Training Log Archive: Timato

The goal was to get in a longer run before I had to take Aubrey to gymnastics. Out the door at 6 am and down the Lack er woods and back via the Grand River trail.

1 2 3 min on with 1 min recovery. Did this 3 times.

Rest of the workout.

In Kansas City this week for work. Headed out for a run this morning and found the bike path along a river. A nice fall run, but warmer then home (could still run in shorts and a t-shirt).

I do love this race every year. Unfortunately others are hearing about it and starting to come out and my rein as defending champ is no more. Started out really well although had a bit of trouble on my way to 7. After that was fine and was surprised to be passed by Chad from 10 to 11. After that he put a lot of time into me. I needed to stop a few times between 11 to 15 just to confirm trails, etc. I think it was a combination of getting tired and also just the complex trail networks in that area of the map. Took single track from 12 to 13, but the double track around was way faster.

Overall a great day out riding in the woods and I do love MTB-O.

C • You were leading the race 7

Headed out again after finishing with Mick's GoPro to film some controls.

Light jog around the park

Ran Aubrey to daycare in the stroller and then continued on to work.

First day of a new weight routine. Gonna hurt tomorrow.

Run home. Was pretty sore running into the wind on tired legs.

Lunch time spin with 2 co-workers. Had a head wind on the way home and we had to work pretty hard. My hamstrings are still tight from Tuesday's strength workout.

Thought the alarm was set for 6, but it was 6:30 so had to cut this run short. Ended up just doing a loop through Breihtupt park.

Out riding at the WCC trails.

Ran to Kolb park and back along the trail.

Lunch time ride with 2 co-workers. There was plenty of wind out there, but with three of us we were still able to push a good hard pace.

Noon time run down to Bingeman's and back on trail.

Wilderness Traverse

Not out best race overall but still fun to be out there with the original MBR team.

We had a good first leg, we didn't go out to hard on the run, kept it consistent on the bike, nailed the nav section and then didn't get passed by too many teams.

We knew the paddle would be hard for us and it was. Eddie did a great job for the first part paddling with Audrey, but after the second checkpoint he asked to switch because his arms were tired from steering the canoe. He and I switched and this created a big weight imbalance. We did well until we round the corner at the south and then we were straight into the wind and had trouble. Keeping the canoe straight and going forward. At one point we got stuck in a channel and had to get Eddie and Tyson to pull us out, but it worked.

Onto the trek and we ran down to 9, from there I liked our route to 10. We headed down to the river and then stayed high on the ridge down to the waterfall. On our way to 11 we were a bit north and ended up pretty wet. We hit the lake for 11 just north of the CP and started around the top of the lake, but then figured out we needed to go back around south. From 11 to 12 Tyson started to feel nauseous and the pace started to slow. Into 12 I think we had held our own.

That's when the wheel's fell off. Tyson wasn't feeling well at all and was just suffering on the bike. I also never noticed the road (as I tend not to) so we rode the power line the whole way up to 13. I think the combination of doing this a night, and how Tyson was feeling this was a really slow bike leg (read 4 hours). We pulled into 13 and you could just see Tyson was suffering. Given how long that took us I was worried if it was a good idea to do another power line section in case he started to get even worse. We decided to let him lye down in front of the fire and he sleep soundly for 2 hours. After that he woke up and didn't feel as tired, but still was feeling pretty awful. Decided to pull the plug at that point and get a drive back to the finish rather then suffer anymore.


A really great race put on by Bob and Bash. I could have done without the paddle, but otherwise a lot of fun.

C • Weight imbalance in canoe 2

C • You left out.. 4