Training Log Archive: Sandy

Hill repeats behind Valley Green. There's a trail that goes up one side and down the other, one side being pretty steep just straight up and the other side a short steep section and then a long winding gradual section. Sometimes I feel like just going up and down the steep one and sometimes I feel like going up one side and then down the other. I was planning to do the up one down the other but the gradual side was a total sloppy muddy and wet mess so after one of those I just went up and down the steep side.

Took my time, used my poles and didn't feel particularly tired. I was down to shirt sleeves pretty quickly though.

C • Wow . . . 4

Meadow loop before heading into work to do things that were canceled Wednesday for the snow day. Running a bit late so pushed the pace. Not super fast but faster than any recent outings which is pretty good given that 1) the trails were a mess of snow, ice and mud; 2) I didn't run a step just tried to walk fast; and 3) I've still got a bit of chest congestion so had a couple of coughing fits.

Could really feel yesterday's workout!

Good session with Melissa. We were relegated to a different room that didn't have as many weights so I ended up using 6lb instead of 5lb for a lot of things. Definitely tougher (especially anything over my shoulders), but doable.

Two rounds of shoveling. More to come later I'm sure but I'd rather do several quick ones.

Finally solved one of the weekly maps - at least I'm pretty confident I did.

C • Weekly maps? 2

A nice morning hike - felt full of energy. Was just thinking how yesterday there were people everywhere while I was out and this morning I hadn't seen a soul, when of course I met some people going the other way on the trail. One woman asked me about how the trails connect up across Wise's Mill - she had been coming the other direction and the trail across the road isn't that obvious, you have to know to go up the road a tad and around the uphill side of the overgrown gate to get to it and you can't see that there is a trail there at all from the other side of the road - but after I explained that she waved away all my attempts at how to get to this side of that trailhead from where we were. I am not convinced she will find it. Oh well, I tried.