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Friday Jun 29, 2012 #
7 PM
Running - Trail 1:21:08 [3] 10.62 km (7:38 / km)
ahr:145 max:164 shoes: NB MT110 2012b
On the Bruce Peninsula for the Canada Day long weekend, so of course I'm going to knock off a few bits of trail.
This was the loop around Sydney Bay Bluff. Varied results, some very fun stuff (ladders!) early then some really bland sections of trail. As the trail swung along the south-east edge it really ramped up - the classic BT no elevation change according to the map, but constant 5-10 ups and downs over rocky outcrops. Felt OK. Great views and perfect weather.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/sydney-ba...
This was the loop around Sydney Bay Bluff. Varied results, some very fun stuff (ladders!) early then some really bland sections of trail. As the trail swung along the south-east edge it really ramped up - the classic BT no elevation change according to the map, but constant 5-10 ups and downs over rocky outcrops. Felt OK. Great views and perfect weather.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/sydney-ba...
Thursday Jun 28, 2012 #
7 PM
Running - Trail 1:06:09 11.5 km (5:45 / km) +326m 5:02 / km
ahr:137 max:164 shoes: NB MT110 2012b
Evening jaunt up Blue Mountain and knocking off a bit more of the Bruce. Feeling pretty good out there.
Very fun section on Blue's property as it's part of their MTB trail network, so it's super sweet to run on.
Fun picking out sections we ran along during the Snowshoe Raid.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/blue-moun...
Very fun section on Blue's property as it's part of their MTB trail network, so it's super sweet to run on.
Fun picking out sections we ran along during the Snowshoe Raid.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/blue-moun...
Wednesday Jun 27, 2012 #
5 PM
Running - Trail 29:40 5.09 km (5:50 / km) +92m 5:21 / km
ahr:140 max:156 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
A couple of little 'road linking' segments of the Bruce to break up the trip to Blue Mountain. Nothing amazing but a few nice features that made the explore worth while.
Legs tired to begin with, but loosened up OK.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/bits/
Legs tired to begin with, but loosened up OK.
http://brucein2.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/bits/
6 PM
Running - Trail 31:02 5.09 km (6:06 / km) +107m 5:31 / km
ahr:136 max:156 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
Tuesday Jun 26, 2012 #
5 PM
Running - Trail 59:17 11.07 km (5:21 / km) +199m 4:55 / km
ahr:145 max:182 shoes: NB MT110 2012b
TNT. Woot, so good to be back with turbo, Trav and Trix.
Big session for the return - 4, 6, 12, 5, 4mins with 2 recovery (and an accidental 3 after the long one).
Felt OK on the early uphill reps, but the princess heel kicked in on the undulations. Quads also shredded from the weekend. Happy to be back into it though - it wasn't as bad as I was dreading.
Big session for the return - 4, 6, 12, 5, 4mins with 2 recovery (and an accidental 3 after the long one).
Felt OK on the early uphill reps, but the princess heel kicked in on the undulations. Quads also shredded from the weekend. Happy to be back into it though - it wasn't as bad as I was dreading.
6 PM
Core & Strength 15:00 [1]
Monday Jun 25, 2012 #
7 PM
Running - Trail 1:07:58 10.85 km (6:16 / km) +113m 5:57 / km
ahr:136 max:160 shoes: NB MT110 2012b
Here we go
Dr. PBV had to drop his sister off in Guelph. He wanted to run, I wanted to run, Duane came home and wanted to run - so I picked something close to highway 6 and off we went. Exactly how this project was planned.
Perfect evening for a run and very enjoyable loop. Looking at the map, the 5 Peaks Rattlesnake Point race totally covers the next section of trail - if only I'd started the blog a month earlier!
Dr. PBV had to drop his sister off in Guelph. He wanted to run, I wanted to run, Duane came home and wanted to run - so I picked something close to highway 6 and off we went. Exactly how this project was planned.
Perfect evening for a run and very enjoyable loop. Looking at the map, the 5 Peaks Rattlesnake Point race totally covers the next section of trail - if only I'd started the blog a month earlier!
Sunday Jun 24, 2012 #
1 AM
Cycling 1:13:16 15.94 km (13.1 kph) +214m
ahr:151 max:170
Loop 2. Oh yeah, that was fun. Jukola style fun.
Went out at 2am with just the plan to cruise it and enjoy the atmosphere - but I ended up feeling a lot more comfortable and tried to push the pace after about 20 minutes (after I passed the previous laps tumble area!)
