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Monday, August 30, 2010

Monday 30 August 2010 – commute

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Comments:	Hello...! Martin is running out of something and has no will to train. No gym, no detour on the way home, no nothing. Seriously – I was wondering if I would do better by not calling it 'training' and just doing athletic stuff relatively frequently? We'll see. I know I don't like to just sit around but motivation to do most things has been at an all-time low for sure. One problem might be that I need to keep on this core routine so that is one thing I'm supposed to do instead of wanting to do... But I'm also noticing that my enthusiasm for running – which I was totally stoked about last fall and one month ago – is waning. Majorly. And I have never been too good at 'sucking it up' or HTFU (as some of the kids say these days). I like liking working out. If it becomes a duty or a perceived obligation I'm not such a fan. And of course I might just be a wuss. :)
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Monday, August 30, 2010 9:08:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sunday 29 August 2010 – run

posted by: Martin Criminale

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Comments:	Holy Christ... How do you spell disaster? Today's workout, that's how. I got almost zero sleep last night and when you combine no sleep with a few drinks and Rock Band until almost 4 AM this is what you get. I spent most of the day on the couch watching television and trying to nap but my damn body just wouldn't fall asleep. Eventually I decided to run. What had I eaten today? Some cereal at 10 and a couple of tortillas with peanut butter around noon. I sucked down a gel, grabbed my water bottle and got in the car. I ambitiously planned to run two laps and to throw in a detour down to the beach, the lighthouse and then up the biggest climb in the park. Ha! As I approached the intersection that lets you go down to the beach my mind started to entertain the idea of just doing one lap. And as I got closer I almost had myself convinced to skip the detour on that one lap. I actually slowed to a walk and was fully 100 feet past the intersection when I told myself, "What the hell am I doing?!" and turned around and started running down to the beach. Man was I going slow. Along the beach there were tons of couples out for a sunset stroll and the temperature was perfect. My head on the other hand was far from perfect. At the lighthouse I was walking again! What was up with me? I took a minute, stopped and tried to think and see if I could figure out what was wrong. Upon closer inspection I found the following to be true. - I was totally out of energy from lack of food. - I had no will to push myself. None. I tried to jog again but when I got to the beginning of the climb up to the bluff I was walking again. At this point I just said screw it and kept on walking. When I crested the bluff and the trail flattened out I gave it one last shot and lasted about 500 m. Nice. I walked to the car and drove home and hit the sack.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010 7:51:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Saturday 28 August 2010 – MTB ride

posted by: Martin Criminale

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Course:	the usual Tiger loop plus one wrong turn that amounted to maybe 3 more miles
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Comments:	Not bad! When I built up this bike I was specifically wondering if I would be able to make it up the steep roads on Tiger and it was no problem. I went with Brad C from the UW and we had a great time. I think I have never seen the trails this dry... Luckily traction was fine and except for one drop-off that I almost stuffed all went well and I rode the entire trail except for just one spot. I'm getting better at descending on this bike. There were a couple of occasions when I scared myself or almost got stuck but was always able to pull it out at the last minute and avoid the obstacle or clear the rock or whatever. Again I was impressed by how f'ing light this bike is... For a mountain bike it's crazy. Especially coming from a full-suspension rig like I did. No doubt that contributes to it's climbing prowess.
Equipment:	single speed MTB, 34x20
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