Training Log Archive: TheMinister

Too many reasons to mention here, but I didn't get to pre-ride the Albion Hills trails as I had originally planned. I ended up 'walking my parent' in a local mall.

C • Mall Walking 1

I decided to so some hill running before our paddling practice. The most convenient place was the small hill just west of Ontario place, around the Argo rowing club (?). After the 2 repeats, I realized how stupid that was - on a smog warning day, on the Lakeshore with all the rush hour traffic cars. I did it one more time and called it quits. I was just not getting in the air, or at least not the right type of air.

Unfortunately, the Dragon Boat practice was canceled due to the possibility of high winds and lightning. Fortunately, a group of us just went to a restaurant and had beer and pizza. :)

I did about 1/2 hour on our rowing machine after I got home.

I left work a bit earlier today and decided to declared the rest of the day a 'Retirement Day'. As I was driving home, I decided to go biking at Kelso before The Minister's Wife comes home. I've not seen The Minister's Wife for a couple of days as she was studying for her exam - which took place today.

As I approached Mississauga, I noticed dark clouds, actually, *very* dark cloud. I said to myself, '...being a RTAR, that Rough and Tough Adventure Racer, I shouldn't let dark clouds brother me...' I continued to drive west. As I approach Milton, I noticed rain. I said to myself, '...being a RTAR, I shouldn't let rain bother me...'. I continued to drive west. As I approached Hilton Falls, I noticed lightning. All of a sudden, this RTAR decided to retreat to the comfort of an air conditioned Health Club and did a spinning class. :-)

It was a good class, I couldn't get my heart rate above 160, but I was happy to treat it as a recovery spin from the weekend race.

C • Spinning vs death by lightning 1

It was a hot morning. Less than 1/2 of the paddlers show up for our 10 am practice. It was still a good practice and a good post-race analysis. We changed our start strategy and concentrated on our pace or cadence.

My left shoulder is a bit sore, not sure whether it's from the sunburn or the race yesterday. My left bum is still a bit sore. I cut a 1/2 moon size out of one of those blue foams and slipped it between my spandex and my left bum. I'm sure it must've look strange, but it worked OK. Except for when I had to remove it - the humid air made it rather sticky. Ouch!

I noticed on Sunnyside beach that there was a green flag, indicating that it was safe to swim in the water. I don't know man, that water looked so murky that I think I can walk on it. I spent almost 5 minutes in the shower rinsing Lake Ontario water off my life jacket, clothing, etc.

I had planned to run this afternoon, but the smog warning discouraged me. So I did an hour of mall walking instead.