Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2011:
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Monday Oct 31, 2011 #
Running (Commute +) 30:00 [3]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Extra hilly commute route in the dark and foggy morning. Knee and legs felt good pushing hard up the hills.
Running 30:00 [3]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Extra hilly run home via the Rollercoaster. Also got in some Forest Fit.
Sunday Oct 30, 2011 #
Cycling 1:30:00 [3]
Off to the Environmental Doors Open day at my office. Few folks showed up, but I had a great singletrack ride around Palgrave.
Note
Finally got the GoPro video edited and loaded. Bash's favourite part is at the 1:40 mark.
Saturday Oct 29, 2011 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout #3 with some extra KBs.
Running 2:42:00 [2]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Nice run with Bash at her 50miler pace up to Glen Haffy and around the Dingle.
Friday Oct 28, 2011 #
Cycling 1:30:00 [3]
Out for a nice ride around Palgrave East and West, once I got my pile of errands done. Had to carry my bike over a narrow log across the new drainage ditch they've put in.
Thursday Oct 27, 2011 #
Running (Commute+) 1:10:00 [3]
To work with Bulletdog and back via extra hills. Also picked up a couple more controls in Palgrave West. So good to be out, and worked hard on the hills.
Strength 15:00 [1]
Full foothab/ kneehab
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011 #
Note
Bah, computer-related running around today instead of my usual active Wed.
Getting fat and lazy, and a bit grumpy too without getting out to play.
Getting fat and lazy, and a bit grumpy too without getting out to play.
Monday Oct 24, 2011 #
Note
Anyone got suggestions for editing GoPro footage on a -gasp- PC?
I used Windows Movie Maker in the past.
No running today- I'm on puppy watch. You don't want the details.
I used Windows Movie Maker in the past.
No running today- I'm on puppy watch. You don't want the details.
Sunday Oct 23, 2011 #
Cycling 2:10:00
Gorgeous sunny warm day, so off to Albion in shorts and short sleeves.
Bash and I got an anniversary GoPro camera, and I tried it out for the first time. I did the most technical loop 4 times to get different camera angles.
I hope it has audio, as a group of 8 fast guys in matching blue team jerseys saw me fly down a tricky bit and were cheering and yelling. I caught them again later on, but had the camera pointed backwards on the handlebars at that point so it won't be obvious.
I also got a good little crash on camera.
Might take me a while to figure out how to download, edit and upload it.
Bash and I got an anniversary GoPro camera, and I tried it out for the first time. I did the most technical loop 4 times to get different camera angles.
I hope it has audio, as a group of 8 fast guys in matching blue team jerseys saw me fly down a tricky bit and were cheering and yelling. I caught them again later on, but had the camera pointed backwards on the handlebars at that point so it won't be obvious.
I also got a good little crash on camera.
Might take me a while to figure out how to download, edit and upload it.
Note
As a dedicated dog owner, I sucked up my vegetarian preferences and cooked up a chicken carcass to make dog food for the hounds.
Afterwards I'd gone upstairs for about 2 minutes- enough time for Bazingadog to open the cupboard and eat all the bones out of the under-sink bucket before I had a chance to dump them in the garage bin. On vet's advice I gave him a bagel and cat hairball remedy to expedite things. Little bugger had shown he could get in there a bit yesterday, so I should have known.
He seems fine but I feel like crap.
Afterwards I'd gone upstairs for about 2 minutes- enough time for Bazingadog to open the cupboard and eat all the bones out of the under-sink bucket before I had a chance to dump them in the garage bin. On vet's advice I gave him a bagel and cat hairball remedy to expedite things. Little bugger had shown he could get in there a bit yesterday, so I should have known.
He seems fine but I feel like crap.
Saturday Oct 22, 2011 #
Running 45:00 [2]
Hounds needed an outing, so we went out and started taking down flags from the Palgrave O training session. Bazingadog's a good bushwhacker but it's hard with him on leash, so we did a fair bit of doubletrtack too.
