Training Log Archive: veinbuster

River ride with Mrs.

I’m on day 3 without blood thinners, so trying to find the right balance between keeping moving and not moving hard enough to make my blood even thicker. I was happy to see less than half a minute in the big effort zone - and climbing that hill is the only way home - you just get a choice of which side to go up.

This was a bit longer than I had planned, but we some some new trail Mrs was anxious to try and I didn’t want to curb her enthusiasm. My intervals 4 & 5 show the new trails added for the homes they are building in Sharon. Eventually it will probably wrap around.

Next up: mowing the hill.

C • Why no blood thinners? 9

Day 3 soloflex

I thought I would give this another try after not going out at all last year and maybe not since the disorder that started in July 2017.

2/3 of a back swing might be my limit. I hit mostly straight (80+%) but not very far. I wasn’t really looking for distance though, just a reproducible swing. Strong headwind, but a peaceful outing.

Day 2 soloflex and free weights

I headed out after most of the commuter traffic was off the road to get a longer ride with a bit more elevation in. I don’t have a lot of time to work on that before a probable Calgary to Canmore ride early July.

I had to peal off some clothes at 15km, just after the first climb and the fastest descent in the area. Then an easy pace through the lower farm lands before climbing back up to the good lake views and forests full of trilliums. I didn’t take a photo at the first sighting and then went 10km without seeing any more, thinking I had missed my chance and might have to double back. Luckily I found another stretch of them and stopped the trike. I did fill my speed play cleats with wet sand so had to fiddle that to get going again.

I did notice that the more remote parts of this ride only have 3G cell service so no instant gramming. I accidentally came back west of Queensville side road which meant a 404 intersection. Luckily highway access was off the left both ways so nobody needed to cut in front of me. This accidental routing did make it clear that Yonge St to the 404 is destined to be filled with housing all the way up to Queensville. That’s a lot of new people to put on the roads.

Nutrition: 2/3 Tailwind

Day 1 soloflex and free weights

25th Anniversary of not dying river ride with Mrs. it was pretty quiet northbound. At the Turn around in Holland Landing, Mrs indicated that she would prefer not to take the single track on the other side of the river back, so we retraced our steps. This did let her get a photo of her first trillium of the year.

Very busy on the Newmarket portion of the trail coming back.

C • 25th 2