Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2010:
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Sunday Feb 28, 2010 #
XC Skiing 1:35:00 [3]
Out around Palgrave West with Bash & Bulletdog. Some hard trail breaking, but some glorious tracks with great grip and glide. One of the best skis of the year. Met lots of 2 and 4 legged pre-hockey fans.
Strength 35:00 [2]
some dumbell and core stuff in front of the men's 50K. Another best-ever by a Canadian Male XC skier- so close tothe podium. I also got in a few sets of lat work before the game, but no shoulders.
Saturday Feb 27, 2010 #
XC Skiing (classic) 40:00 [4]
Great hard slog around Palgrave West with Bulletdog in a winter wonderland.
Nothing like breaking trail in deep heavy snow for a good workout!
Short ski as we were off to the Outdoor Adventure Show (No AR booths at all) and then back to watch Parallel Slalom, Team Long Track and 4 man Bobsled with Slowrunner and the Inglewood mob of 5 humans and dogs. Woo hoo!
Nothing like breaking trail in deep heavy snow for a good workout!
Short ski as we were off to the Outdoor Adventure Show (No AR booths at all) and then back to watch Parallel Slalom, Team Long Track and 4 man Bobsled with Slowrunner and the Inglewood mob of 5 humans and dogs. Woo hoo!
Friday Feb 26, 2010 #
Snowshoeing 1:00:00 [2]
Out playing in the snow with Bash and the beasts.
Finally, deep fluffy snow out there, where you need the snowshoes.
Finally, deep fluffy snow out there, where you need the snowshoes.
Strength (Core) 30:00 [2]
Assorted core in front of the Olympics, plus some shoulder-friendly curls and other dumbell stuff.
Thursday Feb 25, 2010 #
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:15:00 [3]
Nice cooler temps and lots of glide today. Bulletdog needs a day off though- I had to wake her up for breakfast.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:20:00 [2]
Workout #2 plus an easy 50+60 pu, a few sets of chins, and some core in front of the Olympics.
Right shoulder's sore- time for Thumbs of Death (and maybe back off on the pushups).
Right shoulder's sore- time for Thumbs of Death (and maybe back off on the pushups).
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:20:00 [3]
Lotsa snow out there. Bulletdog was insane.
The waxless skis were icing up last night so I took the backcountry beasts out with their old grip tape. Talk about grip! Bricks accumulating under there. I spent a lot of time scraping them off on logs, rocks and steel.
I met V02Max, and clumped along beside him on the Charlevoix loop (which his family owns) . I actually ran up the Lookout hill far ahead of him, thanks to my invincible grip. I'll never ski up a hill faster than him again!
Met Bash out there too.
The waxless skis were icing up last night so I took the backcountry beasts out with their old grip tape. Talk about grip! Bricks accumulating under there. I spent a lot of time scraping them off on logs, rocks and steel.
I met V02Max, and clumped along beside him on the Charlevoix loop (which his family owns) . I actually ran up the Lookout hill far ahead of him, thanks to my invincible grip. I'll never ski up a hill faster than him again!
Met Bash out there too.
XC Skiing (Commute) 30:00 [3]
Much more glide on the way home after it dropped a degree or two.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2010 #
XC Skiing 33:00 [3]
Woo hoo, breaking trail in over-the-ankle-deep powder! Hard work but I love it!
XC Skiing (Commute +) 50:00 [3]
Deepest snow of the year so we detoured through the Charlevoix trail.
Skied in Bash's tracks, and saw Slowrunner set a great set of tracks for the snowshoe and hikers too.
Skied in Bash's tracks, and saw Slowrunner set a great set of tracks for the snowshoe and hikers too.
Monday Feb 22, 2010 #
Running (Commute) 55:00 [3]
shoes: Ecco GTX + Screws
Icy run to work and a great run home in a snowstorm. Should be a good ski tomorrow.
Knee's sore, but not shot.
Knee's sore, but not shot.
Sunday Feb 21, 2010 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:15:00 [2]
Workout #1 and assorted piddling around doing core etc while watching the Ski- Cross.
Also got in 10+20+ 80 pushups. The 100's getting a little closer.
Also got in 10+20+ 80 pushups. The 100's getting a little closer.
Saturday Feb 20, 2010 #
Snowshoeing (orienteering) 3:03:00 [3]
shoes: Montrail GTX
Snowshoe Raid with Eugenius. He'd warned me that his knee was so bad he could barely walk and I might want to find another partner, but we actually raced pretty well, between decent nav and a bit of teamwork. We were ahead of sched at the 2hr mark and added a couple of controls to our plan. Unfortunately the snow was softer on the way back and we just didn't have the wheels. We had to hammer the last road run but were 3 minutes late and lost 40 points, knocking us down to 870 (and 2 places overall). Winners Griz and Turbo had 970.
