Training Log Archive: simmo

Kings Park lap, slow again - probably due to not much sleep last night and warm weather.

Ride over to Scarborough via Herdy, down the coast, then through Mt Claremont and around Nedlands to La Gallette cafe in Broadway.

Event: Trigg Metro Series
 

Metro Series event at Trigg. Much better route than last week, but also much warmer and hillier than last week. Walked quite a lot, and running slowly over the rest.

Bridges and South Heirisson - didn't see the roos, but I did see 4 Asian tourists exiting the park with a satisfied look. Very stiff south-westerly made for a struggle over the first half of the run.

Kings Park lap, struggling the whole way.

Event: Canning Vale Metro Series
 

Metro Series race at Canning Vale - at the time I didn't think my route was all that bad, but it must have been - 13 mins down and 8-9 mins behind guys that beat me by less than a minute last week. Forgot to take the Garmin again - distance is calculated from Routegadget, which also shows Ameko did only 7.3km! How wrong can you be!

Bridges run from East Perth, very hot - around 33C - and didn't feel like going around Heirisson.

Tuesday KP lap, thought I would be much slower so not disappointed about missing a 41.

Event: Leederville Metro Series
 

Long course at Leederville Metro Series, forgot to take the gps and a card string. Taking it easy in first run for a couple of weeks, didn't feel anything from the hip (only seems to hurt when I'm sitting). Decided before the start that everyone would head immediately for the bridge, so I would go around the East side first and save the lake lap until later. Only one other long runner (Bigpete) taking the same option, beat him to 1 as he was looking in the wrong place, but then he soon pulled away. Left out 14, 15, and 23. Not a lot in it, but probably should have gone from 1 to 5 and left out 2,3, & 4. Had a stitch 3 times, the worst after punching my last control (25) with about 700m to go to the finish. Down in the second half of the field, but 4 guys less than a minute ahead of me so hope to get them next time!

Event: Anaconda Adventure Race
 

Similar ride to yesterday, but did a loop across the other side of Bussell Highway. Touched JBs back wheel when the group slowed at a junction and ended up on the ground with a big graze on my hip. Disappointed to find Meal Up closed, so coffee afterwards was not quite as good.

Ride from Dunsborough around the back blocks, finishing with a climb up Wildwood, then a descent of Commonage Rd, and excellent coffee (Fiori) at new cafe Meal Up (nice play on words) in the town.

Woke up with sore throat, has got worse during the day.