March 31 - Apr 6 (5:33)

Mon
pm (:21) Easy run w/S on road. Feeling much better today. Legs still heavy, but coming back slowly.

Tue
pm (:40) Easy w/S to the store to get grocs for dinner. Well... ok snacks.

Wed
am (:22) Nice sunny day. Short run on North Trail in microspikes. Starting to feel like running more again.
pm (:36) Easy run with Sara.

Thu
pm (:31) Easy on Cat W tr with Sara in Microspikes. Felt pretty good.

Fri
pm (:20) Easy on Cat W.

Sat
am (:20) Easy run on roads with Sara in Frees. Nice and warm.
pm (:39) Snowshoe run w/S on Paudyn tr. Probably the last of the season. Fun run. Could have worn shorts.

Sun
am: (1:23) Great run with Sara at Gould Lake on Wagon trail and Mine Loop. Wore microspikes. Deep snow and post-holed in places but felt really good to get back on the trails.
pm (:21) Easy run on road. Nice warm day. Felt good to get out in shorts again.

Weekly total = 5:33
~ Feel pretty well recovered from Rock and Ice now. Looking forward to increasing mileage again.

Mar 24 - 30 (7:35)

Mon
(5:35) Day 3 of Rock and Ice. Good footing today. Able to run hard. Ran in microspikes for final 6km in ice highway. Finished 2nd overall in foot division of K-Rock.

Tue
(:20) Easy in parking lot at Quinte Mall on drive home from airport. Bad snowstorm.

Wed
(:20) Easy at home. Sick with high fever today. Haven’t slept much the last few days.

Thu
(:20) Very easy at home. Very sick with high fever.

Fri
(:20) Very easy run. Still feeling lousy.

Sat
(:20) Easy on Cat W trail. Felt a little better.

Sun
(:20) Another easy day. Ran Hare trail. Feeling much better today.

Weekly Total = 7:35.

Rock and Ice finished on Monday, then easy for the rest of the week including being quite sick.

March 17 - 23 (17:03)

Mon
pm (:20) Happy St. Patrick's Day! Very easy run on road to shake out legs. Enjoyed the last of our Guinness last night, so had none for St. Patrick's Day :( Oh well. As it's part of our training diet anyhow, not as big of a treat.

Tue
pm (:40) Relaxed run on road and Cat tr East to Boundary Road. Footing good. Nice to be back on the trails. At least one person must have seen my training log yesterday as Sara brought home Guinness for our post-St. Patrick's Day dinner :). Winter sleeping bag arrived today, so all packed and ready to leave for Rock and Ice on Thursday.

Wed
pm (:20) Easy run on road. Last run at home. Fly from Toronto to Edmonton tomorrow, where I will have a short layover before flying up to Yellowknife on Thursday night. Staying at my sister Karen's place in Edmonton for a visit, a short run and maybe an early dinner.

Thu
pm (:20) Easy run in Edm from Karen’s place during flight layover. Felt good.

Fri
am (:27) Easy with Michal on ice highway in Yellowknife. Was good to stretch the legs before the race tomorrow.

Sat
(7:40) Rock and Ice Ultra – Day 1. Very tough footing with loose, sugar snow. Ran in snowshoes for all but first few km. Details at http://www.breathemag.ca/ , http://www.healthandadventure.com/ and http://www.snowshoemag.com/ .

Sun
(7:16) R&I – Day 2. Similar conditions to yesterday. Ran snowshoes all day.

Weekly total = 17:03

Saturday was the start of Rock and Ice Ultra. Check for reports and articles at http://www.healthandadventure.com/ , http://www.breathemag.ca/ and http://www.snowshoemag.com/

March 10 - 16 (7:01)

Mon
pm (:31) Easy run on Cat W with Microspikes, booties and Crosslites. Seemed to work well. Felt pretty good after the weekend.

Tue
am (2:10) Sara dropped me off on the way to work and I ran K&P trail from #38 into Kingston, plus streets. Wore M.Spikes for first hour, switched to snowshoes for about 45', then back to M.spikes and Crosslites. Ran with backpack and extra gear. A good test run. Felt really great and well recovered from weekend.

