Training Log Archive: TorinoIn the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2017:
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Sunday Apr 30, 2017 #
3 PM
Jogging 48:12 [2] 4.81 km (10:02 / km) +152m 8:39 / km
I haven't felt "myself" since Friday, didn't sleep too bad, not long enough these last 3 days, but somehow, I'm off and muscles (or whatever?) seem to hurt and make me unbalanced.
I squeezed in an easy jog/hike to try to "feel" my muscles and motions again. I also seem to be jittery with an inner restlessness. Seem to have these periods of days every few months or so. Don't know what to think of it, but not much can shake it.
A very nice day to be out anyway and felt good at the end.
I squeezed in an easy jog/hike to try to "feel" my muscles and motions again. I also seem to be jittery with an inner restlessness. Seem to have these periods of days every few months or so. Don't know what to think of it, but not much can shake it.
A very nice day to be out anyway and felt good at the end.
Friday Apr 28, 2017 #
4 PM
Mountain Biking 54:35 [2] 9.81 km (5:34 / km) +210m 5:02 / km
Do a small loop passing Sandra's house (she wasn't home) and then through the woods and a few single tracks back home. We had a cold spell and the air was still cold. Other parts of Switzerland woke up to lots of snow on the ground, we were lucky.
Strange day, had a 2-hour nap but still felt out of it all day. Needed to stretch my legs a bit from Wednesday's race and a short bike ride was just right.
Strange day, had a 2-hour nap but still felt out of it all day. Needed to stretch my legs a bit from Wednesday's race and a short bike ride was just right.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017 #
7 PM
Running race 1:18:26 [5] 9.88 km (7:56 / km) +329m 6:48 / km
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017 #
Yoga 1:00:00 [2]
Monday Apr 24, 2017 #
12 PM
Running 55:14 [3] 6.88 km (8:02 / km) +69m 7:39 / km
Sunday Apr 23, 2017 #
1 PM
Running 1:11:30 [3] 7.84 km (9:07 / km) +299m 7:40 / km
Checking out the course for next Wednesday's race of the Tour du Canton; wow, is this going to be a lot of uphills, I thought it would never end. But very nice downhills afterwards on small trails. I'm going to pass a lot of people on that again. But I'll lose lots of time and places on these long, steady uphills. Today was an absolute beautiful day, very pleasant and so flooded with light and sunshine in the Val de Travers.
Saturday Apr 22, 2017 #
11 AM
Mountain Biking 44:28 [2] 7.67 km (5:48 / km) +147m 5:17 / km
Recovering from 2 days of intestinal distress and had a bit of energy back. Went for a bikeride through the vineyards to check out damages on the vines (I was curious what was and wasn't visible), but I felt that the hard frost had done only little damage to the young shoots which seem to be the most delicate and important ones for assuring good grapes. But saw some damage to the flowering apple- and cherry trees which had been blooming so beautifully because of our mild March and April weather.
Quite an interesting ride which finished in the little town of Auvernier where a street market and open air restaurants were set up.
Then quickly home and off to Berne for a busy afternoon/evening.
Quite an interesting ride which finished in the little town of Auvernier where a street market and open air restaurants were set up.
Then quickly home and off to Berne for a busy afternoon/evening.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017 #
7 PM
Running race 1:09:15 [5] 9.06 km (7:39 / km) +382m 6:19 / km
First of Tour du Canton series; it was cold, with burst of snow then sunshine, then wind with snow again. As we were mostly in the woods, we were well protected.
The same loop I did on Sunday just a little longer as I had started higher up. Lots of steep uphills right after the start and after 1 k, then gradual uphill and some downhills. I had trouble at the beginning and did not settle into "my" pace until after 3 km. Towards the end, we had 2 very steep and longish downhills that I could really enjoy and passed a lot of people. Tried to take the running form and momentum into the following passages and was so happy that I could run a good last 500 m into the finish. That kind of "speed" was new to me for the last several years. Was happy when I finished even though I'm again probably in the last 5 % of the runners as I was last year, too. At least this year they have a 60+ class.
I will probably be sore tmrw.
The same loop I did on Sunday just a little longer as I had started higher up. Lots of steep uphills right after the start and after 1 k, then gradual uphill and some downhills. I had trouble at the beginning and did not settle into "my" pace until after 3 km. Towards the end, we had 2 very steep and longish downhills that I could really enjoy and passed a lot of people. Tried to take the running form and momentum into the following passages and was so happy that I could run a good last 500 m into the finish. That kind of "speed" was new to me for the last several years. Was happy when I finished even though I'm again probably in the last 5 % of the runners as I was last year, too. At least this year they have a 60+ class.
I will probably be sore tmrw.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017 #
Yoga 1:00:00 [2]
Starting-up again with classes after school vacations. I always feel like I just want to remain quiet, meditate or just lie on the mat. Instead it feels like an effort to do the 30+ minutes of vinyasa yoga and other exercises .
Monday Apr 17, 2017 #
11 AM
Orienteering race 35:19 [5] 3.79 km (9:19 / km) +54m 8:41 / km
O-race near Thun. The course was kind of easy, one followed a trail then in to the flag. And the controls were very visible. I was surprised that not more could run my time, so I came in 2nd of 12. Felt good anyway and as I was rushed to get there and back home, I was glad that it went so smoothly.
Mountain Biking 13:49 [3] 1.96 km (7:04 / km) +56m 6:11 / km
Took the bike to get to the start as it was fairly far.
