Training Log Archive: Bash

Note to self: If I don't run for a month, then even a 9 km run makes my Achilles feel tight the next day. I must never do that again.

This was my first run since Ultra Tour Monte Rosa ended one month ago today. Unbelievable! It wasn't really a normal run since I was doing work at Albion Hills for Star Tracks so there were stops (not logged) and starts. What a spectacular, warm autumn day!

That's all I can say since my activities were Top Secret.

Danny MacAskill was asked to test a carbon wheel to destruction.

After hanging new Star Tracks posters around Albion Hills to replace a few that got ruined in heavy rain, I went out on the race course to do some additional work. Beautiful day for riding once again! Moving time logged only.

Wilderness Traverse post-race tasks are slowing down so I had time to ride over to Albion Hills to mark the boundaries of a big construction site on the Star Tracks Mountain Bike Adventure map. We'd hoped some of the area might be reopened before the race but that's not going to happen.

I didn't bother updating the Open course since those racers can just navigate around the construction site as an extra challenge. :) But I had to adjust the Novice course to steer them away - I hope - from trails that aren't suited to novices.

Mountain bikers are so nice. Two different riders came over and offered to help me find my way when they saw me stopped, staring at a map and making notes. They both received some MTB-O-vangelism!

A stranger yelled out, "Nice bike!", which never happened with my Specialized. :) I felt like an impostor. I can't possibly live up to my bike!

It felt great to be out on such a gorgeous October day. It's been almost four weeks since UTMR and I feel a strong need to be active again.