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Training Log Archive: Mark3

In the 7 days ending Dec 20, 2020:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Skiing	4	8:50:05	129.76	(14.7/h)	208.83	(23.6/h)	33571
Running - Trail	3	8:24:39	24.73	(20:25)	39.79	(12:41)	2850
Running - Road/Track	2	1:11:35	7.77	(9:13)	12.5	(5:44)	299
Swimming	2	25:00
Total	11	18:51:19	162.26		261.13		36720

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Sunday Dec 20, 2020 #

9 AM

Skiing (Zermatt Day 4) 2:02:53 [3] 48.81 km (23.8 kph) +5348m
ahr:101 max:136

Thick fog in the morning on the glacier so we came down and went to a different mountain - some interesting off piste (to say the least) and a new form of breakable crust I haven't experienced before - but in the end came back early due to bad light and icy conditions making the speed I ski at look a bit dicey.

3 PM

Running - Trail (Up a mountain) 51:35 [3] 5.52 km (9:21 / km) +395m 6:53 / km
ahr:125 max:155 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (blk)

Great way to clean my shoes. Up on a mtb path, then a walking path, then a (closed) summer walking path. Snow gradually getting deeper and deeper with each iteration. Mostly calf-ish. So tough on the uphill and reduced to a walk for some of it, but great fun coming back down again. Stymied temporarily by a train line but found a way over eventually.

Mistimed slightly - wanted to get back before nightfall but overestimated how long coming back down would take - defo could've gone a bit higher.

Felt pretty good considering at c.2000m.

Saturday Dec 19, 2020 #

9 AM

Skiing (Zermatt Day 3) 2:33:28 [3] 57.92 km (22.6 kph) +12572m
ahr:100 max:142

Another good day :)

4 PM

Running - Road/Track (Down 2 miles) 35:32 [3] 6.62 km (5:22 / km) +100m 5:00 / km
ahr:159 max:183

Then back up, with Jeanette, on the road. Easy, chatting pace.

6 PM

Swimming (Front crawl) 15:00 [4]

Defo getting better at this.

Friday Dec 18, 2020 #

Swimming (Front crawl) 10:00 [4]

Jeanette taught me how you're meant to do this stupid stroke. I'm rubbish, but I'm improving very fast since starting from such a low base.

9 AM

Skiing (Zermatt Day 2) 2:16:00 [3] 55.22 km (24.4 kph) +9286m
ahr:102 max:124

Another good day. Could do with a bit more snow, but we found some good powder underneath the train.

Thursday Dec 17, 2020 #

9 AM

Skiing (Zermatt Day 1) 1:57:44 [3] 46.88 km (23.9 kph) +6365m
ahr:85 max:124

Awesome to be out here. Mostly piste, then some off piste through the death cookies which was pretty grim. Lesson learnt. Probably.

Great views of the Matterhorn all day.

5 PM

Running - Road/Track (Uphill for 20mins) 36:03 [3] 5.89 km (6:08 / km) +200m 5:14 / km
ahr:135 max:152

Then turned around. Cool, crisp evening. Terrain mostly compacted snow.

Terrible stomach ache throughout. Hopefully just hungry as not eaten since (an admittedly large) breakfast at 8am.

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020 #

Note
(rest day)

Travelling.

Tuesday Dec 15, 2020 #

9 AM

Running - Trail (Dale Head & Hindscarth) 3:48:37 [3] 16.08 km (14:13 / km) +1302m 10:07 / km
ahr:109 max:159 shoes: Mudclaw G260

Much better weather for a nice ascent of High Spy, Dale Head and Hindscarth. The ridge down from the latter is pretty rocky and slow and it's probably faster to do Robinson as well despite that being quite a lot further.
Very windy on the ridge and a bit clergy, but great conditions and vis everywhere else. Made up the the last three days of rubbishy weather :) and slightly for the holiday we should've been having in Finland right about now!

Monday Dec 14, 2020 #

10 AM

Running - Trail (High Street with Em) 3:44:27 [3] 18.2 km (12:20 / km) +1154m 9:22 / km
ahr:102 max:159 shoes: Mudclaw 275 (red)

Weather so bad at Kirkstone that I decided we wouldn't go for a run - just walk up to the ridge 'to see how bad it is'. Actually...it turned out to be not so bad (with 5 layers, full wproofs and 3 pairs of gloves). Maybe 40-50mph wind, hail/rain. Good fun jumping around gazelle-like though. Em found the conditions tough. Decided it cut it a bit short and find a pub for her to wait in whilst I went and got the car, but covid-mondays apparently mean pubs aren't open. So she waited outside one instead.

Defo a character building day for her we had fun despite the conditions though.

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