January 2019 Totals

January -  133.2 km YIKES!

 Ok ,  a bit of a blowout month but I don't feel any less ready as a result of the few Ks.  I only managed one long run early in the month.   My annual Mont Tremblant Ski trip as well as having to mind a suture made for a record number of  " rest  days ".   I am doing the February Challenge ,  choose 5K a day so I should be back on track next month.

Breakdown

Track    1 X  30 km
Treadmill 13 X 86 km
Snowshoe 2 X 17.2 km
Rest X 15

Lunch Run

Where did January go?     Last run of the month done this eve on my meal break logging yet another 5Ker @ 6:00 pace.

Run and Lift

5k@6:00 pace followed by an upper body weight routine this evening on my meal break. 

Tuesday

Same as yesterday 5K@6:00 pace this eve on my meal break. 

5 DAYS

Back at it after a 5 day layup...had a calcified cyst removed and have a suture  that I need to be mindful of so I haven't done much of anything which is really quite weird for me!   This evening I did a 5Ker @ 6:00 pace this evening on my meal break. 

Lift and Run

Another easy 5K@6:00 pace followed by an upper body weight routine this evening on my meal break,

Lunch Run

5K @ 6:00 pace this evening on my meal break.

Mont Tremblant Snowshoe

 11.7 km Snowshoe done up and down Mont Tremblant, Quebec on Saturday.   I started at the end of the "Ski Out" and headed for the summit.  Last year I tried but had to turn back due to rain turning to a blizzard ... very wet and afraid of getting too cold!     This year it was -22C ,  no wind and cloud ideal conditions.  I was a very hot reaching the summit so I changed into a dry base layer.  Heading down was comfortable,  a wee bit chilled starting out otherwise OK.    I was 1hr11min up and 44min going down.  Going up was a power hike averaging a 14:09 pace ,  going down was a run albeit rather slow 8:05 pace.  If the weather was warmer I would have liked to explore the mountain more...perhaps next year.

Going up....

Relive 'Morning Jan 19th'

Going down...

Relive 'Afternoon Jan 19th'

Cool down walk back to the condo...

Relive 'Afternoon Jan 19th'

Tuesday January 15th

10K done on the treadmill after work.  Ski vacation the rest of the week...no time to Run! 

Back to work today

Started the work week with a 7K Heart Run today on my meal break. 

Snowshoe Friday .... finally!

 Winter has returned again and there was a perfect amount of snow to do a neighborhood snowshoe.   It was cold too ,  -11C ...not that -11C is all that cold but we just haven't had much in the way of really cold weather this year.   This outing was a bit of a dry run for an upcoming Mt. Tremblant Snowshoe,  its usually frigid there.   Wore merino wool socks ,  used toe warmers then my gortex trail shoes.   Legs were wrapped in tights then a non breathable water proof cycling pants.   Up top was a base of the Mazino breath thermal compression shirt then over top was a merino wool 2/3 zip top and finished off the layering with a shell.   Got a little warm quickly ,  unzipped the shell ,  wool shit and breath thermal as well as removed the hat but used a buff  as ear muffs and a sweat band.   Achived a somewhat comfortable equilibrium .... just a little bit of sweat.    Cool it down 5 degrees or add a breeze and I would have been comfortable.   

 Was aiming for a 5Kish outing ,  didn't look at the Garmin and came in at 5.5 km...I was happy with that. 

Relive 'Afternoon Jan 11th'

Going Long Wednesday

30K's @ mostly 6:00 pace logged on the track at the Y on Wednesday this week.  Wasn't sure how this one was going to go but it was OK.  Haven't gone long in a month  so I was happy with how I felt.... a little bit bored in the first hour just wanting it to be over.  Second and third hour were better its January and there are lots more folks in the gym so there was a some distractions. 

Monday

7K Heart Run done yesterday ,  weights today ,  long run on the track tomorrow. 

5%

Used 5% of this day running 10K @ 6:00 pace today...it was nice! 

Saturday Eve

Hit the treadmill at the end of my shift today logging a 10K Run @ 6:00 pace.

Heart Run

7K Heart Run done this morning on my meal break.  Got some good HR data ...

Lunch Run

Didn't get to do my planned long run yesterday will delay it until next week!    I am back to work today after being off 2 days so as is usual I hit the Gym at lunch and logged a 5 km Run @ 6:00 pace.