Training Log Archive: revy

With Courtney in Wroclaw. Cool and overcast day. I think Courtney has jinxed our Polish visits as we have never had good weather when we have both been here. Doing a reasonable job avoiding overeating - my grandparents are a bit ridiculous when it comes to trying to make us eat more. Not too jetlagged but still waking up early (5 am today). Went for a good run before breakfast. Along the dykes then across to Opatowitska Island and on some singletrack and then on the other side of the river to the pedestrian bridge near the zoo. Felt like we got out of town pretty quickly which was nice. Knee discomfort was there but probably the least noticeable it has been in a while. Much more pleasant to run withought focusing on pain.

After breakfast my uncle took us on a nice drive visiting some strange Nazi underground construction that was never finished, an old part of Walbrzych (which looke dvery German), the third biggest castle in Poland and some of the closest little ski areas to Wroclaw.

At the pool down the street from my grandparent's place. Legs are sore - not much downhill running yet this year I guess.

Early morning ride before heading off to Kelowna to catch our flight. Made the mistake of using my regular bike gloves and had frozen fingers after half an hour. Warmer gloves were already packed. Not quite as enjoyable a ride as it could have been. Paranoid I was going to catch my bars - will cut them a little shorter when I return. Some snow on the 5 k - also rode Toaster.

Busy few days - leaving for a trip longer than a week always seems to be busy. Lots of things that need to get done and they can't wait until I get back. Needed a sanity run so went up to the ski jump with the dog on the way to the dog sitter. Not a bad time considering I wasn't pushing hard. Ran the whole way until the last slope which was pretty slippery and I had to pull myself up with my hands. Ran the 2k loop too. Knee doesn't hurt running uphill - still seemed a bit sore on the flats although I did bruise it yesterday so that is a bit distracting.

Nels Nelsen - Splits

Courtney convinced me to go riding with her while I was on call. Luckily no calls. Ended up busy in the evening so good thing I went as didn't have time later. First time out on the new bike so had to stop and adjust things a few times. Two crashes too as I caught my handlebars on trees - they are a half inch wider than my Remedy. A bit annoying but otherwise the bike was good.

C • New bike? 11

Rode from home - explored some roads off of Begbie Road. Hit River Run which was a bit wet, stopped at Suzanne's for a chat, then up Yew R here to see the damage from the winter cutblocks. They seem bigger than I expected but in other ways it seems like not much singletrack got damaged. What seems the saddest is the loss of the enclosed feel you had on the FSR going to the falls.