active network espn
Active Home | Directory | Community | eteamz | Results | Support Support | Event Directors & Organizers
This community only   all active.com

Active Toby's Adventure Blog : July 2008

Previous Next
1

Bon Voyage

Posted by Active Toby Jul 24, 2008

Preview: Successful speed building sessions, a quality long run and brutal cross-training before a rest week next week (see vacation below).

Tuesday: Cycle-commute, TCSD track workout, mixed intervals:
400, 800, 1200, 1600 (6:04), 800 (2:45) Minute and a half recovery after each interval.

Thursday: Aquathlon (1000 meter swim, 5K run (on beach) 34:17, 17th of 70.

Saturday: Oriflamme Canyon, 20-mile trail run with Marie and Mindy who are racing Headlands 50 on 8/9. 10-mile descent, 10-mile climb in 90-degree desert heat. First long run since SD100. Went really well, felt solid.

Oriflamme.jpg

View Interactive Map on MapMyRun.com

Monday: ActiveX and a Sledgehammer workout:


Tuesday: Cycle-commute, committed to pacing friend/fellow ultra runner Eric Lee at AC100 on 9/13 - 9/14 for up to 48 miles!

Wednesday: ActiveX: 70 sumo squats, 400m run, 60 pushups, 400, 50 situps, 400, 40 jump-thrusts, 400, 30 thrusters, 400, 20 romanian leg lifts, 400, 10 burpees, 400 (all runs done while carrying 20-lb medicine ball, squat-thrusters with 25lb weights, leg lifts with 20lb)

Friday, 7/25 - Sunday, 8/3 Vacation

1 Comments Permalink Tags: active_toby, endurance, running, toby-guillette, trail-running, training, travel, ultra-marathon, video
6

Quarterlife

Posted by Active Toby Jul 15, 2008

Preview: I turned 25 last week and celebrated San Diego style

Thursday: Cycle-commutes and trail run

Friday: I had the ‘fellaz’ over after work for my Backyard Birthday Bocce Beer-BQ and Timmy aka Grillmaster hooked up a delicious beer-boiled Bratwurst feast.
2671874455_91e40c96c1_m.jpg 2668269109_dfb8f42243_m.jpg

Saturday: Marie picked me up after her 25-mile trail run and we checked into Estancia for the night and hit up Sushi on the Rock for some killer rolls and of course Sake!

Sunday: After we checked out, we went next door to the Torrey Pines Gliderport above Black’s Beach and hiked down the beach to the little canyon trail.

2669090020_dcc129e491_m.jpg 2668294583_3c52a59f32_m.jpg

Marie and I hiked back up this fun little slot canyon to the top of the bluff overlooking La Jolla Cove to the south and Torrey Pines State Beach to the north.

This is what gave me the idea to go kayaking in La Jolla so just like that we rented a double sea-kayak and paddled out of La Jolla Shores.

2668270485_a0bdcf0ef5_m.jpg 2671401137_a8759afbe3_m.jpg

I spent the rest of the day on the couch in and out of sleep—totally exhausted from the birthday weekend. So far, it’s not so bad being 25 :)

To stay active and not feeling “old,” I’m hitting the workouts hard this week:

Monday: ActiveX, La Jolla Shores swim
Tuesday: Cycle-commutes, TCSD track workout: Mixed intervals: 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 800 at 5K race pace or slightly faster. Recovery after each interval is about a minute and a half.
Wednesday: ActiveX, Outdoor Outreach meeting
Thursday: TCSD Aquathlon
Friday: La Jolla Cove swim

6 Comments Permalink Tags: active_toby, toby-guillette, training
0

Cross-country fun

Posted by Active Toby Jul 9, 2008

Preview
I feel like a new man after a couple weeks of multisport training and a refreshing cross-country trip to surprise my parents in MA for July 4th.



Typical week
Monday: ActiveX, La Jolla Shores swim
Tuesday: Cycle-commuting, TCSD track workout (see below)
Wednesday: ActiveX
Thursday: Cycle-commuting, trail run
Friday: ActiveX, La Jolla Cove swim

ActiveX: The variety plus the social aspect of these group sessions is great. I noticed a great deal soreness initially and my body has already adapted to the fast-twitch, full-body workouts. This picture is from a weekend workout/fundraiser.




Open-water swims: The Ocean is gorgeous right now at an average of 68 degrees for these Monday & Friday ActiveX / TCSD group swims. Check out the video:


Cycle-commuting: It’s been good to get on the bike since I can’t stand driving anymore. A group of us at the office live close to one-another and have started to carpool on the days we don't ride in which is pretty cool.

Track workout: Speed is my new focus for the Accenture Chicago Triathlon in August. Tuesday, I attended a TCSD track workout for a two-mile time trial to determine how fast I should run the weekly intervals. I ran 2 miles in 12:12. I also began a demo of the new Zoot ULTRA Tempo+ for a review I will publish after Chicago.



July 4th trip
My brother and sister-in-law flew me out to the east coast as a surprise for my parents. We had a great Independence Day Weekend together. It was a much-needed trip for the whole family. The weather cooperated on Friday and we got out on my parents boat for the afternoon.

My bro and I got in a couple cool trail runs in NJ on his local trails which prevented any sort of jet-lag during or after the trip.

0 Comments Permalink Tags: active_toby, travel, climbing, running, toby-guillette, triathlon, video, training, activex, adventure
Click to view Active Toby's profile

Active Toby

 Member since: Jun 5, 2007

A resource for adventure created to inspire. First-hand trip reports, wild stories and ideas for excursions of your own. Questions about gear and trip planning are encouraged. Feel free to offer your stories and suggestions. Active Toby

View Active Toby's profile

Popular Blog Posts