Training Log Archive: AliSIn the 30 days ending Jun 30, 2013:
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Sunday Jun 30, 2013 #
cycling 9:45:00 [3] 38.0 km (15:24 / km)
Lazy Lundbom rogaine near Merritt. Pascal and I rode our bikes for this one, which I think was our first mistake. There was no advantage to biking here, except for the 1 super mountain biker from Salmon Arm, who we met a few times and was seriously kicking ass! We were doddling around on the trails, while the hikers/runners were able to go straighter routes.
The second mistake was our planning, and I guess that's my fault... we should have gone on the other side of the map, but it's always hard when planning a route to know what the best way is....
The good parts were that we got some controls, the scenery was incredible, we found some awesome little mountain bike trails (and maybe adjusted our plan a couple of times so we could follow them!), and we are still talking to each other! Oh, and the watermelon at the end was delicious.
There were mosquitos. My upper arms and back look like I have acne... seriously, I have around 200 bites. At least there's no dengue here!
Thanks Jackie and Wade for all their hard work putting this together!
The second mistake was our planning, and I guess that's my fault... we should have gone on the other side of the map, but it's always hard when planning a route to know what the best way is....
The good parts were that we got some controls, the scenery was incredible, we found some awesome little mountain bike trails (and maybe adjusted our plan a couple of times so we could follow them!), and we are still talking to each other! Oh, and the watermelon at the end was delicious.
There were mosquitos. My upper arms and back look like I have acne... seriously, I have around 200 bites. At least there's no dengue here!
Thanks Jackie and Wade for all their hard work putting this together!
Friday Jun 28, 2013 #
cycling 26:00 [3] 7.38 km (3:31 / km)
To work and back. It's been raining this week, so I wimped out of riding a couple of days. Also, my muscles didn't seem to be recovering from the 0 to many hours of exercise this month, so it was actually good to rest before the weekend.
I went for a massage on Wednesday evening.. still a little tender in places, especially the hips. My IT band was acting up cycling to work today... let's see how this 10 hr rogaine goes on Sunday... may have to re-evaluate after that...
I went for a massage on Wednesday evening.. still a little tender in places, especially the hips. My IT band was acting up cycling to work today... let's see how this 10 hr rogaine goes on Sunday... may have to re-evaluate after that...
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013 #
cycling 25:00 [3] 7.38 km (3:23 / km)
Cycled to and from work.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013 #
Gym 20:00 [3]
Stretching, core, physio exercises. Time is for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, because I'm too lazy to log all 3.
No biking - it's been raining pretty heavy in the mornings and I hate being soaked at work.
No biking - it's been raining pretty heavy in the mornings and I hate being soaked at work.
Saturday Jun 22, 2013 #
cycling 49:08 [3] 5.55 km (8:51 / km)
Half Nelson in Squamish. Fun trail.
Climbing 45:00 [3]
Met Louise, John, Kaitlin and Adam for afternoon climbing. I like days in Squamish!
Friday Jun 21, 2013 #
cycling 50:00 [3] 15.72 km (3:11 / km)
To UBC and back. Working for the English department today. Fun times!
Thursday Jun 20, 2013 #
cycling 15:00 [3] 5.0 km (3:00 / km)
From Gilles and Catherine's place to home... In the rain...
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013 #
Orienteering 1:15:00 [3]
Mass start Goat at Capilano River. I did the long goat (as opposed to the extreme goat) with Corina and Katie - Corina just arrived from Switzerland and is scared of bears, so didn't want to go herself, and we just met Katie and she came along for the ride. Took it fairly easy. We agreed mostly on routes. Corina was confused by the 1:5000 scale. We took some good routes, and executed fairly well (due to low speed). We ran most of the flats/downhills/gentle uphills, and my IT band didn't hurt until the steep downhill on the path going to 12... score! Cautiously optimistic...
Fun event. Thanks Magnus!
Fun event. Thanks Magnus!
cycling 19:00 [3] 7.68 km (2:28 / km)
To work, then up 10th to Ontario and back waiting for Catherine (had planned to do more, but then saw a colleague and chatted with her for 20 minutes...), then down to Catherine's to get a ride to WET.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013 #
cycling 21:00 [3] 7.23 km (2:54 / km)
To work and back. Was with lots of other cyclists on the way to work. Decided I should take it easy (not feeling good today)... that lasted until Granville St, then I passed about 8 people between Granville and the top of the hill after Hemlock... so much for taking it easy!
Monday Jun 17, 2013 #
cycling 50:00 [3] 16.47 km (3:02 / km)
To work, then the Oram's place to door-sit, then back home.
Sunday Jun 16, 2013 #
cycling (XC) 2:00:00 [3] 10.16 km (11:49 / km)
So I bought a new XC bike yesterday... her name is Mohana Kona, and she's lovely. Pascal and I went out for a spin on Seymour - bridal path, cardiac arrest, Will's way, up to Powerline and back via Sticks & Stones. We were out for around 3.5 hours, but I walked for quite a bit, since my MB skills are not that great... fun evening out. Out of the 10 people we met, one was John M. Was going to challenge him to a bike-cross style race down Dirty Diapers, but thought we'd better leave his pride intact!