Sunday Apr 16, 2017 #
12 PM
Running 1:08:34 [3] 8.06 km (8:30 / km) +351m 6:59 / km
Checking out the first course of next Wedneday's Tour du Canton race. Felt better than I expected. The course is not too exciting all on big forest roads, the one steep descent on a paved road which really jarred my knee. But basically, I had fun and felt good. Now I know that I could really also push a little on those long, steady uphills if I'm going to run it on Wednesday.
Saturday Apr 15, 2017 #
2 PM
Mountain Biking 27:22 [3] 4.34 km (6:18 / km) +188m 5:11 / km
3 PM
Running 46:50 [3] 4.95 km (9:28 / km) +162m 8:08 / km
Went up to the woods on my bike to look for the Easter grasses which are pretty to use for patterns dying my Easter eggs in the onion skin water.
Hid my bike and did my normal loop. Somehow, have trouble again with my leg muscles and stiffness, meaning pain in the joints and tendons.
The weather changed and it seems to be getting colder every day. We were spoiled with over 20 degree weather and sunshine for the last 3 weeks. I could get used to that (but wouldn't get anything done).
Hid my bike and did my normal loop. Somehow, have trouble again with my leg muscles and stiffness, meaning pain in the joints and tendons.
The weather changed and it seems to be getting colder every day. We were spoiled with over 20 degree weather and sunshine for the last 3 weeks. I could get used to that (but wouldn't get anything done).
4 PM
Mountain Biking 10:20 [1] 3.04 km (3:24 / km) +32m 3:14 / km
Thursday Apr 13, 2017 #
4 PM
Mountain Biking 1:51:18 [3] 25.68 km (4:20 / km) +342m 4:04 / km
Needed to get out even though my muscles still hurt from yesterday's run. Nice ride on same course I did about a month ago. The rapeseed fields are already an intense yellow again! Wow, how early everything is blooming and growing this year. But we seem to have a drought.
Nice outing, felt much better when I got home.
Nice outing, felt much better when I got home.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2017 #
3 PM
Jogging 1:00:24 [2] 6.36 km (9:30 / km) +105m 8:47 / km
Monday Apr 10, 2017 #
4 PM
Running 40:13 [3] 5.02 km (8:01 / km) +64m 7:32 / km
After gardening at Sandra's place was running home. Muscles hurt a bit from yesterday's O-race.
Another beautiful day and SO warm over 20 degrees. All the trees are in bloom now, cherry, apple and plums.
Another beautiful day and SO warm over 20 degrees. All the trees are in bloom now, cherry, apple and plums.
Sunday Apr 9, 2017 #
11 AM
Orienteering 44:14 [5] 4.17 km (10:37 / km) +108m 9:24 / km
First orienteering meet of the season for me (having done 2 bike-O meets already). I was motivated on this warm, sunny and beautiful day.
The area was in the deepest Emmental over many hills and valleys through a beautiful landscape to get there.
The orienteering went quite fine, chose trails whenever I could. Did "only" 2 mistakes which I was not aware at the time but only at home studying the lap times. Came in 3rd (out of 12) with the 3 of us within 2 minutes and a gap behind us. Was really happy with it. First time in the F65 (:'/) and we beat all the F60s running the same course ;-0).
Because of our warm and sunny spring the briars were already up and a real nuisance for me (I can no longer leap over them but feel like a hippo finding my way through them.
The area was in the deepest Emmental over many hills and valleys through a beautiful landscape to get there.
The orienteering went quite fine, chose trails whenever I could. Did "only" 2 mistakes which I was not aware at the time but only at home studying the lap times. Came in 3rd (out of 12) with the 3 of us within 2 minutes and a gap behind us. Was really happy with it. First time in the F65 (:'/) and we beat all the F60s running the same course ;-0).
Because of our warm and sunny spring the briars were already up and a real nuisance for me (I can no longer leap over them but feel like a hippo finding my way through them.
Saturday Apr 8, 2017 #
12 PM
Mountain Biking 38:54 [2] 8.44 km (4:37 / km) +215m 4:05 / km
Needed to get out because it was a beautiful, sunny and warm day; went over to Sandra and Marc for a Bar-b-Que at lunch, then helped a bit in their new garden and biked back home late afternoon.
Wednesday Apr 5, 2017 #
5 PM
Mountain Biking 43:50 [2] 13.71 km (3:12 / km) +57m 3:08 / km
Visited Véronique in La Chaux-de-Fonds who is mending from a broken femur done during cross-country skiing in Northern Finland (surgery there and medical jet home) and picked up her touring bike for 2 more planned bike tours this summer/fall in France. I was too late to bike from her home, so I biked down to the train station and took the train to Les Hauts-Geneveys. Took mostly small forest roads, some paved roads and even some single tracks for the way home. I didn't wear enough and was pretty cold when I got home with frozen fingers from all the downhill breaking.
Monday Apr 3, 2017 #
1 PM
Mountain Biking 1:12:26 [2] 10.56 km (6:52 / km) +290m 6:02 / km
Felt bad all day with a headache. But as it was a beautiful day, kicked myself out the door. Slow start to Rosie in the same town to deliver a bike-O stand then going on up the vineyards to Sandra, but all was quiet in the house, I guess she had a nap. Did a loop through the woods back home bc I had another meeting with a friend at 4 for an English(for her)/French conversation(for me) lesson.
The headache didn't really go away all day. Bah.
The headache didn't really go away all day. Bah.
Sunday Apr 2, 2017 #
1 PM
Running 48:09 [3] 5.31 km (9:04 / km) +167m 7:50 / km
We're back home and energy is slowly coming back. Still not fast though.