Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2018:
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Monday Dec 31, 2018 #
Misc (Skating) 25:00 [2]
We tried the skating trail up top on Blue. Nice to skate a trail instead of around a rink, but I had to stop before my crummy skates drew blood on my ankle.
XC Skiing 1:05:00 [3]
Back to Scenic for a nice classic skate with Bash. Used the skin skis and things were surprisingly fast.
Sunday Dec 30, 2018 #
XC Skiing 1:45:00 [3]
Up at Highlands where Phatty and Leanimal were in town. Phats and Coach LD were on skate gear, while I was on waxable classic. We did a few early short laps, then Bob, Shannon and Hank joined us for more laps.
Only part of the red was open, and none of the back red or hawberry. Icy under a thin powder, my wax quit half way through and I ended up skating almost all of the last 2 laps on my classic gear which worked pretty well.
Not sure about the time.
Afterwards, back to ABC for an amazing French cheese fest.
Only part of the red was open, and none of the back red or hawberry. Icy under a thin powder, my wax quit half way through and I ended up skating almost all of the last 2 laps on my classic gear which worked pretty well.
Not sure about the time.
Afterwards, back to ABC for an amazing French cheese fest.
Misc (Skating) 25:00 [2]
We tried the skating trail up top on Blue. Nice to skate a trail instead of around a rink, but I had to stop before my crummy skates drew blood on my ankle.
Saturday Dec 29, 2018 #
10 AM
XC ski-Skate 45:38 [3] 10.05 km (13.2 kph) +165m
Some nice powder over yesterday’s rain made for nice wintery woods. Skiing was a bit faster than last time, but slower than I’d expected thanks to the fresh pow. My knee can handle 10k of skate now.
2 PM
Running 1:16:36 [2] 6.09 km (12:35 / km) +307m 10:03 / km
shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
2-dog hike jog up the switchbacks and around and down the river trail.
Friday Dec 28, 2018 #
Running 57:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
Run in with AD in the rain, on boilerplate ice to work and mud on the return.
Thursday Dec 27, 2018 #
Cycling 51:00 [3]
Chilly ride in with the big boy. I could barely keep up to him!
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018 #
1 PM
XC ski-Skate 36:06 [3] 6.92 km (11.5 kph) +119m
(sick)
Guests all went home and my cold is letting up so we went up the mountain in pounding snow, past half a dozen struggling cars to Scenic Caves.
Skate was a bit more work in fresh pow, but it was so great to be back in real winter!
Skate was a bit more work in fresh pow, but it was so great to be back in real winter!
XC Skiing 1:09:35 [3] 10.83 km (9.3 kph) +188m
Tossed on the skin skis and broke trail for the most part on the rest of the trails. Woo hoo!
Tuesday Dec 25, 2018 #
Running 30:00 [2]
(sick) shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
Attempted to sneak in a 1 hour ski at Scenic Caves but the parking lot overfloweth, so just a local 2-dog run between family activities.
Monday Dec 24, 2018 #
Hiking 1:30:00 [0]
(sick)
Hound hike from ABC.
Sunday Dec 23, 2018 #
11 AM
XC ski-Skate 31:05 [3] 5.75 km (11.1 kph) +93m
(sick)
I felt a little better. Tried out some new boots and Prolink bindings, and for some reason skate seemed more efficient and easier than in the past. Maybe conditions, magic Goosewax or the new eqpt?
Kept it to 30 min as unaccustomed skate muscles and knee may protest otherwise.
Kept it to 30 min as unaccustomed skate muscles and knee may protest otherwise.
XC Skiing 55:13 [3] 8.35 km (9.1 kph) +153m
Back to classic, trying out my new commuter skin skis. They are nicer than my beater crowns for sure.
Saturday Dec 22, 2018 #
Snowshoeing 13:00 [1]
Feeling too feeble to ski, we took the hounds to the Bruce trail North of highlands for a nice hike in shockingly wintery conditions. I couldn’t seem to get warm, but it was great to be out.
Friday Dec 21, 2018 #
Note
(sick)
Yup, sick. Oh well, nasty weather anyway.
Thursday Dec 20, 2018 #
Yoga 1:00:00 [1]
(sick)
Fighting a cold, but didn’t want to miss Caron’s Christmas yoga class with live music. Class is a bit easier, and featured variations on boat pose like Gravy Boat pose etc.
Nice party after at the Reids’ place, but dirt roads were shiny glass glazed in the dark, fog and pouring rain. AWD and snow tires barely got a grip on a thin patch of gravel near the ditch.
Nice party after at the Reids’ place, but dirt roads were shiny glass glazed in the dark, fog and pouring rain. AWD and snow tires barely got a grip on a thin patch of gravel near the ditch.
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 3, rehab and a little core and lumberjack.
I may be feeling a cold coming on. :(
I may be feeling a cold coming on. :(
Cycling 1:10:00 [3]
Singletrack in Palgrave was icy, but the studded tires ride it better than all but the driest summer conditions. AD doesn't care...
Nice night ride home.
Nice night ride home.
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018 #
Cycling 55:00 [3]
Commute with the big boy. We were venison-paced for about half a km on the way there, but the big guy also ran hard on the way home- guess he likes cold moonlit night runs.
