Monday, March 25, 2024

Mar 25 - 30

Monday - Climbing at 7:20 after Skyline carpool. Elementary kids were home today (end of term in the district?) so I didn't need to hurry home to get them out the door, so Natalie was in charge and I took my sweet time doing lots of climbs - 31 total:

  • 1 V4!!! My first one! A White on the short end slab of the south boulder
  • 6 V3 sends - most in the OG - I got the White, 2x RedBlue, and a new Pink on the north boulder (pic below)- it was really hard but I flashed it! At one point on it, I had to kinda pistol squat with my left leg to get up high enough to reach the next hold, I was impressed with myself. Pic and explanation below. I also got the freaking Pink in the OG, hate that one though. Purple is gone, should be a new one there for me to try on Wed!
  • 6 V2 sends 
  • 13 V1 sends
  • 5 V0 sends 
So with this pink V3 above, you start on the tag, then move to the two skinny triangles, then you gotta hold the one high on the right, and that's when I had to get my foot on top of the first/left skinny triangle so I could stand to reach the big holds, wow! I was impressed with myself. I shared my victory with Wes. I must have been so excited that I didn't log it, cause I had to enter it late, so I thought when I left that I did 31 climbs, but with that one it's 31. Plus also did stretching for 30 minutes on yoga blocks while K played with the train at violin

Tuesday - 4.76 miles -1 hour 28 min walk from Burt Bros back home, took a detour from Quail Hollow to LaCaille for fun. Stretching at noon for 30 minutes on yoga blocks in my closet. 

Wednesday -  Natalie came with me at 6 this morning (I was impressed she got up!) There wasn't a new purple V3 :( there was a green V4 but I didn't try it. Did 16 total today:
  • 1 V4 - White one again
  • 1 V4 attempt - a purple one in the OG sector over where the green one I liked used to be
  • 3 V3 sends - RedBlue, then Red again at the end.
  • 6 V2 sends 
  • 5 V1 sends
Then 20 minutes of stretching (on yoga blocks at 2 levels, 5 min each leg 2x)

Thursday - 1.5 mile walk around the neighborhood pulling P&K in the wagon, delivering some Easter gifts. Then 30 min of stretching (on yoga blocks at 3 levels, 5 min each leg, I'm down to the fat purple yoga block laying flat, not bad, working to get to the black block laying flat)

Friday - climbing with Lily after I picked her up from carpool. She did a few boulders, then she just belayed me for a few routes:
  • 1 V4 - White one 
  • 1 V3 attempt - white in OG
  • 3 V2 sends 
  • 2 V1 sends
  • 5.9 purple - easy
  • 5.10a purple - hard but I did it!
  • 5.10b black - stepped on a different color up near the end, I was tired
  • 5.10c white - I knew I wouldn't be able to get far since I was doing it at the end, and it had some two finger holds. I gave up before half way. Couldn't even hold on to the wall to rest I was so tired
Then for date night Corey and I went on a bike ride - exploring Parley's a little bit on the BST Granger Peak (Parley's Bench) side first (went until the trail was too muddy), then back down hill onto the paved bike path, over the freeway bridges to Parley's Pointe BST by the freeway, I think we barely made it up 1.6th of the trail. 5.82 miles total, 1 hour 2 minutes, 978 elevation. 

Saturday - 150 walking lunges during O&D's soccer games. 100 second hollow hold at home, 1 min center plank, then climbing at 9pm tonight. 24 total today:
  • 3 V4 attempts - yellow and green in OG, and white at the end of my session, couldn't do it!
  • 5 V3 sends - RedBlue, new Pink from Monday, then Red again at the end, and white V3 on north boulder, not a total clean send on that one but I'm counting it
  • 8 V3 attempts - 5 on the white V3 that I finally kinda sent, green blue yellow
  • 4 V2 sends 
  • 3 V1 sends
  • 1 V0

Monday, March 18, 2024

Mar 18 - 23

Monday - Climbing at 6 am. 20 total:

  • 5 V3 sends - White on the 30 prow, Red on the 40 wall, 2x Purple, and Blue the 45 wall 
  • 2 V3 attempt - 1x White above, 1x Red above 
  • 6 V2 sends - got the lavender on the 40 wall, I guess I've sent that one before? I didn't remember but it was logged
  • 7 V1 sends
Tuesday - 5 chin ups, two 60 second dead hangs, no stretching. Feeling in a funk

Wednesday - Climbing at 6:15 am, kinda wanted to sleep in today, but went anyway. 22 total:
  • 6 V3 sends - In the OG I got the White, Red, Blue, 2x Purple, and also got the Black on the North Boulder.
  • 1 V3 attempt - a new Yellow on the OG sector middle boulder
  • 4 V2 sends 
  • 2 V2 attempt - both on the lavender by the Black on the north boulder, near the end of my session, couldn't hack it 
  • 6 V1 sends
  • 3 V0 sends
Then Corey and I went on a ride at 5:30, went to Hidden Valley park, took that to the Ghost Falls trail head (up Canyon road) and then back to the car, but I rode home while Corey drove. Total for me: 13.22 miles, 1:49, Corey 10.6 miles, 1:27

