Training Log Archive: Wyatt

Event: DVOA French Creek State Park East
 

Waffled on whether I'd even do this event, given Angelica wanted to run a 10 mile in the morning and not come. When I realized the 10 mile race had an 8am start, I realized I could make it to the 11am mass start of this, so I hauled myself out there.

I had little breakfast though - a few snacks at the 10 mile race while watching kids and dog (incl. getting the kids into a kids-fun-run) so was out of ernergy quickly - after about 1 hour.

I was also impressed that only about 25 controls (?) spread out on one French Creek map would be so challenging to get in 3 hours, so it was at 1 hour as I was running out of fuel, that I realized I wasn't going to get them all, and I revised plans to just aim back at that point. One bad turn (through a lot more green) led me to skip another long forest leg, and by the last 20 minutes, I had decided to just run it in on the road, ran than even take 10 more minutes and pick up another 2 controls.

Despite taking it easy, I had one fall on the rocks that broke the Garmin strap off my arm. It took 5 minutes for me to realize it was missing, run back and find it...

Good to be on a map and get practice navigating. Again, I need to work on pre-run and pre-race prep, even when I'm not being too serious, to make the best of the time I'm out there.

C • 10 Miler 2

Short warm up (running to registration, then toilet, then back, missing the mass start by ~3 minutes.) No cool down.

Event: Wissahickon Trail Classic
 

Before Wissahickon Trail Classic 10k. Didn't leave myself much time for a warmup, but could've been worse...

Wissahickon Trail Classic. ~25th, behind 1st woman.

Lost ~25 seconds at one poorly marked turn, letting Clem get back in sight (behind) me. Finished 4 minutes behind Greg Ahlswede, vs. only 2 minutes 2 (or 3?) years ago. I'd have been happy with 2 1/2, or even 3, but 4's slipping... It wasn't the best AM prep. I think I need to practice my AM prep...

Results

Cooldown loop w/Greg & Clem, checking out the poorly marked corner.

Felt really hard on the cooldown (I was dragging behind Greg & Clem), but HR wasn't even consistently level 2. :(

National Trails day @ Valley Forge Betzwood. AJ & Oriana mass started, I followed Oriana.
Good news - Oriana ran well, less than 50% back from AJ
Growing up: After AJ got out of sight in front of us (about halfway), I realized it was a pretty crowded day at park for AJ to be off on his own. But he was fine, knew where to go to find/meet us after.

Time is the jogging part of the shadowing.

Recovery Day (rest before 2 weekend races, esp. Sat.)
Trails @ VF Fatlands w/Angelica & Tom again

Easy day - Chesterbrook to Summerhill w/Tom & Angelica

Track intervals. 85, humid. Breeze was little relief.

7x400, 2x200
89, 88, 87, 86, 86, 88, 88
36, 37

Low max HR suggests I could've been pushing the 400's harder, but it was tough in the heat (and perhaps tough with heavy-from-the-weekend legs.) L-Hamstring twitchy anyway. Will tape before sleep.

Incredibly slow night run in the heat. 9pm, still about 85+humid. So glad the Trials wasn't this bad.

To Magnus's and back.

TT Middle

First ever forest O' start in shorts and no shirt (excl. Wyoming 'forest'). Heat wasn't as bad as forecast (or as bad as it was later in the day), which combined with my attire made the heat a non-issue.

Worst issues were a rugged right rough choice on 10 (1 minute) and a hesitant direct route to 7 (vs. slightly right to simplify the nav. and smooth out the downhill a bit better) (30 seconds)

Enough for 4th, and a slot on the WOC 2011 team! Excited to go this year, based on the France technical terrain being similar to some Hamilton area stuff I've done well on in the past, and for enduring to become the oldest WOC team member this year. Looking forward to holding strong in my physical training in the next 2-3 months and putting my best foot forward in France.

Blue - Splits