Training Log Archive: Bash

Neither Timato nor I can go for a long run this weekend. In my case, it's because I'll be working at Wilderness Traverse HQ. In Timato's case, it's because I spirited his wife away to work at HQ with me, so he will be on Daddy duty.

So he planned a 5-hr run at Hockley Valley after work and offered to run my pace for the first Hockley Loop. He knew he would probably quit early if he tried to run alone in the dark for 5 hrs on a week night, and I knew it would be too easy to blow off solo training plans this week because I'm so busy with Wilderness Traverse. So it worked out perfectly. Friends using friends, haha!

It was a warm night with no one else on the trails, and the company was excellent. I felt surprisingly good considering that I just spent 6 hrs on the Hockley trails on Sunday. I don't think I've ever done two Hockley Loops in a 4 day period before.

And now I can dive back into WT work non-stop until Sunday night. I had my annual radio interview with Moose FM in Parry Sound today!

Took BazingaDog back to see the surgeon today, followed by an hour with the dog rehab specialist. I wish I could get this much attention when my knee hurts! He's doing well for two weeks post-surgery but they say he needs to lose 5 lb now that he's not running. (We've all been there!) We have lots of physio exercises to do together.

Since we were in the vicinity and he is allowed short walks, I took him on his first trip to the Salomon Store. He was showered with attention by the staff and other shoppers so he liked it there.

Volunteer day

Kelly Anne Wald is running the Oil Creek 100 Miler in three weeks and wondered if I'd like to join her for a 6-hr run today. Oh, why not? :)

We parked at the north end of Hockley on Dunby Road, thinking we might run north to Mono Cliffs after finishing the Hockley Loop. Instead, we did our Loop, then ran back into Hockley to do two of the side trails. It was our first time running together so we had a ton of things to talk about, and we were well matched for pace at that distance. She's been training well and seems ready to cruise through her 100 miler!



I set up an aid station on 5th Line and we used our cars for a second aid station. It was not an insanely hot day but it was humid again - another sweaty run with Humidex in the 30s. Summer has been great but bring on autumn!



Time deducted for aid station breaks etc. Elapsed time 6 hrs.

BazingaDog was crying early in the morning again - not because he's sore but because he's tired of not having his freedom. Only 10.5 more weeks until he should be ready to run in the yard. In the meantime, sleep deprivation is building up.

Mostly injury prevention stuff with some core

With an insanely hot summer nearly over, *now* Alex Hutchinson decides to tell us the trick for performing better in the heat: positive self-talk. "I'm not melting; I'm beautiful!" Or something like that. ;)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fit...

Tomorrow is the new Great Albion Enduro mountain bike race hosted by Superfly Racing. They are offering 40 km or 80 km (two loops) routes through Albion Hills and Palgrave, and the course will travel most of the one-way single track in the opposite direction from usual. Riders should have fun although I sure hope the weather forecast is wrong.

I rode around Albion Hills and Palgrave hanging posters for the Star Tracks MTB adventure race. As Cristina would say, I did some O-vangelism here and there. Or in this case, I gues it was MTBO-vangelism. I met two riders who took a photo of the poster to get the info after chatting with me for awhile, so that's a start.

If anyone is planning to enter, it would be great if you would consider signing up, oh, right now in case any mountain bikers check the list of registered racers. It's not empty; there are 2 people on it. But it would be nice if they get the impression that the event is real.
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/2572

Lots of stops, of course. Time deducted for poster hanging and chatting people up.

BazingaDog seems to be recovering well from his surgery even though it's going to be a long journey. We're just starting Week 2 of twelve weeks of reduced activity, rehab and extreme boredom. He cries in the morning because AdventureDog is up doing the usual routine that B-Dog isn't allowed to do yet. I'm not getting much sleep. The biggest challenge is trying to find ways to keep him mentally stimulated. He's a smart dog and he knows that it sucks to spend so much time in a cage lying down. Some tricks only work a few times, then I need to think up new ones.

I ran to Centreville Creek Rd. and back on the Oak Ridges Trail. I felt tired before I started but it was a beautiful day and the trail is in good shape. There were only a few short sections with weeds taller than me overhanging the trail. My upper left glute was quite sore and not doing its job. Not sure if it's from Sunday's long run or from an unaccustomed stretch I did in yoga last night. Fingers crossed that it disappears as quickly as it arose.

Some plyometrics, then some stretching, foam roller and core.