Training Log Archive: billa

Actually snow shoeing at Nakkertok tracing new SS trails to the north.
It will open up a rather thick area to more orienteering with those distinct/indistinct SS trails now providing access to those new areas. Will probably increase the Adventure run map by 40%. There are only select areas that are open enough for fun & detailed orienteering. Wes, the trail breaker, has found remnants of three small iron ore mines in the area. They have been well covered as we could not see any evidece of a mine at two spots on his rough map. Always wanted a mine on one of my maps!

Brisk walk with Mumsey on the Revelstoke 5K loop. Cold but sunny.
Good stretch & strength afterwards.
Diet is low-carb so feeling hungry a lot of the time between meals. Trying to drink a lot of water and herb teas to stay sated but constantly thinking of my next meal.

Just back from 19 days in South America - mostly on a cruise ship around Cape Horn from Buenos Aires to Santiago. As expected, any real training was spotty at best, but I did do a lot of planned walking & stretching. Measured and mapped the Promenade deck. 7.5 laps was 5 Km. In the last week I briskly walked those laps every day with company for most of the 55 minutes or so it took me to complete the exercise. A couple of times I went to the gym to stretch afterwards but it was so busy it was more comfortable to do the stretch/strength routine in the cabin.

It's hard not to overeat when there is so much good food available all the time and as part of a social group of overeaters - many of whom really put on the pounds during the cruise. I was very selective in my choice of food, staying away from most breads, desserts, fried foods, etc. But volume was hard to control. Weight this morning was only two pounds over my average during the week before the trip. Not bad.

Will aim to lose seven pounds over the next three weeks and get back into the daily exercise routine.