Training Log Archive: 'BentIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2011:
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Saturday Dec 31, 2011 #
Running 1:45:00 [2]
shoes: Icebugs Gryllo Green
Waterfalls of Hamilton run with Trav, Baloney, Supe and the gang. Bulletdog and Trix accompanied us, while Bash and Bazingadog headed for less treacherous pastures, what with him hauling all over the place.
Beautiful run, and the icebugs were pure gold as the others slipped and slid. Knee felt pretty good even after all the skiing yesterday, and the legs still had a little oomph. Nobody else was game for the long loop though, so we all headed back for the party. Bulletdog had an unintentional swim when some "logs" turned out to be floating debris on a swamp.
Excellent coffee, bagels, soup and waffles after at the wonderful Hottage.
Beautiful run, and the icebugs were pure gold as the others slipped and slid. Knee felt pretty good even after all the skiing yesterday, and the legs still had a little oomph. Nobody else was game for the long loop though, so we all headed back for the party. Bulletdog had an unintentional swim when some "logs" turned out to be floating debris on a swamp.
Excellent coffee, bagels, soup and waffles after at the wonderful Hottage.
Strength 20:00 [2]
Foothab, kneehab and 100 pushups between sets.
Friday Dec 30, 2011 #
XC Skiing 3:05:00 [2]
Excellent tour from our door through Palgrave and Reddington down to Albion and around. Skiing was surprisingly good- the crust was pretty thin and easy to break through, and glide was pretty decent.
1 water bottle and 2 reese's PB cups weren't enough.
See Bash's log for great pics!
1 water bottle and 2 reese's PB cups weren't enough.
See Bash's log for great pics!
Thursday Dec 29, 2011 #
XC Skiing (Commute) 32:00 [3]
Fantastic sunrise- I tried to take a pic but my iPhone battery doesn't like -16C.
Ski tracks all erased by Dion snowshoes 3-abreast, but no worry as Mother Nature will finish the deed this weekend.
Ski tracks all erased by Dion snowshoes 3-abreast, but no worry as Mother Nature will finish the deed this weekend.
XC Skiing (Commute+) 40:00 [2]
Wednesday Dec 28, 2011 #
XC Skiing (Commute) 35:00 [3]
Woo-hoo, first ski to work of the year! Best way ever to commute. Bulletdog agrees 100%.
Snow was fairly good but no base. In the thick pines it's all up in the branches which are bent down low, with almost bare ground below.
Snow was fairly good but no base. In the thick pines it's all up in the branches which are bent down low, with almost bare ground below.
XC Skiing (Commute+) 55:00 [3]
So nice out, Bulletdog and I took the scenic route home. We even got out before dark!
Tuesday Dec 27, 2011 #
Running 32:00 [3]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
More attempts to tire out Bazingadog. Usual meniscus is sore.
See if this works:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/61865538
See if this works:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/61865538
Strength 1:10:00 [2]
Foothab, kneehab, 100 pushups, workout 1+ KB and some core.
Monday Dec 26, 2011 #
Running 1:15:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Another attempt to tire out the Bazingadog. He's getting interested in swimming too. At one point he was pulling back when he saw some other dogs, and I tripped over a stump and landed my good kneecap on a rock. One of those "lie on the ground moaning for a minute" falls. Running with BZdog on leash in unfamiliar singletrack was certainly interesting.
Strength 5:00 [2]
Sets of 25 x4 pushups.
Sunday Dec 25, 2011 #
Strength 5:00 [2]
45-25-20-10 pushups
Saturday Dec 24, 2011 #
Running 30:00 [2]
Short run to tire the hounds . Did total 100 pushups during sniffing breaks.
Friday Dec 23, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:15:00 [2]
Kneehab, foothab, 100 pushups in between exercises, workout #3.
Also built up another Bentblaster V4.2 between sets, so it was a long workout.
Also built up another Bentblaster V4.2 between sets, so it was a long workout.
Running 1:15:00 [3]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Hilly loop in Palgrave West, then long loop in Palgrave East in an attempt to burn off some of BZDog's 10 days of pent-up energy. I had to switch hands to avoid getting one massive bicep on the side that's holding back the mighty pooch, especially when Bulletdog takes off after something.
Man, Hammer should take Bazingadog instead of me for the snowshoe raid. With him towing and Hammer steering nobody else would have a chance.
Man, Hammer should take Bazingadog instead of me for the snowshoe raid. With him towing and Hammer steering nobody else would have a chance.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2011 #
Note
Bazingadog should log some strength. He's getting so fed up with his crate post surgery that he grabbed the bottom of the door frame and significantly deformed the steel bars.
Running 1:03:00 [1]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Bazingadog's finally ready to drag me to work and back- gently.
Monday Dec 19, 2011 #
Running 25:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Easy run to work- the knee is feeling it after Saturday's hammering, but not as bad as I expected.
Running (Commute) 27:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Dark, rainy and muddy commute.
Sunday Dec 18, 2011 #
Hiking 20:00 [1]
I wouldn't normally log hiking, but this was a jog-hike as I was hauled around by 68lbs of pure muscle and pent-up energy. BZdog's not crazy about the enforced post-surgery inactivity.
Cycling 1:08:00 [2]
Out riding the trails of Palgrave with Bash, since there's still no decent skiing.
Nice winter ride. We skipped the rootiest singletrack, but covered a lot of the rest.
Nice winter ride. We skipped the rootiest singletrack, but covered a lot of the rest.
