Training Log Archive: Trav

4x8 minute interval around the back 40. The first went well and then I just fell apart. Had nuthin.

Kicking it up a notch with 10kilo kettle ball burpies

Trix wasn't into it this morning, so we went for a pleasant early fall walk in the back 40. I dropped her off and then decided to do the braids, head smashed in, whalebacks and the Main Loop at tempo. Good burn.

Much delayed Mariposa ride with Krys. He on his 1999 classic. Me on Iron Butterfly. Wore high argyle socks just for the occasion.

Lovely morning run with Tarno, Hammer and Sudden. Absolutely gorgeous weather. The Valley at its finest.

Got shelled at the gym. Conor was in a mood. He wanted to show me the face of failure, I guess. Alright, already, I get it. Pretty sure it was harder than just knocking off a few squats.

Love these early days of fall.

SMt from the hottage starting at 7am Saturday so that we can scamper on over to the toilet run on time for the 10am start.

Good run. 8 double loop relays around the toilet run start finish area.

Post hell workout. Sweat storm.

Dances with Dirt. Time is an estimate of the total of warmups and my 3 stages of this uber cool event. 400 teams of five over 100 km of mid-Michigan bush and nasty terrain. Total trail combat. Tarno, Almaggedon, Griz , Katey Mac and me made up of team of Mitochondriacs.

A few bobbles that cost us a bit, but we ended up 8th overall in absolute terms. There is a generous point system that favours older runners and women. So our position on the "handicapped" list will certainly be top 3. For some reason I got all the boggy bits and water running sections.

C • Congrats! 2

Light gym workout with Coach Conor.

easy peasy with some accelerations

Held back a bunch on account of the tapering for Hell.

C • Crickets? 1

tapery kinda work out.

four time around K2. Last hardish workout before going to Hell.

Fine drizzly run in the Valley with Sudden, Gustav, Hammer and Christian, the new guy from Switzerland.

Conor. New tricks: bosu burpees, skater lunges and one legged crouch hops.

Blustery morning. Some trees down. 5 artibans

self guided gym workout.

Kilometer repeats. Felt good for the first two and ran 3:30s with Turbo, then blew up for 3 and 4, then got a bit of jam back for 5 and 6. Ended up pretty wrecked throughout.

Around the main loop with Katey Mac and the animals. Then 5 times around the K2 massif getting ready for Hell.

C • Go to hell 1

Very slow long distance. Trix called it a day after 40 minutes. Dropped her off and then joggy jogged for what seemed only a short while, but ended up being an hour and a half. Strange experience of time out there in the woods.

Commute into and out of the Hammer on Iron Butterfly

6 times Artaban.

Gym with Conor, Big Bobby Clobber edition.

7 sets of loops

Mostly with Balogna, then some planks.