Saturday May 31 |
 | Orienteering 1:50:00 [3] | |
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| Out for some O-training today with Mr Pither. It wasn't really a 3 the entire time, but I'm logging a 3 because I certainly felt kinda huffy and puffy out there after having taken it easy for 3 weeks.
Mr Pither was a great coach! I got some good advice and some much needed reminders that 1) in the interest of precision, slowing down is okay, and 2) I need to trust my compass!
Sa-weet. I can't wait 'till next weekend to apply my newfound knowledge during a sound Bobkitten crushing of MBR, and Grizzly Bender....oops, did I say that outloud? |
Friday May 30 |
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| Tried riding a bike yesterday evening. Can't bear weight through the left wrist without pain, and the right one isn't able to bend all the way back yet.
Anyone know a good physio? ;) |
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| C • Left Wrist 11 |
Thursday May 29 |
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| Cast off today. Time to get back into the swing of things, however, the wrist is still a bit purple and green and I don't have much range so I can't imagine what falling down would feel like. I'll still take it easy 'till then and keep up my daily walking regimen (which I consider too weak to even log) |
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| C • Is the cast off for good? 2 |
Wednesday May 28 |
| Orienteering 1:30:00 [2] | |
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Wednesday May 21 |
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| Arm a tad sore today after pushing it last night. |
| Orienteering 1:30:00 [1] | |
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| Crooks's Hollow training session. Tried to practice being super precice and pace counting. |
Tuesday May 20 |
| Walking 1:00:00 [2] | |
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| To school and back |
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| C • How's the Bobkitten paw? 5 |
| Running intervals 30:00 [3] | |
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| Tried to "take it easy" on these 4min on 2min off |
| Running warm up/down 30:00 [2] | |
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Saturday May 17 |
| Trekking 1:30:00 [1] | |
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| Wolf trail
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Tuesday May 13 |
| Stairs 45:00 [3] | |
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| 10 X walking chedoke stairs |
| Walking 30:00 [1] | |
| slept:10.5 (injured) |
| "Walking" is a new activity type for me. This will have to do 'till the inflammation subsides as shaking my arm around too much makes it hurt. I figure it's exercise as long as I'm breaking a sweat! |
Monday May 12 |
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| slept:8.0 (injured) |
| Had an orthopedic consult today. Doc Peterson decided he should cast me for at least the next couple of weeks after which I'll come back for removal of cast #1 and a follow-up with more x-rays to see how she's healing. Also got my left wrist x-rayed today too since I woke up this morning to a moderate amount of swelling and pins and needles in some of my fingers reminicent of carpal tunnel syndrome. Luckily all was good with the left. Just sprained, and it really hurts to put any pressure through it. I'm a gimp. I had to get a classmate to come over today and carry my gear bin up to my apt and open my ibuprofen bottle. Darn child-proof lids!
This is my new Bobkitten-esque cast! :)
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| C • Pretty 7 |
Sunday May 11 |
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| Event: Stars Spring WRE
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Saturday May 10 |
| Adventure Racing race 8:20:00 [3] | |
| slept:6.5 |
| First time doing Storm for me and I have to say that I was very very impressed by the quality of the race from a racecourse perspective as well as from an organizational viewpoint. Excellent job Sean and all of his volunteers! And thanks so much to Pete for putting together the whole MXR deal. What a way the bring the local/provincial AR world up a notch! Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah!
As for Team Salomon XT Wings, we had a pretty good race. Felt strong on our feet and in the boat and had to really push to focus in on our goal. Unfortunately, one fowl swoop into Andy's rear tire and I hit the pavement hard enough to both crack my helmet and my radius (one of my forearm bones). But we finished the race with me mostly riding while only holding on with my left hand through the bumps, or pushing my bike along the really rocky stuff. Also had an epic flat change which probably set some time of speed record, but for being so slow (make sure your spare tubes don't have goles in them too).
So the doc at the McMaster ER last night said that I managed to fracture the bone in an unusual zig-zag pattern, but since it wasn't displaced he just splinted it 'till I go for a consult with the ortho doc this week. Hopefully he'll say I'm on the fast track to recovery! |
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| C • Mend well 15 |
Wednesday May 7 |
| Orienteering 21:00 [3] | |
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| Adventure Night!
All these times are approximate. It was raining tonight so the trails were kinda muddy and we were all forced to slow it down a bit so we didnt' break our necks! Good turn out though with both some old and new faces in the crowd.
This was the sprint course. Had a pretty good run despite a moderate setback at CP 5 where the old map didn't quite match the newer trails in the area. Made me feel better to know that I wasn't the only one to make that mistake. |
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| C • good luck 2 |
| Orienteering 35:00 [3] | |
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| Intermediate course. Screwed this up a bit as I ran to the wrong CP at one point and ended up finishing the course in reverse. Oops. I think I need to start wearing my glasses.... |
| Orienteering 20:00 [2] | |
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| Beginner course. Out with one of the newbies. |
Tuesday May 6 |
| Running intervals 40:00 [4] | |
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| Felt completely terrible tonight. Really slow and unable to push. So I listened to my body and just did what I could during our 2min intervals. Brutal. |
| Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
| slept:5.0 |
| Maybe my lethargy and lack of energy is due to stress and lack of sleep. Will keep an eye on this and log more sleep to try and see if there's a pattern |
Monday May 5 |
| MTB 1:20:00 [3] | |
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| Awesome muddy ride with TVP, Tommy Hillflyer, and Grant through the DV. |
Sunday May 4 |
| Trekking 2:00:00 [1] | |
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| Walking around in circles. But at least we got to know the Deerhurst trails! |
Saturday May 3 |
| Adventure Racing 6:00:00 [3] | |
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| See Leanimal's log entry for a fabulous description of our day.
I had a lot of fun out there with the Bobkittens! |
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| C • Hmmm... 12 |