Monday Jan 30 |
 | Run (Pavement) 38:00 [2] 6.3 km (6:02 / km) | |
| ahr:154 max:167 shoes: Nike AirMax Triax |
| Evening run - some snow/ice on sidewalks. Light mist, drizzle, mid 30s.
Lakeport Sq, Elm St, right past the bridge. Back along Elm St. |
 | Stretching 5:00 [1] | |
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Sunday Jan 29 |
 | Run long (Trails) 1:04:00 [3] 9 km (7:07 / km) | |
| ahr:160 max:172 shoes: '05 Integrator Hightops |
| Snowmobile trail run - Ahern area
3:11 - Loop trail CW to O'Shea cut off
9:46/12:58 - snowshoe loop
1:35/14;32 - loop trail CCW back to interior bike trail
5:10/19:42 - interior bike trail
5:20/25:00, loop trail CW past S beach & point over towards N beach
10:30/35:30 - snowmobile tr up to Robbie Mills field
9:50/45:20 - snowmobile tr past dump, saw some bear tracks!!, to trail junction #4
10:04/55:23 - Snowmobile tr along Parade Rd, down fields to Meredith Ctr Rd
8:38/64:00 - back to car at Ahern entrance
Thank god for spiked shoes! they were great on the hardpack and icy spots. less effectgive in the few spots with several inches of loose snow, but then regular running shoes wouldn't have been any better there.
Some rubbing around the front of my ankle. |
Saturday Jan 28 |
 | XC Ski (Skating) 35:00 [3] | |
| ahr:158 max:167 shoes: White/Red/Black Fischer Skatin |
| At Gunstock - marginal conditions.
Lots of bare spots and random rocks popping up. Took a spectacular fall when 1 ski caught a rock and stopped.
About 40F and climbing expect tomorrow will be worse. |
Wednesday Jan 25 |
 | Exer Bike 20:00 [1] | |
| ahr:94 max:110 |
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Thursday Jan 19 |
 | Run (treadmill) 27:00 [3] | |
| ahr:151 max:167 |
| uninspired treadmill run, |
Tuesday Jan 17 |
 | Run (Pavement) 30:00 [2] | |
| ahr:149 max:163 |
| Evening run, some slush on the roadsand a few icy spots. I seem to be able to run at an easy pace after dark, but in daylight I always seem to need to push. |
Monday Jan 16 |
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| Still very windy and bitterly cold. OK - I'm a wimp... I used to go out and ski in conditions like this all the time.
Ryan went home today - went and saw him for e little bit at Matt & Nicole's - so glad they're here in town rather than halfway across the country like when my kids were born. |
Sunday Jan 15 |
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| Much colder. We got about 4-5" of snow, but it's been blowing so hard, it's drifted, with many spots swept bare.
No desire to go voer the Gunstock - there's probably spots that are OK, but I'd have to over the junk to get to them.
A couple of trips over to the hospital to see the little one - also repainting a bedroom to turn into a nursery for when someone is over and needs a nap.... |
Saturday Jan 14 |
 | Run (Pavement) 24:25 [2] | |
| ahr:158 max:167 |
| It's been warm and rainiing for a couple of days. Not enough snow left for skiing - forecast is for it to turn sharply colder tonight and snow later tonight and through tomorrow.
Felt sluggish and old - must be the grandfather thing.... |
Thursday Jan 12 |
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| I'm a grandfather!!
Ryan Vincent Arsenault born 10:11 pm, 7 lbs, 8 ozs, 20 inches
Made it back from a long week in RI in time, although I have to go back for a couple of meetings tomorrow. |
Wednesday Jan 11 |
 | Run (treadmill) 20:00 [2] | |
| ahr:140 max:156 |
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 | Core Strength 5:00 [2] | |
| ahr:108 |
| Abdominals, lower back |
Tuesday Jan 10 |
 | Exer Bike 24:00 [3] | |
| ahr:125 max:145 |
| At hotel. Very dry in the workout room - felt parched the whole time. Drank lots of water after.
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Sunday Jan 8 |
 | XC Ski (Classic) 43:00 [3] | |
| ahr:153 max:169 shoes: Fischer Classic Wax |
| Gunstock - 1" of new powder on top of yesterday's.
They'd set clasic tracks late yesterday, so did an all classic session.
Cobble loop, out the south end, CCW loop, through the meadow, back up the sand pit and down the screamer, then reversed up beside the stream, and back to the Cobble loop.
Saw another guy who seemed to be pretty good doing classic as I came through the meadow the first time. Was wondering if 'd be able to catch him, and saw him along the flats above the sand pit. Keyed off him along the loggin road and passed him just before heading down the S curves. Pulled ahead heading back up the hill towards the hut. |
 | XC Ski (Classic) 18:20 [4] | |
| ahr:161 max:166 shoes: Fischer Classic Wax |
| Cobble loop at speed - was wondering if the other guy was behind me or not the whole way, occasional looks over my shoulder to check.
On big uphill, focused on keeping my feet underneath me, rather than flailing behind me with no grip. Heart rate didn't peak quite as high as when I was goofing on the previous loop.
Felt good. Periodic flashbacks to racing on these trails all too long ago in Jr High and High School. so much nicer with groomed trails instead of having ot set them by foot in the morning with snowshoes and wooden skis before racing in the afternoon. |
 | XC Ski warm up/down (Classic) 16:00 [2] | |
| ahr:153 max:163 shoes: Fischer Classic Wax |
| After the Cobble loop at speed, crossed over to the beginner trails on the other side of the road.
Brook Run and back and forth a few times on the RV roads. |
Saturday Jan 7 |
 | XC Ski (Skating) 1:06:00 [3] | |
| ahr:155 max:167 shoes: White/Red/Black Fischer Skatin |
| Gunstock - 3-4" new powder, packed. low 20s.
Felt tight - not well warmed up.
Cobble loop - out southern loop, did end loop CCW to meadow, then reversed.
tried highest trail from crest overlooking hut, but it was in rough shape - lots of washouts still, 1 pass by groomer,
Went down to low Cobble trail - also lots of washouts some skating and double poling.
finished up by doing rest of Cobble loop.
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 | XC Ski (Classic) 11:00 [2] | |
| ahr:145 max:160 shoes: Fischer Classic Wax |
| Short jaunt on classic skis. Feeling a bit more wiped out from skating than I expected.
Wax seemed OK, but was harder to work it to get good grip than I was willing to do.
Hands getting cold, so called it a day. |
Monday Jan 2 |
 | XC Ski (Classic) 35:00 [3] | |
| ahr:154 max:166 shoes: Trak Waxless skiis |
| Gunstock - first time classic of the season
Upper 30s, but colder in the shade, conditions quite variable
Waxless fishscale skiis - probably the best choice for the conditions, but far less than ideal. Sluggish and dragging.
Could feel it in my lower back - waxless provide too much kick, so I wasn't setting up on my driving foot - kicking late.
Should have gone earlier in the day for more consistent blue wax conditions. |
 | XC Ski (skating) 29:00 [3] | |
| ahr:152 max:166 shoes: Yellow Fischer Skating |
| Switched over to skating - much smoother.
A few more scratchy spots on the trails. |
Sunday Jan 1 |
 | XC Ski (skating) 53:00 [3] | |
| ahr:152 max:165 |
| Gunstock - about 1-2" of new powder on top of hardpack.
Cobble loop - out southern trails and back to Cobble - reversed to crest, then back out southern trails, back to Cobble and to shack |
 | XC Ski tempo (skating) 14:33 [4] | |
| ahr:158 max:166 |
| Cobble loop hard |