Saturday Mar 25 |
 | XC Skiing (Skating) 1:16:00 [2] | |
| slept:8.0 |
| Nice spring ski - warm and soft conditions, sunny and +3 C. Getting a little too soft by the end - had to stop before the tracks got too destroyed.... |
| XC Skiing tempo (Skating) 12:00 [4] | |
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| Tempo ski at >90% MHR - part of the above session in zone 4-5. |
| Running 1:07:00 [2] | |
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| Nice run around the block with Brian Mahoney - in town for a weekend visit to the land of snow (and polar bears... ;-) ) |
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| C • Mahoney --> San Fran? 2 |
| Strength 21:00 [3] | |
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| And some strength training to make the day complete. |
Friday Mar 24 |
| Other Alternative Training 1:31:00 [1] | |
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| Easy enough on the stepper before coming home - nice to knock off a little time, especially with guests coming over for the weekend. Might be harder to get in a solid block of time. |
| Running 25:00 [3] | |
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| Run to/from work today. Wanted to go longer but was late getting out. |
Thursday Mar 23 |
| Other Alternative Training (Stepper) 1:33:00 [1] | |
| slept:9.0 |
| Easy stepper training - really beginning to appreciate being able to knock off some time before getting home. I decided not to train a second time last night, in favor of investing that time in an early bedtime. A good investment, I think - hope it will pay off with a nice weekend of steady training, maybe even a little intensity outside if the weather holds. |
| Running 1:00:00 [3] | |
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| It was a balmy +4 C, so I had to go for a run outside when I got homre from work. Not really tough running, just a steady pace. Lots of slush and mud and some snow - and of course a bit of pavement too. Tried out my new Gore-Tex socks for the first time - I really like them! I have previously been running in thin neoprene paddling socks, which are cheap (less than $10) and I never blister in them because of the padding - but they are quite sweaty and my feet are always prunish after a long run in them. Today I deliberately ran in as many puddles and pools as possible, and still no problems. My early impression is quite favorable, although they are much more expensive (about $70).... We'll see how well they last before buying any more pairs at that price. No blisters today either, partly because I was wearing liner socks, and partly because I ran in my Icebugs, which are a little less prone to blistering me than my OLWAYs.... |
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| C • Gore-Tex socks 3 |
| Strength 23:00 [3] | |
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| Mixed strength training, predominantly core but with a decent amount of calf, quad, and ankle work too. |
| Other Alternative Training (Badminton) 1:45:00 [1] | |
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| Fun night tonight - only 5 of us so unlimited playing time. And I didn't suck as badly as usual - starting to get the hang of the drop shot into sneakly little corners of the court. But maybe they're going easy on me too.... |
Wednesday Mar 22 |
| Other Alternative Training (Stepper) 1:48:00 [1] | |
| slept:5.0 |
| Easy mini-stepper, knocked off some time before coming home. Another call-in after midnight = less-than-desirable sleep amount. |
Tuesday Mar 21 |
| Other Alternative Training (Stepper) 58:00 [1] | |
| slept:3.0 |
| Mini-stepper training. Tired - as in sleepy - today, despite a rest day yesterday. Sleep deprived, but hey, that's life. Guess it gets even harder to get some sleep coming up in May....! ;-) |
| Running long 1:05:00 [2] | |
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| Mixed fartlek on the mill. Had a nice nap after work - woke again at 2030, just in time for a quick supper then a bit of time in training. Got to see the Leafs actually win a game, which was good.... Every point counts now! |
| Strength 8:30 [3] | |
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| Just a short session - really it's time for bad again. What, already? |
Monday Mar 20 |
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| slept:5.0 (rest day) |
| Rest day - semi-planned. This was my third 24-hour shift on call in 4 days, and Mondays are always hellish in the ER. So I wasn't too surprised that things just didn't materialize for training today. Probably just as well to have a rest day - it's been two solid weeks of training, and although my body feels like it could handle yet more punishment without any real ill effect, I guess there's room for rest and recovery in there somewhere too. I'm not really planning on much of a taper up to the Pig, though. Will likely plow right on through with as much training as I can manage - my goals are to be better later in the season, and the Pig (aside from being a fun race with a good competitive field) doesn't have too much importance attached to it for me. But it certainly will be interesting to see how things stack up down there - I'll definitely try to do my best on race day, regardless of tapering or not. |
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| C • Hell on call?? 7 |
Sunday Mar 19 |
| Running 44:00 [1] | |
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| Easy Z1 run on the mill - on call so tough to commit to anything more extensive.... |
| Other Alternative Training (Badminton) 1:15:00 [1] | |
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| Nice night of badminton - still playing poorly but the silver lining there is that you have to run all over the court to chase down those shots.... Anyway, it's a fun way to get some time in. Maybe get up to Z2 but to be conservative I'll log it as Z1. |