Training Log Archive: bigginsIn the 31 days ending May 31, 2008:
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Saturday May 31, 2008 #
road bike 6:03:00 [3] 110.6 mi (18.3 mph)
I put the aerobars back on, filled the shirt pockets with ski race cliff bar samples (the cute little ones) and just headed north on PCH. Got up to Camarillo, then headed over to Oxnard before I decided I probably should turn around. Lots of crazy wind directions out in the farm fields around there which made it tough riding, but they were in the middle of harvesting (half strawberry fields, half celery) so everything smelled good. Got back onto PCH and picked up a tail wind for the last 30 home.
Friday May 30, 2008 #
roller ski 1:05:00 [3] 16.5 km (3:56 / km)
shoes: v2s #1
dp: 6:35, 6:19, 6:08, 6:14, 6:16
Thursday May 29, 2008 #
road bike 1:43:00 [3] 30.1 mi (17.5 mph)
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Wednesday May 28, 2008 #
rollerblade 48:00 [3] 16.0 km (3:00 / km)
these new big wheels take a lot of work to push around!
Tuesday May 27, 2008 #
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Monday May 26, 2008 #
Note
Had a day to kill before Andrew went home, and it wasn't snowing in LA, so we went sport fishing out in the ocean. Didn't catch a thing.
Sunday May 25, 2008 #
hiking 2:00:00 [3] 17.0 mi (7:04 / mi)
Still socked in in the morning, it was above freezing and still snowing slop, and we were just miserable, so we decided to declare defeat and bail. Hiked all the way back out to the trailhead, which was somewhat downhill and not so hard (except for the 60lb pack thing). Since it had been pretty cold for the last couple days the streams were down quite a bit and we didn't have any trouble on the crossings (never even had to take the boots off). It was still snowing hard (hadn't let up all weekend), and for the last couple hours we were down low enough and it was warm enough that it was just barely snow, so it managed to soak us all the way through.
All the pics from the weekend.
All the pics from the weekend.
Saturday May 24, 2008 #
hiking 2:00:00 [3] 10.0 mi (12:00 / mi)
The day started out encouragingly clear, so we dayhiked up to Precipice Lakes. The trail had about a foot of snow on it, and was pretty easy to follow for about the first half, and had some interesting sections to it. After about 9000' it disappeared under the older snowfields, which would have made it easy to just climb straight up to the pass, except for the total whiteout thing. We got up to the pass using a combination of masterful navigation and [mostly] luck, and had about 10 minutes of patchy clouds before the whiteout set back in, just enough to confirm that we had actually gotten there. It was getting late and there was still 2500' to climb for either of the peaks on the sides of the pass, so we bailed and went home.
Friday May 23, 2008 #
hiking 2:00:00 [3] 4.5 mi (26:40 / mi)
We got a couple more inches overnight, and by this point we had decided there was no way we were going to make the original schedule (which was 9 more miles and climbed up to 10,000 ft). So we moved camp up to Hamilton Lakes at 8k, hoping that if it cleared up in the next couple days we would at least be close enough for some dayhikes up high. Had a few times when the clouds would clear up for a bit, so we got some views down the valley (thats the trail halfway up the right cliff). But it always blew back in after half an hour.
Thursday May 22, 2008 #
hiking 2:00:00 [3] 12.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
In Sequoia on the High Sierra Trail. The plan was to go in for 5 days: two days of approach hike, then two days of summit climbs, and one day out (it'd be downhill). The forecast for the weekend was a 20% chance of snow flurries on Thursday, then cloudy for the next couple days. So we got about 2 hours down the trail and it started crapping snow. It started with some nice flurries, but after a little bit it turned into a full blown snowstorm. By the time we hit camp that night we had gotten about one bottle worth. Oh yea and since it had been warm for the last week, the streams were wicked high and made the crossings kinda fun (yea he's barefoot). A couple places were 30ft wide and up over my knees, which was somewhat chilly in a yelling screaming sortof way.
Wednesday May 21, 2008 #
road bike 1:14:00 [3] 21.0 mi (17.0 mph)
legs felt pretty tired this morning. this was going to be a rest day, but I got the new bike shoes (sidi genius 5 megas) yesterday after 3 months on back order, so I had to go try them out. pretty sweet. and they almost fit.
