Training Log Archive: AliC

Toledo Zombie Race

Survived! =) Along with the rest of Team Black Holes Eat Zombies. There were 4 of us in the 15k and 1 who opted for the 5k. Two of the guys in the 15k it was the longest run they'd done. Ever. Pretty cool.

So what was this like? Rainy, unfortunately, but that kind of added to the atmosphere, if anything. There were obstacles throughout the course, tires, walls, logs, ropes, etc. Nothing all that hard except the ropes you were supposed to climb up that were impossible because they were slippy in the rain.

And then, there were zombies! Eep! You started with 3 'life' flags attached with velcro to a belt and you were supposed to evade the zombies who were trying to steal said life flags. Being nimble and sprinty helped, but I still had one life flag stolen by a team of zombies blocking the path at one point.

Fun to do with friends. One of the 3 guys is now contemplating a half marathon, the other 2 at least want to keeping up running and maybe try a Tough Mudder next summer.

Woo, first round of vetting Barbara's Chilson courses. First off, parts of Chilson are awesome, everyone should have a delightful time. Secondly, while vetting the deepest, darkest green part of the map (don't worry, you're not going to have to go there!), I started seeing cute little yellow apples near my feet. And then they got denser and I looked up and found a tall, tall apple tree. Far too tall to now effectively harvest, but some of the apples on the ground really looked just fine, so I tried one. Mmmmmm! Maybe I was hungry, but it was super sweet and yummy!

(Can point out to those who come to the meet, but late Oct is maybe getting too late for apples?)

C • That's why it is green. Pro... 7

And part 2. Oh, bonus trails in that section of map. And hello dude with a rifle. It isn't hunting season yet for anything is it????

C • I stand corrected 5

And specific strength Friday. Had to switch in a functional ferrule, thanks Nifilheim Nordic (aka Ed).

4 x all exercises. Best comment of the day, from out a car in passing, "Too soon, too soon!" Nope, not too soon. Especially if I want any chance of racing with the big girls....

C • about that time 5

Last pre-Zombie run training! After colloquium on trying to effectively split water into hydrogen fuel using the sun + chemistry. Sounds like it's tricky, but would be a real good thing if we could do!

Anyways, with Terence, Tom and Will. 4 stops in order to do monkey+bars, pullups and pushups. Getting closer to a pull-up...

And boss couldn't meet with me, so yup, Hip Hop Hustle after teaching all about rotation! (How fast does a 1cm top have to spin for a flea on it's edge to feel 1g of acceleration?) Two new hustles today. I had the first one better than the second, but the second was even hard for our instructor, figuring out all the counts to one move...

C • Hip hop hustle 10

C • ooh... fun question! 1

And then Core15, first time for abs in awhile, gotta be better!

And a scoot around Ottawa Park, lovely day! So happy the cold is over too.

The CSA-pickup ride. Another woman was speedy the last section of bike path, stayed right on her tail, hopefully not too annoying =). First time for winter squash (acorn)!

Easy-peasy run with Terrence and Tom (team Black Holes Eat Zombies) around Ottawa Park. Cold isn't that fun, but felt nice to be out.