Training Log Archive: Bash

Strength & Mobility (Physio) 5:00 [1]

Running (Trail) 1:59:09 [3] 13.7 km (8:42 / km) +237m 8:00 / km
slept:5.75 shoes: Salomon Snowcross1 2nd pair

Browner and I closed out 2017 with a sunny run in the snow around Silver Creek Conservation Area.

Due to the extreme cold warning, we enjoyed solitude for most of our run but we met a few other hardy people. I think it was -19C when we arrived but it was supposed to feel colder with wind chill. We were warm enough and our drinking water stayed liquid for 2 hours. My phone even kept some battery power to the end. (iPhones are such wimps.) It was a great day in the woods and a lot of fun.

Happy New Year, Attackpointers! :)

Snowshoeing 1:15:00 [1] 3.6 km (20:49 / km) +142m 17:23 / km

New Year's Eve snowshoe expedition (90 minutes including stops) with 'Bent, Goose and Coach LD after the Doughtys arrived with delicious Thai food. In spite of the extreme cold warning, it was a spectacular night in the silvery, snowy forest. I wore my headlamp and never needed to turn it on because of the Supermoon. We did some New Year's carolling outside Crash's place and spent a few minutes chatting with her before continuing on our way home for more food, drink and fireside conversation. The party almost lasted to midnight this year. :)

XC Skiing - Classic (Ungroomed) 15:00 [1] 2.24 km (9.0 kph) +45m
slept:7.0

Teeny Tiny's first 1-hour ski! She is a natural, of course - even with hills and even on a chilly day.

She also fell in love with our treadmill this weekend so I'm a little worried about her. ;)

XC Skiing - Classic (Rolled, not trackset) 1:09:34 [3] 9.03 km (7.8 kph) +186m

'Bent and I checked out Hockleycrest for the first time this year. It was great to be back! It's been well-used this week so the trails were fast.





We met Dave Moule's son Peter and admired the gorgeous wooden skis he'd made. He and 'Bent took a short telemark run together after our chat.

Snowshoe Running 43:15 4.5 km (9:37 / km) +90m 8:45 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: Salomon XR Crossmax CS pink/gr

I made a 1 km snowshoe loop from our house and went around it a few times to pack it down. At this temperature, it's not packing snow so the part that passes through our back yard is still fluffy and slow.

Then I was the Official Photographer for the Toboggan Wars with 'Bent, Timato, Mrs. Tiny and Teeny Tiny.



Although Teeny Tiny was the overall winner, Timato definitely tried the hardest.

Snowshoe Running (Ungroomed) 51:31 [4] 5.63 km (9:09 / km) +101m 8:24 / km
slept:7.0 shoes: Salomon XR Crossmax CS pink/gr

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slept:5.0

Snowshoeing (Ungroomed) 48:15 [2] 2.22 km (21:46 / km) +44m 19:48 / km
slept:7.0 shoes: Salomon XR Crossmax CS pink/gr

Snowshoe Running (Groomed & Ungroomed) 1:17:44 7.21 km (10:47 / km) +205m 9:27 / km
shoes: Salomon XR Crossmax CS pink/gr

'Bent and I went to Scenic Caves for some snowshoe running since the Snowshoe Raid is coming up fast. Most of the trails were packed but we waded through deep powder on the Ironman trail. I didn't run up any steep hills and by the end, most of them looked steep. The snowshoe trails are really nice - mostly separate from the ski trails with their own unique character. Sometimes snowshoe trails at XC ski centres feel like afterthoughts. It was chilly and lots of fun. I am not in snowshoe shape.

Snowshoeing (Ungroomed) 50:00 [2]
slept:7.0