Training Log Archive: Bash

Around Rockcliffe Trails with 'Bent, scouting the sprint course that I'm setting for an upcoming GHO Adventure Nite.

Weather forecast said rain turning to thunderstorms, so 'Bent and I decided not to go paddling and not to bike too far from home. Just to be contrary, the weather turned rather nice while we were out, but I'd only brought a little water and nothing to eat, so didn't stay out as long as I would have otherwise. We rode gravel roads and rail trail, and made a point of keeping the pace up. Looking forward to dry weather so we can get out on the trails. Not much longer now!

I've been slack this week following the GRR, but it's time to get back into the routine.

Went for a trek with ThePiller, BulletDog and Superfly George to take down the Giant's Rib Raid controls south of Castlederg Rd. Went in the opposite direction from Sunday to get a different perspective on the navigation. Rainy weather, good company, lots of mud and a couple of extremely happy dogs.

The Giant's Rib Raid may be over, but the associated fun is not! Morning was spent paying race bills at the conservation area and pizzeria (50 pizzas!), then picking up a CD of Mike vdB's race photos for a newspaper article on the event that I need to write by tomorrow morning. Then I took down the controls north of Castlederg Rd. - started out running, then turned it into a hike when I found that my energy level was lo-o-ow and my blisters were unhappy. It was a gorgeous spring day - high 18C and sunny, with fragrant wild onions sprouting everywhere in the woods.

The whole outing would have been too much for ThunderDog at her age, but I took her along for the Albion Hills portion. When I left the house earlier, she had a pitful look on her face: "I know I'm not a puppy anymore, but I still want to have fun!" That's a sentiment I can identify with, so I just had to go back and get her. She had a great time swimming in marshes and romping through the forest while I gathered flags.

Hard Core Monday! As JT said in his log, just because it's a rest day for the legs doesn't mean it's a rest day for the midsection.

We've learned that Caron Shepley, the instructor in the Hard Core DVD, leads Hard Core classes every Monday evening about 25 minutes from here. We are going to have to attend in person one of these Mondays. Word has it that in class, she remains as smiling, unruffled, unsweaty and completely relaxed as she does on the DVD while doing crunch after crunch after crunch after crunch.

Finally booked Aeroplan flights to New Zealand for 3 weeks this fall to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Yahoo!