Friday Jun 14, 2013 #
cycling 21:00 [3] 7.34 km (2:52 / km)
To work and back. Had people over for dinner, so no time for more cycling.
Thursday Jun 13, 2013 #
cycling 1:08:00 [3] 23.95 km (2:50 / km)
To work and back (at VGH), then from Royal Oak to home after dropping the car off at the car doctor. Man is Metrotown ever a sketchy area... Probably because all the bike lanes are on the footpaths and there's no lighting. Nice night for a ride though.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2013 #
cycling 1:24:00 [3] 26.91 km (3:07 / km)
To work, then home via Carrall, downtown seawall, past Lost Lagoon and around False Creek (via Science World), and back home. I hoped it would be wet, so there'd be less people to dodge, but it was beautiful and sunny.... wasn't too busy though!
Tuesday Jun 11, 2013 #
cycling 1:00:00 [3] 19.53 km (3:04 / km)
To work and back. Was a little early, so I did a loop along Marine Dr.
Monday Jun 10, 2013 #
cycling 1:00:00 [3] 21.78 km (2:45 / km)
To work at UBC, then to Skiis and Biikes. Looking for a hard tail cross country, since Pascal and I signed up for the 10 hour rogaine on bikes... The whole time... At least it's in June, so it'll count towards my 1000km total!
Sunday Jun 9, 2013 #
Note
(rest day)
Lovely weekend in Whistler with Magnus, Andrea, and Oliver. We walked a lot, ate, and hung out. Nice weekend away. Much needed!
In other news, turns out I'm the only one of the 4 of us in Thailand who didn't get dengue. Mosquito-attractor Alison managed to avoid the little bastard... Not sure how I managed that one!
In other news, turns out I'm the only one of the 4 of us in Thailand who didn't get dengue. Mosquito-attractor Alison managed to avoid the little bastard... Not sure how I managed that one!
Friday Jun 7, 2013 #
cycling 25:00 [3] 7.32 km (3:25 / km)
To work at VGH and back. Too much to do to stay out longer. Just found out I'm working full time for at least 2 weeks...
Thursday Jun 6, 2013 #
cycling 26:00 [3] 7.31 km (3:33 / km)
To work near VGH and back. Common-in-law parents are in town tonight, so no time for more riding. Did an interval/tempo session instead (interval if the lights were against me, tempo if not!) Gorgeous day, and getting warmer.
So our test results came back - Pascal has dengue and I don't. Doesn't really mean anything, since there's no treatment. The only benefit to knowing is that if he gets it again in the future, we're getting to the nearest hospital that can do blood transfusions and replace organ function pronto...
So our test results came back - Pascal has dengue and I don't. Doesn't really mean anything, since there's no treatment. The only benefit to knowing is that if he gets it again in the future, we're getting to the nearest hospital that can do blood transfusions and replace organ function pronto...
Wednesday Jun 5, 2013 #
5 AM
cycling 1:20:00 [3] 22.9 km (3:30 / km)
Home from work, then to Stanley Park and home again. Legs felt tired. I just hung out with Catherine rather than orienteering...
8 AM
cycling 25:00 [3] 7.93 km (3:09 / km)
To work along the seawall, and up Marine Dr. My legs were not happy with the Marine Dr hill. I think I need a rest day...
June km = 152.9
June km = 152.9
Tuesday Jun 4, 2013 #
cycling 1:35:00 [3] 27.71 km (3:26 / km)
Around Stanley Park with Erica. Delightful!
June km = 122.10
June km = 122.10
Monday Jun 3, 2013 #
Gym 3:00 [3]
Stretching, push ups, a little core.
8 AM
cycling 45:00 [3] 12.08 km (3:44 / km)
To work - down Balaclava to Dunbar, then Marine Drive to work. Beautiful morning. Need to pick it up if I'm going to make up for lost km's over the weekend!
5 PM
cycling 1:45:00 [3] 35.14 km (2:59 / km)
Post-work ride. Seawall, Stanley park trails, more seawall to Crab Park, the Carrall, Ontario, King Ed, some back streets to BC Women's, then home via 29th Ave and Valley. Slowish, due to all the people out on the seawall.
June km = 94.39
June km = 94.39
Sunday Jun 2, 2013 #
cycling 1:20:00 [3] 22.59 km (3:32 / km)
My new ride - seawall to Science World, then down Carrall, along the waterfront under Canada Place, round Lost Lagoon and home over Burrard Bridge. Wonderful sunset! Did plan a way longer ride, but orienteering admin got in the way of that.
June km = 47.17
June km = 47.17
Saturday Jun 1, 2013 #
Note
So I decided to join Troy's "bike 1000km in June" challenge. It works out to 30km a day, which is a lot (considering my commute is nowhere near 30km), but it should get me out training!
10 AM
cycling 1:24:19 [3] 24.58 km (3:26 / km)
To Costco for a contact lense appointment. Went along 10th to Ontario, then along Adanac, since I was early and wanted to get more distance. Back along Carroll, Alexander, across the bridge to Crab Park, under Canada Place, along the seawall past Lost Lagoon and English Bay, up Hornby, across Burrard bridge, along seawall and up Bayswater. Phew!
June km = 24.58
June km = 24.58