Training Log Archive: veinbuster

Ride your age stage 7, the unintended rain ride

The day was supposed to stay around 8C with 20km/hr winds so there was no benefit to going out early. There was a 30% chance of rain at 1pm, so I relaxed, had breakfast and went out in time to beat the possible rain. However, even though I rechecked the forecast minutes before going out and saw nothing on radar, when I got downstairs everything was wet. I bet on it being a passing drizzle not detectable by radar and hopped on the bike anyway.

I was planning on moderate sized loops to avoid 25-30 minutes into the wind so was back at the house at 5km and stopped in for my rain jacket. Mostly light rain for 22km and then it mostly stopped. At this point I was ready for a change of scenery so went the full distance south setting myself up for a 11km stretch into the wind. At short burst of rain at the southern turnaround convinced me to go back to the shorter loops closer to the house.

The road actually started to dry at about 50km and by the time I finished the only sign of rain was ponding on the road. When I finished Mrs hadn’t even noticed it had rained.

Nutrition: nothing required given the easy pace and breakfast before starting.

C • About the rain 1

Run 7

Start of Mrs beach walk at low tide. I had two spots with footing issues. The first was at about 200m where my right heel sank a good 10cm into a soft spot. The second was navigating over a creek meeting the ocean - soft, irregular surface and cold water.

I feel the pace drifted a bit in the second half. Still searching for a comfort zone of what might be a sustainable pace.

C • Sustainable for how long? 6

Stalling the bike ride so I don’t have to decide to ride in cold (4C) still air or warmer windy air.

Ride your age stage 6

I decided to go out in cold still air. It took about 5km to warm up, then the sun had me unzipping layers at long red lights by 15km. Garmin said it was 17C when I finished. A hint of a wind started at about 45km, but not enough to feel like work. It turned out to be near perfect for a relaxed ride.

Nutrition: 2/3 Tailwind, 1/2 Cliff Bloks, 1 Stroop waffle (hot chocolate)

And next searching for the pelican surf parade with Mrs since she got up early for it.

Run 6

This was a bit of an experiment going out after a longish walkabout with Mrs. calves started feeling a bit heavy and I think the pace varied a fair bit - some do to dodging beach craters, but mostly just not feeling a steady pace.

Mrs was curious how many Ontario people were staying at the local park so we went for a tour.

Ride your age stage 5a

A short session this morning so I could take Mrs down to Pawley’s Island later. This is her favourite ride in the area and tomorrow might be too windy for her.

I dressed for the 10C start and thought I would let my heart run into the 150s. At the north turn around of the first lap my heart average was 150 which I thought might tire me before taking Mrs out, so I backed off a bit to stay in the 140s for the second lap. The temperature was up to 17C when I pulled in for breakfast. It should be perfect for the ride through the forest - yes they have one here.

Nutrition: 1/3 tailwind, 1/2 Cliff Bloks

Ride your age stage 5 b

East Coast Greenway with Mrs. parts of it are pretty bumpy, but it’s a nice relaxed trail. It was a bit too short to give me all my mileage so I let Mrs know I would overshoot the truck to do 3 more kilometres at a quicker pace. She decided to follow me and caught up while I was waiting for traffic at the turn around and again before I got the bike on the truck coming back. She was very excited to have hit 24.6 km/hr without a hill to go down.