Training Log Archive: Yvonne

Submitted my Wonderland Trail circuit application the morning of 3/31. Applications submitted between 3/15 and 4/1 are processed in random order starting 4/1. The NPS lottery system is a bit complex and I did a fair amount of research/hand wringing to strategize and hopefully give my application a higher probability of being accepted if/when it comes up during processing before all permit slots are taken. Last year, only about 20% of permits were accepted, so the odds aren't great. The hiking season for this trail is roughly late July through mid-September - not long. I researched less popular trail options (timeframe, hiking direction, start/end point, and specific campsite locations each night) and chose those! All of these details must be specified in your app and officially permitted. Hopefully being a solo hiker also gives me a little edge over a group. I did some soul-searching on how many days I could knock this out in without taking too many risks (and not hiking at night). Originally, I felt 3-4 was doable, but got nervous about being solo and the voluminous climb so ended up with 5 on my app. That's about 20 mi. per day. If I had been w/ another person, I would have been happy to throw caution to the wind, but being solo makes me more conservative.

So now it's wait and see. Should know something by late April/early May.

C • Good luck! 3

KM open.

Wendy got sneaky last week and casually suggested a 20 min. time trial - "you know, if you feel like it". Avg was 192W which was 7W better than the official power test a month or so ago. I think impromptu works well for me (she obv knew that).

This week - tempo hills course and tough Z4/Z5 efforts w/ my new numbers.

Heavy bag w/ core galore plus sparring.

Laps and more laps around Ft. Zum H.S. track - rather meditative actually. Fastest I've seen these legs go in a while - felt super!

Trash/recycle hauling plus a little extra.

- myrtl
- forearm/elbow strengthening

Ill-timed Hamburg/Katy ride in the rain/sleet/snow - a very challenging combination where I ended up soaked w/ a frozen shell on all exterior surfaces (including mittens, sleeves and legs). Felt decent enough but w/ each mile the bike got more and more ice/grit covered. Derailleur seized and threatened to snap so bagged it. Not the miles I needed.