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Friday May 17, 2013 #
Run 30:00 [3]
shoes: New Balance - Red Sole
Usually the knees feel stiff starting out. OK after about 5 minutes. I'm getting use to the YVR life style: the scenery, the food and you see people running and biking everywhere. Loving the sea food here.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 #
Hike/Walk 2:00:00 [1]
Tuesday May 14, 2013 #
Run 30:00 [3]
shoes: New Balance - Red Sole
Learning how to do Natural Running. I was inspired by a Running Seminar at MEC. 180 SPM = a serious cardio workout.
Heading to YVR tonight. No bike and no golf clubs. A good time to start the running training.
Heading to YVR tonight. No bike and no golf clubs. A good time to start the running training.
Monday May 13, 2013 #
Aerobics (Internals) 1:00:00 [5]
shoes: Vibram 5 Finger - Black
Today, I did an unplanned "Pain Tolerance Stress Test', aka PTST, aka I saw my dentist. :P
It started out with the usual cleaning, not too bad, then a minor fix to a tooth, not too bad, then replace a filling without freezing. That's the PTST !
The post PTST comment was 'it was deeper than expected..' Here're some collateral damages.
1. I got a cramp on my right baby toe. First time ever...no idea why, maybe the tension and the stress. I had to remove my shoe, stretch out my toes, all while in a dentist chair, laying in a negative plane, and not move my head. You don't want to move your head when your dentist is drilling. Try that, and it'll make 'can you rub your stomach with one hand and pat your head with the other' seem like child's play.
2. My jaw was pretty stiff, so no Gangnam style karaoke tonight.
3. It was a good abs workout. involuntary leg lifts every time that drill hits 'deeper then expected'! :-)
4. Wish I had a vodka shot. It works for pain and minimize the risk of infection. :P
When I got home, the Minister's wife said, 'what happened to your hair. It's almost standing up right, was it windy outside?'
Well...it was windy outside, but that may not have been the only reason. :P
It started out with the usual cleaning, not too bad, then a minor fix to a tooth, not too bad, then replace a filling without freezing. That's the PTST !
The post PTST comment was 'it was deeper than expected..' Here're some collateral damages.
1. I got a cramp on my right baby toe. First time ever...no idea why, maybe the tension and the stress. I had to remove my shoe, stretch out my toes, all while in a dentist chair, laying in a negative plane, and not move my head. You don't want to move your head when your dentist is drilling. Try that, and it'll make 'can you rub your stomach with one hand and pat your head with the other' seem like child's play.
2. My jaw was pretty stiff, so no Gangnam style karaoke tonight.
3. It was a good abs workout. involuntary leg lifts every time that drill hits 'deeper then expected'! :-)
4. Wish I had a vodka shot. It works for pain and minimize the risk of infection. :P
When I got home, the Minister's wife said, 'what happened to your hair. It's almost standing up right, was it windy outside?'
Well...it was windy outside, but that may not have been the only reason. :P
Wednesday May 8, 2013 #
Hike/Walk 1:30:00 [1]
Tuesday May 7, 2013 #
Spinning/road bike 30:00 [3]
Dear AP, It has been a while, so this is one of those consolidated entries for the past 3 or so weeks.
As I flew into NB yesterday, I felt very enthusiastic about this summer and looking forward to trying new things and getting back to old ones.
On the first day of Spring, I saw 40 cm of fresh snow in NB. After the work, actually after the roads were plowed, I took off from work and headed across the US Maine bordered and snowboarded on 40 cm of fresh power. Though it was wet power, what a feeling!
Alias, after that, I packed away snowboard and start to think about my activities for this summer.
In a separate conversation, my Son Matthew and his girlfriend Rachael expressed an interest in learning about orienteering and races. Our friend and orienteer extraordinaire, Barbara give us a free lesson one Sunday morning. I still remember that as being a very cold morning. Despite the cold and frozen fingers, I realized how much I missed the orienteering, running through the forest, AR type of activities.
I was pumped.
Since I decided that it was time to get back into AR stuff, the free lesson turned out to be a little more expense than I thought. About a week later...but after intense research (I call it the Rapid Gear Purchase or RGP methodology), I ordered a Cycle-cross bike. It arrived late week. :-)
After loading it up with pedals, and the usual stuff like water-bottle cages, pump and GPS odometer, it was just under 19 lbs. It's heavier than my road bike but way more stable. The price included a fitting, which according to them takes about 3 hours. Part of which is to measure my body geometry. I still have to schedule that. So far, I like the bike. I can ride up and down side walks, go through neighbor's lawn, etc. I wonder whether I can use that for AR (?).
The orienteering lesson went well. Barbara is a great teacher and Matthew picked it up very fast. He said that it's simular to reading blue prints, something that he does as part of his job.
