Training Log Archive: Bash

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Unless you're American - in which case, Happy Columbus Day.

'Bent, BazingaDog and I hiked over to Palgrave to hang the final two mountain bike O posters. Gorgeous autumn weather! Unfortunately, my lungs are mad at me over yesterday's ride so I'm feeling worse, not better. Ugh.

Stupid cold is still in my chest so I shouldn't be raising my HR. Since the Star Tracks mountain bike adventure is next week and the course won't test itself, I had to get out and ride around Albion Hills regardless. I rode as easily as I could but some of those hills can only be climbed with a little oomph!

I was out for almost 3.5 hours but didn't use my Ambit for all of it. I've logged the approximate (slow) moving time. I checked the map and terrain in the area of each control and revised the course (or map) if I saw major issues with expected routes. Most of the trails are in great shape and the autumn leaves are already gorgeous.

The Regular course is flagged but I ran out of gas - mentally, more than physically - with only half the Novice course flagged. I went home to enjoy 'Bent's yummy dinner just as the sun set.

P.S. Please come to Star Tracks next Sunday! Late fees start on Tuesday night so there is no time like the present. :)
http://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/2207

Cold is still in my lungs. Blah.

The cold is in my lungs now so no training for me. Bah humbug! :(

On a happier note, I visited a velodrome for the first time along with Mr. and Mrs. Veinbuster. Flight was in town for the Canadian Track Cycling Champs. She raced the Team Sprint and was Carla Shibley's driver on the tandem bike in the Para-Cycling 1K event. Very cool and looks like so much fun!

Woke up with a nasty sore throat - payback for the last 3 weeks of not taking care of myself properly. Drinking tea with honey, scarfing down cold prevention remedies and crossing my fingers. I need to test the mountain bike O course for Oct. 18 and do some running before my 50K at the end of the month!

I have a 50K in three weeks and done minimal training in the past three weeks. Given that my cold isn't in my chest (yet), it's probably OK to run. I felt stiff and out of practice in my short tour of Palgrave West but it didn't seem to make things any worse. Yay.

Many thanks to the Logrents for hosting Bob and me post-WT. So nice after the busy race weekend to postpone the long drive and just relax, eat well and sleep like a log.