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Wednesday Dec 31, 2014 #
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slept:6.5
2015 has to be better than this, so Happy New Year to all.
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Just realized that 'Bent and I started dating 25 years ago tonight so I guess it's our silver-haired anniversary.
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014 #
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slept:4.0
Monday Dec 29, 2014 #
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More tears tonight when online tributes to Dad were published. Of course I love my Dad and am proud of him but it's very moving to hear that other people cared about him too.
Brantford Expositor - Business Leader Helped Many in Community
Kids Can Fly - Remembering Bill Campbell
(This is an early childhood education organization that has been very close to my parents' hearts.)
Brantford Expositor - Business Leader Helped Many in Community
Kids Can Fly - Remembering Bill Campbell
(This is an early childhood education organization that has been very close to my parents' hearts.)
4 PM
Running (Trail) 42:36 5.69 km (7:29 / km) +92m 6:56 / km
slept:6.5 shoes: Salomon Fellraiser Purple
Run around Palgrave to clear my head. I have to speak at Dad's funeral - not an easy thing to prepare for.
We got 2 cm of snow in a squall shortly before I went out so it was hard to see ice patches on the trail. I should have gone back to change to Spikecross but I toughed it out and ended up smashing my knee and hip hard in a fall. After that, I was super cautious. Now that it's a few hours later, I think the hip will just be a minor bruise but the knee has several cuts and is a little swollen with some crackly noises when I bend it. You'd think I'd have learned by now that it's not worth trying to be a hero when I have multiple pairs of footwear at home that work really well on ice.
Nice run otherwise. Luckily, I totally forgot about the alleged cougar sightings around here before Christmas.
We got 2 cm of snow in a squall shortly before I went out so it was hard to see ice patches on the trail. I should have gone back to change to Spikecross but I toughed it out and ended up smashing my knee and hip hard in a fall. After that, I was super cautious. Now that it's a few hours later, I think the hip will just be a minor bruise but the knee has several cuts and is a little swollen with some crackly noises when I bend it. You'd think I'd have learned by now that it's not worth trying to be a hero when I have multiple pairs of footwear at home that work really well on ice.
Nice run otherwise. Luckily, I totally forgot about the alleged cougar sightings around here before Christmas.
6 PM
Strength & Mobility 41:00 [3]
I went back to Week 2 of Slowrunner's strength training program since I haven't been doing anything. I added some foot strength since I've been lax about that too.
Sunday Dec 28, 2014 #
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slept:8.5
Saturday Dec 27, 2014 #
4 PM
Running (Road & Grass) 36:01 [3] 5.49 km (6:34 / km) +15m 6:28 / km
slept:6.0 shoes: Salomon Sense Pro - Blue
Road run tour of my childhood haunts with 'Bent.
Friday Dec 26, 2014 #
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slept:2.75
Shortly after midnight, I said goodbye to my beloved father, friend, mentor and role model, Bill Campbell. Amongst many other things, he inspired my interest in photography, love of the outdoors and sense of humour. If you read my log, you've seen my Dad in my writing, my attitude toward life and photos of fun times we've shared. I love and miss him so, so much but it is comforting to know that he lives on in the hearts of many people.
Rest in peace, Dad. You made a difference.
Obituary and arrangements
http://www.dennistoll.ca/book-of-memories/2012445/...
Rest in peace, Dad. You made a difference.
Obituary and arrangements
http://www.dennistoll.ca/book-of-memories/2012445/...
5 PM
Power Yoga 15:00 [1]
Thursday Dec 25, 2014 #
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slept:4.0
On nearly every Christmas morning for the past few decades, we joined Dad at the Rotary Carol Sing at Brantford General Hospital. Accompanied by a keyboard player on a cart, about 80 of us would travel through all the floors of the hospital singing carols and wishing "Merry Christmas" to patients and staff. Santa was there with individual gifts for the kids and cheery greetings for adults, many of whom sang along. We always finished with the Twelve Days of Christmas in the hospital cafeteria, then we'd have a cookie and head out for our respective family Christmases with a feeling of extra gratitude for our good fortune.
Dad loved it. He insisted that we put on our Santa hats and go early so he could chat with friends over coffee donated by Tim Horton's for the occasion.
His depressed immune system in recent years couldn't keep him from this special celebration with friends, hospital staff and patients. He was a longtime Chair of the hospital board and a past president of Rotary so this annual event was close to his heart.