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:00:00 [2]
Full foothab, kneehab, workout 3 + some KB and a bit of core, as much as the dogs would allow.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym) 45:00 [2]
KBs, home gym, foothab.
Early meeting, so short but hard workout.
Early meeting, so short but hard workout.
Running (Commute +) 45:00 [3]
Good quick run through Palgrave with Bulletdog. Had to detour- they're ripping up the trail as they re-naturalize the creek by taking out a beaver pond, using heavy machinery. It's the South-east-most pond on the trail that's roughly parallel to Hwy 50.
Note
Pounding down rain and very late leaving work (9:45PM) so we mooched a ride home, to Bulletdog's disappointment.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2011 #
Cycling (Commute) 30:00 [2]
Commute went from dark to fantastic early morning sun slanting through red and orange hardwood. Took the singletrack route.
Bulletdog's feeling better, and was raring to go. Smart enough to cut some of the switchbacks too!
Bulletdog's feeling better, and was raring to go. Smart enough to cut some of the switchbacks too!
Cycling (Commute +) 50:00 [3]
More singletrack on the way home. Bulletdog's loving the cool temps.
Monday Oct 17, 2011 #
Running (Commute) 52:00 [3]
shoes: NB MT 101
Run in and back with Bazingadog on leash. We saw a deer, and he would have taken off like a rocket if he wasn't on leash. As it is, he was flying chest-height in the air in frustration.
Saturday Oct 15, 2011 #
Lumberjack 1:00:00 [1]
2hrs+ Nasty day for riding so I got most of the wood hauled and chopped. Some serious resistance by some knotty big logs made for a good workout. Only 1 load left.
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 1, foot/kneehab, core.
Friday Oct 14, 2011 #
Running 1:15:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
First lap easier with both beasts, then left Brody the Bazingadog at home and bulletdog and I did a loop of Palgrave at a pretty good clip. Pushed it up the hills too.
As always, I can feel the knee.
Note- my LaSportiva Crosslite 2.0s have both got rips in the side of the toes, just behind the reinforced bit. Only about 25 hours on these shoes, and I really like them. Shoe-goo time.
As always, I can feel the knee.
Note- my LaSportiva Crosslite 2.0s have both got rips in the side of the toes, just behind the reinforced bit. Only about 25 hours on these shoes, and I really like them. Shoe-goo time.
C • rips 2
Lumberjack 20:00 [1]
Another load hauled and split, and another loaded and ready to haul.
Thursday Oct 13, 2011 #
Note
By popular demand the CN Palgrave O-course will be left up for another week.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Home Gym workout 1 + some KB and lumberjacking.
Running 30:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Took the hounds out for a quicker run around the Chalevoix loop.
Bazingadog was actually lagging a bit at the end, (on leash) while Bulletdog kept up OK even after all the biking yesterday.
I need to get the little guy tired out so he'll be relaxed at work while Bash's away.
Note- knee is about 80%. The long run didn't destroy it.
Bazingadog was actually lagging a bit at the end, (on leash) while Bulletdog kept up OK even after all the biking yesterday.
I need to get the little guy tired out so he'll be relaxed at work while Bash's away.
Note- knee is about 80%. The long run didn't destroy it.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2011 #
Cycling (Commute +) 1:30:00
To work with Bulletdog in the nice cool morning, then back via Red Dog and Salty Stephen singlettrack. Easier ride with a lighter pack as my laptop's in the shop. So lucky to have this kind of riding so close on a strangely warm fall day.
Monday Oct 10, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym + KB) 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 3 + Foothab, kneehab, KB and core. Back up to sets of 10 pull-ups.
Running 30:00 [1]
(60 min) Easy hike-jog with the hounds. Bazingadog's getting powerful.
Sunday Oct 9, 2011 #
Running 2:58:00 [2]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Hockley loop with Bash on her "easy" run.
Knee sore during but not too bad , but ice and vitamin I after just in case.
