Training Archive: CristinaIn the 7 days ending 2007-01-07:
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Sunday Jan 7 | ||
| DDR 10:00 [2] | |
| In a move that will surely later be described as "impulse buy of the year", I hopped out this morning to buy a RedOctane Ignition Pad 3.0 to play StepMania on my computer. The game's free and is a very convincing DDR clone (at least to me).
Good cross training? I played for about half an hour, and had stripped layers and worked up a sweat by the end. I think if I put it on some kind of continuous mode rather than stopping between songs then it would be much like an aerobics-type cardio class. Even if it weren't sweat-inducing, it's addictingly fun. | ||
| C • DDR clone 7 | ||
| XC Skiing 1:00:00 [3] | |
| Stopped playing StepMania long enough to go out for a ski. Since the road looked good on top yesterday I decided to drive up. Not too bad. Parked at the Ellis trailhead and skied Ellis/service road south, then up in the jumble of trails above/west of Ellis. Really nice little collection of ski trails... now if only those snowshoers would stay off. (I've decided that snowshoers are the new snowboarders.)
I didn't fall even once today! Part of that was actual improvement, part of it was staying away from some of the steeper stuff. It was very very cold and exposed places were nasty windy. The snow is already all old and cold in many places, but there's definitely no shortage. Hopefully I'll be able to get back up there later this week. | ||
| Strength/Core (stretching) 10:00 [1] | |
| Scoop (0) | ||
Saturday Jan 6 | ||
| XC Skiing 2:10:00 [3] | |
| slept:9.0 | ||
| Having learned my lesson about trying to drive up the Sandia Crest Highway after a snowfall, I took the tram up to the top this time. It wasn't nearly as much hassle as I thought it would be - basically no wait, and I could start skiing right near the upper terminal.
The snow was delicious. Unfortunately, I think I have regressed in skiing ability. Considering that I didn't have much to begin with, this is serious. I'm not sure I'm up for the Mt Taylor Quad, unless the skiing is all on a wide road. These narrow, ungroomed trails are beautiful and fun, but I have no nerve to descend anything but the mildest of slopes with a clear view of flat trail ahead. I mean, I tried, and I was succesful some of the time. But not without a death grip on my poles. And I had a few spectacular faceplants. Can I blame the altitude? ;-) Skied Gravel Pit to Switchback up to Crest House and kept going for a bit along the North Crest Trail. Got to where it was exposed on top of the crest and turned back, because there were several foot drifts on part of the trail, not to mention nasty wind (and it was already cold). Went back mostly the same way (I think). Long wait for the tram trip down. | ||
| C • Faceplants mean you are improving! 3 | ||
| C • Faceplants mean you are improving! 1 | ||
| Strength/Core (stretching) 10:00 [1] | |
| Little Miss Sunshine (1) | ||
| Note | |
| PHXO Lake Pleasant | ||
Friday Jan 5 | ||
| Note | |
| (rest day) | ||
| Planned rest day. Tomorrow's activities will depend on sleep and rest and mood. Mean people stink. | ||
| C • Mean people 5 | ||
Thursday Jan 4 | ||
| XC Skiing 20:30 [2] | |
| slept:6.5 weight:145lbs | ||
| Attempt at a sunrise ski in the foothills. There's plenty of snow, but the trails are solid footprints and the off-trail stuff is topped with a few inches of crusty re-frozen junk. I tried. | ||
| Running (snow) 30:30 [3] | |
| shoes: Asics Trail | ||
| Went back to the car and swapped shoes. Surface was better for running than skiing, though it felt very arduous. Could have been the snow, or it could just be that I'm tired.
It was supposedly 18F when I left, but I was really hot and sweating a lot in in two shirts and a light windbreaker. Got home and it says 28F. Hmph. | ||
| Strength/Core (pushups) 1:00 [1] | |
Wednesday Jan 3 | ||
| Running (snow/road) 32:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Asics Trail | ||
| Back in Albuquerque, just a bit earlier than planned. It's cold and covered in snow. Amazing. Went for an easy evening run to and in the 'hood just to the east. Albuquerque's snow removal system (i.e. the sun) hasn't done a very good job, and so it was slow and slippery on sidewalks and streets. Took one very spectacular spill on an unplowed and icy road. The crowd boo'd and gave me a '4'. | ||
| Strength/Core 5:00 [1] | |
| Some of that "strength" stuff. I'll have to take a fitness test at some point, might as well try to prepare. I hate pushups. I wish I could do something besides pushups to get good at pushups. Like, I don't know, running on my arms or something. | ||
| C • That would probably work... 7 | ||
| Strength/Core (stretching) 12:00 [1] | |
Tuesday Jan 2 | ||
| Note | |
| Saw Oscar and Lucinda yesterday. It was very good (Ralph Fiennes especially) but not very uplifting. So we counterbalanced it by seeing Happy Feet which was very fun and happy, if a bit long. They both get 1s! | ||
| C • Movies 12 | ||
| Running (trail) 57:00 [3] +150m | |
| shoes: Asics Trail | ||
| Today we headed over to Saguaro NP West, on the other side of the Tucson mtns. King Canyon trail to Sendero Esperanza trail.
The plan was for me to run up 30 mins while Melissa hiked up 40 min before turning around, so that we'd meet up around her turn around and be able to run the rest back together. It didn't quite work that way, as Melissa sort of kind of missed a turn. It was all good in the end, but I think we should start carrying maps... This was pretty cool, very different from yesterday. I've always liked how sharp and rugged the Tucsons look compared to the Catalinas, and it turns out that the trails are often like that, too. Lots of loose rock and sharp pieces. I actually think this is where I hiked when I visited U of A in 2001. Neat. Off to the Apple store to buy matching shuffles. :-) | ||
| Strength/Core (stretching) 12:00 [1] | |
Monday Jan 1 | ||
| Event: US Team Training Camp | ||
| Running (trail) 1:00:00 [3] | |
| slept:6.0 shoes: Asics Trail | ||
| In Tucson, so Seabass and I went for a run at Sabino Canyon. Hit the Bear Canyon trail this time, which was really awesome. Gorgeous scenery. I really think the Sonoran Desert is one of the most beautiful ecological zones in the world. And it's not even spring!
The trail's great because it starts off flat and smooth and then rolling before going up the canyon. Lots of rocky ground around (and across) the creek itself which makes for great fancy footwork practice. Very busy today, lots and lots of hikers - but no dogs! I love it. Felt a little bogged down today, probably because of the ~2 hours of sleep Sat night, travel yesterday, and poor sleep last night. But, it still felt great to run. At one point I thought to myself, "Yeah, I could live here." And then I realized that I *am* going to live here! w00t! 2007 rocks already. | ||