Training Log: coach ld

Very bright but bloody cold day! The northwest wind was so icy cold.
Went to Highlands to hike with their orienteering maps and see what I might do for an orienteering biathlon. It was nice on the trails, and enough hills to stay warm. There were patches of snow still from this morning's dusting.

C • Orienteering Biathlon! 1

The Viking got the Commadore and me out in a C1 pro boat this morning. Despite the forecast for rain it never did and we had a very nice paddle upriver from Klondike. It felt a bit twitchy in the narrower boat at first but my partner is strong and she steered just fine so we got comfortable pretty quickly. Fun:)

Some good hip/low back work, lots of core: planks, mt. climbers, push ups, dips, dead bugs, bird dogs, arm raises etc.
Stretch, felt good

Bright crisp sunny Earth Day:)
I spent a couple of hours doing plastic/litter clean up. Sooo many water bottles:(
Then I attended the Town Council meeting for a Climate Action Team deputation we've been working on about Green Development Standards. Of course the council will not make any policy about the standards - yet. But the precedent has been set in many places so it will happen at some point. We have to keep gnawing away.

C • Great! 1

A hike-jog along the Thames from my mom's to Connie O's mom's house to get my ride back to C'wood. Lovely day, breezy bright and lots of blossoms opening. Nice to be on the river trail I used to run so often.

Crap weather for outdoor riding so spinning it was at the Y with the crazy ladies, 5 of us anyway.
It was a hard workout with lots of "hills" and sprints, and sweat.

After supply teaching Connie O and I rode the Train Trail to Stayner and around the bird sanctuary. It was pretty grey but not cold and it didn't rain. The trail had several very large puddles though so we finished with significant mucky stripes on our butts. The bike was pretty muddy and gritty.

Another damp dreary morning. Jen C and Susie came over and we did a solid strength, balance and mobility session.