Training Log Archive: 'Bent

I'd expected a slow walk home with T-dog, but the snow-rejuvenated hound had me at a brisk hike or light jog the whole way.

A lot of trees to saw up across the trail. The Lumberjack season's not over yet.

C • Wish I had some lumberjacki... 11

Long "easy" run with Coach Bash, who prescribed the longest pre-marathon run today.

We'd planned a much earlier departure and hoped Goose could join us, but our power was out in the storm last night, and this morning we found out that our hydro pole on our property was down, along with the transformer (and several trees)
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It took us a while to pack the dogs off to doggy day care and drive to the office to get drinking water and charge up laptops and power supplies.

We finally made it out, drove to Belfountain, ran to Terra Cotta and back for soy mochas at the Shed. This route was flatter than some around our area, but still has some good solid climbs. Especially cool was climbing up the Grange hill into the snow line and winter wonderland, with every branch of every tree plastered with snow, after there was none just a few km away.

After we sprung the dogs and showered at the office before a BBQ dinner at home by headlamp. Luckily we have tons of firewood and the generator's fulll of gas.

C • "Flatter" 3

Workout #1. New max on cable press- up to "13". I also got to 18 x8 on 1-arm pulldowns (Machine originally only came with 16 plates) so I thought I'd try the dreaded 1-handed chin-up. Couldn't even get off the ground. Oh well, the rest of the workout was pretty hard too.

I've missed too many of Caron's suffer-fest classes, so I did the DVD.

Took the flatter longer way to work, and the usual way home.
My hamstings are sore from yesterday's speed work. Good, they're getting trained in the fast-and-flat, clearly different from all the hill work on the weekend.

C • another long day at the office? 8

Pretty solid workout #3. Up to 16.5 X 8 on 1-hand pulldown.

Time to switch it up for Tuscon- intervals in Palgrave West, East, Reddington and the Rail Trail. I took it easier on the uphills, but tried to time it to be able to hammer it on the gradual downhills and flats. 2-3 minute hard sessions with 1 minute easy. Also tried Rocky's new gravel trail behind Reddington- a nice little loop in the hardwoods.

Note- my knee's not 100% but should be OK for a downhill marathon's worth of pounding. I doubt TVP is in danger of shaving his beard this time though.

Easy moonlit run home.

Run to work. My leg muscles feel fine, but my right knee's a little touchy. Better than last week though.