Friday Feb 29 |
 | Gym (PT Actually) 20:00 [1] | |
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| Graduated from PT today! A bunch of extension exercise with no issues. Staying away from PT since I can do most stuff again, except skiing and football (soccer for you yanks). |
| Kiting 30:00 [1] | |
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| Kiting my wing at lunch since I was so awful yesterday at launch. Nice breeze and I got a bit of a workout running around.
Really resting today due to Vertfest race tomorrow. |
Thursday Feb 28 |
| Hike 45:00 [3]1.5 mi (29:59 / mi) +520m 8:58 / km | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Hike up Poo-Poo Pt with Bill$. Carried the wing 2/3rd of way and he carried the 1st till he got tired! |
| Paragliding (Flight #21, solo#18) 8:00 [0] | |
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| Horrible flight. No wind and I was forced into doing a forward launch. Took me 3 attempts to get it right and the right one was frickin close to a major disaster as I nearly hit a tree way up just off launch. To add insult to injury I made a bags of the landing and went way too long ending at N end of LZ just catching the blackberry bushes. That takes some work to get everything out without damage.
Not my best day in the sky althought he views were great! |
Tuesday Feb 26 |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:30:00 [3]23.0 mi (3:54 / mi) +50m 2:25 / km | |
| rhr:42 slept:6.0 weight:169lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| East Lake to work today. Full 23 miles on the MTB is 20 mins slower than using the road bike - wow!
Met the guy from 7 Hills of Kirkland ride last year who I towed the whole way on the century ride. Well he passed me and I got a bit of a drag for a few miles. Turns out he rode wait for it...
32,000 miles last year!!!
F'in hell, thats more time than Hart did training last year and it was all on a 5 geared REI Novara hybrid bike! NUTZ - however he was on a slightly more respectable road bike today. That is however around 31 hours a week / 52 weeks a year at just under 20mpg. Bloody Nora!! |
| Swim 40:00 [3]0.8 mi (50:01 / mi) | |
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| Swim at the Y. Bill V gave some tips afterwards. |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:25:00 [3]23.0 mi (3:42 / mi) +50m 2:17 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| East Lake home. Better than yesterday but still a slog on the MTB. |
Monday Feb 25 |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:15:00 [3]18.1 mi (4:07 / mi) +50m 2:33 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| 1st commute in ages. West lake and river trail to Bothell. Wore too much as it was in the low 40's out. Nice to be on the bike in the early mornings again. |
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| C • nice 3 |
| Gym 40:00 [2] | |
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| Run around the b-ball court then some quick laps in the pool. |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:12:00 [3]18.14 mi (3:58 / mi) +80m 2:26 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Back home on the MTB into the headwind. Very slow going although was faster than the way in, maybe I stopped in Starbucks longer than I though this morning? Big knobblies not great against the wind. Nice and warm though. |
Sunday Feb 24 |
| Hike hills 45:00 [3]1.5 mi (29:59 / mi) +520m 8:58 / km | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Hike up Poo-Poo with the paraglider pack. |
| Hike 25:00 [1]1.5 mi (16:39 / mi) | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Hike down Poo-Poo with the paraglider pack. WInd coming out of east is a very bad thing so couldn't fly. 1 guy tried and ended up in a tree. A couple others managed to get off but I didn't even try. Know thy limits... |
Saturday Feb 23 |
| Hike 50:00 [1]1.5 mi (33:20 / mi) +520m 9:58 / km | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Hike up Poo-Poo with Rich to go flying. Thought we'd be the only ones out, turned out to be 30+ pilots once the shuttle arrived. |
| Paragliding (Flight #20, solo #17) 18:00 [0] | |
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| After waiting around 1.5 hrs since it was quite blowy eventually took off. Got a nice thermal to way above launch but it was pretty busy out there with lots of pilots, I just wanted to stay clear of everyone. Bumpy landing but managed OK except that I hit the mud puddle at LZ. |
Friday Feb 22 |
| Gym (PT ACTUALLY) 20:00 [1] | |
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| Only time actually working counted. Lots of squats and stretching stuff and some XC skate ski thing which was a bit uncomfortable on the knee. |
| Road run 50:00 [3]6.5 mi (7:41 / mi) +30m 4:43 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Glycerin #1 |
| Out to Blyth Park from work.
23:38 out
29:22 back
Legs got heavy on way home, I'm miles off fitness level right now. |
Thursday Feb 21 |
| Hike hills 33:30 [5]1.5 mi (22:20 / mi) +520m 6:41 / km | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| As fast as my current level of fitness would allow. Hiked up Poo-Poo pt with paraglider pack. Legs felt a bit tired at 1/3 distance since I was jogging with the 45lb pack but pushed hard.
Think this is close to a PB but still out by a minute or so. |
| Paragliding (Flight #19, solo #16) 8:00 [0] | |
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| Absolutely nobody around! Really should have hiked down since I'm not meant to launch with noone there but couldn't resist. Had the skies to myself and it was amazing. Did a test launch then the real thing since I had to set up on my own.
Great way to get out straight after work.
