Training Log Archive: peppa

we got on the JMT at 8ish, hiked from thousand island lake to ediza lake, passing emerald and ruby lakes on the way. what a beautiful hike, we stopped plenty for photo ops. ediza lake was at lower elevation and had more than its fair share of mosquito. maureen chose a campsite right next to another, shaded by lots of trees, near a waterfall but somewhat far from the lake itself. i wasn't too thrill about where we camped, but oh well, all was good.

C • Looks beautiful!! 3

G & I set out for a day hike, climbed the waterfall, and explored the nearby streams for about an hour. after dinner, i quickly hid inside our tent to get away from the mosquito. luckily, G remembered to bring a deck of cards, we played until we were blue in the face.


G and his cowboy hat

G and I arrived at mammoth late thursday night. ran into naomi & ivan near big pine. met up with the rest of the gang (maureen, maria, & tony) at main lodge early friday morning to catch the shuttle to agnew meadows. andy dropped out at the last minute due to work. my pack weighed only 23lbs. G's was closer to 30lbs. we set out from agnew meadows (8300ft) and hiked to thousand island lake (9850ft). we could not have asked for a more gorgeous day. had a big bagel for breakfast but did not eat anything else until lunch at 1pm. that was not a good idea, felt faded around noon. we got to the campsite soon after lunch. thousand island lake was well worth the hike, crystal clear water, and semi warm too! we chose a campsite on top of some boulders, perfect panoramic view of the entire lake.

note: time recorded did not include breaks and lunch.

the pool was extra warm today, me like! met 2 new faces who joined masters for august. started out super sleepy, kept yawning and yawning. felt better after warm up.

9x50 warm up / drills
5x100
5x100 with fins
5x50 with fins and paddles
150 cool down
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1850y

got on the treadmill for a quick tempo run. warmed up at 6.5mph for the first 10min, then increased pace to 6.8mph for 3 min intervals until time was up. felt tired.

i think i was dehydrated during the run. drank an entire bottle of water after getting off the treadmill and felt so much better. it was really good to spin out the legs.

this was probably the hardest ride i've done in a long time. glad i bagged it but would not do it again. here are a few things worth logging:

1. we started at the research station on white mountain (elevation: 12,441ft) and rode to the top at 14,250ft. i've never ridden at this elevation before and felt it right from the start. every effort felt magnified.

2. to get to the research station, we drove a long way from big pine on a combination of paved (15 miles) and on dirt (about 22 miles) roads.

3. the ride could be compared to blackstar (2000ft elevation gain and 7miles one way), but shorter and steeper, in that the total elevation gain was 2603ft and the climb to the top was 5.5miles.

4. the entire ride was on a fire road, but it wasn't technically easy. the trail was rarely hard packed, mostly sandy, loose gravel, or loose rocks.

5. the steepest climb was at the top, with tight switchbacks, just when you were ready to drop your bike and gave up.

6. we chose a weekend when there were tons of hikers. at times, we were not able to ride the best line, had to weave in and out to pass people. most hikers were very nice, they stepped aside and let you through.

7. there were hill climbs going both ways, 3 to be exact.

i was exhausted at the end and had stomach cramps for most of the ride. i tried to drink but did not feel like it, probably drank less than 20oz. ate a banana and a protein bar at the top. heart rate raised fast but also recovered quickly. time recorded did not include break at the top.