Training Log Archive: 'Bent

2-dog tour of palgrave west before the snow turns to muck later on.
Snow was much slower than yesterday as it warms up.
The boys were very well behaved, a pleasure to ski with after the usual early silliness. The big guy set an easy pace with many bains-du-neige later on.

More running drills with Coach Jeff. Dynamic stuff such as jumping up on a flipped Bosu and sticking the landing, etc...

C • Flipped bosu 8

Sparkling morning ski with the big guy. Slush has frozen over the ice to form a bomber base, and a bit of fresh pow on top. My buddy was pretty mellow after a quick start.

Surprisingly good ski in with AD. He punched through to the slush layer but my skis stayed on top and never iced up.

Skiing was better on the return, so AD and I toured the slightly deeper drifts in the golf course. The little guy was pouncing and bounding in and out of the drifts, just loving it.

Workout #3. Gravity seems to have increased- pull-ups seem to get harder.

C • some days are like that 1

Dumping down snow but I had to run to work with AD as it'll be a slushy nasty mess when we come back. @#%! Took the Rollercoaster route to avoid the glacier. GPS missed most of it.

Didn't need the Kahts.

Scored a drive home rather than run in pouring rain, howling winds and over-the-ankle slush.

Half dry frozen ground, half boilerplate ice where I needed the kahtoolas. BZdog's very careful around the ice.

Boot camp- Tiara Tuesday with Caron wearing the dreaded orange.
Mostly hard work but not too painful, except a long session of lateral leg raises. Just when we're done a huge number of reps and ready to rest, we hear "now hold it for 20 more- bwa ha ha..." . Tabata were good.

Dry ground, thankfully frozen for the first bit, then shiny, lumpy glare ice for about 2/3 of the route. Worst yet. Brody cleverly avoided the centre of the trail.

C • How did your new shoes handle it? 2

Headed out with Bash and the indefatigable Adventuredog from Hockleycrest parking lot. Skiing is toast, snow is gone. Waaaah.

Alwyas nice to be out, but the Bruce was a mix of some glare ice, a little hard snow, some dry ground but mostly slippery muck on top of frozen ground. Used poles and spiked shoes at a pretty careful pace.
AD and I left Bash and did the pinnacles 3 ways, then headed back and picked up Bash later.

Note- leg was less tight than it has been for weeks. Still felt it, but 2 days off and a lot of rehab and Thumbs-of-death seem to help.