Training Log Archive: Sid

Played 3 games in the consolution round. Won tight game #2 5 - 4 coming back from 1 down in the 4th. Came up against the first team we played Saturday. They were still as hot at hitting and won. We just did not have the O to play against them.

All and all a good weekend!! Nice weather and end to the season!

3 games in the round robin section of the Municpal Tournament. We were short women but able to pick up subs. Still lost all 3 games. We were up 1 to in the last game and got beat 4 to 1. Great defence was O was something to be improved.

MTC Swim with Coach Stephanie. Warm up pull 200 m. 400m kick choice, 500m locomotive :05/25m rest 20 x 25m on 0:30 but slowed to 0:35, 10 x 50m BK/BR 6 x 25m choice, :45 vertical kick and 25 m choice. 100m breathe 3, 5, 7 & 9.

Was swimming about 0:25 for 25 m. Working on improved side glide.

First hockey game for new season. Lost in a poor game. Legs felt tired in hamstrings after weekend baseball and races.

MTS Swim with Coach Ken. Start of fall season. Twice through 300m pull, 200m kick with fins, 8x 25m :10 rest. 500m locomotive regular, :10 rest 500m locomotive IM, 8 x 25m on 0:30, 100m cool down

Finished setting flags for Wednesday.

Put out O flags for GHO Wednesday Night Training. Used trekking poles to save legs. Forget light and had to come in before complete as it got to dark.

2007 Turkey Trot at Albion Hills hosted by the Ukrainian Club. Course set by EM. Beautiful day! Wore both ankle and right knee support. Legs, hamstrings in particular felt tight after baseball yesterday. Planned to take it easy but needed the O-training before Ontario Champs. As the Moscow thumb compass had worked in practice I took it in the race but with base plate back up. Hit control 1 readily though took my time. Control 2 was an fun route choice around a lake using trails. The Duke passed me going the alternate route around the lake, making comments about my coach. Thought I should ask him after the race which thumb I am supposed to be marking my map location with. Slow running only for me today. Missed 3 but corrected though lost time. Over the hill, around the swamp and up the trail to 4 though the trail seemed off a bit. The starters warned us though and the map was 2004. Bike trials are changed regularly here. Made a mistake going to 5 but remembered making the same mistake in the past and corrected quicker though I had to go through dense green. Saw GB who had previously passed me on the way to 2 at 5. Through green to 6 across field and then entered long leg to 7. Decided to use point to point across the Humber River through fields, across second creek to trails. Went okay but shoes were heavy after crossing river and with mega supports. Could not pick my feet up in the fields and should have gone by the roads used by DR and TD. Fell in the woods at the second creek. Crossed paths with Bash completing the back side of this O loop. Took it slowly to 7 as remembered getting lost here in last year's Ontario Relays Champs. Hit 7 okay and across hill to 8 but the way was slow as the many bike trails meant lots of map reference. Missed it still and had to correct from fields. Should has run trail around but again legs were not up to it. Followed fence and clearings to 9. JB popped out of the bush below the control, just as I was leaving it. Old map did not have new mowed trails. Some were clearings on the map. Ran clearings to 10 but got a little messed up at the bike trail but soon hit the control by bike path. Cross country using clearings to 11. A bit tricky as the control was at a large dead tree in the forest but quite distinct. Could not see the control until on top of the tree as it was in a crook of a fallen section. Long haul to 12 but by luck or smarts decided to take roads. Much faster than a direct line but my time was not much quicker for the shorter distance so it seems I am way too tired today. Uphill bearing to 12 skirting bike trails. Similarly to 13 but almost went down to an earlier depression before the swamp. Took lazy bearing to 14 but was off and had to correct, costing time. No legs to run in to 15 and finale.

Time was slow as joints were too weak from baseball but navigation was good. Sold on the Moscow thumb compass. Much better than the Brunton model, I also have. Great Day & Event !

C • Moscow Compass 6

Event: Storm the Ten - Adventure Relay
 

MEMSL Season ending tournament. Beautiful weather, sunny but got windy in the afternoon. Wear both right and left ankle and knee supports. Won our first game 15 - 12 and did not play for 3 hours. Lost second 7 - 6 and lost badly in third game to a team that hit at least 12 homer runs over the fence. We had trouble with keeping a decent ball for play as they kept hitting them into the woods and beyond. Won last game but did not qualify for the finals. Eleven hours spent at the ballpark. Iced knees and ankles after the 3rd game but felt a bit bruised.

