Training Log Archive: El Chucko

Fell off the training bandwagon in mid-November like I have every year since 2007 (had a big conference I had to present at and was really busy before and after). I am hoping that the difference this year is that I am unwilling to stay off the bandwagon.

Noon Toony Shinny. Not the highest of intensities today.

Mt. Royal Score-o orienteering event. Finished in about the same amount of time as last year with a similar route. 2nd, 13 minutes behind Francis. Probably lost about 4 minutes from a bad overall route, 4 minutes from poor execution and 5 minutes from not being fast enough.

Mount Royal 9 Peaks run. WTF!!!!!!!!????????? 4:45 faster than last week in another best time. Seems impossible to improve so much in one week. Maybe I am running at a different intensity level now.

Splits:
1-10:38
2-16:21 (5:43)
3-22:12 (5:51)
4-30:54 (8:41)
5-35:39 (4:44)
6-40:23 (4:43)
7-46:46 (6:22)
8-50:15 (3:29)
9-56-49 (6:33)
F-67:27 (10:37)

Basketball practice, first time doing this in a while.

10 minute warmup, 10 minute cooldown, 7 minutes between intervals

4*1km intervals, 13s faster than October 4th. Have speed and endurance right now, but not speed endurance or recovery. Kept bleeding time each successive interval.

Splits
1-3:28.7
2-3:35.2
3-3:42.2
4-3:47.4

Hockey game, tied 3-3. Probably our best team game of the year. Were playing a really good opponent. Went down 2-1 with 10 minutes to go but then tied it with 5 minutes left on a shorthanded breakaway. Got scored on with the remaining powerplay with 4 minutes left. I had been getting chances all game but couldn't quite beat the other goalie. Was determined to tie it back up late and had a couple of good rushes before shooting a low shot that bounced to someone in front who tapped it in for the tie with 2.5 minutes left. First point of the year and finished +1 (+2 -1). Now 1A -4 on the year (with that all coming from our 8-2 loss).