Training Log Archive: Lori

Hiking with Sam and Presto at Letchworth State Park! I'm pretty sure I've orienteered here. The name sounds super familiar, but I didn't recognize the park at all. That could be because orienteering in the gorge seems like it almost certainly would not happen, and we just hiked along the gorge. The park claims to be the Grand Canyon of the East, which seems like a bit of an overstatement, but it was very nice with some truly excellent waterfalls. It was in the 70s and kind of humid today, and we were all feeling the heat - Presto especially. It was a pretty tame hike, but he slept HARD the rest of the day :-). My ankle felt good. Yay!

C • Letchworth 6

Normal stretching back home.

Bike commute! Another nice day to smell the flowers. Kind of warm for biking in jeans. I'm sure we're in for some cooler weather before it gets really warm for the summer, but eep! it only took like a week to surpass normal Berkeley temps.

Biking in place! I took Presto for a nice long walk to enjoy the warm evening, and then biked in the living room for a while, since it was nearly dark.

Normal abs.

Normal stretching.

Bike commute! My right knee was starting to bother me a tiny bit on the steeper uphills, but it didn't hurt at all walking around lab today. Still great to be out and about on a beautiful day. The flowers are starting to bloom enough that I could even smell them through my mask. Spring!

Ankle, foot, and glute PT exercises.

Quick glute and calf stretches.

Biking in place! Just some nice de-stressing time on the bike. There's been an amazing amount of adulting to do lately. At least taxes are done now!

Normal stretching.

Biking up Mt. Pleasant! It was finally sunny and warm enough that I thought I wouldn't freeze on a weekend biking day, so I headed out for a ride. An Ithaca High senior made a very convenient webpage of nice bike rides in the area a few years ago, so I chose one that didn't seem too ambitious, since it will be my first time out in a while, and headed on out. It was glorious to be exercising outside and actually going somewhere. I'm glad biking in place is an option for getting exercise, but it is a boring option...

The route was lovely with rolling hills and lots of trees. I am always going to be spoiled by Berkeley bike rides, but this was very pretty with the added bonus of having very, very few cars. I felt an inkling of a complaint from my ankle at the top of the first hill, which was the longest and steepest on the ride, but otherwise, it was totally fine the entire time. My wrists were really starting to complain by the end, though, and my butt was becoming unhappy. My padded shorts are MIA since the move, so I might need to get a new pair. Great to get out!!!

For future clothing needs: It was 50 and sunny, and I wore tights and wind pants on bottom and 2 long-sleeve shirts + a buff around my neck (in case I needed a mask). I started out also wearing gloves under my bike gloves and a fleece, but I took those off after about 10 minutes. I was sweaty on the uphills, ok on the flats, and cool on the downhills, which seems pretty ideal.

Normal abs + the set of exercises from Carlie. I only did one set of double leg hops and one set of single leg hops. I don't think I'm quite ready for the single leg hops, though, because my ankle hurt a little bit at the end of the first set, so I'll concentrate on the double leg hops for now.

Normal stretching.