Training Log Archive: ebuckleyIn the 7 days ending Jun 7, 2009:
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Sunday Jun 7, 2009 #
Running (Road) 25:00 [2]
Warmup. In bits and pieces since they kept moving the start time based on the projected arrival of the paddles (the van with the paddles got separated from the trucks towing the canoes to the race).
Paddling race (Canoe) 16:49 [5]
Conquer Castlewood paddling section. Significantly shortened from previous years. I guess the thinking was that with the river moving this quick, the slower teams were going to really struggle. They did, but Brad was going sick up front and we just nuked the paddle. Very fun to lead all the boats into the the TA by nearly a minute.
FatTire race (Trail) 25:14 [5]
shoes: Bike:GT Hardtail
Then turned in the mountain bike ride of my life. Pulled away from Brad on the big climb (teams can separate after the paddle) and smoked the descent to finish 90 seconds clear of the next guy in. Brad was third just a few seconds behind that. Fastest I've ever ridden the full loop by a couple minutes. Time counts both transitions, both of which were under 15 seconds.
Terrain race (Trail) 25:10 [5]
shoes: Reebok spikes
The only blot on an otherwise perfect race - I struggled pretty badly for the first couple miles of the run. Found my stride just in time to hold on to the win. Finished about 20 seconds in front. Brad got 4th, locking up the team title. Quite gratifying to come up big in the race I cared about this spring. Now it's time to get serious about preparing for the marathon.
FatTire (Trail) 48:00 [2]
shoes: Bike:GT Hardtail
But not before taking one last spin around the ridge trails to loosen up. Passed a trio of riders coming the other way on Roller Coaster. Being in no hurry, I pulled off to let them by. The last one said "Thanks a bunch mate" in a very authentic Australian accent. If you ever want a good day made better, have an Aussie thank you; it's so genuine, you can literally feel it warm you.
Saturday Jun 6, 2009 #
Event: SLOC - Forest Park - Sprints
Terrain (Grass) 20:00 [2]
shoes: 2140 Black
As much of a warmup as I could fit in between watching Yaya and getting the first sprint underway.
Orienteering race (Park) 18:20 [4] *** 3.0 km (6:07 / km) +20m 5:55 / km
8c shoes: Sportiva Grey
Mark's sprint course (sprint 2) at the SLOC Forest Park (1:5) meet. Turned out that Mark and I had the same idea for the start - our first 3 legs were nearly identical, so Mark dropped them from his course since his was longer. Still a fun course, but would have been better if the initial legs were left in.
David was out of town at Planet Adventure, but Rob, Rudy, Bill, and Tom Svobodny (in town for some reason) all kept me honest. Magaged to get first without completely trashing my legs for tomorrow, but it was a stern effort.
David was out of town at Planet Adventure, but Rob, Rudy, Bill, and Tom Svobodny (in town for some reason) all kept me honest. Magaged to get first without completely trashing my legs for tomorrow, but it was a stern effort.
Orienteering (Park) 1:07:00 [1] *
11c shoes: 2140 Black
Then walked the first sprint course with Yaya.
Friday Jun 5, 2009 #
Paddling (Canoe) 55:00 [3]
Finally got in a paddle with Brad at Castlewood. Good thing, too, because the first few minutes weren't pretty while we sorted out our styles. Settled on switch every 5 and by the end of the session had the boat moving pretty well. Brad's been lifting; I've never seen him this beefy. That's good, too, because we ain't gonna win this one on style.
FatTire (Trail) 1:06:00 [2]
shoes: Bike:GT Hardtail
Then rode some trails. Flood plain trails are a bit goopy after this week's rain, but everything is ridable. If we don't get any rain between now and Sunday, conditions will be excellent.
Didn't push the uphills any since this is supposed to be an easy day, but was riding the downs pretty aggressively. Front washed out on the loose stuff near the east end of Roller Coaster. Not the most fun stuff to land on at high speed. I was pretty sure this was going to cost me more than just skin and it did. The lucky body part is the left shoulder. Didn't separate, but it is mighty sore. Sure hope it doesn't mess up my paddling.
In the spirit of getting back on the horse, I proceeded immediately to the top of Love and did the descent in a credible 5:38, so at least my psyche is in tact.
Didn't push the uphills any since this is supposed to be an easy day, but was riding the downs pretty aggressively. Front washed out on the loose stuff near the east end of Roller Coaster. Not the most fun stuff to land on at high speed. I was pretty sure this was going to cost me more than just skin and it did. The lucky body part is the left shoulder. Didn't separate, but it is mighty sore. Sure hope it doesn't mess up my paddling.
In the spirit of getting back on the horse, I proceeded immediately to the top of Love and did the descent in a credible 5:38, so at least my psyche is in tact.
Thursday Jun 4, 2009 #
Running (Road) 41:00 [2]
weight:173lbs
Easy morning jog round the hood.
Tae Kwon Do (Technique) 30:00 [2]
Family class, but Yaya didn't feel like it. I didn't twist her arm because she's already been to three classes this week and...
Cycling (Road) 1:18:00 [2]
shoes: Bike:Redline Mono
... it allowed me to ride to class with a longer spin back. Helped the legs quite a bit after feeling stiff most of the day.
Wednesday Jun 3, 2009 #
Terrain (Trail) 2:03:00 [2]
Perfect morning for a long run; cool, overcast, everything still damp from last night's rain. However, with Conquer Castlewood only 4 days away, I clipped it at 2 hours. Powerline, around CC Lake, and them some extra distaince on the powerline to bring the time to 2 hours.
Tae Kwon Do (Technique) 30:00 [2]
Family class with Yaya.
Tuesday Jun 2, 2009 #
Cycling (Mix) 1:16:00 [2]
shoes: Bike:Redline Mono
Easy midday spin. Includes about 25 minutes on the powerline which didn't seem like enough to separate out as MTB.
Tae Kwon Do (Technique) 40:00 [2]
Family class with Yaya. Spent pretty much the whole class on 1-step sparring which meant we got more time actually doing stuff since everybody can do that at once.
Running (Track) 48:00 [4]
shoes: Grid A2
8x200@39 200R. Evening reps while nautre put on a nice light show to the north.
Monday Jun 1, 2009 #
Running (Road) 25:00 [2]
Easy morning jog round the hood. Felt horrible. I think that's a good thing indicating that Saturday was a decent long effort.
FatTire (Trail) 1:48:00 [2]
shoes: Bike:GT Hardtail
All the ridge trails at Castlewood in each direction just in case they change the course for Conquer Castlewood (they say they won't, but they've said that before...). A few technical sections have been dumbed down a bit, but I was really surprised how easy it all seemed. Now the question is: has my technique come up a level or have I just gotten comfortable riding slow? I guess I'll find out this weekend.