Tuesday May 20, 2008 #
roller ski 51:00 [3] 13.4 km (3:48 / km)
shoes: v2s #1
dp: 6:00, 5:47, 5:55, 5:59
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Monday May 19, 2008 #
road bike 1:28:00 [3] 25.6 mi (17.5 mph)
Sunday May 18, 2008 #
road bike 1:44:00 [3] 30.1 mi (17.4 mph)
Went for a morning bike ride, even though I'm going to head over to the laoc o meet today. I guess its in anticipation of not actually running. For some reason I just can't get excited about crawling through brush at the bottom of a canyon full of poison oak when its 100 degrees outside. Not sure why. The bike ride was nice though.
run 40:00 [3] 5.0 km (8:00 / km)
Went to the o-meet at Firestone (had to pick up the equipment for next month). Got there about noon, so I did a run up the hill and around some fire roads. Definitely a good idea to skip running the course - crazy hot, some dodgy control locations, and the brush was in the full height of its glory.
run 45:00 [3] 3.0 km (15:00 / km)
Control pickup. Unfortunately this mean I actually had to go off trail, even if the furthest I got from the road was 100m, and it was not a fun experience. The grass was about knee high, but dead and completely dry, so the very pointy seeds broke off very easily and coated everything that touched them. You'd basically come out looking like a porcupine. And when you have 10000 of them stuck in your socks, it hurts. To move. Oh yea and its still crazy hot.
Saturday May 17, 2008 #
rollerblade 1:05:00 [3] 21.0 km (3:06 / km)
Friday May 16, 2008 #
run 49:00 [3] 6.0 mi (8:10 / mi)
Thursday May 15, 2008 #
roller ski 1:05:00 [3] 16.5 km (3:56 / km)
shoes: v2s #1
all dp all the time!
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6:13, 5:55, 6:03, 6:04, 6:12
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6:13, 5:55, 6:03, 6:04, 6:12
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Wednesday May 14, 2008 #
road bike 1:47:00 [3] 30.3 mi (17.0 mph)
Tuesday May 13, 2008 #
rollerblade 50:00 [3] 16.0 km (3:08 / km)
Got the new rollerblades yesterday. These things are hot. And wicked fast. And despite being a full size too small, the boots actually fit pretty well. They've got a much lower cuff compared to the old ones, which gives almost no support, so if I don't have rock solid ankles by the end of the summer I don't know what I'll do. But the wheels are a lot bigger, so they roll over bad pavement much better.
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Monday May 12, 2008 #
road bike 1:16:00 [3] 20.8 mi (16.4 mph)
yea definitely raining down at the marina this morning.
The eskimos have a couple dozen words for snow, but down here we have a couple dozen words for how the air tastes. And this morning it was definitely 'wet diesel'. Thats actually one of the grosser ones.
The eskimos have a couple dozen words for snow, but down here we have a couple dozen words for how the air tastes. And this morning it was definitely 'wet diesel'. Thats actually one of the grosser ones.
Sunday May 11, 2008 #
hiking 2:00:00 [3] 24.0 mi (5:00 / mi) +2000m 3:58 / mi
Eastern Angeles NF. This one actually turned out to be fairly epic. Started from the bottom of Big Tujunga canyon and climbed 4000' up to the ridgeline in about 6 miles. A quick side trip up and back to Fox Pk, then another two miles along the ridge to Condor Pk. Another four miles along the ridge (up and down and up and down and up and down) to Iron Mt, and then all the way back the way I came. Sunny all day, and the peaks were pretty low (5500' ish) so it was pretty hot the whole time. Not too much in the way of views, I wasn't high enough to get above the haze. Maybe 8 hours rt.
Saturday May 10, 2008 #
road bike 1:46:00 [3] 30.3 mi (17.2 mph)
Thursday May 8, 2008 #
roller ski 1:04:00 [3] 16.5 km (3:53 / km)
shoes: v2s #1
ok its been a month, so I'm allowed to start skiing again. did one lap skate to loosen up, then the rest as double pole. I think I'm going to try to do a lot more of that this summer, as my dp muscles definitely need more love than my skating ones.
5:19
6:07, 6:03, 6:18, 6:22
5:19
6:07, 6:03, 6:18, 6:22
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Wednesday May 7, 2008 #
road bike 1:31:00 [3] 25.8 mi (17.0 mph)
Tuesday May 6, 2008 #
road bike 1:16:00 [3] 21.0 mi (16.6 mph)
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
Monday May 5, 2008 #
run 45:00 [3] 6.0 mi (7:30 / mi)
cinco de mayo! the Mexican flags are out already, and its still morning
Sunday May 4, 2008 #
run 1:03:00 [3] 7.3 mi (8:38 / mi)
temescal ridge
Saturday May 3, 2008 #
road bike 1:53:00 [3] 30.4 mi (16.1 mph)
Didn't get out until noon, and traffic was freaking me out today. I think I've lost the iron nerve you need to enjoy a lovely daytime LA ride. Felt pretty good though, I'm starting to remember this road bike stuff.
Note
so if you leave a rubik's cube on a sunny california windowsill for 5 years and five out of the six colors fade to white, which one is left?
also note that this makes it much easier to solve.
also note that this makes it much easier to solve.
Friday May 2, 2008 #
road bike 57:00 [3] 15.1 mi (15.9 mph)
Thursday May 1, 2008 #
soccer 1:00:00 [3]
back hurts a lot today