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Year End Review, Part 1:
2015 Training Hours by Activity
Kinda boring unless you are Future Me looking back on this.
Top Five (with 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 totals in brackets):
1) Running + Snowshoe Running - 188.5 hrs (204.5, 153, 190, 138.5)
2) Strength + Yoga - 65 hrs (65.5, 52, 36, 30)
3) Trekking - 64.5 hrs (38.5, 19, 17.5, 16)
4) XC Skiing (Classic, Skate, Roller) - 60 hrs (38, 45.5, 55, 28)
5) Mountain Biking + Road Biking - 37.5 hrs (34.5, 60, 77.5, 89)
Total Annual Training Hours = 494.5 hrs (470, 557, 505, 612)
It's mind blowing that I spent more hours O-volunteering in the past two days than I spent doing the sport last year! I didn't do any 24-hr rogaines, which normally bump up my orienteering hours.
Orienteering + Snowshoe Orienteering - 13 hrs (57.5, 55, 66.5, 73.5)
Training was pretty much on track until mid-September, then went off the rails until December due to a combo of demanding volunteer projects and 2+ months of a bad cold that dragged on and turned into bronchitis.
My big races were the Eiger Ultra and the Birkebeiner ski loppet, and this year's training activities reflected that. Some winter running time was replaced by classic skiing but I felt equally well prepared for summer mountain running. Skiing is more fun and lower impact; too bad there hasn't been enough snow to do the same this year.
The big increase in Trekking hours can be attributed mostly to our hike around the La Cloche Silhouette loop, although I've been including hilly treks in my training program because longer ultras include hiking.
I'd like to fit in more mountain biking. The huge drop in hours in recent years is linked to the types of events I've been preparing for, not a lack of interest.