Saturday Dec 17, 2011 #
2 PM
Running 2:19:38 22.62 km (6:10 / km) +253m 5:51 / km
shoes: Brooks CP6 Green
With Bash to the stile atop K2, then a fast loop alone of all the Glen Haffy trails and back.
First 55 minutes were at 7 min/km. I was pleased to see the rest of the run was in the low 5s, with some km splits in the low 4s. Most solid run in quite a while.
First 55 minutes were at 7 min/km. I was pleased to see the rest of the run was in the low 5s, with some km splits in the low 4s. Most solid run in quite a while.
Friday Dec 16, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym ) 1:00:00 [2]
Workout #2 old school + foot/kneehab.
Thursday Dec 15, 2011 #
Strength (Core) 17:00 [2]
Luckily, the evil Caron had us do a lot of plank sequences, which I feel like I can do all day, unlike things like legs-raised-straight-crunches that need hamstring flexibility.
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Live music and treats after!
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011 #
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 1, KB, foot and kneehab. It's time consuming, but I do get to learn a lot about mega-engineering, ship building and WW2 tank history.
Running 45:00 [4]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Solid run to work with Bulletdog.
The recovering BZdog was so eager to run with us he was galloping in place and diggig divots out of the ground as I tried to hold him back for his short outing on leash.
The recovering BZdog was so eager to run with us he was galloping in place and diggig divots out of the ground as I tried to hold him back for his short outing on leash.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2011 #
Cycling (Commute) 50:00 [2]
Ground still frozen but my extremities were not, so good biking weather- for now.
Sunday Dec 11, 2011 #
Orienteering race 51:00 [4]
shoes: Icebugs red
Thomass chase. Turns out Andre L chose the same controls for the box as I did, and it turned into an Andre chase.
I lost my borrowed SI early on ($%& !@$- even had it safety pinned to my glove) so I figured I might as well run with Andre and use his punch times. I can keep up, but can't navigate that fast so it was basically just a good workout.
AL was 2nd adult behind his son Serghei (The kid's winner, Eugenius Jr was around 30 minutes.)
I lost my borrowed SI early on ($%& !@$- even had it safety pinned to my glove) so I figured I might as well run with Andre and use his punch times. I can keep up, but can't navigate that fast so it was basically just a good workout.
AL was 2nd adult behind his son Serghei (The kid's winner, Eugenius Jr was around 30 minutes.)
Running 30:00 [2]
shoes: Icebugs red
Warmup, and fruitless cooldown run back to F to scour the rose-thorn patch north of the control for my borrowed SI. Seems I've misplaced my regular one with the wrist strap too.
C • Lost SI 21
Saturday Dec 10, 2011 #
Cycling 1:20:00 [2]
Ride down to Albion and around the North end and back.
-7 and windy but sunny. I was going to go farther but threw in the towel when I couldn't feel my fingers and toes, even with booties and mitts on.
Trail conditions were excellent- they're frozen solid but not icy.
-7 and windy but sunny. I was going to go farther but threw in the towel when I couldn't feel my fingers and toes, even with booties and mitts on.
Trail conditions were excellent- they're frozen solid but not icy.
Friday Dec 9, 2011 #
Strength 45:00 [2]
Workout 3 + foot/kneehab.
Running tempo 45:00
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Up- tempo run to tire out the hounds a bit. I think BZdog needs 2 minute kms to tire him out at this point.
Wednesday Dec 7, 2011 #
Running (Pole running) 40:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Knee's a bit touchy, so an easy pole-run to work through the winter wonderland with Bulletdog.
Strength 1:00:00 [2]
Workout 2 + knee/foothab & KBs.
Running (Pole running) 27:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Easy commute home. I was able to turn off the Bentblaster light and run by moonlight on the open bits.
Tuesday Dec 6, 2011 #
Running (Commute) 58:00 [2]
shoes: Salomon Crossmax Green
Nice run in winter wonderland with Brody the Bazingadog. The base is still slushy so no skiing.
Monday Dec 5, 2011 #
Running (Commute) 55:00 [2]
shoes: Brooks CP6 Green
Dark, drizzly and muddy commute with Bulletdog.
Sunday Dec 4, 2011 #
Strength (Home Gym +) 1:00:00 [2]
Full foot/kneehab, and workout 1 + KBs.
Running 1:10:00 [2]
shoes: Brooks CP6 Green
Off for a muddy run around Palgrave East to tire out the hounds.
Saturday Dec 3, 2011 #
Running 1:35:00 [3]
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslite 2.0
Nice run with the Phats on the HVHT on a great morning.
Icy to start, will turn to mud soon. I had Spike envy at a couple of spots.
We had a couple of stops to answer texts from Bash on the TNF 50 Miler course.
Icy to start, will turn to mud soon. I had Spike envy at a couple of spots.
We had a couple of stops to answer texts from Bash on the TNF 50 Miler course.
Friday Dec 2, 2011 #
Running 20:00 [1]
An easy trot to tire out the hounds before my appt with Dr. Bell.
Strength (Foothab/kneehab) 20:00 [1]
Went through a lot of exercises at Dr. Bell's office. I got most of them on GoPro to keep me honest in future, but it'll need some post-production work.
XC Skiing 45:00 [3]
Yesssss! Hardwood had enough snow that they groomed a small loop, and I ventured into the ungroomed snow for a bit too. A bit sticky and sketchy in spots, but not bad for the most part for a first ski.