Training Log Archive: Yukon King

stretchy stuff in hot-tub before swimming - stuck my poor lil feet & wrists into the jets to give them a nice massagey pummelling, felt great.

carefully upping my time in the pool. Side- (both), breast-, & back-strokes, only legs, only arms, only L arm (protect R shoulder - did good on that I think), & a bunch of just general fooling around, kicking, diving, rolling, floating...only one in the pool, yeah!
gonna try my invention of curried sweet potato ravioli, sauce 'em w a cut-up fresh tomato & scallion bits, w some fresh oregano bashed into olive oil...next to a big dish of zucchini & green beans w garlic & olive oil & crushed peppercorns. S/B good. ya gotta love lent, gentle on the earth!

C • That's great! 1

oops. that was perhaps too long. But, it was fun. Elevate, ice... it was sunny, & Su-Jane & Shelly & Gypsy & me just kept on walkin & chattin... we shall see.

slept 7 hours in a row, unprecedented, wonder if that is what is giving me such good energy? G on other hand had THREE HUGE play sessions yesterday, so is a bit lo-key today...
I'm thinkin' some more tofu here, try that hoisin & peppers thing again, yum! mango kiwi salad, some broc in oyster sauce...
Alfie gets back from Spain tonight!
BENCHMARK - not sure what to think/do on this - I noticed over last week or so, feet definitely in arthritis-pain zone, not so much the putative fracture type pain ie mostly in R foot & essentially unendurable w exercise; now they both hurt quite badly after rest & it mostly walks out (ie this is normal pain), and I can ignore it like usual. Which I do. Is this for sure the right thing? Maybe add some ice in there...

C • Maybe the play sessions tir... 4

over to the other side of the creek, met Tessa in the woods, met Chilco & played off-leash a bit. R shoulder needs ice, I'm thinking. G tired. Nice pearly overcast, fresh cool weather.

wrapping-up-the-dog-&-whumping-it, killing Mr. Lobster, a little ball stuff, then a sudden nap interspersed with YDY on my part.

tried yoga after walk, w lots of inversion, to reduce inflammation in feet. Noticed I can do (feeble) leg lifts which before only hurt hip joints too much, now they hurt tummy, which is more what they are supposed to do.
hmmmm, BENCHMARK?

down stairmaster & around Green & Ledgestone, met Bilbo, played w Kelli & Cassie, carried around a gross black banana peel (rolled in it to say goodbye to it). G is doing good on her commands - really makes a difference to have most of it by verbal - even an 18 lb dog can be a hassle if she pulled all the time...took it easy, am keeping some in reserve for evening walk so D can do his training - I feel proud to be able to help him that way.

evening walk, met Leo & Tischa, saw D run by twice, & then had mondo play session in lobby w boyfriend Coalie, both of them dragging by the end, hahaha !

Gypsy's dog-friends (who I know the names of).
Dallice, Tiffy, Jack, Yolick, Shelly, Kelli, Tisha, Tischa, Oscar, Freckles, Bao, Leo, Bilbo, Chevy, Cassie, Rocky, Tessa, Coalie, Coby, Happy, Joey da Chin, Nicky, Lady, Wilbur, Whistler, Izzy, Hendrix, Eightball, Buddy...
Dim sum in New West w Belinda today. Sunny!! smoked salmon & peas on pasta, big fruit salad, maybe a french bean dip if I have time. iditarod, iditarod, iditarod!!! aaaah!!!

train stn, downtown to bank, then New West - dimsum was an eye-opener! then a nice ramble in the sun over to the park, met Joey, Tischa, & Nicki. Found a disgusting ball & brought it home to add to the (extensive) Collection of Disgusting Balls.

good stuff, mostly floor. oh yeah, Sophie, Sugar, Blue, Otis, Charlie, Nina, Rocket, Romeo....

Mr. Lobster took a serious Whoopin'....poor Mr. Lobster. & a 'zausted doggie layin' in a puddle of sunshine. Let's chop some green beans!

aaah! forgot to buy milk on the way home! gonna ice after this...

slept well again! gonna make pita today to go w/ impulse-purchased commercial falafels (I am terrified of deep-frying - "lets deep-frah us a turkey" just sounds like a silly recipe for a housefire to me...), some cucumber-&-feta tzatziki (yes, I just invented that, in my little busy mind) & I dunno what else. maybe a big stir-fry...still euphorically energetic, gonna curb that cuz rather active yesterday (altho feet dont seem bad)

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day two...

anyhow, down here in BC, it's also sunny & G & me went up the creek, & then down the creek, & then up the creek again. did a bit of judicious off-road which was ridiculously exciting, met 5 dogs.

more walking than I intended - got our nexus passes at the airport today, walked over to Barn's place from 22nd St stn, then did Mandeville for lunch & 64 L of potting soil plus rooting compound, fertilizer, & three gorgeous african violets, then some groceries (paid for the second yogurt I accidentally stole two weeks ago when I was messing up the self-check-out procedure, duh!!), then G-dog for a walk after the rain. THEN we had to go to The Special Poo-Woods at the OTHER end of the street, & that's where the walking got a bit outa control. oh well, got tea...alu gobi (sp?), raita, & simple almond pilaf for dinner followed by not much chocolate cake as, uh, Gypsy had quite a bit of cake today...

decided to log dog-playing since it is actually (for me) rather athletic (and for G, very athletic!), plus it is big fun. Plus, I want more pretty colors. Today we did Hardcore French Ring (no woosey arm protection here, lucky for me G knows how to modify her bite) & developed a game where Gypsy jumps back & forth over my body after her Favorite Pink Towel. Plus, Crush-The-Dog Under the Pillow. As someone once said, its all fun & games til someone loses an eye. Or the neighbor calls the cops...

C • True cross-training! 4

slept great again! 26 daffodils on the patio. Today G & I are going to Deer Lake w Su-Jane & Shelly while D snowshoes. Gonna do a tofu adaptation of a hoisin beef stir-fry...maybe a chocolate cake.

kinda achey today so lotsa just twiddling joints & muscles just to say hi & how ya doin' - quite good after, almost pain-free. Nice. Gypsy helped by chewing my hand.
Most grazes seem closed up - maybe do enbrel tomorrow just to give them one more day to heal?

cool & overcast, had a great time at the west end of Deer Lake - never walked there, only canoed past it. Our dogs are so cute together! Talked & talked, walked & walked.
Changed AP colors to sorta springy/easter colors, nice!