Kudos to Leanimal and PGB- kicking butt 3 days after a huge race in Ecuador, and Bash and Coach LD coming in behind them in second.
Kudos to Leanimal and PGB- kicking butt 3 days after a huge race in Ecuador, and Bash and Coach LD coming in behind them in second.
Thursday Feb 18, 2010 #
XC Skiing (Commute) 1:05:00 [2]
A little easier pace- I realized that I chug fairly hard up the hills usually and this is taper time for my knee.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2010 #
Strength (Link) 45:00 [2]
Shorter Link workout 'cos I couldn't watch the Olympics on PVR downstairs. And my knee doesn't like some of the Link stuff anyway.
I seem to be stuck at 70 reps for my big set of push-ups.
I seem to be stuck at 70 reps for my big set of push-ups.
C • 70 7
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:00:00 [3]
Great ski conditions out there- wish I had more time before work.
XC Skiing (Commute) 30:00 [3]
A little more fresh pow for my night ski home.
Tuesday Feb 16, 2010 #
Note
I'd heard from my Snowshoe Raid partner Eugenius that his knee has been so bad for the last week that he wasn't even able to walk well. Last night I got the call that he's back to walking so we're on, even if we don't run much during the Raid.
XC Skiing (Commute) 1:00:00 [3]
I'd have to rate conditions as "good to very good" for the first time this year here.
Monday Feb 15, 2010 #
XC Skiing 2:02:00 [3]
Nice classic ski at Mansfield with Bash and Phats.
Great conditions!
Great conditions!
Sunday Feb 14, 2010 #
XC Skiing 1:05:00 [3]
Out with an easy start with 2 dogs, then a good hard ski in pretty decent snow with the indefatigable Bulletdog.
Running hills 10:00 [5]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Some solid hill intervals apres ski.
Saturday Feb 13, 2010 #
XC Skiing 1:12:00 [3]
Another good jaunt with Bash and Bulletdog around Palgrave East, while the snow's here.
Pretty good conditions with just a few sketchy patches.
Pretty good conditions with just a few sketchy patches.
Strength (Home Gym) 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 3. Also did 10+20+ 70+30 push-ups. Maybe I should do the small set first as a warm-up. Some leg strength too as per Coach Bash.
Cycling (trainer) 30:00 [3]
Watching the olympics.
Friday Feb 12, 2010 #
XC Skiing 20:00 [1]
Easy 2-dog ski. T-dog led me on a merry chase through the bush.
XC Skiing 1:15:00 [3]
Really nice ski in Palgrave West with Bash and Bulletdog. Gorgeous sunshine, fairly decent snow in most spots, and we went all over the place.
Thursday Feb 11, 2010 #
XC Skiing (Commute) 1:00:00 [3]
Snow's still not bad, but it's going away in the open areas.
Bulletdog's a little slower today than the maniac ski partner I had yesterday.
Bulletdog's a little slower today than the maniac ski partner I had yesterday.
Strength (Core) 22:00 [3]
Brutal session today- Caron's special "hard, harder, #$%@! hardest".
She seemed to hit some of the most painful stuff possible, other than a fairly easy plank section. I was almost ready to quit one set.
She seemed to hit some of the most painful stuff possible, other than a fairly easy plank section. I was almost ready to quit one set.
Yoga 52:00 [1]
(injured)
More of the same theme- lots of stuff that I had to modify because of my knee, or it hurt deep in my lower back. Not sure how much I got out of it today.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2010 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:00:00 [2]
Workout #2 plus 70+30 push-ups, and wall squats + some ball hamstring work.
Getting up there on the push-ups, but 100 in 1 set is still going to hurt.
Getting up there on the push-ups, but 100 in 1 set is still going to hurt.
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:10:00 [3]
Oh yeah, we got 6 cm of fresh powder- the most all year.
The loony Bulletdog and I did a tour of Palgrave East. Love it!
The loony Bulletdog and I did a tour of Palgrave East. Love it!
XC Skiing (Commute) 30:00 [3]
Nice night ski home.
Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 #
Running (Commute) 25:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Ecco GTX + Screws
Short 1-way run as my knee's still sore.
Monday Feb 8, 2010 #
Note
Knee's sore today- too much skate skiing and running.
Time for a day off.
Time for a day off.
Hiking (Commute) 30:00 [1]
(60 minutes)
Hike home with T-dog.
Hike home with T-dog.
Sunday Feb 7, 2010 #
Running warm up/down 15:00 [1]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Orienteering race 55:00 [4]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Thomass Scanlon Creek.
