Training Log Archive: Hammer

Gula Stigen 5k after a morning of fieldwork at Point-au-Baril research site. Saw two rattlesnakes!

Long day of fieldwork at HIFN.

well written NYT opinion article on Harvey
https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/902305058523...

CIL trails before fieldwork..

TRX and kneehab

easy 1.5 loops of Gula Stigen. Driest it has been all
summer (still wet though)

Fun paddle in Big Sound with Etoile. No wind,
sunny, warm and almost no boat traffic. Perfect.

To bitches and clear cut and back with AG! and then a fast lap of Gula Stigen (4:48). Just 7s off my PB. Quite pleased with that.

Gula Stigen 1000 - Splits

Gula Stigen jog and over to bitches and back with Nev and AG!

CIL with AG! ARrow, rock garden, partial remains, dragway,
perimeter, beach strip, col de Smith, col de Wadd

https://flic.kr/p/Xv5i8A

Big Sound with NevMonster

Big Sound

Georgian Nordic while Nev and AG! ran.

CIL trails with NevMonster and AG!

Kneehab and TRX

Same as yesterday

Kneehab and core

Kneehab and TRX core

Fun fact: Hamilton will be in the zone of totality for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. Of course if you believe that you probably believe that humans are altering global climate. ;-) #science

Hot day so went to the beach

Trying to loosen up the very sore legs and body

#50isthenew30 AR with AG!

12.5km paddle from Nobel beach around Wall Is. and back

25km MTB Nobel beach to CIL trails to Avro Arrow and the hike a bike snowmobile trail to Nine Mile beach then dirt road to G Nordic and Lynx, Partridge, Bunny and Weasel

12.5km trail and terrain run from G Nordic with rattlesnake and eagle and lynx to Fox and over to snowmobile trail to Avro Arrow with bushwhack then bushwhack to CIL pipeline (almost attacked by pit bull dog) to bitches and BS Rd and finished with almost 2 complete Gula Stigens.

AG! was a superstar! Thanks kiddo. I'm a lucky Dad. Life is good.

50km AR in 5:58:00

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C • Awesome! 8

Georgian Nordic trail and terrain run with AG! No energy today (must be a sign of getting old). Had to take a break in the middle while she ran on some sweet open rock terrain and then I ended a little earlier. Big training day planned for tmrw.

2017 Training hours: Sudden vs. Hammer
As of August 18 at 18:00
Sudden: 202:58
Hammer: 203:00 (domination)

C • Old 5

Georgian Nights Trail Race 5K. great course with lots of technical trails. Legs felt great but my gut was
not happy. AG! had the same problem. Backcountry camp food is not ideal race prep I guess.

Got to share the podium with Wil Smith who tied the course record.

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C • 80s Music 5

warm up and cool down.

Annual Wadd Squad Killarney paddling trip. Fun family getaway. Great weather. Relaxing. We need to visit more often given how close this park is to the Waddtage but when you are in probabaly the best place to paddle in the world there are so many lakes and rivers to choose from.

Killarney water running and swimming.

Overall I'm a little disappointed in the final decisions made by Orienteering Canada regarding the junior categories and courses (and formats) at championship races. As a person that has spent a lot of volunteer time helping grow a large junior program I realize how important volunteers are for our sport so I don't want to be too critical of the changes made (and the changes not made) - especially at a time where I have stepped away from volunteering myself.

I personally feel that the current approach to our competitions are not attractive to juniors (and their parents) and bigger changes need to be made. Changes not just to the ratio of individual to team/relay races but to the format, naming and most importantly marketing of the races and courses/categories. I'm sure the committee struggled with trying to align to what is done in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe vs. what is needed to grow youth participation in Canada. How do we grow domestic participation first and not compromise international preparation for the elite juniors?

Perhaps I'll write about some of the ideas that some
of us in DGL had when time permits.

But first it's time to unplug and go on a much needed family holiday.

C • Junior Discussion 8

Waddtage to Carling Stn snowmobile trail. bogs and open rock terrain run. Return on bike with AG!

gym at hotel before flying home

in the hotel gym (I escaped Mordor).

One simply can't train in Mordor

C • Fort Mac 6

hotel gym before going to Mordor

Field work in Fort Mac

Event: Canadian Championships Long
 

Nationals "long". Good course, nice terrain, <15s of errors.

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C • Great racing. 3

warmup

Course 7 - Splits

Event: Canadian Championships Middle
 

Nationals Middle. Took me a while to get into the map. Missed 5 of first 7 CPs. Partly trying to figure out what rock was mapped, partly because this was my first forest orienteering race since March and also partly because I had trouble with vision since I can't find my sports prescription glasses. Nice terrain.

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C • vision 3

warmup

7 - Splits

Event: Canadian Championships Sprint
 

Nationals Sprint in Perth. Fun course. Beat Oivind. Mission accomplished.

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warmup

5 - Splits

water running and swimming