It's 9:20 on Chrstmas morning. By now, Dad would have his jacket on and he'd be pacing by the front door, waiting for us. But this is just one of many things that will feel wrong today. He is sleeping comfortably, and I don't know if he knows it's Christmas.
The hospice is amazing but on just this one day, I wish we were at the hospital so he could be on the receiving end of the Rotary Christmas visit after all these years.
Wishing you all a happy Christmas.
Dad loved it. He insisted that we put on our Santa hats and go early so he could chat with friends over coffee donated by Tim Horton's for the occasion.
His depressed immune system in recent years couldn't keep him from this special celebration with friends, hospital staff and patients. He was a longtime Chair of the hospital board and a past president of Rotary so this annual event was close to his heart.
It's 9:20 on Chrstmas morning. By now, Dad would have his jacket on and he'd be pacing by the front door, waiting for us. But this is just one of many things that will feel wrong today. He is sleeping comfortably, and I don't know if he knows it's Christmas.
The hospice is amazing but on just this one day, I wish we were at the hospital so he could be on the receiving end of the Rotary Christmas visit after all these years.
Wishing you all a happy Christmas.
Wednesday Dec 24, 2014 #
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slept:5.0
Tuesday Dec 23, 2014 #
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slept:5.0
Monday Dec 22, 2014 #
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slept:5.0
Dad is going to the hospice this afternoon.
Sunday Dec 21, 2014 #
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slept:6.0
Brain racing in the night again.
Saturday Dec 20, 2014 #
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slept:7.25
Brantford weekend
Friday Dec 19, 2014 #
Power Yoga 53:00 [1]
This is our favourite yoga class every year! Local pianist/singer Patrick Dilkie provided live accompaniment while Caron Shepley led a yoga class that attracted a large number of guests. No charge but donations were accepted for the Caledon Community Services Santa Fund.
Dim lights, beautiful music, Christmas cookies, a great workout... I lost my composure a few times but still it was wonderful.
Dim lights, beautiful music, Christmas cookies, a great workout... I lost my composure a few times but still it was wonderful.
4 PM
Running hills (Trail) 47:04 5.36 km (8:47 / km) +131m 7:50 / km
slept:7.25 shoes: Salomon Snowcross
Sunset hill intervals in the snow on Raspberry Hill - not exactly a mountain but the idea was just to engage glutes and run all the way up at a consistent pace - about 90 seconds X 5 hill climbs. The warm-up and rests between intervals weren't easy going since I was either breaking through crust or fighting for balance on frozen footprints.
At one point, my right foot broke through and felt like it had been caught in a concrete block up to the ankle. As my body started to fly forward like Superman with one foot firmly attached to the ground, I imagined all the damage that was about to be inflicted on my (former) good foot and leg. Luckily, my foot popped out when I was halfway down so I merely landed on my face and wrenched my bad shoulder, probably undoing most of the good Thumbs-of-Death had done in this morning's treatment. Still, this was so much better than it could have been!
During my warm-up, I met a man with three small dogs. He tried to call them away but I told him it was OK since I have two dogs at home. I still say that to people, even though Mocha has been gone for a month and a half. :(( We are a two-dog family that temporarily lacks a second dog.
At one point, my right foot broke through and felt like it had been caught in a concrete block up to the ankle. As my body started to fly forward like Superman with one foot firmly attached to the ground, I imagined all the damage that was about to be inflicted on my (former) good foot and leg. Luckily, my foot popped out when I was halfway down so I merely landed on my face and wrenched my bad shoulder, probably undoing most of the good Thumbs-of-Death had done in this morning's treatment. Still, this was so much better than it could have been!
During my warm-up, I met a man with three small dogs. He tried to call them away but I told him it was OK since I have two dogs at home. I still say that to people, even though Mocha has been gone for a month and a half. :(( We are a two-dog family that temporarily lacks a second dog.
Thursday Dec 18, 2014 #
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Throwback Thursday: Christmas 2013. We almost didn't have this family dinner because of the big ice storm and the multi-day power outage at our house. So glad we did.
