Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

I originally planned to leave closer to dawn, but dear dog #1 woke me up a bit earlier than I hoped, which always makes me want to sleep much longer than originally planned.

But I eventually got going. I wanted to use the Garmin but the charging cradle is missing since Niagara. So I took the IgotU instead. Hopefully it tracked well; Murray Lake is full of trails!

It will take several more rides to get them all.

I learned I need one bottle per hour. I only brought two, which meant a stop at a gas station near home.

I am eyeing a $10 Trek 830 in the sub garage sales. Not for me, but for my adventure racing newbie. Looks like it needs some love, but the price is right.

4.5 years of college, and I spend a good portion of my day shuttling parts around. With another pickup around eight, I figured I should squeeze in two units of exercise to make up for yesterday's too-full schedule.

I appear to have bruised my ankle while setting up flags. It bears weight well, just is puffy. Watch those hidden logs!

1 mile @ 6 mph
1 mile @ 4.5 mph
1 mile @ 6 mph
.75 mile @ 4.5 mph

Only two Ringers left!

Ringer and Tosh. Probably did too much as I was slightly late to pick up the part. But the garage hasn't done anything to the test car yet anyway, so ultimately no harm done.

Sleeping a bit more lately. Still not quite past the caffeine withdrawal headaches.

Put out the flags for the weekend training, since tonight and tomorrow night aren't looking so good. I'm happy with the time. Maybe the superstars will be a little faster! Distance and time are actual, from the day care, not o course length (just 6 km).

Also, I used no compass, not on purpose! I should keep a spare in each car.

The Michigan Canoe Racing Association has more facebook fans than the orienteering club and the biggest forested AR promoter...combined!

C • I am very happy though with... 9

Easy row for a Ringer episode. I had to pick up parts at the supplier on my way to the office, so no rush to work meant I could also.....

4.4 mph @ 1%, for a second Ringer episode.

Hopefully this 2x trend continues; 90 minutes a day would do wonders for Rage prep.

Sub loop. Thankfully fewer uncontrolled dogs. Warm.

estimated, didn't bring Garmin. Hoped to meet up with the AR training group at Island Lake; seems they took the week off. Maybe it will get rolling in the weeks to come. So I did a casual lap of the path around Kent Lake, ignoring the 10 mph speed limit, and bumping out to scope some parking lots.

Heat acclimatization.