Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

Course marshaling and photography for the SMAC race at Huron Meadows.

Note: if you tell a team they incurred a fifteen minute penalty for dropping their bikes too early, they aren't pleased.

To Commerce Township for burgers and Battlestar Galactica, then I tested my new adventure racing bike light on the way back (Magicshine xml). Should do the trick!

Now if I can get to sleep soon so I can get up to volunteer at the SMAC race, I'll be all set. My current plans are to bike the seven miles to Huron Meadows, but we'll see if I feel the same when 5 am hits like a ton of bricks.

Lower key partial commute. Gorgeous day, almost a touch cool at the start. Forgot the Garmin...or a watch for that matter, so it turned into more of a recovery pace ride. We'll see what happens on the ride home.

On an unrelated note, it is unfortunate I love activies that involve being outside (orienteering, adventure racing), since I appear to be hyper sensitive to toxic plant oils, as I have some new-found poison ivy type reaction going on. I didn't do anything, other than maybe clipping a few branches on Hines. Grr.

Some time on the rower while watching the last two Tosh.0s. I should row harder and more often - I fear the paddling leg in my next race.

Stroll to cemetery and back. Too nice not to walk w/ family.

I think the inbound trip can be done in an hour flat for the 17.5. I was at 1:04 with a couple missed lights and imperfect fitness.

I don't think I can do the return trip that fast. There was a headwind again, there's more traffic, and the afternoon temps are so much higher.