Training Log Archive: AdventureGirl!

Resting until at least Wednesday. We’ll see how the body feels.

U-SPORTS XC Champs 2018 at Fort Henry, Kingston.

Oh. My. God. It was so windy. Not only was it 80km/h winds, but we were also at the top of a hill beside a large body of water. No amount of Vaseline could keep one warm enough out there...

When is saw the ‘big hill’ for this course I was kind of surprised at the fact that people called it a ‘big hill’. It really wasn’t. The course also had some nice gradual downhills except those were into the headwind so they weren’t very fast at all lol.

Started out strong and was worried that i’d gone out too fast. Except I still felt too calm, so I pushed up to the next pack to draft off them. Then I felt too settled again so up I went. Basically this race was just me catching up to the next person to draft off them. (Yeah, I bet THEY didn’t like it but I sure did.)
I passed our top girl at about 3.5k to go, and I was feeling STRONG. I felt so controlled this race it was amazing... May have been because I couldn’t feel my cold legs...
With 1500m to go I put on the burners and hammered up the last hill to the finish and even managed a little kick at the end. Nothing more rewarding than coming up the finish line and seeing the clock reading that you’re going to run what was your goal time for 8k for the whole season :)

A PB, a first place of mac girls finish, beating an old high school teammates and a bronze medal for our boys (they kicked their 5year streak of 4th place!!) means that I’m a pretty happy gal right now.

And, the planned rest week is a cherry on top :)

C • Wow 14

Resting the leg before tomorrow.

C • Good luck! 1

Left glut/sitbone is really feeling funky right now, as well as my lower leg.

Must. Think. Positive. Thoughts.

C • Positive Thoughts 2

C • Mac Kin 2

8min tempo doing loops at princess point to get mentally ready for a loopy race on Saturday.
Rest 3min
5x20s strides

Longer than planned bc I got locked out.

Leg not happy but some food treatment helped yesterday. it’s the same as it was in the summer and I know I could perform well at that time.

NATS HERE WE COME. #LOFO

3min, 2min, 1min with 1min rest.
Was supposed to be 3 sets but lower leg feeling like it did in the summer (ie, not good). Called it on the safe ish side.

Took the hills hard on the way home.

Glad to see HR is back to normal.

Couldn't make it through that last 5mins cuz I downed too much tea this morning #smallbladderprobs.

Followed my a calf massage and ice bath.

C • Pool 6