Training Log Archive: kensrIn the 7 days ending Mar 20, 2006:
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Monday Mar 20, 2006 #
Skate Ski (Hazen's Notch skate) 1:05:00 [3] 10.0 km (6:30 / km)
Directions to snow: Go north to Canadian border and come back just a little bit. This area has enough altitude to pick up continual snow flurries off the current weather pattern. Got about 12" coverage and fair trail conditions. Worth an hour's skiing. Trail packed for classic, so skating was cramped on the climbs.
Sunday Mar 19, 2006 #
Event: Boston Area Training: Boojum
O-course Training (Boojum Rock) 1:38:00 [4] 8.7 km (11:16 / km)
Nice training event set up by Barb -- thanks!
Mix of regular o, line-o and a few crossings of blank map. Felt good and had no problem staying in contact with map at all times. Probably because pace was a bit slow. Nice brisk weather, perfect for running.
Mix of regular o, line-o and a few crossings of blank map. Felt good and had no problem staying in contact with map at all times. Probably because pace was a bit slow. Nice brisk weather, perfect for running.
Cross Training 1 [2]
Couple more hours of chainsaw action on the maple tree. Finally got most of the trunk on the ground. A few limbs are still hanging from nearby trees; will have to get them down later.
Saturday Mar 18, 2006 #
Cross Training (Upper body workout) 2:00:00 [1]
Lopping off branches from the big sugar maple that blew down two weeks ago. Manhandling the chain saw at shoulder height to clear away to the main trunk. It's still hung up on a couple other trees and will have to come down piecemeal. Should yield two cords for next winter.
Track workout warm up/down 12:00 [2] 1.0 mi (12:00 / mi)
Was going to run first thing this morning, but it was in the teens and windy, so I started on the tree first. Got up to 25F, so gave this a shot. Nasty wind on the far side made it kind of unpleasant.
Track workout race (Benchmark 1) 24:43 [4] 5.0 km (4:57 / km)
Decided to run a track 5k at the start of the season to measure progress during the year. Not great weather, but then not in great running shape, either. Fortunately one lane of the track did not have snow on it.
Bicycling tempo (Benchmark 2) 1:27:00 [3] 22.0 mi (3:57 / mi) +530m 3:41 / mi
Wanted to try my new road bike if it got over freezing today. Well, it never made it past freezing, but it was close. Have selected the rt 103 run down to I-91 and back as my bike benchmark. Down was fast (34 min), but coming back is uphill and had a headwind (53 min).
Bike is a neat carbon fiber Specialized with lots of gears for all the hills around here. Gearing up for RAAM this June.
Bike is a neat carbon fiber Specialized with lots of gears for all the hills around here. Gearing up for RAAM this June.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2006 #
Road Running (Lacoste Rd loop) 1:03:00 [3] 6.0 mi (10:30 / mi) +250m 9:18 / mi
Hit fierce snow squall on way back. Lucky to have sled dog along to pull me back to homestead.
Bike - trainer 50:00 [3]
More Tolstoy DVD: Battle of Austerlitz.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2006 #
Road Running (Chester via Benny's) 50:00 [3] 5.2 mi (9:37 / mi)
Sunny afternoon with Casey.
Bike - trainer 45:00 [3]
More War and Peace. Made it through the first big battle with Napoleon.