Training Log Archive: Bash

Brain racing in the night again.

Brantford weekend

This is our favourite yoga class every year! Local pianist/singer Patrick Dilkie provided live accompaniment while Caron Shepley led a yoga class that attracted a large number of guests. No charge but donations were accepted for the Caledon Community Services Santa Fund.

Dim lights, beautiful music, Christmas cookies, a great workout... I lost my composure a few times but still it was wonderful.

Sunset hill intervals in the snow on Raspberry Hill - not exactly a mountain but the idea was just to engage glutes and run all the way up at a consistent pace - about 90 seconds X 5 hill climbs. The warm-up and rests between intervals weren't easy going since I was either breaking through crust or fighting for balance on frozen footprints.



At one point, my right foot broke through and felt like it had been caught in a concrete block up to the ankle. As my body started to fly forward like Superman with one foot firmly attached to the ground, I imagined all the damage that was about to be inflicted on my (former) good foot and leg. Luckily, my foot popped out when I was halfway down so I merely landed on my face and wrenched my bad shoulder, probably undoing most of the good Thumbs-of-Death had done in this morning's treatment. Still, this was so much better than it could have been!

During my warm-up, I met a man with three small dogs. He tried to call them away but I told him it was OK since I have two dogs at home. I still say that to people, even though Mocha has been gone for a month and a half. :(( We are a two-dog family that temporarily lacks a second dog.

Throwback Thursday: Christmas 2013. We almost didn't have this family dinner because of the big ice storm and the multi-day power outage at our house. So glad we did.

Snow run around Palgrave Forest. Some of it was breakable crust on 10-15 cm of snow, some was hard packed, and some consisted of deep, frozen-hard footprints that tested my ankles and balance. It was OK but skiing is more fun - although not today.

Slowrunner's Workout #4 plus some extras from Strength Training for Runners and my foothab.

Back in Brantford.

Session #4 with Slowrunner - getting all balance-y and core-ish now. Good stuff.

Random wandering off-trail, up and down hills. Still lots of snow but it is heavy and wet. So zoned out that I returned to the same point three times - after sunset with no light. Never any worry since I (probably) could have used my iPhone to get home - unless it "overheated" in the cold weather again.