Nice finish to the MEMSL season!

MTC Swim with Coach Stephanie 10 x 50m pull warm up, breathe 3,5,7 & 9. 500m locomotive, 400m kick mix, 8 x 50m bk/fr, 4 x 100m descending on 2:20 pace and 4 x 100m pull cool down breathe 3,5,7 & 9

Still have not recovered glide. 100m times 2:15, 2:10, 2:00 and 1:57. Upped cadence instead of better glide with more thrust.

MTC Swim with Coach Ken. 1 km warm up. (300m free, 50m back, the rest pull) 750 m kicking with fins, set of 50 m side, 50m back and 50 m 9 kick switch, 32 x 25m with :10 rest. 450m assorted, breast, free, back and fly.
Arms were tired and technique was poor after a month off. Glide before my catch was poor.

Easy leg work after achy ankles Saturday. Wore ankle supports for all 3 sets.

Spinning legs felt good at 90 rpm rate.

Completed light leg work out.

Did exhaustion sets for arms only. Set of 10 at maximum, -2 until exhausted. Strength coming back. Did only leg presses, low weight but 3 sets. Ankles still weak after Isle Royale hike and felt both yesterday. Wore solid ankle supports.

2 sets of five different abs exercises, totaling 80 of each. Strength seems to be returning.

Quads stiff as typical but have been worse.

Set GHO training course checkpoints and checked terrain at Sassafras Wood. Entered from Waterdown Road, across from Flat Road. Very steep terrain due to many river valleys. Though not as vast, be quite comparable the the DVCA in topography. Tricky for finding distinctive features to put controls on. Distance may not be accurate as used a pace meter. Ankles and feet felt sore after likely not recovered from Isle Royale yet. Will have to start wears supports and heel cups again until 100%.

3 weeks since I last played, rusty but we won. Hitting was erratic.

Course set by Sudden in DVCA. Started late due to accidents on the highways from home. Some of the hill tops were very difficult to ascertain exact location. May be use this map again for training on weekend. Not wearing my cleats was a bad choice as I slipped a few times over bending both knees though more flexibility would be nice.

C • events 6

Quick weight set!

Warm for abs.

Major abs, 100 each type on the ball. 20 lb weight for lower ab lifts.

Light warm up for weights.

Light weight session after missing many weeks through vacation and being away last week for work.

Light stretch after yesterday's orienteering.

Dundas Valley training on GHO Canada GHO permanent course. Decided to get some map work after one month absence. Slow not having run in 2 weeks. Feet a bit sore after Isle Royale. Saw 6 White Tails. Navigation okay in very difficult terrain.

In Cleveland with work watching wire drawing trails for 2 days. Legs a bit achy after the week hiking but likely the rest would not hurt. Could do with some running though. Hoped to be back for baseball but no luck.

Drove from Marquette on the IP in Michigan to Burlington and Mississauga. Left 9:00 am and arrived with stops on wind blown Lake Michigan shore, Mackinac City for lunch and 2 rest stops at 8:20 pm. Distance drove to Copper Harbor is 1260 km, taking about 13 hours. Generally good drive on major highways with average speed above 100 kmh.

Day 7 Isle Royale Hiking Vacation. 3 Mile to Rock Harbor. Easy hike in to catch the 2:45 ferry to Copper Harbor. Cold overnight with a low of 4° C. Left at 10:35 am and arrive at Rock Harbor at 12:20 pm after stopping at Suzy's Cave and talking to 2 Americans with bad blisters hoping to catch an early ferry home. DC has been using moleskin on both feet since day 3. I have a blister on each baby toe but hardly noticeable. We see the Isle Royale Queen IV arriving at 11:40 am

Weighing in at Rock Harbor DC has 55 lb, me 60. We have reduced our weight by 20 lb of food. Have shower using tokens for $1.50. Check out the island store and find the price excellent. DC buys frozen vegetables that were $4.50 at camping stores but $2 on the island. A 3 man tent is $60. Propane burner - $62.

Load on to the Queen IV and depart at 2:45 pm. Trip is a bit slow arriving in Copper Harbor at 6:50 pm. Eat dinner in the Tammarck Inn and drive to Marquete for overnight stay in Comfort Suites. Arriving at 11:10 pm, we have a beer at Studebaker's before retiring.

Todays mileage is 3.5 Total trip mileage - 60.8 miles