My first time ever at Masters' Swim! I was really nervous (dorkily so)... I latched on to Nina and her roommate, Michelle. I had done one "practice run" doing intervals with Nina back in Oct/Nov, and didn't really understand the concept. But,... read more
- Miles:
- 2117 total logged
- Goal:
climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Feb, one century a month until I leave for field research (Sept), summer racing and hiking (JMT?).
Entries
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Katherine swam 2600 yards in 1 hour and 30 mins greatMonday Masters' Swim – 2600 yd / 01:30
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Katherine rode 25 miles in 1 hour and 40 mins goodDexter – 25 mi / 01:40 15.0mph pace
Went with Nina and Alexandra-- it was Alexandra's first ride of the season. When we started out it was pretty warm, but I was *freezing* in short sleeves and shorts on the way back :P We had a great tailwind going out, which obviously turned into a hea... read more
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Katherine rode 16.7 miles in 1 hour and 5 mins and 30 secs greatDexter Lite – 16.7 mi / 01:06 15.3mph pace
First ride of "The Season"! Outside, that is. Went with Nina-- last year, we each did our first ride of the season on the same day, but separately... we realized it at a party later that day :)
This year's first ride was much nicer than last... read more
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Katherine did a hiking workout 8.5 kilometers greatKili Day 7-- The finale – 8.5 km
After yesterday's descent, today felt much easier. It was all along a wide, mostly even trail, with a *much* more gradual decline. We walked through beautiful rainforest, and saw several black and white colobus monkeys (with a baby!!!). It's amazing ho... read more
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Katherine did a hiking workout 6.3 kilometers greatKili Day 6, continued: Barafu... – 6.3 km
Ugh. This was by far the worst/ hardest day of the trip... but all was forgotten once we got to camp :)
After an hour of sleep (after climbing and descending from Uhuru Peak... 9 hours, total!) we hiked another 6.3km down to Mweka camp, at an elevatio... read more
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Katherine did a hiking workout 9 kilometers greatDay 6: Summit Night!!! – 9 km
Our guides woke us at 11 pm to have some soup and ginger tea (our regular morning drink). The only effects of altitude I was feeling was a loss of appetite (amazingly enough for me) and the soup was absolutely not appealing, in the least. In fact, thin... read more
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Katherine did a hiking workout 3.4 kilometers greatKili Day 5: Karanga Camp to B... – 3.4 km
Piece. Of. Cake.
Today was super short, and not at all strenuous, in preparation for summit night/ morning tonight/ tomorrow. Woo hoo!!
After we got to camp, we ate an early dinner and went to bed, where we tried to sleep. Some of us more successfu... read more
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Katherine did a hiking workout 5.8 kilometers greatKili: Day 4-- Barranco Camp t... – 5.8 km
We learned very quickly where the wall was-- straight up! We climbed hand-over-hand for the first half of the day. I'm increasingly amazed/ impressed by the porters. Our guides (as all guides do) started out as porters (and then cooks, and then assista... read more
