Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 31 days ending Aug 31, 2022:
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2022 #
10 AM
Running 1:21:08 11.19 km (7:15 / km) +267m 6:29 / km
ahr:138 max:160
Kolapore technical loop- tricky in muddy rock sections of Paradise Hwy and Kolapore Church.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022 #
Strength 50:00 [2]
Workout 1 plus much-needed rehab.
Tight left adductor.
Tight left adductor.
Monday Aug 29, 2022 #
3 PM
Paddlng 15:00 [3] 1.4 km (5.6 kph) +228m
ahr:87 max:115
Test paddled 2 different Keewaydin 17s at Swift in the strong winds.
Sunday Aug 28, 2022 #
8 AM
Paddlng 6:22:05 [3] 32.27 km (5.1 kph) +18m
ahr:86 max:112
PEI trip day 3
Horrible forecast so we bugged out early via the inside passage.
Sounds like we’d be windbound for days if we stayed.
Enjoyed paddling the channels and passages, and didn’t mind a rough section.
Beaverstone bay was nice, but the long straight Collins Inlet passage gets a bit monotonous even with spectacular cliffs etc.
Some fun bouncy swells near the river mouth at the end.
We met a group of experienced kayakers who ventured out past protection yesterday, and 4 of 5 capsized and got washed into shoals.
We camped at George Lake and got pounded with thunderstorms that night.
Horrible forecast so we bugged out early via the inside passage.
Sounds like we’d be windbound for days if we stayed.
Enjoyed paddling the channels and passages, and didn’t mind a rough section.
Beaverstone bay was nice, but the long straight Collins Inlet passage gets a bit monotonous even with spectacular cliffs etc.
Some fun bouncy swells near the river mouth at the end.
We met a group of experienced kayakers who ventured out past protection yesterday, and 4 of 5 capsized and got washed into shoals.
We camped at George Lake and got pounded with thunderstorms that night.
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Saturday Aug 27, 2022 #
9 AM
Paddlng 3:12:50 [2] 13.53 km (4.2 kph)
ahr:84 max:104
The wind was forecast to blast in the afternoon so we tootled along the coast via protected amazing rocky channels in the islands and camped early- spectacular site in Bear bay.
A bit hairy getting around one exposed point, so we portaged behind Big Rock.
We only shared the huge expanse of Bear bay with one other group. Must come back with a better weather window- so much to explore!
A bit hairy getting around one exposed point, so we portaged behind Big Rock.
We only shared the huge expanse of Bear bay with one other group. Must come back with a better weather window- so much to explore!
2 PM
Swimming 25:00 [3]
Brought the tri suit and had quite a nice swim. It was warm enough I didn’t really need the suit but nice to bob along on the surface.
Friday Aug 26, 2022 #
5 PM
Paddlng 1:42:55 [2] 7.86 km (4.6 kph)
ahr:81 max:103
Phillip Edward Island trip.
Beautiful calm conditions. Islands were gorgeous.
Arrived late in the busy Solomon Island area, and ended up with a site near a ruined houseboat/fishing camp- lots of trash, but nice sunset and stars.
Beautiful calm conditions. Islands were gorgeous.
Arrived late in the busy Solomon Island area, and ended up with a site near a ruined houseboat/fishing camp- lots of trash, but nice sunset and stars.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022 #
Cycling 35:00 [3]
Missed the daily storm. Too soggy for extras.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022 #
Running 53:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Commute with Adventuredog.
Sunday Aug 21, 2022 #
2 PM
Paddlng 1:55:37 [4] 11.48 km (6.0 kph) +7m
ahr:99 max:129
We wrapped up the CP, but the last team was hours past the latest estimate (overly generous cut-off), and we had poor communications with HQ via cumbersome Yellowbrick.
We turned the last team around and told them we'd catch them up, but it was almost an hour before HQ told us the course was clear and we could return.
Raced back with Sian chasing the last team 9 back over the rocky rapids and portages.
We had my whitewater tub boat up to 8.2 kph on the flats, but the mighty Goose and Mari still dropped us.
