Training Log Archive: Trav

a skunky whoop, four artisans and a skunk holler return.

4 acre field intervals. First four were good. The last two were crap..

C • I heard about your lazy Rob... 2

upping the tempo a bit.

Wanted to do a Sunday morning burner, but Trix just told me to pound salt and asked to be taken home. So, not feeling 100% in any event, I joggy joggied until I ran into Katey Mac and Marie E. Ran with them for a bit on what was, admittedly a glorious morning. Not shaking off my Galapagos gut quickly enough.

Classic smt loop with Hammer and turdo. Weird travesty on K2, but I managed to use almost all of my natural athletic abilities to keep from taking a face full of dirt. Hammer was just amazed, but mainly because he was the one who didn't fall this time.

An active morning around the hottage with turdo pulling out his chainsaw and dispensing with some pesky deadfall. Had no idea that guy was so skilled with a splitting axe. Man, those stumps never stood a chance. Then a sample ride in the electric space car from the future.

C • Travesty 2

Back to our old ways. Good hard one.

Hills on a snowy winter morning in late April.

Went to tnt, but felt poorly. When no one should up by 5:30, I fell in love with the idea of doing the warmup with Trix and then just going home. When I got back Christian and Serge were there. I confessed to my heartfelt commitment to the idea of bagging the run and they let me off gently. Nice.

C • . 2

ouch

Doing the minimum so Conor won't just murder me on Monday.

Finally got most of the gunk out of my quads

Galápagos volcano marathon. Holy ickfay was that ever hard mainly because it was mostly downhill with some good ole gnarly bits. Ran well to 33 km (where they gave us a helmet and light and ran us through a 200 meter lava tube, which I thought was an exceptionally cool touch mid-marathon. But the last 8 k was walk-run misery as my quads locked up.

Balogna was waiting, cheerful as ever, at the finish.

C • Sounds amazing 4

Isabella island beach run with Balogna. Iguanas all over the place.

C • Cats 1

10k at the top of the island finishing at a turtle hatchery.

Snorkeling around kicker rock. Kept bumping into curious sea lions and turtles.

Shake down run around San cristobal town. The place where Darwin first landed. Some good bursts climbs up to view stands. This is going to be a wild life extravaganza.

6 times artaban. Last domestic workout before heading to the Galapagos Islands to run with the Blue Footed Boobies.

C • Wow. One of the greatest trip I ever took. 1

Missed TNT again (redeye from Vancouver over Monday night just killed me). So muddy trail intervals this morning before the big rains came. had to slosh Mikey through the creek to get him cleaned up.

Same amount of stuff as I do with Conor, but in a strange gym and with no coaching. Slower and not as good.

Went out with my pack of dogs again. And my audio book. I just love running and listening to books. This time it was Becoming Steve Jobs. A warmer take on Jobs's life than Isaacsons. Easy listening in a gentle snow falling spring day.

Perfectly timed SMT with my faithful companions, Mikey and Trix. -1 at the start and so the trails were dry and clean. Couldn't have been nicer. Dropped Mike off just as things were turning all to ratshit, which meant a clean run for him. Trix and I pushed on for another 45 minutes to explore Tiffany and the ice climb of death to washboard. Trix is a remarkable little climber. Me not so much, but I got through it.

More shoulders and back

6 times artiban.