Thursday - nothing. Started to stretch, but only got 2 min in before I was interrupted

Friday - Climbing at 6:10 am, 16 total:
  • 5 V3 sends - In the OG I got the White, RedBlue, 2x Purple
  • 2 V3 attempts - tried the new Yellow on the OG sector again, also one Purple attempt at the end of my session when I was trying to just get one more, but couldn't do it.
  • 2 V2 sends 
  • 1 V2 attempt - new green one, looks hard
  • 4 V1 sends
  • 2 V0 sends 
Saturday - stretching for 30 minutes on yoga blocks

Monday, March 11, 2024

Mar 11 - 16

Monday -  Climbing at 6 am. My hands were a little tender. 20 total:

  • 4 V3 sends - White, Black, 2x Purple
  • 8 V2 sends - 
  • 2 V2 attempts - orange on south boulder and lavender on the 40 wall
  • 6 V1 sends

Tuesday - hating daylight saving time today, ugh, why do we do this to ourselves? Did stretching with Natalie again.

Wednesday - Climbing at 6 am. Hands and body both feeling kinda weak today, 12 total:
  • 7 V3 sends - White, Red on the 20 & 30 boulder, Blue (the 45 wall (by pink)), 3x Purple, and Red on 40 wall
  • 2 V2 sends - got the orange on the south boulder today
  • 1 V2 attempts - lavender on the 40 wall, try that first next time
  • 2 V1 sends
noon - back stretching plus N on my back for 5 minutes

Thursday - stretching twice (had to make up for Sunday) N on my back for 5 minutes

Friday - Climbing at 9 am with Corey. 27 total:
  • 5 V3 sends - Purple, Red on the 20 & 30 boulder, Blue (the 45 wall (by pink)), and Red on 40 wall, Purple again.
  • 12 V3 attempts - just wearing ourselves out, tried to do the red on 40 wall a few times after I did it once, but my hands were wasted. Was wasted for most of them, but kept trying anyway.
  • 4 V2 sends 
  • 3 V2 attempts
  • 3 V1 sends
Saturday - It was another nice day outside! I took a ride on the road up Wasatch Blvd, to Orson Smith Trailhead in Draper, took that up Corner Canyon Road, past Rattler I think, then back home along the BST to Hidden Valley Park. Total 17.61 miles, 2 hours 14 minutes, 10 achievements one of which was the 3rd longest ride on Strava, yay.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Mar 4 - 9

Monday - 20 total:

  • 6 V3 sends - BlueRed and Purple4x
  • 4 V3 attempts - couldn't get the hot pink, today, tried 3x. Tried black V3 too. 
  • 4 V2s
  • 5 V1s 
  • 1 V0
Tuesday - nothing

Wednesday - Climbing at 6am, I got the hot pink V3 today, yay. And the blue, and red! and purple 3x for a total of 6 V3s, which is good, cause I had to tie my V3s from Monday, woot woot. 22 total:
  • 6 V3 sends - BlueHot pinkRed and Purple 3x!
  • 1 V3 attempt - blue by hot pink, I keep forgetting that one is there, try it first next time. 
  • 6 V2 - there were some new ones in the OG Sector
  • 5 V1s
  • 3 V0s - some new ones on the south boulder
Pulled wagon with P&K to school to pick up Natalie, that was about a mile walk. It is a nice day outside. Bike ride to Glacial Park's bishops home for the keys to the church, then to the Mt Jordan chapel, them back home. Natalie and I stretched for 30+ minutes. We're going to be able to do the splits by March 6, 2025

Thursday - stretching with Natalie

Friday - Went climbing after dropping off Churchill carpool. I felt so great after (I did TEN V3s!) which is good cause we had a busy day ahead of us with the wedding dinner, so it was good that I was feeling empowered. Did 18 total:
  • 1 V4 attempt (near the end of my session, just to see what I could do. I got half way up!)
  • 10 V3 sends - first one I did today was a black V3 on the north boulder, and I got it! It was kinda easy, so then I did it again and got it, so I already had two V3s, I thought maybe I'd just do V3s most of the time today. I went over to do the blue one I've done before but it was gone, must have been stripped cause it was fairly new... but there was a new white V3 in it's place (in the OG by the bathroom wall), I tried it and got it! so I was feeling empowered with three V3s done - tried the Red and got, did the Blue (by the hot pink) and got that!!! Did the Purple 3x! And then at the very end I saw another new Red by where the orange V2 is, I thought I'd try it but didn't think I'd get it cause I was wasted, but I tried it and got it! Then I was at 9 V3s for the day, so decided to do the Purple one one more time for a total of 10. 
  • 4 V3 attempt - one on the Hot pink, I've done before 2 others on a hot pink on the 40 wall which I have not done before, also tried a yellow 
  • 1 V2 - warm up, new one by the white V3 I did today
  • 1 V2 attempt - stupid purple V2 that I can't get, right by the hot pink
  • 1 V1 - warm up, new one by the white V3 I did today
Saturday - Ethan and Bella's wedding. Walking around the temple, running around setting up the reception center, dancing at the reception.