My new paraglider arrives in a week - yeehaw! |
Tuesday Feb 19 |
| Hike hills 40:00 [4]1.5 mi (26:39 / mi) +500m 8:08 / km | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Hike up Poo-Poo with the glider after work, nice and warm and made a reasonable pace. |
| Paragliding (Flight #18, Solo #15) 10:00 [0] | |
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| 1st solo launch off South Tiger. Bit hairy as nearly clipped the trees with wing which would have been super gnarly. Nice flight down afterwards though and landed into South wind no hassle which I was worried about to start. |
Monday Feb 18 |
| Mountain Bike 45:00 [3]12.5 mi (3:35 / mi) +250m 2:06 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| 1st ride on my bike in months and since I bust the knee. No soreness at all. Rode 2 of the 7 hills of Bothell on the MTB. Nice and sunny out. |
Sunday Feb 17 |
| Hike 3:00:00 [0]4.0 mi (45:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Walking around San Fran inc bridge. |
Saturday Feb 16 |
| Hike 3:00:00 [0]5.0 mi (35:59 / mi) | |
| shoes: Montrail Continental Divide#1 |
| Walking around San Fran looking at all the sights. |
Friday Feb 15 |
| Bike - Spin 40:00 [4] | |
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| Spin at the Y. Not much energy on the sprints but OK otherwise. |
| Snowboarding 1:45:00 [0] | |
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| A night session at Alpy. Raining down low to start but changed to snow quickly. Took it v. handy on the knee. Vis crap and not helped by forgetting my contacts. |
Thursday Feb 14 |
| Gym (PT ACTUALLY) 30:00 [1] | |
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| 10 mins on bike and a bunch of stretching and exercises. Knee a bit tender. |
| Hike hills 50:00 [2]1.5 mi (33:20 / mi) +520m 9:58 / km | |
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| Hike up Poo-Poo pt with paraglider pack. Not very fast as Rich was suffering with athsma. |
| Paragliding (Flight #17, solo #14) 8:00 [0] | |
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| Nice launch in a 5mph wind made it easy enough. Tried to find some lift to hold me up but failed making it a quick trip down to LZ. Landed a bit heavy in some sink but nothing serious. |
Wednesday Feb 13 |
| Gym (Weights) 45:00 [1] | |
| slept:5.5 weight:172lbs |
| Some upper body weights followed by leg stuff as recomended by PT. Did some balance and stretching too. |
Tuesday Feb 12 |
| Racquetball 50:00 [3] | |
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| Against Bill V. Not played in a very long time. Knee held out but I was pretty slow. At least I was moving thats the main thing. Lost 2-1. |
Monday Feb 11 |
| Gym (PT ACTUALLY) 30:00 [1] | |
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| 10 mins on the bike and 50 on other stuff. Worked fairly hard so recorded 20mins extra time. |
| Road run 40:00 [2]5.0 mi (7:59 / mi) +30m 4:53 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Glycerin #1 |
| Been feeling really depressed recently but this mediocre run has given me hope that I shall be back doing stuff pretty soon. I just hope I never end up in a wheelchair, I'd roll it off a big bridge.... |
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| C • Big bridge 1 |
Friday Feb 8 |
| Gym 20:00 [4] | |
| rhr:45 slept:4.0 weight:170lbs (sick) |
| 10 mins running, even got it to 10mph with no hassle. Did some drills movement wise and then some racquetball drills with no hassle. Its def getting better this week.
Still feel drained from the bout of bad health though. |
Thursday Feb 7 |
| Gym 25:00 [1] | |
| slept:10.5 (sick) |
| 10 mins on the running machine - max 8.5 mph with only a twinge. Stuck to 8.0 to avoid any pain.
15 mins b-ball doing s's and crossovers for the knee.
Feel much better today but still not right. (note 10.5 hrs sleep!!) |
Wednesday Feb 6 |
| Note | |
| rhr:60 slept:16.0 (sick) (rest day) |
| Temperature back to 102.5 F again. Off work.
Turns out it wasn't bronchitis, it was a sinus infection instead. Original antib's won't work so I got another course of drugs to take. F'in great...
Note high resting HR. |
Tuesday Feb 5 |
| Gym (PT ACTUALLY) 15:00 [1] | |
| rhr:45 slept:8.0 weight:173lbs |
| Managed 10 mins running on the treadmill today, thats a first. No knee pain at 7mph but didn't try any faster. She also stretched my hammys to the point just past excruciating and passing out..yowser. |
Sunday Feb 3 |
| Note | |
| rhr:65 slept:12.0 (sick) |
| Finally went to the doc's and I've got bronchitis. Usual male story, I should have gone in about a week ago. Needless to say I feel like shit. Got the pills etc to make me better soon. |
Saturday Feb 2 |
| Snowboarding - skinning hills 3:20:00 [3]4.0 mi (49:59 / mi) +1000m 17:29 / km | |
| slept:7.0 (sick) |
| Just wanted to test out my knee after nearly 4 wks on the disabled list. Started skinning up Hyak at 6:30 and made 5 laps. 1st 2 were on my own. There was a semi skin track from the previous day. Actually quite glad it was groomed (albeit a couple days ago) as it meant an easy skin up. Snow was supprisingly stable (I know its Hyak but a lot has obviously fallen). Looking over to Catherine there were 3 natural slides in the clearcut what looked about 1 ft deep. Lots of slides visable from the I90 and what a snow bank at the side of the road. Even at exit 47 it was 8 ft high.
Got busy around 9:30 when the bootpackers and folk realizing they would have to hike for turns at the pass due to the power outage.
Great fun and so glad to be back on the snow again. Sun even came out briefly.
Bumped into MPHammer out there too.
My temperature was 102 when I got home, no wonder I was so short of breath and feeling like shit all morning. |
Friday Feb 1 |
| Gym 30:00 [3] | |
| max:145 rhr:42 slept:7.5 weight:171lbs |
| Eliptical - 20 mins
stretching and knee stuff 10 mins |