Training Log Archive: 'Bent

We hiked the Mizzy lake loop instead of running it in deference to Bash's knee. Still a great trail, and managed to burn off a little of our excessive lunch at Arowhon.

Paddled with Bash around the lakes near Arowhon, past the rock where we got married. The foot bar/seat pad/back rest combo attached in 30 seconds, and was almost perfect until the bar (collapsible ski pole) collapsed a bit near the end. Before that it let me really use the old lower body and core. We managed to haul that old grumman around pretty fast.

Early morning paddle in the mist on a sit-on kayak. Surprisingly good workout.

Ride on the Minissing trail in algonquin with Bash. She was riding very cautiously because of her knee. My hrm time's off because I had a flat and Bash had some trouble with her HRM transmitter in the first few km, but the riding time of 1:41 may be a PB, even though I'm taking it easier this week. It's a rocky but gorgeous trail!

Rest day today- well, actually I *had* to drive to work as my van's going in the shop over lunch hour. Too bad, a beautiful day out. I'm just not psyched for this taper thing yet:). This weekend we're off to Arowhon Pines in Algonquin for some serious carb loading, paddling and maybe a bit of biking and running (Or not, depending on poor Bash's lame knee.)

Good trot to work today with Bulletdog. Took a detour to get some hills in and 2 swims for the pooch- Hot and sticky again. No intervals or level 4 as I'm in the early taper mode.

Workout #1. Felt good- the rib injury's barely noticable, and only in standing 1 arm rowing.

Easy day after a weekend with lots of hours.
Now it's time to start the taper for RTN

Run with Bash, the recovered T-dog and Bulletdog.
Really nice to run with them all.

Second lap with Bulletdog, around Palgrave.
Funny, it used to be that a 2 hour run was a *long* run. I was in the zone and hardly noticed it today.

Paddling on Island lake with Bash. Once I got my footstraps/bar/cushion/backrest set up paddling was great. The Trayling Technique seems to be working. Now I have to figure out how to attach all this without taking an hour in transitons, while Bash and the rest twiddle their thumbs.

OK, re-rigged the whole thing and now I can attach everything in about a minute.