We caught team 9 about 1 km before the parking lot.
Great weekend with 2 great crews.
We turned the last team around and told them we'd catch them up, but it was almost an hour before HQ told us the course was clear and we could return.
Raced back with Sian chasing the last team 9 back over the rocky rapids and portages.
We had my whitewater tub boat up to 8.2 kph on the flats, but the mighty Goose and Mari still dropped us.
We caught team 9 about 1 km before the parking lot.
Great weekend with 2 great crews.
Saturday Aug 20, 2022 #
Swimming 15:00 [3]
At CP9 we had a wonderful day camping. Coach LD hurled herself into the lake instantly, and I swam out a bit to meet her coming back from one of her numerous swims.
We spent the night and next morning checking in teams and running the Partridge Lake Bistro, serving up hot broth and strong coffee to teams who seemed pretty grateful.
Some racers were strong and cheerful (Leanimal especially so when Weanimal checked her in), others looked pretty wiped out.
We had no cell service and only very limited comms via Inreach or Yellowbrick, so didn't really know how the race unfolded.
We spent the night and next morning checking in teams and running the Partridge Lake Bistro, serving up hot broth and strong coffee to teams who seemed pretty grateful.
Some racers were strong and cheerful (Leanimal especially so when Weanimal checked her in), others looked pretty wiped out.
We had no cell service and only very limited comms via Inreach or Yellowbrick, so didn't really know how the race unfolded.
Note
Almost forgot- 3 fishing boats of noisy dudes put-putted over to say Hi.
They were having such a "good time" that one fell over and right out of the tin boat. Another laughed so hard he fell out too- with motors running. Almost spilled his case of beer out of the boat. Alcohol, no life jackets, running propellers, what could go wrong? Oh, they shoot too.
They were having such a "good time" that one fell over and right out of the tin boat. Another laughed so hard he fell out too- with motors running. Almost spilled his case of beer out of the boat. Alcohol, no life jackets, running propellers, what could go wrong? Oh, they shoot too.
8 AM
Paddlng 2:43:10 [3] 11.87 km (4.4 kph)
ahr:85 max:110
Paddle and shove-a-boat out with Tarno back to the road. He couldn't stay until Sunday, and Goose and LD couldn't come in until today.
Paddlng 3:02:39 [2] 11.77 km (3.9 kph) +8m
ahr:98 max:119
Paddle back in with Goose, Coach LD and Weeanimal (Mari Cameron Mueller)
Goose did more portaging of his nice boat while LD and I shoved the boat back up the creek through the rocks for the most part. Weanimal hauled the big food barrel competently and paddled strongly.
Goose did more portaging of his nice boat while LD and I shoved the boat back up the creek through the rocks for the most part. Weanimal hauled the big food barrel competently and paddled strongly.
Friday Aug 19, 2022 #
12 PM
Paddlng 7:41:33 [3] 25.42 km (3.3 kph) +87m
ahr:108 max:153
WT volunteer weekend: In with Tarno.
Hammer, AG and Almageddon joined us for the first part, then Tarno and I paddled in to the rocky portages, and shoved and dragged the whitewater boat in to set up CP9, then paddled and portaged further in to set up remote unstaffed CP11 and back to camp at CP9.
Some misadventures with wrong portage routes, but some good tough boat-hauling.
Long fun day with my buddy, who loved the nav and challenge.
I feel bad for AO and their rental fleet when the racers come scrambling and stumbling through in the dark.
Hammer, AG and Almageddon joined us for the first part, then Tarno and I paddled in to the rocky portages, and shoved and dragged the whitewater boat in to set up CP9, then paddled and portaged further in to set up remote unstaffed CP11 and back to camp at CP9.
Some misadventures with wrong portage routes, but some good tough boat-hauling.
Long fun day with my buddy, who loved the nav and challenge.
I feel bad for AO and their rental fleet when the racers come scrambling and stumbling through in the dark.
Thursday Aug 18, 2022 #
Cycling 38:00 [3]
Decided to gamble on the storm forecast and a big one just finished before my commute home.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022 #
Note
Ripped off by the weather gods again. Nasty forecast but would have been fine to bike.
