Training Log Archive: Vaala

Looking at bikes with Mark. Finally found one...yay. But have to wait for a couple of weeks before I can pick it up. Jono picked the same one so we'll have to customise them so we don't look like twins!

Round some of the red and blue tracks in Woodhill with Jono trying out the Avanti soft tail test bikes. They cushion your ride heaps! I want one!! Anyway, I've definatly got more confidence and control but a long way to go yet.

Learning how to ski...awesome fun but the end to one mammoth day.

To and from gym. Getting more confident on the roads.

Got the last bike...right in front of the instructor. Damn, no slacking off! Pushed it hard especially on the sprints...thought my lungs were going to explode! Naturally they didn't and I was fine but it was interesting.

Climbing with Debs and Dalen. My muscles are still throbbing since Dalen was obsessed with the overhang tonight much to Debs and my horror!

Fairly torturous but I've gotta try and get it back under 9 minutes again!

Had my skates sharpened so it was like sliding across the ice with no control (to hell with stopping!). Couldn't do that much except attempt to blunt them down a little (always strikes me as weird that when your blades get too blunt you have to get them sharpened (okay, that makes sense) but then once they're sharpened you have to blunt them a bit before you can use them properly). Didn't help that I missed the warmup while the guy at the workshop was looking for my skates.

Early morning with Jono round the Domain with an extra loop coming up Ayr Street...been a while since I've run up there. Ankle felt a bit weak but nothing too bad. Slow on hills but feeling a bit stronger. It's a bummer the mornings are getting darker since we're gonna have to find some new routes with the forest getting a little dark these days.

I was feeling decidedly ill last night so nice to be in the land of the living again this morning.

I haven't done this in ages!

Not a good morning.