Paddling 1:30:00 [4]
Last hydrospinning class of the season, so we'll be out on open water soon! :-) We'll miss Coach, but we won't miss the 4:20 a.m. alarm on Wednesdays. I sat behind Bent today, whose technique was really on - and whose high cadence was a challenge to keep up with. It's a good thing we never put him in the bow! More intervals and less drill than usual, so it was a tough workout. For the last post-class trip to Starbucks, I finally indulged in the Ultimate Blackout Cake with my latte. Mmmm... Unfortunately, a traffic accident at 427 & 401 resulted in a 3-hr trip home (it took 40 min. to get there) so all of our schedules are messed up - especially Thumbs-of-Death, who arrived 2 hours late for his first patient.
Mountain Biking 1:28:00 [4] 28.0 km (19.1 kph)
Haven't done much biking since winter, so it's time to get going even though it's too early to go on the wet trails. Our first spring adventure race is just 10 days away - eek!
Finnerty to Innis Lake Rd. Hill intervals on Innis Lake Rd. (6 reps X 40 sec uphill, 90-120 sec rest). Then south to the rail trail to Duffy's Lane, Finnerty and home.
Hill intervals felt a lot more natural than the ones I did on foot yesterday. Truth be told, I probably did more running up hills yesterday than I do in an average calendar year. (To save you the trouble of doing the math, that was 270 seconds.) I guess it's a lot harder to cheat on a bike, so I actually have learned how to ride up the odd hill. However, in a couple of weeks, K/O's plan calls for us to do 3 minute hill intervals, which will be much tougher. (The toughest part will be... where the heck will I find a 3-minute hill around here?)
Note
Today's Wildlife Report along the roads and trails: A flock of 8 wild turkeys, a Pileated Woodpecker, and a baby porcupine crossing the road all alone. (I stopped to make sure he made it.) Oh, and then there was the quiet gentleman on a remote part of the rail trail, dressed in camouflage from head to toe, polishing his shotgun. I gave him my friendliest hello at the same time as I flicked into the big chain ring and got the heck out of there. Yikes.