Monday Aug 15, 2022 #
Running 27:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Run in with AD. Nice cool morning.
Sunday Aug 14, 2022 #
10 AM
Cycling 1:22:00 [3] 14.68 km (10.7 kph) +242m
ahr:111 max:151
Kolapore with Bash to Marc’s Folly, JP to new trail and back under red death.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022 #
Hiking 35:00 [1] 3.0 km (11:40 / km)
Hiked with the dogs. Gentleman Dog is slowing down lately, but he set a solid pace this time with no shuffling.
8 AM
Running 1:43:09 14.95 km (6:54 / km) +399m 6:05 / km
ahr:145 max:168 shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Pretty River with Tarno.
Felt much better this time, and led most of the way at a better pace than last week, when I was sluggish and dragging behind.
Felt much better this time, and led most of the way at a better pace than last week, when I was sluggish and dragging behind.
3 PM
Paddlng 1:10:00 [2] 6.13 km (5.3 kph)
ahr:95 max:131
Testing out the big expedition boat in sea kayak mode. It’s meant to haul a lot of gear and is stable when loaded, but pretty wobbly empty- It’s a pig. It does however have a pedal drive option that lets it fly with outriggers. I plan to build one more like Bash’s sleek boat in the next couple of years.
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We also paddled in to a live concert, and checked out the brig Pathfinder.
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We also paddled in to a live concert, and checked out the brig Pathfinder.
Thursday Aug 11, 2022 #
Cycling 45:00 [3]
Commute- beautiful evening but too bagged after work to do more than the direct route home.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022 #
Cycling (Commute +) 1:02:00 [3]
Covid crusher +palgrave singletrack to work, short route back.
Note- another poor sleep - work related.
Note- another poor sleep - work related.
Tuesday Aug 9, 2022 #
Running 53:00 [3]
shoes: Topo Terraventure 2.0
Commute with AD on a blessedly cool day. Pushed the uphills home a bit.
Monday Aug 8, 2022 #
Note
Added some of my photos to the canoe trip write-up. Bash has better ones.
Sunday Aug 7, 2022 #
9 AM
Cycling 2:07:31 [3] 20.83 km (9.8 kph) +250m
ahr:72 max:72
Tour de Kolapore South with Bash, Goose and Coach LD. Steamy hot, but a nice tour. We took roads back vs County Forest as Goose had brake issues.
Fresh corn, cheese, Partake radlers and coffee on the deck after.
Fresh corn, cheese, Partake radlers and coffee on the deck after.
Saturday Aug 6, 2022 #
Swimming 10:00 [3]
I was cooked after running in the sauna weather, so Bash and I did a road trip towards Owen Sound to check out the Coffin Ridge cidery. I got a swim in at a beach in Leith too.
8 AM
Running 1:59:47 14.5 km (8:16 / km) +397m 7:16 / km
ahr:150 max:165 shoes: Topo MTNracer 1B
Pretty River with Tarno
GPS missed the last third.
Tarno’s back from fastpacking at altitude, and had to wait for me on the steep climbs.
Hot and humid- both drenched at the end
GPS missed the last third.
Tarno’s back from fastpacking at altitude, and had to wait for me on the steep climbs.
Hot and humid- both drenched at the end
Friday Aug 5, 2022 #
9 AM
Paddlng 1:41:47 [3] 11.76 km (6.9 kph)
ahr:94 max:107
Collingwood with Tarno in the Slingshot while Bash SUP’ed.
Wednesday Aug 3, 2022 #
Paddlng 5:30:00 [3]
Sunbeam to Canoe Lake.
Mostly short portages, but one small lake between short portages had disappeared so we had to slog around it and turned it into one longer portage.
Strong gusts on Joe Lake were pivoting Mick and J-Lu’s unevenly weighted boat around so the Grantisson boat put them on tow. Canoe lake was really blasting, so we hooked the boys up to our boat there and fought into the wind and waves.
