Where did I put that Training Schedule??? Week of 4-25 to 5-1

Beth would have volumes to speak about this...

I was keeping up, and staying pretty damn close to a proper plan, then vacation happened, it all kind of went Poof! and disappeared.  Gonna pull up the spreadsheet and plug in the numbers, which from a mileage standpoint are pretty paltry.  However, from a technical climbing (and descending!) perspective, I'm kicking ass.  March and April climbing stats so far:

March:  147 miles, 18,740' gain
April:      84 miles, 12,415' gain (with two days to go! Ha!)

So I'm doing well there.  Haven't been able to get out, though, for the kind of long, sustained cruises that I need to do to feel comfortable about a 10+ hour journey.  It'll happen, though!  Just not sure when...but there's still time to put some hay in the barn!

Monday - Tuesday - 0 Miles.  Marginally decent weather and a need to finish my downstairs bathroom project meant zero zero miles.  Bathroom looks great though!

Wednesday - 4+ Miles. Hubbard Park.  Work in western CT meant another Castle Craig spin.  I really, really wanted the "Kamikaze Trail Descent" segment, which I've mentioned before.  It's almost a mile of technical downhill, is a recipe for disaster, and has an awesome title...so of course I have to go for it!  Officially snagged it today, along with a sketchy uphill climb on an unmarked trail...like hands in the dirt, grabbing branches to pull myself up, 40% grade climb...so it was a good run/climb/whatever!  740' elevation gain.

Thursday - 3+ Miles.  Hubbard Park (again).  Another long day, and another short stop at one of the places I can snag some short, intense climbs and descents.  Scored two more Strava CR's, too!  689' elevation gain.

Friday - 4 Miles.  Lantern Hill double.  Had to make a run to the transfer station, so I hit up Lantern with hopes of a short, fairly easy cruise.  Yeah, that didn't really happen.  I took a shot at my Top-to-Bottom segment and scored my second fastest time, and another second fastest time on a climb.  Good run, and apparently I'm "trending faster..." 728' elevation gain.

Saturday - 0. - Normally I'd be lining up for Galoob's Big River 1/2 Marathon, but I have some family business to take care of, so it'll be something, just not sure what or when.

Sunday - 18 Miles.  Mystic roads and trails.  Chilly, raw, drizzly, windy, etc...but I had a lot of friends running marathons in the same shitty weather, so I couldn't not go out and get some miles!  This was another "Time on Feet" run, where I planned on going for over 3 hours, and mixing trails and roads.  Saw a coyote out on the trails, too!  Sitting on a rock in the White Cedar Swamp preserve, just checking me out.  Cool and a bit unnerving at the same time.  Yes, the weather sucked compared to Saturday's, which was glorious, but I got it done.  And I saw a flippin' coyote!  How cool is that?