Training Log Archive: coach ld

Gorgeous late summer Sunday. Breezy, blue skies, cool enough to want a windbreaker at Island Lake even at noon. While Goose was kayak training (ie. paddling faster than I was) I soloed -sort of. Tman was in the canoe but not doing any work as usual. And it was the big yellow pig canoe so it was a strength workout :)

C • Goose must be pumped about ... 4

Such a beautiful evening - had to get out for a ride before sunset.

Bit of a wet windy day. Goose rode to Elora, Tman and I met him there for lunch with friends then drove back. They dropped me off at the Castlederg trail access and I ran - mostly - back. There was a section where the TRCA has started to widen the trail to extend the new "accessible" multi-use trail and they cut a ton of brush and several trees but haven't cleared it away yet so there were a lot of off-trail detours. Felt exhausted when I started, after a full (well, 4-day) week of work, but felt pretty good once I got warmed up.

I could get used to this early bus thing. I had time again - just - to ride the big block to school. Nice morning before it got hot again.

circuit x 2 classes
jog, dynamic stretching, planks/push ups, jog, static stretch
so hot and sticky in the gym - the main office has air conditioning, the changerooms have it, but not the gyms :(

Tman's bus came unexpectedly early so I had just enough time to ride the long block to school in a bit of drizzle and fog. It was still so muggy!!

2 short circuits - getting the kids off their butts!

Holy heat wave!! Squeezed in a quick run into Bolton Camp this morning to check out the trail before it was ridiculous out there. It must be too hot even for Harps.
Gotta love trees though - the trail was completely in the shade and relatively cool this morning. My girls still thought they'd hiked a hundred miles this afternoon when it was slightly hotter but it was actually very bearable on the trail. I'd have hated the road though - it was hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement I'm sure.

C • Too hot for me 1

First day of school- and it was a million degrees outside. Waited until evening to get out for some exercise.
15 min. jog around the park, neighbourhood
gravel plyo actually tonight, since that are s was lit
broad jumps, 2 foot- 1 foot jumps, 1 foot hops, slides, x-overs, As, Cs
playground circuit: dips, chin ups, leg lifts, etc.
jog home

balances, planks, ab exercises, bird dogs,
good long stretch
hot but happy

A third day in a row of just amazingly clear, dry, sunny, weather. It was a bit hotter today but there was a nice breeze that made it very pleasant. Goose, Tman and I did our annual Labour Day paddle with Pops and Susie, as well as Bash and Bent, at Island Lake - which sadly is looking more like a puddle due to the drought conditions this summer. It was so low some little inlets are just mud flats, there are gravel bars we've never seen, and we couldn't even get through one section because it was completely dried up. Yikes. It was still nice to be on water paddling and then of course we had our traditional Labour Day picnic-feast, followed by a visit to DQ :) And that's it for summer 2016. Back to school tomorrow.