Training Log Archive: Torino

Power hiking to the top of the Gantrisch, then around; I love this hike with its cables and rocky ridges.
This was a "Colorado day" in Switzerland, hot, dry and deep blue sky. The mountains and Alps were crystal clear.

PS: I was supposed to go to the 2nd bike-O race but the poor course-setting and a slight headache this morning plus no motivation what-so-ever made me change my plans. However, this also means that I probably will not be able to defend my Swiss Cup win from last year :'(.

Went to a bike-O in the backwoods of Basel-Land. A lot was over fields, the cherries were thick on the trees and the harvest was in full stride. Very nice landscape but the orienteering was disappointing. It was more just a bike race on almost all bigger trails or smaller dirt roads, nothing like single trails.
Oh well, it was nice anyway. I do better when it is harder O- and bike-technically. Plus some rain and mud and I can usually beat those women! But not today :-(. Came in 3rd with 2 min behind.
The knee behaved but swelled up afterwards, I noticed how I'm not pushing down hard on the left knee.

Lazy day: wanted to go running, but with grocery shopping and other stuff, I felt stressed out about going for a run, so I decided to just be lazy. Nice feeling ;-).

Did another 45 min yoga DVD.

Teach my fitness yoga class, very smooth and fluid today, very good effort from everybody!

Thursday NW class. Went up towards the Habkern road then up behind on the Harder. A new trail that had been closed for a long time. Nice to go someplace new again. Good effort as everyone is so strong.

Running the Elfenau loop. Had problems to get myself started as I was somewhat afraid and unmotivated about what happened on Sunday. The question after my trochlear nerve palsy at Christmas, was this cardio-vascular related? This always nags somewhere deep in the cortex.
Felt great that the run went with no problems and ok fast.

C • Sunday 2

Teaching 3 Tuesday classes; in the evening class I did kind of the same as on Monday afternoon only harder for those 2 enormous firefighters and the other participants. They thought it was hard!
I am sore a bit everywhere but mostly from push-ups!

Teaching of 2 classes:
NW in the morning: we went along the Lake of Thun to the ruins Wyssenau and looped back. Beatiful morning!

Afternoon core conditioning class, first with lots of ab work on the Fitball, then a little circuit with strength exercises for all parts of the body. Quite tough.