Training Log Archive: roschi

the tolt and puget trails connected, down to the basin, along some additional trail and back, lots of towing yumay, a really nice outing today, but tired at the end...

tiger fat ass 25k, like last year... did it with aaron rinn in preparation of the desafio de los volcanoes in patagonia, and had a solid run and good fun... we ended up teaming up with brock gavery and justin angle, who did the loop in 2h25 and did another one for the full 50, impressive.... as usual i had a tough start and needed to haul ass to keep up with aaron, and was behind him about a minute until about half way up poopoo point trail when i started catching everyone with my large strides... then i passed, but tied my shoes and peed, and by the time we reached the top we cruised together.. by myself i could have probabyl been 3 minutes faster... fastest time was 2h18 by brian morrison and scott jurek, so 9 minutes behind is excellent...

subsequent outing with aaron, using his wing paddle, feathered to 90deg, to get used to the longer races...other than my lower back everything else was fine, the outing was great, even though it was pouring on us the whole time.. we paddled in perfect calm to a house that had just burnt out, and back...

so i booked the flight to valdivia and from bariloche today, there s no turning back... immediately after i went to the gym to start my paddling practice... windjammer, 699ckal in 45, used to be almost 800... i ll get back there in no time..

short subsequent bike interval training, 3min warmup, 1min@20 (max) and 1 min @ 15, plus 3 cooldown.. spent afterwards

ran three loops at discovery, night run, did one short by myself before trea and liz showed up, then ran with them and eric two long loops, trea bailed after one, then we upped the speed and did one more where i had trouble keeping up, partly because i ate too much chicken pot pie right before, and parly because the first fast-ish loop was really starting to slow me down...

Lunch run to the Arboretum via 520 bridge, then 1 loop and back via the waterfront to UW... good run, only a bit rainy and at the end my legs were a bit tired...

aaron just asked me yesterday if i d be interested in doing the Desafio de los Volcanoes Expedition Race in Patagonia in 4 weeks, so i decided to kickstart my training in case it happens, and ride to work in the pouring rain and miserable cold... did not wear a rainjacket and got a flat, by the time i was at work i was completely soaked and most of my body's skin completely red from freezing temps... miserable but i think i ll be ready by jan28....