Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Rehab and workout 3, followed by some hard lumberjack work. Next up was digging and pulling some invasive Buckthorns, which need to be hauled out by the roots or they return. I really went to town on them and was pretty done by the end. Lots more of them left.

Yoga in Caron's new studio. No core this time.

Bad hamstring limits my flexibility, but it's probably good for me.

C • Good for you 1

Workout 2 + rehab and some lumberjack work.

Great day for some singletrack and doubletrack detours with the little guy. Did some bikewhacking to avoid PI.
Nice night ride home. AD is a little nervous running on leash and tends to lag.

To work via the rollercoaster, and back the regular way. Cool enough for AD to get a good run in.

Fairly chilly run in with AD! Nice for a change. Felt like fall on the return trip too.

Rheab and part of workout 1

Out with AD on a fruitless quest for wild apples in the next block West of ours. We did explore some different trails, and AD sprang like an antelope chasing turkeys in chest-high weeds. He'd pop up all over the place, bouncing high to see over the weeds, but returned like a shot when called.

Out the door to Albion to meet Coach LD. Perfect fall day for a ride.
Coach was short of time and put the hammer down , but I took it a bit easier for the rest of the tour.

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Workout 3 plus lots of rehab with the dogs supervising, and some hard lumberjack work later wailing on some very tough maple logs.

Workout 2+ rehab (partial) Brought BZdog down to supervise me.

Run in with AD. Lots of trucks in town.
Nice night for a run home.

C • Two runs today? 2

Nice cool run in with AD, and easy run back in the heat.

Commute with AD. Nice and cool in the morning, but hot on the return.

Chris Boardman's track record on an unfaired bike just got beaten by amateur Mattias Koenig on an unfaired recumbent. This record has stood since 1996, even though Boardman's Lotus track bike has since been labelled illegal for the hour record. Boardman is an olympic gold medalist.

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Run with Goose from the Tai Chi centre to Hockley. Great to be out but leg felt tight. Not sure if blood donation Tuesday is still affecting me, but this was far enough.

Pickup by Coach LD with great recovery goodies, then back to pooch care.

C • Blood donation and running 2

More rehab, lots of dumbell work and back to the Lumberjack business.

Scoot around the 'hood with AD to check out the newly bulldozed trail.
Slow going on soft sand until it settles. They also plowed right through the poison ivy, so we had to bushwhack around that section.

I used the older aluminum 'bent as the carbon one is getting an upgraded pivot from the local mechanical genius. Shifting was a bit wonky until I tore the derailleur right off- turns out the idler had siezed since I last rode it at Storm the Trent. Luckily, I had a spare in stock, and have a hanger aligner tool too, so back in business.

Brought BZ around outside to the adventurebasement, and settled him in our spare crate while I did some rehab and part of workout 1.

Saw Thumbs-of-death for my back and hamstring.

New human-powered speed record- dead calm, dead flat, 142kph by Canadian Todd Reichart in Aerovelo- a windowless bullet.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohpv/sets/7215767267...

Here's what it looks and sounds like going by!


Fast enough to engage the Flux Capacitor.

C • Just so you know 5

Night Lightning GoPro adapter for anyonwe with the original Squirrel Scorchers from years back:

http://www.shapeways.com/product/EZKC8YKN3/nightli...

This will let you use standard Gopro helmet mounts, headbands and bar attachments.

Also, Night Lightning can upgrade the LEDs now to triple the power if you really want to roast rabbits from a distance.

Easy jog to work and night jog back. Walked the hills as I'm down a pint.
AD seems nervous running on leash at night.

Another nice commute with Adventuredog.

Took the shortest route home as I'm off to donate blood after- finally can as I'm not racing for a while.

Commute with AD. Ahh, cool mornings!

Hand-off pooch-watch to Bash.
Great spin around Palgrave East and West doubletrack and singletrack, but skipped the PI hotspots.

Furry Friends 5k
Logan the Adventuredog's first race. He raised nearly $700 for shelter and animal rescue, which is appropriate for a rescue dog.
AD doesn't normally run on Brody's waist belt, and has never run in a crowd of strangers and their dogs. He was a trooper though, setting a solid pace out the gate. It's an out-and-back, so we hit outgoing traffic and distractions on the return. We were 3rd overall until the 3k hydration stop where I wanted to see if he needed water, but he only got tangled with an outgoing dog, and we had to make up some time. We nearly reeled in 2nd place but his female husky chicked Logan by a whisker. First place was an elite traithlete with an 8 month old Vizsla, who set a world record of 16 min and change.

Logan was 3rd dog overall, and won a 3 month supply of dog food.


He also won a huge basket for his incredible donatons. Big thanks to all who donated.

He decided to donate the dog food to the rescue association, and selected a squeaky toy in exchange.

Bash was third dogless female.

Andrea and Maui were 3rd female runner with dog.

Fun and well-run event, great prizing and for a good cause on a sparkling cool day- what more could you ask for.

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Foot/kneehab and workout 3 + kb while on pooch duty.

Solid ride in, but had to find a window between downpours for the return trip. To hot for AD, and Bazingadog is getting surgery today.

Annual Labour Day paddle and picnic at Island Lake with the Doughty clan.
Lake is clear but extremely low. Great food, fun times, except for a few minutes for T-man who did a backflip exit into shallow water over deep muck.

Run with BGY exploring some side trails and options for the C3 group in Mono mills.