Monday Dec 17, 2018 #
Running 57:00 [3]
2 dog commute.
Sunday Dec 16, 2018 #
Cycling 45:00 [3]
Hilly ride with the beasts. Passed 8 new “Trail closed, no entry” signs, on every single section but the main OR Trail. Riiiiiight.
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Full workout 2 plus rehab and some core.
Saturday Dec 15, 2018 #
Running 2:15:00 [2]
Run with Bash and the hounds in Dingle/Haffy trails.
Kept the big guy on leash for the first hour, then tried the longline but it was more of a hassle, so back to leash. Close encounter with a deer where the big guy sat instantly on command, but AD took off and was gone for a while! Very unlike him.
Kept the big guy on leash for the first hour, then tried the longline but it was more of a hassle, so back to leash. Close encounter with a deer where the big guy sat instantly on command, but AD took off and was gone for a while! Very unlike him.
Friday Dec 14, 2018 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Nasty and rainy out.
Got an unexpected strength workout on my drive to my doctor’s appt using kids as kettlebells as a neighbour and I extracted them from here.
We had to pass them up from the back emergency exit door.
Everyone was ok, but the driver and some smaller kids were a bit shaken up. The neighbour took them to his house to wait for another bus.
Did workout 2 + rehab when I got home.
Got an unexpected strength workout on my drive to my doctor’s appt using kids as kettlebells as a neighbour and I extracted them from here.
We had to pass them up from the back emergency exit door.
Everyone was ok, but the driver and some smaller kids were a bit shaken up. The neighbour took them to his house to wait for another bus.
Did workout 2 + rehab when I got home.
Thursday Dec 13, 2018 #
Cycling 1:00:00 [3]
Commute with BZdog in a bit of soft snow.
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018 #
Strength 50:00 [2]
Workout 3 + rehab.
Cycling 1:17:00 [3]
Nice singletrack ride to work with AD.
Easy night ride home.
Easy night ride home.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 #
Running 26:00 [3]
shoes: Saucony Razor
Quick trot to work.
Monday Dec 10, 2018 #
Cycling 1:00:00 [2]
Easy ride in with the big boy.
Sunday Dec 9, 2018 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [2]
10 AM
Running race 46:50 [5] 10.89 km (4:18 / km) +204m 3:56 / km
shoes: Topo Terraventure
Egg nog jog at Albion Hills. 600 runners in the 5 and 10k.
First road run in a couple of years. Went not too badly for a hilly course.
I was surprised to win my category amongst the roadies.
First road run in a couple of years. Went not too badly for a hilly course.
I was surprised to win my category amongst the roadies.
Saturday Dec 8, 2018 #
9 AM
XC Skiing 1:17:46 [3] 13.97 km (10.8 kph) +261m
Out for a first loop, with coach LD and Dave for a bit. Nice to have a fairly quick ski on good waxable skis.
XC Skiing 56:03 [3] 9.45 km (10.1 kph) +204m
Goose set me up with some demo waxless skin skis. Less glide but not bad, and much better than my beater commuter skis.
Friday Dec 7, 2018 #
XC Skiing 40:00 [3]
Loops out the door of ABC around the golf course and trails, first with Bazingadog then a second with AD.
11 AM
XC Skiing 1:09:05 [3] 10.15 km (8.8 kph) +166m
Fantastic conditions at Scenic Caves with Bash. Tons of fresh pow, and first time out on nice fast waxable skis vs the commuter slowpokes.
Thursday Dec 6, 2018 #
Running 55:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
Commute with the big guy on leash. Too dark for hands-free.
Wednesday Dec 5, 2018 #
Cycling 56:00 [3]
Short of time so no extras with AD. Still loving the big bike with studded tires in winter.
Tuesday Dec 4, 2018 #
Cycling 59:00 [3]
Ride in with the big boy on harness. Glad I had the studded tires as we saw the same 4 deer in the same spot, but BZdog decided to race them up the trail parallel to them in the bush. No problem, but made good time to work.
Less exciting pace home, but we went to visit the 4 farm dogs.
Less exciting pace home, but we went to visit the 4 farm dogs.
Monday Dec 3, 2018 #
Running 58:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
Run in with AD. He had a standoff with 4 deer, but they all went their own way after.
Sunday Dec 2, 2018 #
Running 1:05:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Uragano
Dingle with Bazingadog. Ran into Shedman, Clyde the dog and Peter K.
Glad I had spikes- the other guys were slipping. It was still crusty up top despite the rain and plus temps.
Had to use the e-collar once on BZdog when he bolted for a deer and didn’t sit on command, but it worked and he slammed to a halt. Whew.
Glad I had spikes- the other guys were slipping. It was still crusty up top despite the rain and plus temps.
Had to use the e-collar once on BZdog when he bolted for a deer and didn’t sit on command, but it worked and he slammed to a halt. Whew.
Saturday Dec 1, 2018 #
Cycling 1:30:00 [3]
First lap with BZdog in the Charlevoix trails, then a second lap by myself around Palrgrave East. I was having a great ride, until my front tire burped air and went flat. Spare tube valve broke off, so it was the walk-of-shame home for a few km.
Lucky it was mild.
Lucky it was mild.
Strength 30:00 [2]
Rest of workout 2.