Running Log Restart

Senior Year Winter and Track Training Log:
I haven’t been keeping a log for the past season because running was going poorly. Shout out to Justine for the inspiration to start it back up again.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about my last cross country season. I’m very happy to have been able to run it at all, but my racing felt like a shadow of last year. I have 6 months left to be a competitive NCAA runner, and there’s a lot you can do in 6 months. It begins here.
11/23/09 – The end of about 2 weeks off. I would have waited one more day, but Cameron and Andy sent an email out about running, so I was game. 32 minutes easy and exploring around San Marino, 8:45s, super chill. I felt quite out of shape, especially my lungs, and my patellar tendon started to hurt by the end a bit. Light abs afterwards, physical therapy afterwards. Ankle getting better, a lot of improvement in range of motion. Ice bath afterwards.
Miles: 3.5
11/24/09 – Heated, 2 Arden loops, a mile on the track easy with Supriya, and 2 laps moderate on the south field with Ian. Knee felt good, especially once I slowed down. I predict only a few more days of any sort of injury. What a difference from yesterday, I also felt much better running. Talked about random stuff with Ian, kangway even showed up at the end.
Miles: 5.5
11/25/09 – My brother Tim is visiting to go climbing, I was busy showing him around Caltech today and packing, didn’t get a chance to run. I did show him around the gym area and his one comment about the training room was ‘so ghetto’, he runs for a DI school.
Miles: 0
11/26/09 – Good day of climbing at Tahquitz. Did the approach, an hour of steep hiking with a 20 pound pack, and a solid day of climbing. Climbed coffin nail (5.8) to traitor horn (5.8). Sore but things holding together. Thanksgiving was turkey chili at 30 degrees at a campsite in Idyllwild followed by a beer and “Vertical Limit.” Good laughs, with a hint of suffering, and plenty to be thankful for.
Miles: 0
11/27/09 – A day of rest and work back in Pasadena. Apps mainly, 4 miles moderate.
Miles: 4
11/28/09 – Nothing, Some climbing in JTree and lots of driving on snowy mountain rains and through desert rain showers.
Miles: 0
11/29/09 – Huntingson moderately easy with Clara. A good run, we talked a lot. Very nice running weather too. Feel a bit stiff.
Miles: 6.6
Weekly Miles: 19.5 (a bit stacked towards the end, feeling healthy though)
11/30/09 – I hope I don’t fail my classes this term. I least I have my letters of rec, at least I have them. Lacy Long way moderate with Cam, Ryan, and Andy.
Miles: 4