Training Log Archive: SandyIn the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2010:
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Sunday Feb 28, 2010 #
Event: DVOA Batsto
running 25:22 [3]
Ran a very short loop in the Wissahickon - still enough snow to make it extra tough. Walked one steep hill, but kept moving for the rest of it even when there wasn't much of a trail.
strength & stretching 5:00 [3]
Post-run stretching. I either need to do this or some yoga regularly.
Saturday Feb 27, 2010 #
running 35:44 [3]
While not technically running the whole time I did run maybe a third. Took my snowshoes into the Wissahickon and today I probably could have gotten away without them Ah well. But running with them on was a solid workout which was the point after all.
Friday Feb 26, 2010 #
running 20:00 [3]
Went for a "run" in the Wissahickon.
I figured between all the melting that happened last week and the fact that my sidewalk only had about 4-6 inches that I'd be safe trying to go run the trails in the Wissahickon. Wrong. First 100m of the trail in off the road was okay but after that it was in to my knees. Did a small loop in the meadow following some other people's tracks but it wasn't what I had had in mind. Should have just gotten my showshoes I guess.
But I was breathing hard and sweating which was the point so it's all good.
I figured between all the melting that happened last week and the fact that my sidewalk only had about 4-6 inches that I'd be safe trying to go run the trails in the Wissahickon. Wrong. First 100m of the trail in off the road was okay but after that it was in to my knees. Did a small loop in the meadow following some other people's tracks but it wasn't what I had had in mind. Should have just gotten my showshoes I guess.
But I was breathing hard and sweating which was the point so it's all good.
strength & stretching 10:00 [3]
A bunch of shoveling.
Thursday Feb 25, 2010 #
cardio (stepper) 20:00 [3]
Need to start working out regularly again. A small first step.
Sunday Feb 21, 2010 #
hiking 1:03:30 [3]
HIked the Indian trail with Sandy.
I've had a bad cold the last few days and it's been tough to get anything done both training wise and work related.
I did shovel an extra parking spot in front of my house the other day; I should log it but won't.
I've had a bad cold the last few days and it's been tough to get anything done both training wise and work related.
I did shovel an extra parking spot in front of my house the other day; I should log it but won't.
Tuesday Feb 16, 2010 #
hiking 1:18:00 [3]
TNT - hike with Sandy, Jim and Bob on the snowy trails in the Wissahickon. There was a narrow trail of hard packed snow for most of what we did, but a small section down to the Drive was a little more rough. Finished with the big hill back up from the drive. Great night to be out. And great soup afterwards.
Sunday Feb 14, 2010 #
hiking 58:30 [3]
Hiked most of what I snowshoed the other day but cut out to the road instead of heading back through the meadow on the final part. Most of the route had a nice hard packed trail through the snow and was easy going but the first bit across the meadows and down the hill only had my old snow shoe tracks from Thursday and those were windblown enough that they were tough to follow in places. I figured it would be just as hard through the meadow on the way back so opted for the road.
C • Hike 1
Saturday Feb 13, 2010 #
Note
Have some 6 foot icicles hanging off my back roof. It was fun watching them form today while I worked. I need to take pictures.
Friday Feb 12, 2010 #
cardio 25:00 [3]
Stepper. No brace. Knee feels good. :)
Thursday Feb 11, 2010 #
hiking 1:41:30 [3]
Snowshoeing in the Wissahickon. I was breaking trail pretty much everywhere I went so this was really hard work. Majorly tired at the end and the long big hill which is now completely open was really tough to climb at the end. This was pretty much the "short hill loop" I used to run in 35 minutes. It's a little longer now since there are some detours around the logging activity.
I tried to do a little trail maintenance along the way - cleaning up debris and freeing trees that were bent over and stuck in the snow. Nearly lost it at one point as a branch I was tugging on had a piece under my feet that I hadn't noticed.
I tried to do a little trail maintenance along the way - cleaning up debris and freeing trees that were bent over and stuck in the snow. Nearly lost it at one point as a branch I was tugging on had a piece under my feet that I hadn't noticed.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2010 #
strength & stretching 20:00 [3]
Snow shoveling. This snow is heavy! The six inches I just shoveled was just as bad if not worse than the almost two feet over the weekend.
strength & stretching 10:00 [3]
Another round of shoveling trying to stay ahead of things since it's such a wet heavy snow. And it's only just now starting to come down hard. Yikes!
strength & stretching 20:00 [3]
Round 3; started on my car this time so really about an hour.
strength & stretching 10:00 [3]
Another half hour just trying to stay ahead of things...
strength & stretching 10:00 [3]
Another round with the shovel. It is still coming down. And the occasional thunder is not particularly comforting!! So far I haven't seen any lightning but it's being reported in the area.
That may be it for me; I'll deal with things in the morning. Probably take some ibuprofen.
That may be it for me; I'll deal with things in the morning. Probably take some ibuprofen.
Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 #
strength & stretching 40:00 [3]
Core DVD. I almost wimped out but knowing Sandy A was doing it, I had to!
Sunday Feb 7, 2010 #
hiking 1:15:00 [3]
Snowshoeing in the Wissahickon with Sandy and Karl. Actually jogged a bit, well that's an exaggeration - maybe 20 steps. :) Beautiful day and the Wiss was gorgeous.
strength & stretching 20:00 [3]
Snow shoveling. Was smart and brushed all the snow off my car yesterday so the sun could get it all off today, but I still had to dig our the snow around it.
Note
Some ligaments or something at the very top of my leg in the back are not happy. The same spot has been a bit sore at yoga the last week or so and I guess either the shoveling or snowshoeing aggravated it.
Saturday Feb 6, 2010 #
hiking 30:00 [3]
Snowshoeing with Sandy. We just went for a short hike through what is now the logged out area in the Wissahickon behind the playground. With something close to two feet of snow it was tough going in places.
strength & stretching (shoveling) 20:00 [1]
Since I worked up a sweat, it counts as training! :) Still have to dig out my car tomorrow.
Friday Feb 5, 2010 #
running 46:46 [3]
A quick run on the drive before the snows come...
10:16 down, 5:41, 5:43, 5:41, 5:25, 14:00 back up.
Legs were dead. Not sure if it was yoga class last night or just general out-of-shapeness, but nowhere near the energy I had last time, so didn't even think about jogging up parts of the hill home.
10:16 down, 5:41, 5:43, 5:41, 5:25, 14:00 back up.
Legs were dead. Not sure if it was yoga class last night or just general out-of-shapeness, but nowhere near the energy I had last time, so didn't even think about jogging up parts of the hill home.
C • snow 8
Thursday Feb 4, 2010 #
Yoga/Pilates 1:15:00 [3]
Good class.
Tuesday Feb 2, 2010 #
Note
This had me laughing out loud (by tombat):
"Apparently, when I went to bed last night I forgot to plug myself into the charger because I did not have any energy at all this morning."
"Apparently, when I went to bed last night I forgot to plug myself into the charger because I did not have any energy at all this morning."
C • Ha! 1
hiking 1:00:00 [1]
TNT - with Sandy and Jim.
Monday Feb 1, 2010 #
Yoga/Pilates 1:15:00 [1]
Lots and lots of arm work. Good thing since my knees were in bad shape.
Icing now. Not sure why they were worse than usual, but things that don't normally bother them were tough tonight and the right one felt a little swollen so that I couldn't bend it as far as it's been going recently. :(
Icing now. Not sure why they were worse than usual, but things that don't normally bother them were tough tonight and the right one felt a little swollen so that I couldn't bend it as far as it's been going recently. :(