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Chorkie- Yorkshire and Chihuahua- all 12 lbs of him

/Even after missing 7 days, I hit 103 miles for the month of January, headed out this am.

mtwarden ---- my cat is bigger

hence the name Tiny Elvis

Ha! He looked bigger in the pic of you skiing.

Sorry- that's my buddies dog in that pic he's a heeler - Australian shepherd cross, very nice tempered dog

Wind at 25 today with higher gusts, no treadmill here, going to miss a couple of days uggggg

we're -10 F this morning with 10-15 mph winds; luckily I have a gym I can go to

I've gotten out for 5-6 miles with 25 lbs, but mainly doing spin classes on the new bike.

I've found some "easy on the eyes" instructors.

😁

The usual 5 mile loop today, again. Boring but beneficial!

The latest evidence is showing that the majority of training should be in the lower zones, building your base- this is for top tier athletes as well as for us; so "boring but beneficial" is exactly right The other thing that all agree on is consistency is vital.

The vast majority of my trail miles are shorter in duration (3-5 miles), with usually at least one hike/week in the 8-10 mile range. I rarely miss a day a hiking, so the miles add up pretty quickly. When I need/want to, racking up 20-30 mile days isn't an overly big deal. I'm thoroughly convinced that consistent and "boring but beneficial" miles are key to being fit in the mountains.

Zone 2 HR training. Intervals and speed need to be done, but a lot of zone 2 should be your bread and butter for long term fitness.

Monday morning I did an 8 mile hike on some government easement that surrounds the Mark Twain Lake near my home. We had a tornado go through this area last summer and it knocked down hundreds of tress and some were in the trail. That made it harder than it ever has been, for me. It showed me, at 60 years old that I need some work between now and this fall's elk hunt. I used to ride a bike 60-80 miles a week and think I'll start that up again. Needless to say at the end of that hike I was glad to see my truck.

I just found out that the app included with my Bowflex bike has spin classes.

To clarify. Spin classes taught by cute, fit, ladies in spandex.



Intervals hurt when you're old.

Run log update:

Week 5 (Jan 30-Feb 5): 11.0

2022 Total: 49.7 / 5 ( 9.94 / Wk)

Plus 1 body weight CrossFit workout and 1 Kettlebell workout.

I suffered for 900 calories on the spin bike in the morning



Then got outside for 5 miles after lunch

Run log update:

Week 6 (Feb 6-12): 10.1

2022 Total: 59.8 / 6 ( 9.97 / Wk)

Snow didn’t help as I lost a run day. Got in 2 strength days. Hoping for 3 strength days next week and about 13-15 miles.

skied into a Forest Service cabin for a night mid-week with my daughter and Tiny Elvis (15 miles round trip w/ a 50-ish lb sled)

Sweet pics & looks like a great time! Getting your Nordic on is very important.

The new spin bike doesn't suck. I should have a nice base when it gets warm enough to run again.