Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 30 days ending Sep 30, 2022:
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Friday Sep 30, 2022 #
8 AM
Adventure Racing 7:34:32 80.04 km (5:41 / km) +1190m 5:17 / km
ahr:124 max:172
Storm Trek Elite with Tarno. He’d raced hard last weekend and pulled a hamstring, but was game to race.
We started paddling at near zero temps and thick pea-soup fog, which burned off into a gorgeous fall day. We were able to move up and pass the wave before us, but Chad and Jay cruised by in their pro boat (and big engines).
Last time portage wheels let us run the portage, but this time the wheels fell off, literally. (The H2O is too wide for the straps we had).
On to the bikes, then the first trek. Tarno pinned the nav, but with his bad leg was not running like his usual Viszla style. Towing wouldn’t have helped.
Next bike leg was long and hilly. I was feeling good and climbing well but a miscommunication cost us about 10 min. Tarno put the hammer down a bit after that and we caught several of the teams that had passed us.
Next trek we had to mostly hike as Tarno was hobbling, so bushwhacked instead of running around. Again, nav was spot-on.
Back to the bikes. This far into a long hilly ride I started to feel it while Tarno seemed to get stronger, and I was dry and had to refill water. A mini coke from Tarno was a godsend. The riding was absolutely spectacular on a perfect day, even if we were both feeling the hills.
Final trek up the lookout wasn’t fun for Tarno but he toughed it out, then a final hilly ride to the finish.
We ended up winning Masters, but a bit further back overall than we hoped after last year’s 2nd overall. Great racing with Tarno - he’s tough.
Chad and Jay crushed it over an hour faster than us but lost their SI, and winning team of 2 male was about 5 -10 min ahead of us. I think the Weersinks and Attack from Above 4 person teams were 40 min ahead of us too.
We ended up 8th overall, in a strong field.
Bash and Coach LD came in strong, second in their category.
Final Storm the Trent was phenomenal. It’s run like clockwork, and the course and weather were superb.
We started paddling at near zero temps and thick pea-soup fog, which burned off into a gorgeous fall day. We were able to move up and pass the wave before us, but Chad and Jay cruised by in their pro boat (and big engines).
Last time portage wheels let us run the portage, but this time the wheels fell off, literally. (The H2O is too wide for the straps we had).
On to the bikes, then the first trek. Tarno pinned the nav, but with his bad leg was not running like his usual Viszla style. Towing wouldn’t have helped.
Next bike leg was long and hilly. I was feeling good and climbing well but a miscommunication cost us about 10 min. Tarno put the hammer down a bit after that and we caught several of the teams that had passed us.
Next trek we had to mostly hike as Tarno was hobbling, so bushwhacked instead of running around. Again, nav was spot-on.
Back to the bikes. This far into a long hilly ride I started to feel it while Tarno seemed to get stronger, and I was dry and had to refill water. A mini coke from Tarno was a godsend. The riding was absolutely spectacular on a perfect day, even if we were both feeling the hills.
Final trek up the lookout wasn’t fun for Tarno but he toughed it out, then a final hilly ride to the finish.
We ended up winning Masters, but a bit further back overall than we hoped after last year’s 2nd overall. Great racing with Tarno - he’s tough.
Chad and Jay crushed it over an hour faster than us but lost their SI, and winning team of 2 male was about 5 -10 min ahead of us. I think the Weersinks and Attack from Above 4 person teams were 40 min ahead of us too.
We ended up 8th overall, in a strong field.
Bash and Coach LD came in strong, second in their category.
Final Storm the Trent was phenomenal. It’s run like clockwork, and the course and weather were superb.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022 #
Running 53:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Commute with AD- night run home.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022 #
12 PM
Running 1:02:24 8.25 km (7:34 / km) +191m 6:47 / km
ahr:144 max:164 shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Kolapore in dumping rain.