4 PM
Running (Trail) 1:14:13 [3] 9.21 km (8:04 / km) +132m 7:31 / km
slept:7.5 shoes: Salomon Snowcross
Snow run around Palgrave Forest. Some of it was breakable crust on 10-15 cm of snow, some was hard packed, and some consisted of deep, frozen-hard footprints that tested my ankles and balance. It was OK but skiing is more fun - although not today.
5 PM
Strength & Mobility 42:00 [3]
Slowrunner's Workout #4 plus some extras from Strength Training for Runners and my foothab.
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 #
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slept:5.5
Back in Brantford.
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014 #
4 PM
Strength & Mobility 35:00 [3]
slept:7.0
Session #4 with Slowrunner - getting all balance-y and core-ish now. Good stuff.
Monday Dec 15, 2014 #
4 PM
Snowshoeing (Bushwhacking) 1:19:00 [2]
slept:6.5 shoes: Salomon XA Pro GTX 2nd pair -
Random wandering off-trail, up and down hills. Still lots of snow but it is heavy and wet. So zoned out that I returned to the same point three times - after sunset with no light. Never any worry since I (probably) could have used my iPhone to get home - unless it "overheated" in the cold weather again.
Sunday Dec 14, 2014 #
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slept:8.5
Spent the weekend with my parents.
Saturday Dec 13, 2014 #
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slept:3.0
Restless night.
Friday Dec 12, 2014 #
12 PM
XC Skiing - Classic (Ungroomed) 2:00:00 10.13 km (5.1 kph) +140m
slept:7.0
'Bent, BazingaDog and I went out for a sunny ski tour around Palgrave. Shortly before we left the house, 'Bent saw someone ski through our back yard using our tracks from yesterday. Huh? He noted that the skier was wearing clothing that looked like MEC circa 1990 so we figured it was someone older, probably not a skiing burglar. (Always a concern in the boonies, except for the skiing part.)
We headed out with BDog on his skijoring harness. Sometimes this meant 'Bent got unfair assistance.
Other times, we ground to a halt when something just *had* to be sniffed.
A kilometer later, we caught up with two skiers and had a nice chat, mostly with Graham Earl, the 82-year-old, very fit president of the Five Winds Backcountry Ski Club. Within the first two sentences, he was trying to sign us up! A couple of years ago, I communicated with the club because Wilderness Traverse was travelling through an area where they have trails. It really would be fun to go up with them some time, especially when they do their big crossover trip - about 5 hours of point-to-point skiing through WT-style wilderness, supported by a bus.
A short distance later, I just about had a yard sale on a steep downhill, and I heard a familiar chuckle; it was Slowrunner, just returning from a run in Palgrave with her Dion snowshoes. She took a rare photo of us all together.
BDog was thrilled to see her and we all compared notes on how fantastic the snow is. It looks like we've only got another day or two before rain washes some of it away.
Once we left 'Bent's commute route, things slowed down considerably as we broke trail through snow that was mid-to-top shin deep. Then we got on the closed section of Duffy's Lane, which was really nice, and back to the trails near our place, which are nicely broken in now. So beautiful. Time deducted for conversations.
We headed out with BDog on his skijoring harness. Sometimes this meant 'Bent got unfair assistance.
Other times, we ground to a halt when something just *had* to be sniffed.
A kilometer later, we caught up with two skiers and had a nice chat, mostly with Graham Earl, the 82-year-old, very fit president of the Five Winds Backcountry Ski Club. Within the first two sentences, he was trying to sign us up! A couple of years ago, I communicated with the club because Wilderness Traverse was travelling through an area where they have trails. It really would be fun to go up with them some time, especially when they do their big crossover trip - about 5 hours of point-to-point skiing through WT-style wilderness, supported by a bus.
A short distance later, I just about had a yard sale on a steep downhill, and I heard a familiar chuckle; it was Slowrunner, just returning from a run in Palgrave with her Dion snowshoes. She took a rare photo of us all together.
BDog was thrilled to see her and we all compared notes on how fantastic the snow is. It looks like we've only got another day or two before rain washes some of it away.
Once we left 'Bent's commute route, things slowed down considerably as we broke trail through snow that was mid-to-top shin deep. Then we got on the closed section of Duffy's Lane, which was really nice, and back to the trails near our place, which are nicely broken in now. So beautiful. Time deducted for conversations.
Thursday Dec 11, 2014 #
3 PM
XC Skiing - Classic (Deep Powder) 1:40:00 6.06 km (3.6 kph) +104m
We got over 30 cm of snow in Palgrave! I waxed up my touring skis and headed out.