The kids were rock stars, and Bash had them woo-hooing in the big waves.
We made it in just as a huge crack of thunder boomed, and loaded up the cars in dumping rain and more thunder. Turns out there were all sort of storm warnings over Ontario.
Great trip- challenging at times, relaxing at others. Great company in a pandemic-safe way.
Mostly short portages, but one small lake between short portages had disappeared so we had to slog around it and turned it into one longer portage.
Strong gusts on Joe Lake were pivoting Mick and J-Lu’s unevenly weighted boat around so the Grantisson boat put them on tow. Canoe lake was really blasting, so we hooked the boys up to our boat there and fought into the wind and waves.
The kids were rock stars, and Bash had them woo-hooing in the big waves.
We made it in just as a huge crack of thunder boomed, and loaded up the cars in dumping rain and more thunder. Turns out there were all sort of storm warnings over Ontario.
Great trip- challenging at times, relaxing at others. Great company in a pandemic-safe way.
Tuesday Aug 2, 2022 #
Swimming 20:00 [3]
Another camp day- reading, relaxing and swimming.
2 swims. Working on freestyle technique a bit- I found a pull buoy helps a lot.
Feeling a little more relaxed and efficient, but still lifting my head too high.
Sunbeam Sanctuary worth its weight in gold as the sun went down and the mosquitos lined up outside with knives and forks. The outer walls were covered in them. Ha-ha.
2 swims. Working on freestyle technique a bit- I found a pull buoy helps a lot.
Feeling a little more relaxed and efficient, but still lifting my head too high.
Sunbeam Sanctuary worth its weight in gold as the sun went down and the mosquitos lined up outside with knives and forks. The outer walls were covered in them. Ha-ha.
Paddlng 2:00:00 [2]
Bash, AD and I checked out a creek option that could save several portages, but we ran our of water and had to walk the boat, before deciding that portaging would be better.
Note
Had a dental appointment with Aubrey. She lost 2 teeth on the trip.
Monday Aug 1, 2022 #
Paddlng 6:00:00 [3]
McIntosh- Grassy Lake- Sunbeam Lake.
Lots of portages between 600m and 1500m, and creeks in between with lots of beaver dams to shove over in water barely deep enough to paddle.
Kinda nice to wade in on a hot day.
Adventuredog ate dozens of deerflies he snapped up in mid air.
Portages were a bit overgrown, and the final one to Sunbeam was a mess with fallen logs and bushwhack bits.
I got caught on a hip-height one with a full 55kg load, and my leg went into a full cramp trying to get out.
(On the run back for more packsI sawed that one.)
Sunbeam lake had some of its best sites destroyed by a tornado, so we settled for one with only 2 good tent sites. We got the Sunbeam Sanctuary rain-and-bug shelter up just in time to hide out a thunderstorm and the associated mosquitos.
We had a swim before dinner and it felt good despite the wind and rain. The SS made for a nice evening- much better than huddling in a tent.
J-Lu caught a small catfish- the first fish ever caught on one of these trips. Made his day!
We had a very dicey tent spot and a poor sleep.
Lots of portages between 600m and 1500m, and creeks in between with lots of beaver dams to shove over in water barely deep enough to paddle.
Kinda nice to wade in on a hot day.
Adventuredog ate dozens of deerflies he snapped up in mid air.
Portages were a bit overgrown, and the final one to Sunbeam was a mess with fallen logs and bushwhack bits.
I got caught on a hip-height one with a full 55kg load, and my leg went into a full cramp trying to get out.
(On the run back for more packsI sawed that one.)
Sunbeam lake had some of its best sites destroyed by a tornado, so we settled for one with only 2 good tent sites. We got the Sunbeam Sanctuary rain-and-bug shelter up just in time to hide out a thunderstorm and the associated mosquitos.
We had a swim before dinner and it felt good despite the wind and rain. The SS made for a nice evening- much better than huddling in a tent.
J-Lu caught a small catfish- the first fish ever caught on one of these trips. Made his day!
We had a very dicey tent spot and a poor sleep.