Training Log Archive: revy

Event: Western Canadian Orienteering Championships (WCOC & BCOC)
 

Mt Abriel with Courtney and Russ all the way to the top (with one additional detour when I forgot my phone on a bench). So nice to be able to climb almost all the way on a trail though the trail does get a little punchy towards the top. The upper section of the decent wash harder than I expected (for a blue trail). There are some interesting rock features. It seemed loose and still figuring out the new bike so didn't feel super fast. Unfortunately I cut my tire on a rock 2/3rds down and needed to put in a tube. Sucks to replace an essentially new tire...

Courtney jammed her wrist near the top and had to descend on the road due to wrist pain.

A shakedown ride to see if my cockpit adjustments on the Sentinel were good or not. Things feel much better though a slightly longer stem might be in the cards. In an effort to avoid dogs (Milo can't be trusted meeting bigger dogs) I stuck to logging roads for the climbs and low use one way trails for the descents. I checked out Montgomery but I had misjudged how much had been logged so there was a bit of walking involved. I learned that there are two new cutblocks in the TF - the RCA had only posted about the one that affected Flowdown. Given the continued presence of fir beetles I'm expecting continued logging over the next few years.

First time out on the boats this year... paddled upstream from the boat lacuna. Nice to be paddling again.

Parkway with Stuart - made it to KM 21 which is fairly high for this time of year. The warm weather in May has really sped things up - similar to 2015 when I almost made it to the top by mid June. The ride itself was a struggle as my legs felt like lead. I'll blame the race effort yesterday...

First time I've been at a Fiver race in years (since I stopped organizing them?). A good turnout and a nice three lap course of Toad School, Berm Donor Connector and Dusty Beaver. I felt like I settled into a mid pack position on the road climb and then I was following behind riders for the first lap. The pace seemed hard though given my lack of mountain biking (and especially lack of high intensity) I wasn't surprised. My chest felt tight as well - I wonder if I'm getting some exercise induced reactive airways? I coughed for a couple days afterwards...

I seemed to be slightly slower than the riders around me on the down - I'm getting older and more cautious I guess. I was the fastest on technical single track and on old school Root Canal. Although my lap times were slightly slower I felt better on the last two laps and thought I maintained a reasonable pace. I have no idea how I did relative to others as results have not been posted. I'm curious how far behind Brendan I am.

Greenbelt with Milo. The water is coming up already so probably not many days before some sections are underwater.