Much better atmosphere, every one was really talkative and friendly instead of just yelling 'Rider!' when they got behind you. Had a lot of back and forth with one dude who kept calling me 'Beach Shorts', he would dominate me on the downhills, but I would pass him on the ups. He kept telling me how awesome I was for being so strong on the hills in my 'bike shoes'. :)
Came off a few times, clipped a tree branch in the shadows on a downhill and lost it in some of the sections of the trail that had come quite loose and sandy.
Lots of dust! Saw some fireflies too. Awesome night.
Thanks to Joany and 'Bent for the lamp assistance - totally saved out team.
Went out at 2am with just the plan to cruise it and enjoy the atmosphere - but I ended up feeling a lot more comfortable and tried to push the pace after about 20 minutes (after I passed the previous laps tumble area!)
Much better atmosphere, every one was really talkative and friendly instead of just yelling 'Rider!' when they got behind you. Had a lot of back and forth with one dude who kept calling me 'Beach Shorts', he would dominate me on the downhills, but I would pass him on the ups. He kept telling me how awesome I was for being so strong on the hills in my 'bike shoes'. :)
Came off a few times, clipped a tree branch in the shadows on a downhill and lost it in some of the sections of the trail that had come quite loose and sandy.
Lots of dust! Saw some fireflies too. Awesome night.
Thanks to Joany and 'Bent for the lamp assistance - totally saved out team.
C • Glad 4
9 AM
Running - Trail 35:00 [5] 7.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212 2012
3 hours sleep, then off to Hardwood Hills for Spartan Sprint (another on of those obstacle races).
Typical lineup at the start, a bunch of dudes looking like they're off the cover of Men's Health, a few types with a runners build and a fat guy in a cape.
Looked like it would be a cakewalk, but just before that start about 5 guys walk in front of the group and line up - these guys looked like they could be on the cover of Runners World. Damn. (Turned out they were all sponsored athletes from the energy bar that sponsors the series!)
Anyway, those guys took off fast and the pack went off after them. The course followed the same rough route as the recent 5 Peaks race (without the fun single track diversions), so just settled in on the early climbs. There was dudes flailing around on the trails early and often. Had no idea what place I was since there were so many of them, so just concentrated on running the hills strong and accelerating at the peaks.
Not a lot of obstacles early, but they slowly began to appear. I like the theme of this race, more of a 'well rounded athlete' and 'boot camp' theme with rope climbs, spear throwing, rowing ergs, carrying and pushing lots of stuff around (as well as the usual hay bales and fire jumping). It was non-trivial enough that the positions of the race changed frequently among the group I was with.
After a long uphill grind (the same double track long uphill from 5 peaks) the group I was with was told we were battling for 3rd! Was really feeling the 2+ hours of riding I'd done earlier, but it was enough motivation to put on some afterburners in an 'off-trail' section (and took a really rough line to slow them down) and tried to put a gap on them. It worked - one of them caught up a little, but not enough. Crossed the line in 3rd just as I start cramping up.
Fun times. Heel held up OK. Sore on downhills, not noticeable any other time. The pain has moved around a little, but it's just now this constant, dull ache. Sometimes it goes away. Weird.
Typical lineup at the start, a bunch of dudes looking like they're off the cover of Men's Health, a few types with a runners build and a fat guy in a cape.
Looked like it would be a cakewalk, but just before that start about 5 guys walk in front of the group and line up - these guys looked like they could be on the cover of Runners World. Damn. (Turned out they were all sponsored athletes from the energy bar that sponsors the series!)
Anyway, those guys took off fast and the pack went off after them. The course followed the same rough route as the recent 5 Peaks race (without the fun single track diversions), so just settled in on the early climbs. There was dudes flailing around on the trails early and often. Had no idea what place I was since there were so many of them, so just concentrated on running the hills strong and accelerating at the peaks.
Not a lot of obstacles early, but they slowly began to appear. I like the theme of this race, more of a 'well rounded athlete' and 'boot camp' theme with rope climbs, spear throwing, rowing ergs, carrying and pushing lots of stuff around (as well as the usual hay bales and fire jumping). It was non-trivial enough that the positions of the race changed frequently among the group I was with.
After a long uphill grind (the same double track long uphill from 5 peaks) the group I was with was told we were battling for 3rd! Was really feeling the 2+ hours of riding I'd done earlier, but it was enough motivation to put on some afterburners in an 'off-trail' section (and took a really rough line to slow them down) and tried to put a gap on them. It worked - one of them caught up a little, but not enough. Crossed the line in 3rd just as I start cramping up.
Fun times. Heel held up OK. Sore on downhills, not noticeable any other time. The pain has moved around a little, but it's just now this constant, dull ache. Sometimes it goes away. Weird.