Training Log Archive: 'Bent

LSD with Bash.
Trails are so lousy, but it was too snowy to drive to SMT when I checked in the early AM so I went with Bash on her long road run.
Very cold into the wind in spots (Forgot my windproof briefs and yes, I did have to stuff my spare toque down my pants) but very nice in the sheltered areas.
Roads were clear in the middle, but the shoulders were snow-covered lumpy frozen slush, so still not great footing.

Slower pace than I've been running, but also my longest run in quite a while.
Good company too.

Did the last half block at race pace.
Knee was complaining at the 1 hour mark, but seemed to settle in.

C • You a road runner now? 3

Caron's core class

Caron's giving us less breaks here.

Quickie warmup spin

Kneehab, foothab, workout 3 + 100 pushups, 25 pull-ups and KBs.

First lap with 2 dogs, then to work via the hilly route on the Palgrave Glacier with BZ dog.
I got in a few speed and hill intervals, but was limited a lot by ice, sinuses that still hurt with every stride, and the dog. I had to haul the poor pooch up one steep ice hill.

From Palgrave Glacier

Luge run

From Palgrave Glacier

From Palgrave Glacier

From Palgrave Glacier

C • glacier 2

Easy run home in the moonlight with Bulletdog off leash.

Another cautious run with BZdog. Yesterday evening's mud is today's ice.
The pooch met his friend Brock the black lab, but also got terrorized by a Shi-tzu.

Another icy one home.
BZ dog had a few slips, but almost took me luging when we saw 5 deer silhouetted against the sunset on a bare hilltop.

This part of the trail isn't the worst.

C • Wow 3

Commute with BZdog. He was remarkably good, after wiping out on the glare ice twice. Longer route home to avoid the worst trails and enjoy actual daylight.

Woo-hoo, feeling well enough to ski up at Highlands. Demo day and hard/icy out, so I borrowed some fast Salomon waxless skis for the first lap, exchanged them for skate skis for a short couple of loops, then took my old waxless beaters out for a third long loop. Not ideal conditions, but a lot better than sniveling on the couch under the duvet drinking tea.

Several times I saw folks take off their skis and walk down the hills. Only one group decided to walk in the middle of the trail, but they heard my howling waxless skis in plenty of time. Really, it wasn't that bad.

Felt a little winded, but not too bad. Still able to pass the masses on the climbs.

Screamin' fast couple of laps of the lower trails with borrowed skate skis. Man, these things are fast on ice. Lots of folks out there looking pretty scared on the downhills.

Run with Phats & Bulletdog on the slighlty less icy Charlevoix trails. while Bash and Weanimal entertained BZdog. Still feeling sluggish- Phatty was holding back for me. We got home just before needing headlamps.

Phatty got to see the dog-wrestling that's involved in trying to leave BZdog behind.

I replaced 10 missing spikes with machine screws on my icebugs, and they were needed.