Training Log Archive: Bash

BazingaDog and I went for a trail run in Palgrave East and West. Not to name any names, but one of us needed to focus more on running and less on peeing on stuff to mark territory. It was a great day to be out; no one else was in the forest. We ran on the usual energy-sucking surfaces that we've had here for the past two months - glare ice, crust-covered snow and slush. With the coming of spring, we also enjoyed some sections with soft mud and large pools of water hidden by a thin layer of ice. Fun way to finish off the day!

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As we continue to hover between seasons, as we have been for the past 4 months, here are a couple of summertime dreams in spectacular landscapes.

Hiking in Norwegian fjord country (except let's not do that thumbs-up thing, OK?)

Racing The Planet - Iceland trail running stage race, August 2013 (Maybe a back-up plan if the UTMB lottery doesn't work out?)

A few of us were discussing Canadian adventurer Will Gadd today on T. Rex's log. I mentioned a podcast where he talked about a recent change in his attitude toward risk in mountain sports. It's interesting stuff coming from a Red Bull athlete with several X Games gold medals, the world record in distance paragliding and dozens of kayaking first descents.

Here's an article he wrote for Explore magazine entitled The Grand Delusion where he touches on the same topic. If you'd like to hear him go into more detail on the podcast, it was on CBC's Ontario Today program on Jan. 31 and can be downloaded for free from iTunes.