trail run 43:50 [2] 8.18 km (5:22 / km) +105m 5:02 / km
Beautiful sunny afternoon. Ran three laps around Lake Wintergreen + one time out to the road and back (deeper snow). Mostly packed and frozen snow except for where the sun had warmed it up.
My feet were slipping a lot sideways in the beginning (I wore o-shoes). I tend to run lightly on the front of the foot - so I tried to put down the whole foot in every step and didn't slip as much.
Got a nose bleed halfway through the first lap, stopped and tried icing it with snow. As I entered the parking lot, to go get paper in the car, people were really looking and some asked "are you ok, can we help you" - yeah, it looked worse than it was..
Many cross country skiers, one mountain biker(!) and had to stop a few times for dogs, grr!
My feet were slipping a lot sideways in the beginning (I wore o-shoes). I tend to run lightly on the front of the foot - so I tried to put down the whole foot in every step and didn't slip as much.
Got a nose bleed halfway through the first lap, stopped and tried icing it with snow. As I entered the parking lot, to go get paper in the car, people were really looking and some asked "are you ok, can we help you" - yeah, it looked worse than it was..
Many cross country skiers, one mountain biker(!) and had to stop a few times for dogs, grr!
Friday Jan 21, 2011 #
strength (snow-shoveling) 20:00 [1]
slept:6.0
More snow! ~15cm Shoveled driveway & side walk + cleaned the cars.
Thursday Jan 20, 2011 #
pilates 12:00 [2]
slept:7.0 weight:53.5kg
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
Note
Very nice dinner at Rob & Becky's with lots of laughing :)
And at home Mike's friend Joe was waiting.. so some whiskey + catching up and as always when they get together:guitar jam
And at home Mike's friend Joe was waiting.. so some whiskey + catching up and as always when they get together:guitar jam
Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 #
run (night) 52:03 [2] 10.02 km (5:12 / km) +106m 4:56 / km
Not a fun run. Dark, icy & slushy. Occasional piles of snow that I had to jump over/ run through to get to the sidewalks. Painful, while it got quite late and I was hungry, bad stomach cramp the whole way.
Bought some "stabilizers" (rubber things with metal studs) that I put on my running shoes. Worked well, think it's better for the feet than running with o-shoes on hard ground.
Bought some "stabilizers" (rubber things with metal studs) that I put on my running shoes. Worked well, think it's better for the feet than running with o-shoes on hard ground.
Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 #
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Woke up to an ice storm.. my morning class was cancelled and I was too lazy to get up and do something on my own
strength (shoveling) 30:00 [2]
Clearing our driveway & side walk from ice & slush. Pretty tough, felt like a workout.
Monday Jan 17, 2011 #
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
I love the new bollywood song! =)
Sunday Jan 16, 2011 #
orienteering (cellphone-o) 37:18 [3] *** 2.2 km (16:57 / km) +82m 14:17 / km
spiked:6/8c
WCOC's Winter meeting at Rick & Susie's
Mike guided me around course B.
Tough in the snow, just like yesterday, slow but fast heart beat. We messed up number 4 quite a bit, don't think Mike knew where I was crossing the power line.. so I ended up slowly hiking up in over-knee-deep snow, up to the highest point of a hill to wonder around and describe what I saw, then go way downhill to the control.
Stopped a bit early looking for the last control. And with everybody watching me from the house (and with the phone tucked away in my pocket) I veered off left to the neighbors house, going for the finish. Speaker phone or headset would have been nice, running while holding the phone to the ear didn't really work.
FR 3.212 km
Mike guided me around course B.
Tough in the snow, just like yesterday, slow but fast heart beat. We messed up number 4 quite a bit, don't think Mike knew where I was crossing the power line.. so I ended up slowly hiking up in over-knee-deep snow, up to the highest point of a hill to wonder around and describe what I saw, then go way downhill to the control.
Stopped a bit early looking for the last control. And with everybody watching me from the house (and with the phone tucked away in my pocket) I veered off left to the neighbors house, going for the finish. Speaker phone or headset would have been nice, running while holding the phone to the ear didn't really work.
FR 3.212 km
Note
After looking at PG's posted map (we didn't bring ours home) I think I've figured out what went wrong for us with control number 4.. Mike told me to stay on the trail until I got to the power line, when maybe he meant to say until the small trail hits the bigger trail. But then I told him I was right by the power line poles and he said ok then cross the powerline and the control should be west in line with the poles. Problem is that the poles are not where they are marked on the map, they are further south, so I went straight up the hill.
orienteering (cellphone-o) 45:00 [0] ***
spiked:7/9c
Guided Mike around course A. Great, fun technical exercise. Simlifying is key.
It mostly went well. We had some trouble with number 6 where I told him to follow the stonewall and that the control would be to the left on a hill. He followed the stonewall a bit too far to the stonewall-junction and he saw the big cliffs. Control wasn't visible from the stonewall.
And number 7 I knew was going to be tricky. The trail junction where I wanted him to get off the trail wasn't visible in the snow. It seemed like he was moving a bit faster than he had before. When he described that he saw a big hill right infront of him, I told him to climb up to it's highest point.. unfortunately I didn't look ahead to realize he was passing control number 8 (he told me the code) and climbed up the wrong hill. After a while we realized and I had him going up to the top of the right hill, oops!
Going to the last control, I wanted him to diagonally cross the field to get to the NE corner of the lake and Mike said: it's uphill! :)
It mostly went well. We had some trouble with number 6 where I told him to follow the stonewall and that the control would be to the left on a hill. He followed the stonewall a bit too far to the stonewall-junction and he saw the big cliffs. Control wasn't visible from the stonewall.