Here's the traditional lawn furniture photo.
And our house.
And side yard.
Although this is logged as skiing because there were skis attached to my feet, most of this didn't feel anything like skiing. It was more like skinning up a mountain in deep powder when I'd forgotten my skins - or snowshoeing with canoes on my feet. 'Bent said it felt a lot like towing Schlep the tire that Spaff had him training with last summer.
Similes aside, it was very hard work in spite of the short distance covered. Even on the downhills, the snow would pile up to the tops of my shins!
When I realized that it wasn't going to be a real ski day, I decided to earn some Good Wife Points by skiing 'Bent's commute route in reverse to the border of Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area. I could barely see a dimple from his morning commute but this meant he would have tracks for about 75% of his trip home.
Absolutely spectacular stormy winter day!
Time deducted for photography.
Here's the traditional lawn furniture photo.
And our house.
And side yard.
Although this is logged as skiing because there were skis attached to my feet, most of this didn't feel anything like skiing. It was more like skinning up a mountain in deep powder when I'd forgotten my skins - or snowshoeing with canoes on my feet. 'Bent said it felt a lot like towing Schlep the tire that Spaff had him training with last summer.
Similes aside, it was very hard work in spite of the short distance covered. Even on the downhills, the snow would pile up to the tops of my shins!
When I realized that it wasn't going to be a real ski day, I decided to earn some Good Wife Points by skiing 'Bent's commute route in reverse to the border of Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area. I could barely see a dimple from his morning commute but this meant he would have tracks for about 75% of his trip home.
Absolutely spectacular stormy winter day!
Time deducted for photography.
5 PM
Strength & Mobility 37:00 [3]
Slowrunner's weekly assignment plus some extras. No need for a warm-up today!
6 PM
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slept:7.0
You know it's a serious snow day when the snow plow slides off your driveway and down a hill until it gets caught in a tree! I would have felt guilty going skiing so I stuck around to offer sympathy - and take photos for posterity, of course. We'll all laugh about it some day. Not so much today.
I feel sorry for our generous friend who plows our country driveway as a favour. I don't think most towing companies could have rescued the plow but this fellow is amazingly creative when it comes to mechanical problem solving. It's also very handy that he happens to own a backhoe.
I feel sorry for our generous friend who plows our country driveway as a favour. I don't think most towing companies could have rescued the plow but this fellow is amazingly creative when it comes to mechanical problem solving. It's also very handy that he happens to own a backhoe.
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014 #
3 PM
Running (Trail) 1:58:00 [3] 16.31 km (7:14 / km) +372m 6:30 / km
shoes: Salomon S-Lab XT 5 Softground
Same as last Wednesday: Bruce Side Trail run to Glen Haffy, up Caledon's K2 to the stile, around the main Bruce Trail loop, then back home. I needed a headlamp for the last 2.5 km.
I've felt zippy on my last few runs but today I felt like my body was made of concrete - good training for running on fatigued legs, I guess - not that they have any reason to be *that* fatigued. The weird thing is that I was 7 minutes faster than last time so it turned out to be just my perception.
There was a skiff of crunchy snow/sleet on top of a layer of wet autumn leaves so it was another cautious run, especially on the boardwalks. The next time I do this route, I'll wear Spikecross.
I listened to the TA1 podcast with Rob Preston for awhile, then had the same iPhone problem that BGY had a couple of weeks ago. It kept telling me it was overheating. Nope, not at -5C, it wasn't! I finally figured out that it would work if I put it in my jacket pocket (not my front pack pocket where it usually goes) with the screen turned in toward my body (which is really hot, haha).
This did not happen in winter with my iPhone4, even before I started using the Lifeproof case. Now I have the Lifeproof Nuud; I wonder if that makes it worse or if there is some change in the operating system. Has anyone else seen this? It's not urgent to listen to podcasts but it is urgent that my phone work in an outdoor emergency in winter.
UPDATE: Apple says you shouldn't use an iPhone below 0C (although I have done so many times) but I don't think the error message "iPhone needs to cool down" is supposed to have appeared. That depends on whether Apple and I have the same understanding of the phrase, "exceeds a temperature threshold".
