Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Raid the Rib Rocky Ridge with Gally and Storm.

First group start race in years. Great to see friends on solid teams there too, including MBR, Attack from Above, BPMR and Chris Piller/Mark Innes. Bash raced with Browner.

We started out with a plan to clear the course but skip the Abbey Rd bonus (4 spaced CPs you had to do in sequence). A couple of small errors early on then we settled in.

I had been worried about my fitness, but it turns out I was fine on the trails but in the back when bushwhacking in the rough terrain.
Sean was just flying through blowdowns, logging debris and swamps, not to mention rough rocky footing, and Gally was also fast and accurate while reading his map in that nasty footing.

We executed the plan on schedule, but had to drop a couple of the sprint points at the end when the clock was running out.

At the finish the results were not clear due to penalties and bonuses, but the preliminary results gave us the overall win!

This is the first overall Raid win for Storm Beowulf and for me, and kudos go to Gally’s precision-at-speed in rough going and Storm’s antelope-like speed in the bush.

Great to see all our buddies. Bash and Browner narrowly missed the top female spot too!

C • Congrats! 4

(60 min) Hike with the hounds on a stellar spring Earth day.

The off-leash Gentleman Dog passed the 5-deer test! And it was even during his initial sprint stage!

Easy workout 1 and rehab.
Also raked out the Covid Crusher.

Easy commute. Dumping cold rain in the AM, sunny and warm pm.

(35 min) Running the hounds.

Shortened workout 3.

Singletrack to work

Singletrack home. Still some daylight!

Easy run to work in full winter wonderland, run/hike back in driving rain and mud.

Frozen dry ground to work, home in a winter wonderland blizzard.

Sprint/ stroll with the boys.

Workout 2 and lots of rehab, especially for my sore knee. It did feel better after biking to loosen it up.

Palgrave on skinny summer tires!