#stuff to make it like i had some leftover plain pennes from last night i was gonna eat and my fucking dad ate them then i went to make

[shigussy]

so many things stressed me out in such a small amount of time that i fear my mood has been fucked up for the entire week

[celestinaruns]

Training Log: November 18 to 24

Training Logs are back folks! It has been a slow and somewhat painful return to real life and winter running--especially when our winter is being so weird. No consistent snow, wild temperatures, it’s all making the trails very gross. I’m working my way back up in mileage, though, and the end of December will definitely be filled with LOTS of trail running.

Wow good god it’s already almost December.

Anyways.

Meal Prep for the Week:

Breakfast - overnight oats with plain greek yogurt, coconut milk, frozen raspberries, and peanut butter + coffee with wafers

Lunch - whole wheat sandwiches with turkey breast, cheddar, spinach, and horseradish mayonnaise + mandarin orange + piece of chocolate

Dinner - leftover penne rigate with homemade pork pasta sauce

Snacks - hot chocolate flavoured Clif bars + plain greek yogurt with honey and fruit + so many milka chocolate and cookies that i brought home from my parents’

Pre-Workout/During Snacks - some variation of caffeinated dark chocolate with oreos, banana, and cinnamon raisin bagel + gels and chews

Monday, November 18 - 7.1 km x 2 for a total of 14.2 km. Trail night!

Basically just run this twice, first to scout out the trails, second to lead the group. It’s reeeeal icy and that’s no fun. We really just need a hefty layer of snow and for the weather to stay below zero consistently. But it was still a fun night and I was glad I got to take the Kahtoolas for a test run. They work great, but they’re definitely a little uncomfortable. Still, falling on my ass versus slight discomfort...

Tuesday, November 19 - Rest Day

Part of my felt really anxious to take a rest day after a vacation of barely moving, but I know that’s a really unhealthy mentality, which was all the more reason to enjoy a day off from moving.

Wednesday, November 20 - Bouldering Sesh

It was all fun and games until I ripped open a huge callous trying to finish a level 2 problem... hoping that heals up before Wall Brawl at the end of the month! I brought the boyfriend along for his first time bouldering though, so that was fun.

Thursday, November 21 - 5 x Walterdale Loop (Hill Training)

The beloved, dreadful Walterdale hill... conquered it five times! That was the most hill repeats I’ve ever done for this hill, and boy did they feel great. Not my fastest on the hill by far, but I was consistent and didn’t walk any part of it, so I’m proud of how this one went!

Friday, November 22 - Strength Conditioning

I know, I skimped out on swimming. Just felt like I needed a good gym session as I hadn’t done core-focused work in a while. Plus, my knees and ankles were starting to feel a bit finicky, so it was definitely time for some focused cross-training.

Saturday, November 23 - Semi unplanned rest day

Soooo I did have climbing class, but I also had a weekend of hanging out with friends and playing recreational dodgeball. Sometimes you gotta just the thing that makes your figurative heart happy.

Sunday, November 24 - Steady 10 mi

Stuck mostly to road for this one, I missed speeding along without a care in the world. Hit the double tracks in the last half, though, and they were so much icier than expected. Ugh. Next time I’ll stuff my Kahtoolas in a pocket or something for just-in-case situations. Still a great run, averaged a 5:16/km despite taking 15 minutes to get through that one icy km and running Walterdale hill near the end!