I slung, hauled and stacked several good loads of firewood. Far too nice an afternoon to be working out indoors, so I spent the whole afternoon hauling wood, fixing my canoe, etc.
Running (Commute) 26:00 [2] shoes: Brooks CP Green
A fairly easy jog in with The Bulletdog
Cycling (Commute+) 35:00 [3]
I was riding along thinking how great it was to be commuting by bike in the fall leaves after a long hard day, when I heard one of those weird noises that sound like something in the drivetrain failing- metal clanking in the chain. Huh, bike still works perfectly. 10 minutes later I realized $@! my keys had fallen out of my pocket! A careful ride back, and sure enough, there they were right where I heard the clank sound. They must have hit the drivetrain on the way down. Whew!
Short on time, but since I promised to do the Toronto Marathon next weeked with Goose (After deciding not to since I'm at the highest weight and lowest fitness after our anniversary get-away, P&L's wedding, 2 Jewish holidays and Thanksgiving as well as weeks of light-to-no-exercise due to a prolonged cold), I'd better start training.
We were just able to sneak out for a short paddle today.
Again, I used the tippier OW. I made an interesting discovery- a big motor boat slowed down to pass us, sending a pretty big wake up behind us, and as I rode the wave the bow of the OW dove right into the preceding wave, acting like a rudder. I didn't like the way it was tricky to steer while also trying to stay upright in a following sea. Now I understand why the surf ski has such a huge buoyant bow- it's made for following seas.
Again, really got my core and legs engaged while paddling.