Monday Sep 26, 2022 #
Note
Scoot back to Caledon, bbq’d peaches for a Caprese salad (with LD tomatoes, fresh basil and arugula) for the Rosh Hashanah pot luck, then down to Toronto with the dogs.
Despite the sunny afternoon we set up a big canopy to eat outside on Mom’s patio.
With the 2 tables and sitting a bit apart we just fit under. (Bash was a bit exposed at the edge, but under an overhang)
Good thing, as torrential rain started, then thunderstorms.
The roof gutter overflowed and we had a firehose pounding down right beside Bash and me. It was so loud we had to yell to be heard. Poor Bash got soaked, the dogs were drenched, Mom had to eat with an umbrella over her- but we still had a good time.
Note to self- look into a bigger canopy.
Despite the sunny afternoon we set up a big canopy to eat outside on Mom’s patio.
With the 2 tables and sitting a bit apart we just fit under. (Bash was a bit exposed at the edge, but under an overhang)
Good thing, as torrential rain started, then thunderstorms.
The roof gutter overflowed and we had a firehose pounding down right beside Bash and me. It was so loud we had to yell to be heard. Poor Bash got soaked, the dogs were drenched, Mom had to eat with an umbrella over her- but we still had a good time.
Note to self- look into a bigger canopy.
Saturday Sep 24, 2022 #
12 PM
Cycling 1:59:41 [3] 30.02 km (15.0 kph) +120m
ahr:72 max:72
Thornbury to Meaford and a tootle around the harbour, lunch and back.
Friday Sep 23, 2022 #
Hiking 45:00 [1] 3.2 km (14:04 / km)
(60 min) Fam hike. The Gentleman Dog can still do 3km at a fairly decent pace now that it’s cool.
Strength 30:00 [2]
Rings, rehab and dumbells.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022 #
Hiking 45:00 [0]
Morning hike with the hounds. Errands and nasty weather eliminated my workouts today.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022 #
Cycling 50:00 [3]
Commute via rollercoaster
Monday Sep 19, 2022 #
Cycling 1:05:00 [3]
Commute plus singletrack
Sunday Sep 18, 2022 #
Strength (Lumberjack ) 15:00 [3]
Hand sawing and hauling the beech off the Covid Crusher.
10 AM
Orienteering 1:32:39 10.27 km (9:02 / km) +275m 7:58 / km
ahr:154 max:204
TOC Turkey trot.
Planned to start with the South map then move North as time permits.
Good plan, but 20 minutes of errors early on (read the frickin control description- I was looking in deep reentrants rather on the adjacent spur) had me skipping the North map and sprinting back to minimize the damage. Rusty!
Bash had a solid race.
Planned to start with the South map then move North as time permits.
Good plan, but 20 minutes of errors early on (read the frickin control description- I was looking in deep reentrants rather on the adjacent spur) had me skipping the North map and sprinting back to minimize the damage. Rusty!
Bash had a solid race.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 2 plus rehab.
Friday Sep 16, 2022 #
1 PM
Cycling 1:44:13 23.66 km (13.6 kph) +373m
ahr:130 max:160
Albion Hills.
North end was a mess as there is a big OCR event setting up.
Threw in 2 bonus brown monster climbs.
Note- GPS missed the first 3km.
North end was a mess as there is a big OCR event setting up.
Threw in 2 bonus brown monster climbs.
Note- GPS missed the first 3km.
Thursday Sep 15, 2022 #
Cycling 1:12:00 [3]
Commute+. Home via all the NE singeltrack trails. Met Andre too.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022 #
Strength 30:00 [3]
First half of workout 1 plus rehab.
Got the carbon work finished on the Kodiak bike! 2 layers of carbon-kevlar, one layer straight carbon fiber, clamped and compressed each layer, then through-bolted.
Got the carbon work finished on the Kodiak bike! 2 layers of carbon-kevlar, one layer straight carbon fiber, clamped and compressed each layer, then through-bolted.
Running 55:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Commute with AD
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022 #
Running 55:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Commute with AD.
