Training Log Archive: FoxShadowIn the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2012:
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Saturday Mar 31, 2012 #
Running 2:20:00 [3] 11.0 mi (12:44 / mi)
Not good in terms of results, but great training at Afton. Big thanks to Darryn for a great run. That is a great park, even if it is intolerably thick in some areas. My legs were dead from yesterday. Should have brought a compass and watch, must have been too early.
Friday Mar 30, 2012 #
Running 50:00 [5] 6.5 mi (7:42 / mi)
Tough hill interval workout on the river bottoms.
Thursday Mar 29, 2012 #
Cycling 1:00:00 [3]
Great opening season lap plus at leb. A little greasy is some spots, but it's good to be back. The new trail center is well underway and looking very nice.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2012 #
Running 24:00 [3] 3.0 mi (8:00 / mi)
Short neighborhood run testing some shoes and heart rate products.
Hiking 1:05:00 [1] 3.0 mi (21:40 / mi)
Checking more AR locations.
Tuesday Mar 27, 2012 #
Hiking 1:45:00 [1] 4.0 mi (26:15 / mi)
Adventure-O course setting. Nothing more to see here. Move along.
C • AR 4
Sunday Mar 25, 2012 #
Adventure Race 7:30:00 [3]
Tough bike leg. We started this twenty mile bike course around 1AM and didn't finish until 7:30AM.
Saturday Mar 24, 2012 #
Running 1:15:00 [4] 5.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
All times and distaces are guesses, I don't even have the maps to guess accurately.
Started with a 5 mile trek north to the bikes. I can hardly remember it, it was so long ago. Nice terrain, good nav by Biz. His excellent routes had us in the lead by the second CP. We had a small bobble at the third than put us back in the pack, but only a minute or two off of leaders Technu/Bushwacker/Ontario team I think called Milton basement racers.
Started with a 5 mile trek north to the bikes. I can hardly remember it, it was so long ago. Nice terrain, good nav by Biz. His excellent routes had us in the lead by the second CP. We had a small bobble at the third than put us back in the pack, but only a minute or two off of leaders Technu/Bushwacker/Ontario team I think called Milton basement racers.
Cycling 1:00:00 [3] 15.0 mi (15.0 mph)
Bike to boats, arrived about 15 behind technu, but ahead Milton and Bushwacker 2 (their normal 4 person team raced as two twos).
Paddling 1:15:00 [4] 5.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
Out and back paddle with a portage, we hammered this. Windy but good.
Cycling 30:00 [3] 5.0 mi (10.0 mph)
Bike from Paddle to mega-trek start.
Running 4:30:00 [3] 20.0 mi (13:30 / mi)
Mega-trek. We started about 15 minute behind Technu. I was excited to put in a big effort here and see what we could do. We worked hard and Biz navigated well, but Technu was equal, coming out 17 minutes before us, well done. By this time I imagine we had a large gap on the other teams, we worked hard in those woods. I was feeling great throughout this 20 mile trek, which made me feel great. Last year this trek would have put me in a dark cave of despair. Felt nearly as good ending this trek as I did starting it. This spring's run heavy training paid off big.
Cycling 2:00:00 [3] 25.0 mi (12.5 mph)
Bike from mega-trek to paddle two.
Paddling 2:10:00 [3]
Probably the best AR paddle I've ever had. Paddled downwind with orange drenched cliffs to our left and the sun setting over the lake to the west. Nice downwind wave surfed our canoe that was effortlessly moving 5mph+. Fun checkpoints in hidden lagoons into which we needed to portage because I did not feel like swimming. Those new EPIC carbon paddles we got are worth the money.
Most of the paddle in the sunset, finished in the dark.
Most of the paddle in the sunset, finished in the dark.
Running 4:00:00 [3] 15.0 mi (16:00 / mi)
Super tough night-nav back up north, the full distance of the two hour paddle we just did. Really challenging, lots of climb, no catching features back in there. This was some of the hardest navigation I've seen in an adventure race.
Tuesday Mar 20, 2012 #
Curling 2:00:00 [1]
Awesome playoff win against a good team, one of our better nights on the ice this year. We had a good crowd of five friends/family, which made it fun.
Monday Mar 19, 2012 #
Cycling 1:30:00 [3] 16.0 mi (10.7 mph)
Great singletrack ride out at Mammoth in Chaska, the trail was dry/tacky and much better than I anticipated. Fun ride.
Soccer race 1:00:00 [4]
Subbed for Pete W. in the playoffs at the University of Minnesota CSC league. Biz went out with a lightly pulled hamstring in the first five minutes so we played the rest of the game without subs. It was a tough battle against a very good team. We lost 7-3 I think, maybe 6-3. Fun to get out and play even if I was a bit rusty.
