Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 7 days ending Jul 29, 2006:
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Saturday Jul 29, 2006 #
Hiking 1:00:00 [2]
Daytripping from Great Mountain Lake. We paddled over to Little Mountain Lake, which is an almost unreal shade of blue, then hiked the ridge trail for a while. The white quartz is slippery when wet, and some of the scrambles up cliffs were too much for the dogs, so we cut it short. We weren't sure if T-dog was up to it endurance-wise, but she's fine.
Paddlng 1:00:00 [1]
We had to wait out some heavy rain and a thunderstorm this AM before heading out on a day trip to Little Mountain lake. Also did some kayak paddling in the evening.
Swimming 15:00 [2]
Tried some variations on goggles, snorkel, lifejacket and flutterboard (Thermarest) for the upcoming Adventure Swimming discipline. T-dog insisted on rescuing me continuously. I did find that I swim a lot faster with the snorkel and goggles, but the thermarest made no difference without fins.
Note
I certainly felt my back after yesterday. I did a lot of stretching and some yoga, and alternated sitting and squatting rather than just reclining in our Thermarest chairs, which seemed to hurt.
Friday Jul 28, 2006 #
Paddlng 5:00:00 [1]
Trip to Killarney with Bash and the Beasts. Sadly Knobless and Gorgeous had to cancel last minute due to nasty illness. We headed in from Johhny Lake, through David and up to Great Mountain Lake. Very nice to be on a spectacular canoe trip rather than a race for a change. My back wasn't too bad paddling.
We had to wait quite a while at one portage for traffic to clear- a mother moose and calf. Mom was having lunch, and was in no hurry. Wow!
We had to wait quite a while at one portage for traffic to clear- a mother moose and calf. Mom was having lunch, and was in no hurry. Wow!
Portage 1:45:00 [3]
Various portages, from some small ones to mid-sized 750s, to the 3000M beast from David to Gt. Mtn. That one was tough with our heaviest canoe (holds 2 dog though) and a medium sized pack. My back was tolerable, so I guess I'm almost recovered. Bash had a monstrous load in her pack. It wasn't buggy, but was hot, and there were some downed pine trees that made it fairly gruelling, close to zone 5. Still, the guidebook recommends 3.5hrs and we took 1:06.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2006 #
Cycling 2:00:00 [3]
Ride down to Albion and around. The North East trails have some waist-high logs down and a lot of debris. I skipped the Woo-woo singletrack and the Haute Route in deference to my back, which wasn't too bad but I don't want to push it.
The sandy bits are nice and firm after all the rain last night.
The new SID fork eats 10" logs for breakfast!
The sandy bits are nice and firm after all the rain last night.
The new SID fork eats 10" logs for breakfast!
Tuesday Jul 25, 2006 #
Running (commute+) 30:00 [2]
It was hot, buggy and it's so-o-o much better than driving!!
My back's 90%.
I stopped to cut some branches blocking the trail.
The route to work up the Red Trail towards Reddington is going to need some serious chainsawing.
My back's 90%.
I stopped to cut some branches blocking the trail.
The route to work up the Red Trail towards Reddington is going to need some serious chainsawing.
Running (commute) 25:00 [3]
shoes: Ecco Receptor
Easing back in to my regular routine.
Monday Jul 24, 2006 #
Cycling (commute+) 1:00:00 [2]
Finally, my back's good enough to ride again.
It felt OK on my ride, but I need to do a little more work on the lumbar support. The extra riding was when I dropped something and had to go a long way back to find it.
It felt OK on my ride, but I need to do a little more work on the lumbar support. The extra riding was when I dropped something and had to go a long way back to find it.