It went so well that we decided to do the 1/2 Raid race. It was a lot of fun. We didn't break any land speed records, but he got all the check points, including the crazy ones in the Blast Zone. We approached most of the check points by compass bearings versus trails. Matthew said '… I am here to learn to navigate, so there is no point in running on a trail when I can take a bearing and go through the forest…' It made sense. The only collateral damage was that I ended up with about 50 scratches on my legs. I guess I should've worn my 'padded spandex'.
After the 1st check point (?), while crossing a log, I fell and landed on my right quad. That hurt!
Ya… padded spandex would have came in handy.
My right quad was seriously stiff for a couple of days, but all is well.
The week after the race, a group of us when down to Siesta Keys, Florida for a golfing holiday. We had 6 days of sun and 28 degrees weather. We golf every day for 6 straight days, I ran on the white sand beach every morning, we shopped, eat and drank. What's not to like!
The 5 finger Vibram is perfect for running along the beach. At one point, I got a cramp on the bottom of my foot. I guess that's good because it means I'm exercising new muscles. :P
On the way home, the Air Canada folks lost one of my luggage straps for my golf bag. Not wanting to pay $20 for a new luggage strap, I drop by MEC to buy some straps and buckets to make one. By coincidence, I dropped in on a Natural Running Clinic and was inspired to learn to run Naturally. I ended up getting a pair of 'transition' Natural running shoes. So that bucket actually cost me $120. :P
Now, I have a lot of things to work on: cycle-cross, natural running, even golf. It's going to be an exciting summer. :-)
As I flew into NB yesterday, I felt very enthusiastic about this summer and looking forward to trying new things and getting back to old ones.
On the first day of Spring, I saw 40 cm of fresh snow in NB. After the work, actually after the roads were plowed, I took off from work and headed across the US Maine bordered and snowboarded on 40 cm of fresh power. Though it was wet power, what a feeling!
Alias, after that, I packed away snowboard and start to think about my activities for this summer.
In a separate conversation, my Son Matthew and his girlfriend Rachael expressed an interest in learning about orienteering and races. Our friend and orienteer extraordinaire, Barbara give us a free lesson one Sunday morning. I still remember that as being a very cold morning. Despite the cold and frozen fingers, I realized how much I missed the orienteering, running through the forest, AR type of activities.
I was pumped.
Since I decided that it was time to get back into AR stuff, the free lesson turned out to be a little more expense than I thought. About a week later...but after intense research (I call it the Rapid Gear Purchase or RGP methodology), I ordered a Cycle-cross bike. It arrived late week. :-)
After loading it up with pedals, and the usual stuff like water-bottle cages, pump and GPS odometer, it was just under 19 lbs. It's heavier than my road bike but way more stable. The price included a fitting, which according to them takes about 3 hours. Part of which is to measure my body geometry. I still have to schedule that. So far, I like the bike. I can ride up and down side walks, go through neighbor's lawn, etc. I wonder whether I can use that for AR (?).
The orienteering lesson went well. Barbara is a great teacher and Matthew picked it up very fast. He said that it's simular to reading blue prints, something that he does as part of his job.
It went so well that we decided to do the 1/2 Raid race. It was a lot of fun. We didn't break any land speed records, but he got all the check points, including the crazy ones in the Blast Zone. We approached most of the check points by compass bearings versus trails. Matthew said '… I am here to learn to navigate, so there is no point in running on a trail when I can take a bearing and go through the forest…' It made sense. The only collateral damage was that I ended up with about 50 scratches on my legs. I guess I should've worn my 'padded spandex'.
After the 1st check point (?), while crossing a log, I fell and landed on my right quad. That hurt!
Ya… padded spandex would have came in handy.
My right quad was seriously stiff for a couple of days, but all is well.
The week after the race, a group of us when down to Siesta Keys, Florida for a golfing holiday. We had 6 days of sun and 28 degrees weather. We golf every day for 6 straight days, I ran on the white sand beach every morning, we shopped, eat and drank. What's not to like!
The 5 finger Vibram is perfect for running along the beach. At one point, I got a cramp on the bottom of my foot. I guess that's good because it means I'm exercising new muscles. :P
On the way home, the Air Canada folks lost one of my luggage straps for my golf bag. Not wanting to pay $20 for a new luggage strap, I drop by MEC to buy some straps and buckets to make one. By coincidence, I dropped in on a Natural Running Clinic and was inspired to learn to run Naturally. I ended up getting a pair of 'transition' Natural running shoes. So that bucket actually cost me $120. :P
Now, I have a lot of things to work on: cycle-cross, natural running, even golf. It's going to be an exciting summer. :-)