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Thursday Jan 14, 2016 #
4 PM
Snowshoeing (Ungroome) 55:00 [2] 4.05 km (13:35 / km) +92m 12:12 / km
slept:8.0 (sick) shoes: Salomon S-Lab XT 5 Softground
I almost never take BazingaDog into the woods by myself but he looked *so* sad and bored that I had to try.
He is 90 lb of pure muscle with 4-leg drive and unpredictable bursts of power in random directions. It's risky to hold his leash in your hand since he can yank it out so 'Bent usually puts a harness on B-Dog and attaches it to himself using a strong waistband. There's supposed to be a quick release but I couldn't find it. On the bright side, if B-Dog had taken off, they would have found my body attached to him.
I was just planning an easy snowshoe trek to avoid aggravating my cold. Having B-Dog attached added some extra balance and strength work to the mix. Other than the moment when he rolled in deer poop, it went pretty well - always on the edge of something dangerous possibly happening but it never did. Maybe I'll risk it again sometime. He will be 5 in March so he is past the craziest part of his puppyhood.
He is 90 lb of pure muscle with 4-leg drive and unpredictable bursts of power in random directions. It's risky to hold his leash in your hand since he can yank it out so 'Bent usually puts a harness on B-Dog and attaches it to himself using a strong waistband. There's supposed to be a quick release but I couldn't find it. On the bright side, if B-Dog had taken off, they would have found my body attached to him.
I was just planning an easy snowshoe trek to avoid aggravating my cold. Having B-Dog attached added some extra balance and strength work to the mix. Other than the moment when he rolled in deer poop, it went pretty well - always on the edge of something dangerous possibly happening but it never did. Maybe I'll risk it again sometime. He will be 5 in March so he is past the craziest part of his puppyhood.
5 PM
Note
Guess I'd better come up with something in January even though I don't have any big ideas.
Year End Review, Part 3 - 2016 Training Goals
1) Races
- Finish Lavaredo Ultra Trail (119 km) in June and at least one other ultra.
- At least one other 24+ hr event that isn't an ultra, e.g. an adventure race, rogaine, mountain marathon or Muskoka River X.
2) Health - same goals as last year, just keep improving
- Average 7 hrs sleep daily.
- Get down to race weight by March 31 (8 lb down from Jan. 1 weight).
- More protein in diet (Need to revive long lost cooking skills - I've been spoiled by my non-meat eating chef, 'Bent.)
3) Targets
- 200 hrs of running + snowshoe running
- 80 hrs of strength training, physio exercises and yoga
- 550 hrs of total training
4) Work from a written training plan each week.
5) Plan more mini-adventures like our Killarney Loop trek and New Year's Eve winter camping trip. There aren't as many ARs on the calendar as there used to be but Ontario and surrounding areas are still full of adventures and fun, adventurous people!
Year End Review, Part 3 - 2016 Training Goals
1) Races
- Finish Lavaredo Ultra Trail (119 km) in June and at least one other ultra.
- At least one other 24+ hr event that isn't an ultra, e.g. an adventure race, rogaine, mountain marathon or Muskoka River X.
2) Health - same goals as last year, just keep improving
- Average 7 hrs sleep daily.
- Get down to race weight by March 31 (8 lb down from Jan. 1 weight).
- More protein in diet (Need to revive long lost cooking skills - I've been spoiled by my non-meat eating chef, 'Bent.)
3) Targets
- 200 hrs of running + snowshoe running
- 80 hrs of strength training, physio exercises and yoga
- 550 hrs of total training
4) Work from a written training plan each week.
5) Plan more mini-adventures like our Killarney Loop trek and New Year's Eve winter camping trip. There aren't as many ARs on the calendar as there used to be but Ontario and surrounding areas are still full of adventures and fun, adventurous people!