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201678
I've felt zippy on my last few runs but today I felt like my body was made of concrete - good training for running on fatigued legs, I guess - not that they have any reason to be *that* fatigued. The weird thing is that I was 7 minutes faster than last time so it turned out to be just my perception.
There was a skiff of crunchy snow/sleet on top of a layer of wet autumn leaves so it was another cautious run, especially on the boardwalks. The next time I do this route, I'll wear Spikecross.
I listened to the TA1 podcast with Rob Preston for awhile, then had the same iPhone problem that BGY had a couple of weeks ago. It kept telling me it was overheating. Nope, not at -5C, it wasn't! I finally figured out that it would work if I put it in my jacket pocket (not my front pack pocket where it usually goes) with the screen turned in toward my body (which is really hot, haha).
This did not happen in winter with my iPhone4, even before I started using the Lifeproof case. Now I have the Lifeproof Nuud; I wonder if that makes it worse or if there is some change in the operating system. Has anyone else seen this? It's not urgent to listen to podcasts but it is urgent that my phone work in an outdoor emergency in winter.
UPDATE: Apple says you shouldn't use an iPhone below 0C (although I have done so many times) but I don't think the error message "iPhone needs to cool down" is supposed to have appeared. That depends on whether Apple and I have the same understanding of the phrase, "exceeds a temperature threshold".
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201678
6 PM
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slept:8.0
BazingaDog broke his collar (the one with the defective buckle) and took off into the forest while he and 'Bent were out running this morning. 'Bent phoned me so I could go into Emergency Dog Search Mode - again - arggh. Check the Wikipedia entry for "Extremely Unhappy Wife You Don't Want to Face When You Get Home", and you would have found a picture of me. I threw on warm clothing and sprinkled dog food outside the front door, and was just preparing a peanut butter bone as bait when 'Bent texted to announce that BDog had returned after 6 minutes of running with the deer. This proved yet again that I don't need to exercise to achieve HR max.
Tuesday Dec 9, 2014 #
1 PM
Running (Trail) 1:07:47 [3] 9.28 km (7:18 / km) +169m 6:42 / km
slept:7.0 shoes: Salomon Sense Pro - Blue
Over to Palgrave East and around. A little drizzly at times but it felt great to get out into the woods.
4 PM
Strength & Mobility 40:00 [3]
Session #3 with Slowrunner. Cool - instead of just adding more weight as a progression, we're adding difficulty via instability or plyo. I may be imagining it but I feel better already when running.
Monday Dec 8, 2014 #
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slept:7.5 (rest day)
Sunday Dec 7, 2014 #
11 PM
Strength & Mobility 36:00 [3]
slept:6.5
Very efficient, late night version of this week's strength routine after a long day in Brantford helping my parents. We had to drop out of the big family Christmas at Deerhurst tonight since Dad isn't well enough. None of us is feeling too jolly this holiday season.
Saturday Dec 6, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering 1:58:35 [4] 14.7 km (8:04 / km) +310m 7:18 / km
slept:5.75 shoes: Salomon S-Lab Fellcross 2
DontGetLost Icebreaker - so much fun! Everyone seems to love the new blue / green / black diamond format with different twists to keep it interesting - like the moving aid station CP in the back of the ARK Rav4 and the small maze with a separate map.
It was a perfect day for it - just above freezing, a little muddy and no rain. There were 225 people - wow! I had a great time although I made a bad turn after Walk the Line and wasted 4.5 minutes heading for #60 before I realized that I was out to lunch.
In Score-O, I often take on too much and end up running hard to the finish. Today I was more restrained and spent the last half hour finding controls within range of the finish. I hadn't actually planned to do that but when I got close to the clubhouse, I decided to avoid another stressful sprint at the end. Unfortunately, that meant that I had to backtrack a few minutes to get some golf course controls I'd already passed but it was still worth it.
The penalty was just 10 points per minute so I risked running to #43 at the end and finished 85 seconds inside the time limit - phew! Did I say how much fun this was? Oh yes, I already did. Thanks to all the organizers who did such a great job. :)
'Bent and I gave our UTMB presentation again - this time with a lot of kids in the audience. We are probably a bad influence. ;)
Huge congratulations to AdventureGirl! - the very deserving Ted de St. Croix Athlete of the Year!
It was a perfect day for it - just above freezing, a little muddy and no rain. There were 225 people - wow! I had a great time although I made a bad turn after Walk the Line and wasted 4.5 minutes heading for #60 before I realized that I was out to lunch.