Sunday Sep 11, 2022 #
9 AM
Cycling 2:30:50 43.78 km (17.4 kph) +292m
ahr:129 max:161
Supposed to chase Steve on his e-Bike from Bellwood, but he got a flat tire en route on his car.
Rail trail to Inglewood, then up the escarpment trails to Belfountain.
Solid ride, and I met Knobless for coffee at the bike shop cafe.
Heard a crack from the Kodiak's frame just West of Caledon East, so rode gently home. The Carbon Wizardess’s 2020 repair had split a bit but the bolts still held.
Veinbuster happened to be coming by for some lumberjack work, so I got an engineer- ‘bent rider opinion and help on the repairs.
Rail trail to Inglewood, then up the escarpment trails to Belfountain.
Solid ride, and I met Knobless for coffee at the bike shop cafe.
Heard a crack from the Kodiak's frame just West of Caledon East, so rode gently home. The Carbon Wizardess’s 2020 repair had split a bit but the bolts still held.
Veinbuster happened to be coming by for some lumberjack work, so I got an engineer- ‘bent rider opinion and help on the repairs.
Friday Sep 9, 2022 #
11 AM
Cycling 2:36:39 32.24 km (12.3 kph) +528m
ahr:127 max:160
Albion with Bash. Nice dry conditions. Pushed some of the longer uphills a bit.
They need some work on the trails- some corners are much more eroded than in the past.
They need some work on the trails- some corners are much more eroded than in the past.
Thursday Sep 8, 2022 #
Cycling 1:10:00 [3]
Hills to work via Rollercoaster.
Long day at work made extra complex by an overnight flood due to a broken waterline, (Some installer bypassed the overnight shut-off valve) but on the way home I found a big new section of well-made singletrack which made up for it.
Long day at work made extra complex by an overnight flood due to a broken waterline, (Some installer bypassed the overnight shut-off valve) but on the way home I found a big new section of well-made singletrack which made up for it.
Wednesday Sep 7, 2022 #
Running 26:00 [3]
Commute. Missed my workout, but got to hike the Gentleman Dog, and make Anniversary pancakes.
Cycling 22:00 [3]
Commute home by headlamp.
Tuesday Sep 6, 2022 #
Cycling 21:00 [3]
Commute.
Running 28:00 [3]
Yay, we have the dogs back. Bash dropped off AD and I ran home with him.
Monday Sep 5, 2022 #
8 AM
Running 1:48:51 14.47 km (7:32 / km) +403m 6:36 / km
ahr:135 max:154 shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Pretty River with Tarno.
I felt strong while he was out of gas for once.
Adductor a little better.
I felt strong while he was out of gas for once.
Adductor a little better.
Sunday Sep 4, 2022 #
1 PM
Cycling 2:05:44 [3] 21.16 km (10.1 kph) +331m
Kolapore with Bash
Saturday Sep 3, 2022 #
8 AM
Running 1:51:15 14.49 km (7:41 / km) +400m 6:45 / km
ahr:142 max:164 shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Pretty River with Tarno.
Good run, but didn’t have the speed from last time. Adductor still sore.
Good run, but didn’t have the speed from last time. Adductor still sore.
3 PM
Paddlng 1:01:36 [2] 3.89 km (3.8 kph) +20m
ahr:92 max:104
SUP with Bash at Wasaga. Some swells, some traffic but a nice paddle. Hopped off for a fairly decent swim once we were out a bit- it’s coming along.
Friday Sep 2, 2022 #
Hiking 1:15:00 [1]
shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Took the boat over to Flowerpot Island. Quite a varied hike.
Thursday Sep 1, 2022 #
Hiking 50:00
shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Jackson Cove hike/ jog.
2 PM
Paddlng 1:57:00 [2] 9.14 km (4.7 kph)
ahr:79 max:105
Kayaking Hope Bay with Lorie. She and Martin have an amazing place.