Sunday Mar 18, 2012 #
orienteering 34:21 [3] 6.1 mi (5:38 / mi)
What a treat to have a warm and sunny sprint at Silverwood today. Started it off with Gear Junkie at max pace and stayed fairly strong thoughout. although second loop was certainly slower. Bobbled in the NW corner a bit, but by and large my nav was right on. Very fun.
Running 54:58 [4] 7.5 mi (7:20 / mi)
Hopped on the treadmill to get some extra mileage. Only 7 days until Mobiz, Erl and I try to take down Technu at the Bonk Hard Land Between the Lakes Challenge.
Saturday Mar 17, 2012 #
Cycling 1:45:00 [2] 25.0 mi (14.3 mph)
Slow easy ride with Biz and Scott to try the new Doritos Loco tacos at Taco Bell. We were all duly impressed. Totally worth it.
Friday Mar 16, 2012 #
Running 1:03:00 [4] 8.0 mi (7:52 / mi)
Tempo+ run (with warm up and cool down).
Wednesday Mar 14, 2012 #
Running 46 [3] 5.5 mi (8 / mi)
Tuesday Mar 13, 2012 #
Running 22:00 [1] 1.75 mi (12:34 / mi)
Jog walk with the dogs to the neighborhood park before heading out for a ride.
Cycling 35:00 [3] 10.0 mi (17.1 mph)
Bike tour of houses. Keeping a finger on the pulse of the market.
Monday Mar 12, 2012 #
Running 35:35 [3] 5.0 mi (7:07 / mi)
Shredmill watching the Paris-Nice Time Trail. Wiggo with a beast of a race.
Sunday Mar 11, 2012 #
Running 39:02 [3] 5.0 mi (7:48 / mi)
Shredmill to loosen up the legs after a tough day yesterday on the bike.
Saturday Mar 10, 2012 #
Cycling 3:09:00 [3] 57.0 mi (18.1 mph)
Big road ride with Milner, Creigo and Eastland. Pace was not too stiff but the wind, hills and distance made this a very difficult ride. Tough, tough early season ride.
Friday Mar 9, 2012 #
Running 40:00 [2] 4.5 mi (8:53 / mi)
Shredmill. Was doing heart rate zone data collection.
Thursday Mar 8, 2012 #
Running 25:12 [5] 4.0 mi (6:18 / mi)
I've been slacking a bit on speed work but I've let it slide because I've been saying the additional mileage is worth it. Today I sucked it up and tried to run as far as I could at Kelly's race pace. I made it 4 miles before I couldn't take it anymore. Felt great to be done. Speedwork is the single best thing you can do to help your fitness. But damn it hurts.
Wednesday Mar 7, 2012 #
Cycling 1:02:00 [5]
Felt good in class today after taking the last two days pretty easy. My best performance on the bike trainer to date, according to the computer I was able to average 300 watts and burn 1004 calories in the hour.
Tuesday Mar 6, 2012 #
Running 1:00:00 [2] 6.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Fun run with Kelly and Molly at Nine Mile Creek Park in Bloo town. Very wet and slippery. The air was smelling a bit like spring, which is very exciting.
Monday Mar 5, 2012 #
Curling 2:00:00 [1]
Nice regular season ending win at the curling club. Onto the playoffs now.
Sunday Mar 4, 2012 #
Cycling 1:19:00 [4] 19.0 mi (14.4 mph)
No name alleycat race. Rode with Biz and Stephen. Started at the stone arch. Headed south to the lightrail at the dome, Nicolett light rail station, then to the railroad bridge onto Nicolett island, then to a series of railroad related stops thought the city on the way to the Amtrak station, then to some cool model train related stores and signs as we looped through St. Paul, then back on lake at to finish at a nice Pub called Merlin's. Great theme by last month's winner Bjorn.
Fun ride, we worked hard. 2nd place was about thirty minutes behind us we found out, so our hard work paid off.
Fun ride, we worked hard. 2nd place was about thirty minutes behind us we found out, so our hard work paid off.
Saturday Mar 3, 2012 #
Running 1:59:00 [3] 13.0 mi (9:09 / mi)
Long run with MoBiz and Kel. Fun to watch some people do the polar plunge (we saw Elise and Andrei there, as U.S. Bank had a big group there). Then we hit the trails in search of endurance training. A bit cold and windy, probably the last we will see of wind chills near zero degrees for the year!
Friday Mar 2, 2012 #
Running 11:00 [3] 1.34 mi (8:12 / mi)
A few minutes on the shred mill to keep the streak alive.
Thursday Mar 1, 2012 #
Running 58:20 [2] 6.75 mi (8:39 / mi)
Running around the 'hood with some gangsters by the name of Kelly and Molly. Good miles this week, but need a rest day.