In Score-O, I often take on too much and end up running hard to the finish. Today I was more restrained and spent the last half hour finding controls within range of the finish. I hadn't actually planned to do that but when I got close to the clubhouse, I decided to avoid another stressful sprint at the end. Unfortunately, that meant that I had to backtrack a few minutes to get some golf course controls I'd already passed but it was still worth it.
The penalty was just 10 points per minute so I risked running to #43 at the end and finished 85 seconds inside the time limit - phew! Did I say how much fun this was? Oh yes, I already did. Thanks to all the organizers who did such a great job. :)
'Bent and I gave our UTMB presentation again - this time with a lot of kids in the audience. We are probably a bad influence. ;)
Huge congratulations to AdventureGirl! - the very deserving Ted de St. Croix Athlete of the Year!
12 PM
Running warm up/down 5:00 [1] 0.7 km (7:09 / km)
shoes: Salomon S-Lab Fellcross 2
Friday Dec 5, 2014 #
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slept:5.5
Another wake-up-and-stress-out night so I'm tired today. Most of this year has been stressful so I'm not sure why my brain is suddenly doing this again after several months of refreshing, all-night sleeping.
Thursday Dec 4, 2014 #
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5 PM
Strength & Mobility 48:00 [3]
slept:5.75
Slowrunner's assignment minus the mountain climbers since this is Hard Core class night.
The Wake-me-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-worry-about-stuff Fairy paid me a visit for the first time in quite awhile.
The Wake-me-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-worry-about-stuff Fairy paid me a visit for the first time in quite awhile.
7 PM
Strength & Mobility (Core) 18:00
Hard Core with Caron.
8 PM
Power Yoga 56:00
Still a few things my gimpy shoulder can't do but it no longer feels like I'm going to rip my arm off. Progress.
Wednesday Dec 3, 2014 #
3 PM
Running (Trail) 2:05:22 [3] 16.2 km (7:44 / km) +388m 6:55 / km
slept:7.5 shoes: Salomon Speedcross Purple#2
Trail run to Glen Haffy, up Caledon's K2 to the stile, around the Bruce Trail loop, then back home. With 4-8 cm of snow on the ground, I had to use extreme caution on the boardwalks. Many of the roots, rocks and holes were snowy enough to be hidden from view but not snowy enough to be rendered harmless, so I watched my feet *very* carefully. No more sprained ankles allowed!
It was cold, silent and absolutely magical in the forest. About 3.5 km from home, it became too dark to see the trail so I ran the rest of the way using the 26 lumens of my emergency Petzl e+Lite. Not recommended but it works in a pinch!
It was cold, silent and absolutely magical in the forest. About 3.5 km from home, it became too dark to see the trail so I ran the rest of the way using the 26 lumens of my emergency Petzl e+Lite. Not recommended but it works in a pinch!
6 PM
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Amazing photography by Ontario-based Stephen Orlando, playing with light and motion in the outdoors. If you like these, check out his other sport galleries linked at the bottom of the article.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/12/water-light-...
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/12/water-light-...
Tuesday Dec 2, 2014 #
4 PM
Strength & Mobility 40:00 [3]
slept:7.0
First full session with Slowrunner. Good stuff! My gimpy rotator cuff has improved a lot over the past few weeks. It still limits what I can do, e.g. no push-ups yet, but it's not that long since it was painful to open a door with a key or lift a heavy grocery bag. It feels like the weights are helping it already - not to mention all the torture from Thumbs-of-Death last month.
Monday Dec 1, 2014 #
4 PM
Running (Trail) 46:39 7.0 km (6:40 / km) +112m 6:10 / km
slept:8.5
Chilly sunset run around the conservation land between Gore and Humber Station Roads. On the west side, I was bushwhacking at times although someone had flagged a route for some reason. The place is absolutely full of deer so I hope it's not *that* reason. On the east side, trails were wide and clear - as in wide and clear enough to skate ski. Interesting...
I bailed early to go to Albion Orchards for a Christmas tree. It may be hard to feel the holiday spirit this year so I thought a little decorating would be good for the soul.
I bailed early to go to Albion Orchards for a Christmas tree. It may be hard to feel the holiday spirit this year so I thought a little decorating would be good for the soul.