Amazing fall colours but hot summer weather. Great to be out- see how it feels tomorrow, and if my theory about slower running causing less damage is true.
Knee sore during but not too bad , but ice and vitamin I after just in case.
Amazing fall colours but hot summer weather. Great to be out- see how it feels tomorrow, and if my theory about slower running causing less damage is true.
Saturday Oct 8, 2011 #
Note
Maria Parker did 250 miles on this FWD recumbent to reclaim the 12 hour TT record:
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx4/jparker914/...
Looks a bit more comfy than a regular TT bike.
http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx4/jparker914/...
Looks a bit more comfy than a regular TT bike.
Friday Oct 7, 2011 #
Strength 40:00 [2]
Home Gym- workout 2 + pull-ups (WTF- only sets of 8? How fast it goes away!) and some KBs and foot/kneehab
Strength (Lumberjack) 20:00 [2]
Working at race-pace, got up a good sweat. Only partially count the time.
Cycling 1:00:00 [4]
Bit short of time, but too nice a day not to take a spin around Albion. Where was this speed at the 24hr race? For some reason the big bent was really handling the twists and bumps well, with the bigger suspension and grippier Racing Ralph tubleless tires I put on for WT. Also, trails were perfect, dry but not loose. I even made it around the one remaining corner that almost always has foiled me this year.
First solid effort since WT.
First solid effort since WT.
Thursday Oct 6, 2011 #
Cycling (Commute) 50:00 [2]
Gorgeous day, but no extras as Bulletdog and I had to get home so I could give Bash and Ang a ride back to Terra Cotta and a great dinner at the Inn. Nice to catch up with Ang a bit.
Wednesday Oct 5, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym) 50:00 [2]
Full foothab, kneehab, and most of workout #1. Been a while.
Lumberjack 20:00 [2]
Hauling, splitting and stacking a couple more loads.
Cycling 1:00:00 [3]
Sun and singletrack in the fall leaves! Great ride down to Albion and around the Northern trails then to work. Took a good wipeout on one spot- I guess having a heavy pack strapped on the rack changes things.
Cycling 20:00 [2]
Easy nighttime zip home.
Tuesday Oct 4, 2011 #
Note
Another Canadian sets the world record-
Bruce Gordon just biked unsupported around the world on his recumbent in 153 days, taking 10 days off the record (pending OK from the Guinness Records folks)
As he said in his understated way, not bad for a guy in his 50s. It's 29,000 km, so almost 200km/day *average*!!
Bruce Gordon just biked unsupported around the world on his recumbent in 153 days, taking 10 days off the record (pending OK from the Guinness Records folks)
As he said in his understated way, not bad for a guy in his 50s. It's 29,000 km, so almost 200km/day *average*!!
Cycling (Commute) 50:00 [2]
Easy ride in and back with Bulletdog. She got a workout after we got home when she did intervals with Bazinga the loopy dog.
Monday Oct 3, 2011 #
Running (Commute) 28:00 [2]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Easy run in to work.... with Bazingadog!
We got the OK to run him gently on leash.
His very first commute. The little guy was pretty darn good on leash, but I had his collar really tight near the roads.
Bazinga would have taken off after the 2 deer we saw early in the commute for sure.
We got the OK to run him gently on leash.
His very first commute. The little guy was pretty darn good on leash, but I had his collar really tight near the roads.
Bazinga would have taken off after the 2 deer we saw early in the commute for sure.
Running (Commute) 32:00 [1]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Easy commute back with the lad, with lots of stops to sniff things. He did really well today.
Misc (Lumberjack) 10:00 [1]
Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK... started hauling, splitting and stacking this year's wood. I guess swinging a splitter maul is similar to kettlebells.
Sunday Oct 2, 2011 #
Running 1:10:00 [3]
shoes: Brooks CP4 Yellow
Out with Bulletdog on the trails near Brantford, and off running an errand too.
As always, knee was a bit sore after.
As always, knee was a bit sore after.