Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Event: Storm the Trent
 

Storm The Trent Trek Elite solo
Solid field this year - Raid Pulse (My WT teammate Alex P& Nat), Pullin Foot, Tom Martin, Wokitoki (Chad, Bash's TV teammate), DD11, Long Sault, BIT,... And of course Bash.
Mission this year- Despite low biking and no paddling, don't cramp up or blow up in the last couple of hours, and watch the nav.
Trek first, where a bunch of us (PF, Tom and other solos) got messed up looking for a trail, but for some reason my nav was on and I was able to relocate us. Took a safe route to the marsh CP, and met DD en route. Finished the trek near the front, only to see Bash already in T/A, while Tom was gone.

Next up- bike nav section where I always seem to mess up. Luckily the new map board worked, and I managed to nail everything, keeping it slow and steady yet catching up the leaders. Stopped to help Chad relocate (you'll never hear that again- he's our navigator for ESAR and much better on the map than me) but worked with RP to re-catch the leaders on trail and open road. I looked at my HR and realized that even on the 'Bent I couldn't hold their pace on road without risking cramping, so backed off as they picked off PF. Quads were just about shot on the uphills. Nice fun ATV trail section, where Chad caught up and blew by, then back on the road with Tom and 2 other solos chasing me.

T/A to paddle, where I took a little time to refuel/ pop some electrolytes and drop/retrieve my map, so got on the water last in our little group.
I could feel my adductors starting to cramp and couldn't put the hammer down. Passed Tom who cramped up badly, but didn't quite catch the 3 solos ahead. At the Trek we met Chad who had lost his map, so I shared mine and ran with him for 1 cp until we met his usual team PF, so he went with them. Legs felt great running, I dropped the other solos on the trek, and chased Chad back to the finish in the boats, but he got me by a couple of minutes.

RP won overall, then PF. Chad won solo and I was just behind him, 1st geezer and about 15 min back from RP. Bash cleaned up the female overall yet again!

This race went a lot better for me than the previous 2. Kept the pace sensible, didn't have nav disasters or blow up.

Took 3 s-caps, 2 tums, ate some Pocketfuel, cheese and PB cookies, and drank 750 mlVitargo on the bike, 750 ml e-load on the boat, with about 1/2l water on the run. Should drink more. Finally have a decent bike map board solution- a swivel board that hangs around my neck on elastic.

Thanks again to STORM for putting on a great event.

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When bikers run

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Easy commute with both dogs in and BZdog home.

Foothab/kneehab

To work via NE Albion, my favourite section especially in spring.
Wonderful ride, even despite breaking my chain in Palgrave W- still had 1 quicklink left. Too warm for the dogs.

Easy scoot home- no dogs.

Commute with Mocha plus cool down from Spaff's Hill Hell.

6 repeats of the longest steep-ish hill near our place from our neighbour's pond up to Poison Ivy Summit.

Coach Spaff wanted me to do a 10 minute uphill hard run, followed by 3 minute up/ 1 down intervals and another 10 min uphill. I'd have to drive a ways to find such a hill, so I tried out the new dreadmill for the first time. Spaff wanted a 10% incline, but 10min/km seemed way too hard .Turns out it's set for CO's units- 10 min/ mile@10%- probably too hard for 10 min. Out to run the hills, and put on the HR strap for the second set. Yup, 10/mi is too hard on 10% after all those intervals, so dialed it back to 11.4 and kept my HR in the mid 170s for the last 10 min.

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By request, here's the trailer for the movie about Goose's birthday.
You may need to hit the little "gear" symbol in the lower right to increase resolution if it plays at 240p.

Easy commute on the hillier route with BZdog.

Video for the Domestic Pig Expedition is posted at http://www.ar.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_921...

Aubrey's adventure extravaganza.

Aubrey's assistant Tiny put together a great little score-o for us.
We were split into teams, and I raced with Ms. Mick and newbie Stu.
Perfect day for a spring ride. We scooted over to Bechtel where we dropped the bikes for some foot-o, then back riding around the Grand River.
Great time had by all. Ms Mick may be an MTB convert- she just got stronger and stronger as the day went on. We had to boot it back a bit to finish under the wire- Stu had some choice words for Tiny there.

Foot-o section around Bechtel. Team was strong here, and not afraid of wet feet.

Great day out- nice BBQ after, with prizing!