I started off running well but having a hard time reading the map, especially the faint trails. I was leapfrogging Hammer a bit- silly errors kept knocking me back - ran with him to 2, then decided I'd rather make my own errors than play follow-the-Wadd. I was still with the leaders into the second box, then had a total train wreck going from H to I.
A small parallel error ended up with me completely disoriented, passing A and thinking it was 7, then punching 8 instead of I after a long search in the wrong field, then back to A instead of 7 (Read the control # this time), then finally to the real "I" then 7 after a 21 minute split, then back to 8 and 9.
Another "from hero to zero" race but a nice day out anyway.
I started off running well but having a hard time reading the map, especially the faint trails. I was leapfrogging Hammer a bit- silly errors kept knocking me back - ran with him to 2, then decided I'd rather make my own errors than play follow-the-Wadd. I was still with the leaders into the second box, then had a total train wreck going from H to I.
A small parallel error ended up with me completely disoriented, passing A and thinking it was 7, then punching 8 instead of I after a long search in the wrong field, then back to A instead of 7 (Read the control # this time), then finally to the real "I" then 7 after a 21 minute split, then back to 8 and 9.
Another "from hero to zero" race but a nice day out anyway.
Strength (Home Gym) 40:00 [2]
Most of workout #1, but a bit tired so I took it a bit easy. Back to 55-45 on the push-ups.
Saturday Feb 6, 2010 #
XC Skiing (Skate) 1:06:00
Out at Scenic Caves with Bash. Busy day at Nordicfest, but only saw a few skiers we knew- Sherpa, PJ and The Rydller. My first time skate-only this year, and my knee was OK until near the end.
Nice trails!
Nice trails!
XC Skiing (Classic) 1:15:00 [3]
Back out to ski all the trails again on classic this time. Nice to have ideal conditions for classic, instead of the crud we've had at home.
Snowshoeing 1:30:00
Out trying Getawaystix's night-o course. Lots of vertical, lots of powder, and a little road run to finish.
Some serious winter nav potential in this area.
Some serious winter nav potential in this area.
Friday Feb 5, 2010 #
Strength (Link) 45:00 [2]
Bit tired today so a bit shorter workout.
Also threw in 65 + 35 pushups.
Also threw in 65 + 35 pushups.
Thursday Feb 4, 2010 #
Running (Commute) 50:00 [3]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Tired this AM. Bulledog's also not flying around today.
I think all the running form stuff is working- I had time to take the longer route today and still arrived early, even with the lumpy crust under snow.
Got the heel lift thing worked out I think- I need to feel like I'm scraping something off my shoe as I hit, which brings it up as you kick back.
I think all the running form stuff is working- I had time to take the longer route today and still arrived early, even with the lumpy crust under snow.
Got the heel lift thing worked out I think- I need to feel like I'm scraping something off my shoe as I hit, which brings it up as you kick back.
Strength (Core) 21:00 [2]
Caron's class. Caron was in a particularly feisty mood, and enjoyed torturing us.
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Wednesday Feb 3, 2010 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:00:00 [2]
Workout #3. Also added 55+45 pushups for Hansel, and 3X10 buttercup wall squats for T-Rex.
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:00:00 [3]
Just a dusting of new powder and it's ski-able.I thought I saw Zoolander in the Charlevoix trail, but it was just a prancing deer.
Not too bad in Palgrave West, but I had to princess out and walk down the luge run to the river trail.
Not too bad in Palgrave West, but I had to princess out and walk down the luge run to the river trail.
XC Skiing (Commute) 30:00 [3]
Late night ski home.
Tuesday Feb 2, 2010 #
Running hills (Commute +) 40:00 [4]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Ahhh, icebugs. Boilerplate has met its match. I took advantage of the early light to throw in some hill intervals.
Hiking (Commute) 30:00 [1]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Actual time 60 min.
Hike home with the intrepid T-dog, who kept up a decent clip except when sniffing one of a hundred pee-spots. She also showed a friendly collie just how frisky a 13.5 year old lab can be, eliciting the question "what are you feeding that dog?".
Hike home with the intrepid T-dog, who kept up a decent clip except when sniffing one of a hundred pee-spots. She also showed a friendly collie just how frisky a 13.5 year old lab can be, eliciting the question "what are you feeding that dog?".
Monday Feb 1, 2010 #
XC Skiing (Commute +) 1:10:00 [3]
Hard icy ski in. Some sections were decent, others were a bobsled run where I had to de-ski. Some shiny boilerplate in spots- one hill was so hard my poles wouldn't even dig in.
I think I'll run with spikes tomorrow.
I think I'll run with spikes tomorrow.
Strength (Core) 20:00 [2]
Oh goodie, I arrived just as Bash was getting into the harder bits of the Hard Core workout and just had to join in.