Training Log: March 9 - 15 (9:28)

Training Log: The hay is in the barn. Just short and easy runs for the coming week.

Week Ending Total = 9:28

Monday Mar 9
Running 2:00:00
shoes: LS Raceblades/hobnails
(AM) Easy-steady on North trail, Sandpit, Paudyns, Cataraqui Trail to Boundary Road. Freezing rain made it tricky as it was very soft and wet in some places and hard packed and icy in others. Feet wet the whole time. Felt ok though.

Running 45:00
shoes: La Sportiva Wildcat
(PM) Pulk run on the Cataraqui Trail. Just barely enough snow, but good enough to test out Bubba. Started off easy, then eased into a light tempo run for 20mins. Felt surprisingly good. Need to adjust new belt a little, but feel in a good place now.

Tuesday Mar 10
Running 2:00:00
shoes: La Sportiva Wildcat
(AM) Good pulk run with Bubba at Frontenac Park. Snow conditions pretty good in places. Ran from Trail Centre out Big Salmon Lake Service Road (which was very snow covered as it's closed in the winter), then out along the north shore to Campsite #3, popped out onto the Lake for a bit along the shoreline, then back the corridor trail before finishing up with a little tour around the Boy Scout Camp. Ran with snowshoes out Big Salmon Road before removing them for the rest of the run. Footing a little uneven at the beginning, which my ankle complained about until it loosened up. Did some more tinkering with the waistbelt and think I have everything good to go now. The trails I was on today were much more technical and hillier than what we'll face at R&I, but was good to throw everything at Bubba for possibly his final test. Got back to the car and was treated to a flat tire....drat! Slow leak, so added air and made it home...barely.

Running 30:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslites (42)
(PM) Easy shakeout run on Cataraqui Trail West. Legs a little tired from this morning. New shipment of La Sportiva's arrived. Great to get in a new pair of Crosslites. Was worried they might not arrive in time for Rock and Ice.

Wednesday Mar 11
Running 30:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslites (42)
(PM) Very easy run down Freeman Trail to the river. Extremely windy day with temperature dropping. Legs felt pretty good after a couple of strong days, but time to start taking more recovery days now.

Thursday Mar 12
Running 45:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslites (42)
(PM) Started off easy on Cataraqui Trail West, then picked it up and ran unstructured fartlek workout. Some solid pickups of up to +/- 1km. Felt good to be running on relatively fresh legs and spinning a little quicker. Nice night and great trail conditions.

Friday Mar 13
Running 1:00:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslites (42)
(PM) Nice night. Steady run on Cat Trail West. Legs felt great from light volume during the past few days.

Saturday Mar 14
Running 46:00
shoes: La Sportiva Wildcat
(AM) Easy run on Cataraqui Trail West. Beautiful day out. Felt good. A little tightness in right hip adductor, but loosened up.

Sunday Mar 15
Running 1:12:00
shoes: La Sportiva Crosslites (42)
(PM) Easy run along Cataraqui Trail West. Very warm day. A little sluggish, but ok. Nice to run in shorts. Won’t be next week at this time.