Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 7 days ending Apr 12, 2014:
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Saturday Apr 12, 2014 #
Strength 30:00 [2]
The woodpile finally thawed so I moved some monster lumps down to the bush via wagon, and moved and stacked some more. New maul let me split some nasties that I had skipped.
12 PM
Running 1:30:06 [3] 17.87 km (5:03 / km) +92m 4:55 / km
shoes: Cascadia 7
Coach Spaff wanted me to do a flat run. I was near the airport, so I stopped by the West Humber trail and ran along the raging river. Amazing how easy it seems to run flat pavement.
Friday Apr 11, 2014 #
11 AM
Running long 3:10:26 [3] 30.05 km (6:20 / km) +749m 5:38 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 2 B
Sick of potholing and running on ice, Bash, BGY and I ran the Sulphur Springs trails.
Amazing spring day! Shorts and T-shirt! Trails were 99% free of ice, and the few bits were soft and pretty grippy. First full lap of the SS felt like floating, cruising along fast and light compared with the slogging we've done recently. Whole different muscle group too.
BGY and I had a tricky time following the exact route without markers, but managed pretty well even though we did the lookout loop backwards (more climbing). We met Bash several times- she was cruising well.
Trail up to Farmer's field and the field itself was pretty mucky.
On our second loop things got a lot softer, and we decided to stick to the gravelled trails. All of a sudden I wasn't floating up the hills any more, and I took the climb back to the start/finish pretty easy while BGY took the final KOM.
Recovery at Domestique
Amazing spring day! Shorts and T-shirt! Trails were 99% free of ice, and the few bits were soft and pretty grippy. First full lap of the SS felt like floating, cruising along fast and light compared with the slogging we've done recently. Whole different muscle group too.
BGY and I had a tricky time following the exact route without markers, but managed pretty well even though we did the lookout loop backwards (more climbing). We met Bash several times- she was cruising well.
Trail up to Farmer's field and the field itself was pretty mucky.
On our second loop things got a lot softer, and we decided to stick to the gravelled trails. All of a sudden I wasn't floating up the hills any more, and I took the climb back to the start/finish pretty easy while BGY took the final KOM.
Recovery at Domestique
Running intervals 16:00 [4]
shoes: Altra Olympus
A few 4-minute intervals on a longer commute route.
7 different squirrels and 2 deer made things interesting for the big guy!
7 different squirrels and 2 deer made things interesting for the big guy!
Running long 50:16:24 80.87 km (37:18 / km) +2747m 31:53 / km
ahr:148 max:184 shoes: Hoka Mafate 2 B
Thursday Apr 10, 2014 #
Paddlng (Erg) 30:00 [2]
Spin after work. Also did a bit of yoga. Hip/core thing sore in Warrior 1 pose..
11 AM
Strength (Lumberjack) 40:00 [2]
Foothab, kneehab, new 1-leg squats from Dr. B, and I chopped and split the last useable wood from the big tree. Now there's just a lot of hauling left.
4 PM
Strength 30:00 [2]
The firewood pile has finally thawed and the ground is dry enough that I can haul some of the massive knots of wood away. Also moved and re-piled a lot of others.
Wednesday Apr 9, 2014 #
Running 35:00 [3]
shoes: Ice bugs winter red
Run with Bazingadog around the 'hood. Side trails were awful- crust roulette- but the main trails were frozen flat and hard. Did some of Sheldon's drills too.
I found that the long-jump drill hurts right where I thought I did something to my hip flexor or lower core, and I can feel it a bit too on walking lunges.
I found that the long-jump drill hurts right where I thought I did something to my hip flexor or lower core, and I can feel it a bit too on walking lunges.
Running- tire schlep 15:00 [4]
shoes: Ice bugs winter red
Took Schlepp out for a drag around the property. He's hard work, and it feels like running uphill. Bazingadog got all excited when I got the skijoring attachment, but he's not invited.
Strength 30:00 [2]
Hauled some wood, did foothab, kneehab and some pull-ups.
Running 30:00 [2]
shoes: Ice bugs winter red
Easy jog in with Bulletdog.
Running 45:00 [1]
Easy late-night jog-hike home with a pokey Bulletdog.
Tuesday Apr 8, 2014 #
Running 30:00 [3]
shoes: Salomon Snowcross
Run in with the big guy. Rotting snow and slick ice condtions- bah.
One hill both of us were sliding down even with spikes and claws, and it won't melt for a while yet... yesterday's "rain" turned to snow.
One hill both of us were sliding down even with spikes and claws, and it won't melt for a while yet... yesterday's "rain" turned to snow.
Running 30:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Snowcross
Tricky run home- soft crust with deep slush pockets below.
Shoes just don't dry out between runs.
Shoes just don't dry out between runs.
Monday Apr 7, 2014 #
Paddlng 30:00 [2]
Spin on the erg after work. The rains of biblical proportion never showed up so I could have run instead of driving.
Sunday Apr 6, 2014 #
2 PM
Running 3:06:00 [3] 21.59 km (8:37 / km) +590m 7:35 / km
shoes: Hoka Mafate 2
(GPS missed 4k or so)
Shorts and rolled-up sleeves! Sunny and no wind.
BGY wanted to do 40K at Sulphur, but due to family constraints and reports of certain death in the DV from Traveloney, we decided to run locally and Coach Spaff talked me down to 30k.
We did K2, the Dingle both ways, then up through Glen Haffy and North.
Had to don the Katoolahs pretty quickly, and they were barely adequate in spots.
Lots of variation- a little bit of bare ground, 2k of dirt road, but mostly snowy trail that varied from firm and lumpy to soft with breakable crust.
North of 9 it started out well, and the steep valleys were gorgeous in the sunshine and snow,
but South facing sections were pretty brutal, soft breakable crust, so we pulled the plug and headed back.
Someone had run an ATV on the trail, and it made for a narrow slippery gully of trail that was nasty to run even with the spikes on.
Lots of energy after all the time off, but my left heel was still acting up. No flying down hills this time.
Shorts and rolled-up sleeves! Sunny and no wind.
BGY wanted to do 40K at Sulphur, but due to family constraints and reports of certain death in the DV from Traveloney, we decided to run locally and Coach Spaff talked me down to 30k.
We did K2, the Dingle both ways, then up through Glen Haffy and North.
Had to don the Katoolahs pretty quickly, and they were barely adequate in spots.
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
Lots of variation- a little bit of bare ground, 2k of dirt road, but mostly snowy trail that varied from firm and lumpy to soft with breakable crust.
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
North of 9 it started out well, and the steep valleys were gorgeous in the sunshine and snow,
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
but South facing sections were pretty brutal, soft breakable crust, so we pulled the plug and headed back.
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
Someone had run an ATV on the trail, and it made for a narrow slippery gully of trail that was nasty to run even with the spikes on.
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| From 2014 Spring Running |
Lots of energy after all the time off, but my left heel was still acting up. No flying down hills this time.
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