Saturday Apr 28 |
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| Event: 5 PEAKS TRAIL RUN (Albion Hills)
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 | Trail Running 51:36 [5] | |
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| The 5 peaks trail run which was a lot of fun! I was feeling the start of a cold coming on and used this as my prerace excuse but in the end I felt okay running and actually ended up 4th in my category. Not bad for a non-runner. Couldn't quite close that 11 minute gap between myself and Hansel - next time. Slice was there to cheer us on and was entirely responsible for me sprinting to the finish to beat another girl in my category who I had run with for the last 6 kms....thanks Slice. |
| Orienteering 2:15:00 [1] | |
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| Out with the highschool kids from Mayfield to practice some navigating before their highschool adventure challenge next weekend. Lots of fun and great practice with the topos after a winter of using orienteering maps. The kids were amazed at the size of the swamps that weren't shown on the map....confusing for them but fun! |
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| Sore throat |
Wednesday Apr 25 |
| Road Riding 2:15:00 [3] | |
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| Same loop as on Friday but picked up the intensity just a bit. |
Tuesday Apr 24 |
| Trail Running 1:10:00 [2] | |
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| Bash and I decided to pre-run the 5 peaks race course for this coming weekend at Albion Hills. We figure this will allow us to crush Hansel and his super-speedy girlfriend Slice by at least 20 minutes. Well maybe not but it was fun to get out on the course. A gorgeous day and Bash was wearing her fancy new Garmin GPS, HRM, rocket launching watch so we will be able to see exactly how fast we were going at specific times...fun stuff to see. It will be nice if the weekend weather is like today...sunny and just a little cool. Perfect running weather. |
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| C • I want a spreadsheet with time... 10 |
Monday Apr 23 |
| Paddling 1:00:00 [2] | |
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| Headed out on Lake Couchiching before coming back to work. I got out before the dark clouds approached and just tried to concentrate on technique more than anything. I really want to get a good amount of paddling in before the MIX and Extreme but don't know how likely that will be. |
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| C • Maybe Friday afternoon? 4 |
Sunday Apr 22 |
| Mountain Biking 2:20:00 [3] | |
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| What a day for a ride! I went out to the 8th line and Edgar-Rugby (Old Barrie) Rd. where there are amazing single track trails for miles - no charge!!! I saw a few guys out there and there were just one or two patches of snow left but the forest was mostly dry. A number of trees across the trails in spots and overgrown bushes left my legs scratched and bleeding by the end of it.
Of course the first real ride of the year had me bumping into trees on corners and falling more than I should have but I have to work out the kinks at some point...Would have been nice to have company but I didn't know who was nearby to call. Next time I will be more organized and set up a group ride. |