Training Log Archive: dbakker

C • Armchair 2

Easy run with Rachel at lower Postill exploring a potential replacement for the Spion Kop area (it ended up being smaller and not as good as expected). This area was a little on the steep side (better than Academy Hill was by a long shot though), but has interesting trails (roads, quad tracks, singletrack), contours (negative topography, mostly ridge/re-entrant), rock features (cliffs, boulders, rocky ground), vegetation (mostly (75%) white forest, some slash, some thicker green), and water (ponds, creeks, marshes). Nice variety in a small area.

I think we will be replacing the Saturday afternoon Spion Kop with this area.

In other news, the foot acted as usual, starting to hurt around 18 minutes into the run, stopped and stretched a couple of times, but was fairly well behaved.

Exams are done, back home in Salmon Arm for the rest of the year.

And a ton of stretching and rolling today. Back to kelowna tomorrow in advance of my last exam on saturday. Planning on swinging by the hill on the way for a quick skate ski.

Route to christmas. Also did a full school map start to finish for Toronto today.

Ski practice at Larch Hills with the team. First skate ski of the year, and was hurting a fair bit trying for keep up with people who have been skiing and training consistently.. Ladder interval session 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 minutes with 2 minutes rest between each.

Had physio this morning, helped with the back issues, but didn't really get to the foot, so, heading back on the 27th.

First time skiing this year! Went with the medium speed oldest group, which was a nice slow easy ski pace for the first time out. Beautiful skiing in fresh powder and falling snow.

Hip flexors are tight now, otherwise feeling pretty good. Physio tomorrow.