Training Log Archive: billa

Feeling tired most of the day. But it was a good day visiting the landowners and learning about neighbours that could help us extend the mapn on the ridge.

Brisk walk to the falls and back by Mt. Mooney. Cold but no wind so it was quite pleasant. Could have walked longer but instead:

Quick spin watching the Vanier cup game. Nice to see the Montreal win with the stands full of fans.
Now back over the 160 mark. Time to diet before Xmas!

Brisk walk except for the park area watching the 1000's of crows gather in the trees and spook me out!

Good spin with the music cranked up and watching the news. Fair stretch afterwards.

Good brisk walk - except for talks with neighbours - to the beach and then to. Carleton. Short stretch afterwards. Weight has climbed to unacceptable levels! Serious low carb time!

Tried for a long walk but the sidewalks were too icy to open up my stride. So I strapped on the earphones, cranked up the music, and rode my way to nowhere. Good stretch afterwards. Hip just a bit sore later.

Mapping the new trails at Nakkertok in 10 cm of snow. Beautiful day - just a bit windy. Tired but enjoyed my first snowy day on the trails.

Light spin and good stretch routine. Planned a hike up at Nakkertok but that will have to wait until tomorrow.

Been home one week and still not back "on schedule". Brisk walk in the blowing snow and a good stretch routine afterwards.

Mapping with Jennie at St. Pats Intermediate. Sunny but windy and -1.
Feeling better than yesterday, energy level OK.

Another day without much exercise. Feeling tired all day. Hip is not sore but very stiff. It needs some exercise!

still not feeling 100% - sleep patterns are all askew. Good energy in the morning and then feeling sleep-deprived in the afternoon. So no inclination to do any real "exercise". Sinus's are still clogged too.

Up at Nakkertok with Dirk and Richard McKenna drawing the new trails and site changes for the Easterns in January. Expected nasty weather but it turned out to be mostly sunny. The new trails have opened up more areas for orienteering because the woods are pretty rough along the hydro line. Lots of topo detail -a LiDAR base would make the job a lot easier but I doubt the municipality has the data.

At the Remembrance Day ceremonies at Beechwood in the morning. Raked and cut and clipped for a couple of hours in the afternoon but no formal exercising or stretching. Still tired and jet lagged. Tried a snooze in the afternoon but I went into such a deep sleep it was hard getting back to reality. I didn't know where I was when Glo woke me up at supper time.

OK, back from China and recovering from the usual long-distance travelling cold. Haven't had in a regular exercise routine in over a month but I haven't gained weight. The relatively low-carb Chinese food helps.

So a few resolutions are in order:
Back to a daily one hour+ exercise routine with an emphasis on working the upper body and core in prep for the ski season.
Will set a goal for ski days. Can't be consecutive due to travelling plans but maybe 50 days is a reasonable goal. Maybe canal skates can count.