And number 7 I knew was going to be tricky. The trail junction where I wanted him to get off the trail wasn't visible in the snow. It seemed like he was moving a bit faster than he had before. When he described that he saw a big hill right infront of him, I told him to climb up to it's highest point.. unfortunately I didn't look ahead to realize he was passing control number 8 (he told me the code) and climbed up the wrong hill. After a while we realized and I had him going up to the top of the right hill, oops!
Going to the last control, I wanted him to diagonally cross the field to get to the NE corner of the lake and Mike said: it's uphill! :)
Saturday Jan 15, 2011 #
pilates 50:00 [2]
with Mike
trail run 49:55 [2] 5.81 km (8:35 / km) +127m 7:45 / km
Toughest run (jog) I've ever done at West Rock. Mostly calf deep snow which I was fighting through, had to walk a few times.
Thursday Jan 13, 2011 #
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
Wednesday Jan 12, 2011 #
strength (snow-shoveling) 1:00:00 [2]
Snow-day hurray!! Shoveling the driveway, side walk & cleaning the cars. Heavy half a meter deep snow, hard work, definitely worked up a sweat. We were out there for ~2,5 hrs. This motion probably not good for my already sore left side.
walk 44:08 [1] 2.27 km (19:29 / km) +116m 15:30 / km
Hike up West Rock with Mike. First ran into our neighbors sledding and they let us both have a ride down the steep hill. Hiking was tough as the trails were untouched, except for the tracks of a pair of xc skis(!), knee deep to mid-thigh in the snowdrifts. Then we had to climb off trail to avoid a black pit bull without owner, were about to give up and head back.. but then the owner showed up on a trail below us and called for her dog. Made it to the top and found the roads weren't plowed. Had some coffee & lussekatt and decided to just head back down the same way. Saw a xc skier on his way up. Down below Simmons & Sol were still sledding, neighbors Scott & Katie also came to hang out. On the way back Mike and I did some sprints through the knee deep snow on the field, phew!
trail run (night) 15:29 [1] 1.95 km (7:55 / km) +27m 7:25 / km
Short snow jog with Anne-Louise :)
Thursday she'll be on her way back to Denmark :( Vi vil savne dig, helt vilt!!
Thursday she'll be on her way back to Denmark :( Vi vil savne dig, helt vilt!!
Tuesday Jan 11, 2011 #
run (elliptical) 10:00 [2]
strength 1:00:00 [2]
Wow. Hello core.
Monday Jan 10, 2011 #
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
(sick)
Two new really fun songs! Lungs still not 100% during cardio activity. Left side lower back/glute was pretty painful during the day - zumba felt good though.
Sunday Jan 9, 2011 #
pilates 40:00 [1]
(sick)
with Mike
walk 1:04:55 [1] 4.52 km (14:21 / km) +72m 13:18 / km
A hike on the trails with Mike & Anne-Louise. Sunny day, snowy woods. I used the walking poles we gave Barbara for Christmas.
We found a long vine hanging from a tree top and used it as a swing, fun!
We found a long vine hanging from a tree top and used it as a swing, fun!
Saturday Jan 8, 2011 #
trail run 29:24 [1] 4.07 km (7:14 / km) +61m 6:43 / km
(sick)
with Anne-Louise on the snowy trails in Saybrook. About what I could take, still feel the cold in my chest.
Thursday Jan 6, 2011 #
zumba 1:00:00 [3]
(sick)
After another day of rest I figured it would be okay to zumba. Tried to do it with low intensity, didn't work that well when it was my favorite songs. Stuffy nose, a little hard to breathe and never got much color in my face, but felt alright.
Wednesday Jan 5, 2011 #
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(sick)
also developed a cold :(
Tuesday Jan 4, 2011 #
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My eye has been irritated, swollen & tearing since I woke up Sunday. While it wasn't getting better I saw a doctor and she found two scratches on the cornea. Got an antibiotic cream and to rest the eye I'm home from work. I feel perfectly fine otherwise, but it's kind of hard to do things..
trail run (night) 19:02 [1] 2.96 km (6:26 / km) +35m 6:04 / km
With Anne-Louise. Breeze dried out the eye, so it felt good.
Sunday Jan 2, 2011 #
trail run 1:08:17 12.36 km (5:31 / km) +137m 5:14 / km
Got Mike's brother Jon + girlfriend Gabi to join us for a jog. Did a 3km loop and then they headed back.
I continued and ran some more. Was expecting snow on the trails but it was slush and mud. Wore my o-shoes (which I was happy to have in Sweden wouldn't have been confident to go for runs without metal studs in those conditions).
It was so warm out, maybe felt warmer coming from the extreme cold in Sweden but I was overdressed. Took my shirt off and ran in just the sports-bra for a while, Jan 2nd(!)
I continued and ran some more. Was expecting snow on the trails but it was slush and mud. Wore my o-shoes (which I was happy to have in Sweden wouldn't have been confident to go for runs without metal studs in those conditions).
It was so warm out, maybe felt warmer coming from the extreme cold in Sweden but I was overdressed. Took my shirt off and ran in just the sports-bra for a while, Jan 2nd(!)
Note
My injury in the left side lower back is hurting again. Especially during the long train/plane-rides of sitting. The massage felt really good, I told her beforehand and she worked extra in that area.
I talked to my mom's cousin who's a physical therapist and she said I shouldn't worry. That misaligned hipbones and twisted sacrum is quite common. She showed me a stretch.
I think I'll book another appointment with Karen and Mike has promised to come and learn how to hold me in those muscle relaxing positions.
I talked to my mom's cousin who's a physical therapist and she said I shouldn't worry. That misaligned hipbones and twisted sacrum is quite common. She showed me a stretch.
I think I'll book another appointment with Karen and Mike has promised to come and learn how to hold me in those muscle relaxing positions.