Training Log Archive: BashIn the 7 days ending Dec 16, 2012:
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Sunday Dec 16, 2012 #
Road Biking (Trainer) 1:20:00
'Bent and I did the "Rides: Southern California" DVD plus some warm-up and cooldown. I got some extra riding time in the middle while we paused the DVD so 'Bent could fix a bad chain link. This DVD includes a tough, sustained hill climb - mentally difficult on a trainer! Mostly, I like the DVD with two minor quibbles:
(a) It sometimes looks like the riders on screen are freewheeling downhill while we are supposedly working our butts off going uphill.
(b) They keep implying that we're almost at the top of the hill - then they crank it up another notch. I may have sworn at the TV screen at one point.
Note to self: I was mostly holding 220-230W for Level 9.
(a) It sometimes looks like the riders on screen are freewheeling downhill while we are supposedly working our butts off going uphill.
(b) They keep implying that we're almost at the top of the hill - then they crank it up another notch. I may have sworn at the TV screen at one point.
Note to self: I was mostly holding 220-230W for Level 9.
Power Yoga 23:00 [1]
Rodney Yee Power Yoga for Flexibility - interrupted briefly by popcorn delivery from Hingo, whose kids had sold it to us for a Scouts fundraiser. Now we have something nutritious to eat during tonight's Survivor Finale. :)
Friday Dec 14, 2012 #
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Heartbreaking news from Connecticut. Why? There are no words.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/live/art...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/live/art...
Mountain Biking (Trail) 1:00:20 [2] 12.5 km (12.4 kph)
We should be skiing but when December gives you lemons, ya gotta make lemonade. 'Bent and I rode trails in Palgrave East. Much of the double track was covered with 1 cm of soft snow and ice, so caution was essential. I had a near wipeout on a particularly slick corner, and my winter bike shoes didn't unclip quickly because they're loose. I'm not excited about these shoes; they're men's shoes that don't fit me well, and they're really not that warm. I'm interested to see 'Bent's fancy new "Arctic" cycling shoes from MEC. Fortunately, I made the save and stayed upright this time.
Since it was +3C, where there was no snow, there was mud - sometimes a *lot* of mud - so we had to be careful where we went to avoid causing damage. Much of the purpose-built single track was too soft so we stayed off it. I guess we should have ridden first thing in the morning but we took the pooches to a friend's fenced 20-acre farm to try to wear them out. It's like having toddlers sometimes!
Some Palgrave news... The mystery Christmas tree near the abandoned parking lot is accumulating more decorations every time I see it, including some awesome homemade ornaments made from old bike chain rings. A second Christmas tree has appeared off-trail in a less accessible part of the conservation area. We are inspired to contribute some decorations too. 'Bent wants to add some dreidels in honour of Hannukah.
Other news... The kilometer of Duffy's Lane between the TRCA parking lot and Finnerty Sideroad is always "closed for winter" but in reality, people always drive there and get stuck and slide out of control in a remote area with a steep hill and water with thin ice lining both sides of the road at the low point. This year the town has thrown up big concrete barriers at both ends so we'll be able to use this rolling stretch of country road for running, snowshoeing, skiing, intervals, etc.
Since it was +3C, where there was no snow, there was mud - sometimes a *lot* of mud - so we had to be careful where we went to avoid causing damage. Much of the purpose-built single track was too soft so we stayed off it. I guess we should have ridden first thing in the morning but we took the pooches to a friend's fenced 20-acre farm to try to wear them out. It's like having toddlers sometimes!
Some Palgrave news... The mystery Christmas tree near the abandoned parking lot is accumulating more decorations every time I see it, including some awesome homemade ornaments made from old bike chain rings. A second Christmas tree has appeared off-trail in a less accessible part of the conservation area. We are inspired to contribute some decorations too. 'Bent wants to add some dreidels in honour of Hannukah.
Other news... The kilometer of Duffy's Lane between the TRCA parking lot and Finnerty Sideroad is always "closed for winter" but in reality, people always drive there and get stuck and slide out of control in a remote area with a steep hill and water with thin ice lining both sides of the road at the low point. This year the town has thrown up big concrete barriers at both ends so we'll be able to use this rolling stretch of country road for running, snowshoeing, skiing, intervals, etc.
12 PM
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Looking for more variety in your Christmas music? This group has an album on iTunes, and if it's all as good as this song, I'm downloading it.
Thursday Dec 13, 2012 #
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Congrats to local skier Brittany Webster, the top Canadian in today's World Cup 10K classic ski race in Canmore. She finished 38th of 63 skiers.
12 PM
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Wednesday Dec 12, 2012 #
7 PM
Road Biking (Trainer) 48:18
Sadly, our ski season isn't really underway yet so I need to spend more time on the bike. If I'd taken a break earlier, I could have gone mountain biking on the local single track but since it was dark and almost time for dinner, I decided to do Spinervals 1.0 No Slackers Allowed. This is an interval workout with superspins, ladder, 5-minute time trial, sprints, etc. I'd forgotten how much this makes me sweat! Yay!
BulletDog lay loyally beside the trainer looking up at me with her big liquid brown eyes, waiting for something fun to happen - poor thing! :)
Time includes a few extra minutes of warm-up.
Max watts = 292 (ouch!)
BulletDog lay loyally beside the trainer looking up at me with her big liquid brown eyes, waiting for something fun to happen - poor thing! :)
Time includes a few extra minutes of warm-up.
Max watts = 292 (ouch!)
8 PM
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Top three Google Searches for 2012 :
(I might have guessed #3 but that's it.)
1) Whitney Houston
2) Gangnam Style
3) Hurricane Sandy
(I might have guessed #3 but that's it.)
1) Whitney Houston
2) Gangnam Style
3) Hurricane Sandy
9 PM
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More Christmas cheer. It should come as no surprise to anyone that this house is in Texas. The homeowner was recently interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012 #
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Looking for that special Christmas gift for someone who has everything - including the desire for a neck injury? Here's an idea... the SWIH hands-free water bottle carrier.
12 PM
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Want to practise route choice on interesting legs and see what other navigators would do? Even better, you can see which choices worked best in the race the map came from. Check out the World of O's Route to Christmas. A new leg has been added each day of December so you can go back in the history to check them out.
Monday Dec 10, 2012 #
Ski Training (Bounding) 20:00
Running (Trail & Road) 27:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon S-LAB 4 XT Wings Soft
Strength & Mobility (Functional & Core) 45:00 [2]
Coach LD's Bounding Babes session. Tonight it was just the two of us cruising around Bolton streets and parks - doing one-legged hops up hills, trying to push each other over the line in the sand pit, doing box jumps onto tree stumps (and depth jumps off), doing teapots and other balance/core exercises on the deck, and running on dark trails. Lots of fun - thank you for putting it together, Coach LD! :)