Wed
pm: (:40) Easy with Sara on road and Cat W. Good footing.

Thu
pm: (:50) Cat trail W. Good footing on snowmobile trail. Ran in Crosslites.

Fri
pm (:20) Easy run on road after work.

Sat
pm (1:00) Very mild day. Ran road and started on Cat Tr West, but too soft. Continued on Cutler Rd. Felt good to be warm. Expect things will be a little cooler a week from now.

Sun
pm (1:30) Trails very soft, so did a nice road run through Petworth with Sara. Mild day. Started feeling good after about an hour and tough to not go further.

Week Ending: 7:01

~ Good week. Feel like I've recovered reasonably well from Pittsfield. Was definitely a gamble running it so close to Rock and Ice, but feel like each day I'm getting stronger. Tuesday run was a good test with gear and felt great.

March 3 - 9 (8:39)

Mon
pm: (1:31) Great run. 10C and sunny. Ran Cat W to grass hill. Footing good on trail. Calf felt fine. Heard today that I may be in Rock and Ice afterall.

Tue
pm: (:21) Short run to shake out the legs. Trails in bad shape. Good day to go light.

Wed
pm: (:45) Another storm. Relaxed run on snow covered roads in Crosslites. Felt ok. Left calf still sore, but babying it. Stretching and massaging lots. Got laser on it today too.

Thu
pm: (:25) Easy run on road. Feeling pretty well rested

Fri
pm: (:20) Ran easy on trails in Pittsfield Vermont after driving all day. Snowshoe marathon tomorrow morning.

Sat
am: (4:42) Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon. Tough course. 4 x 6.55mi loops. About 1hr to get up and under half hour to get down the mountain. 1700ft of elevation gain each loop. Very steep climbs. Not very runable. Nasty weather. +2C & freezing rain, with heavy rain after a couple of hours. Started getting pretty wet and cold, and slowing down on third loop. Stopped after 3 loops. Good day of training and want to leave something for Rock and Ice.

Sun
am: (:35) Nice easy snowshoe run at Mountain Top Inn near Rutland Vermont. Legs didn't feel too bad.

Weekly Total = 8:39
~ Got confirmation that I am running Rock and Ice Ultra (http://www.rockandiceultra.com/) in two weeks! Thrilled to be doing it and will be writing reports for Breathe Magazine at http://www.breathemag.ca/ . Once I found out I was doing that for sure, it affected somewhat what I wanted to get out of Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon. Glad I stopped at 18miles and feel like it was a good long effort leading up to R&I.

Feb 25 - Mar 2 (8:03)

Mon
am: (1:45) Great run on snowmobile trails. Steady run. Good footing. Cat W, airport, marsh, Hare Trail loop. Saw 4 deer and a fisher. Felt very strong and rested.
pm: (:30) Easy snowshoe run on Paudyn trails.

Tue
am: (:50) Easy snowshoe run at Little Cat. Footing hard. Felt ok though.
pm: (:32) Easy snowshoe run w/Sara on Paudyn Trails. Footing good. Snowing hard.

Wed
pm: (1:00) Ran Cat Trail W for first 40', then 20' on snowshoes at home. Felt good.

Thu
pm: (:40) Easy with Sara on Hare Trail. Great conditions. Also got the dogs out dogsledding earlier. Testing a new watch by Highgear (The Loft). Altimeter, barometer, thermometer and HRM. Very cool.

Fri
am: (1:15) Great snowshoe run at Little Cat. Cold morning, but good trail conditions. Warmup for 30', then 30' tempo @ about 165bpm. Cooldown 15'. Felt really good.

Sat
pm: (1:00) Snowshoe run on Paudyn trails. Snow a little deep in places, but took it easy. Calf a little sore from tempo yesterday, but doesn't seem to be in the same spot as before. Beautiful day.

Sun
pm: (:31) Easy Snowshoe run on Paudyn trail. Calf feeling better. Fighting a bit of a stomach flu bug. Felt lousy. Took it easy. Snapped a snowshoe cleat too. Grrr

Weekly Total = 8:03
~ Cutting back for Pittsfield. Also had a bit of a calf issue, + stomach flu on Sunday. Should be well rested for next weekend.