Training Log Archive: Craig

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Event: Mt Billy
 

WOC Trial long race at Miner's Despair, Belanglo.
Heart wasn't feeling quite right in the warm up so I thought I was going to be in trouble but it turned out to be ok during the race so no excuses this time.
First couple of controls were nice open pines but as soon as I hit the thick steep rocky slopes into 3 I realised it was going to be a very long day. I was pretty hesitant through the early controls and never very aggressive through the terrain but no real problems navigationally apart from 10 where I lost a good few minutes.
Passed Jimbo just after 15 then I was caught by Robbie after 18. Stuck with Robbie to 23 where we caught Prong but may have pushed a little too hard doing so because when I turned up the hill out of 23 my legs said no. Recovered a little when I let them go and almost caught them again at 28 but after that it became a real struggle to even walk up the hills and Robbie got about 4 minutes on me from there to the finish without any mistakes on my part.
Not quite sure where I ended up, maybe just inside the top 10. Not too bad a result I guess considering my health problems of late but I was still a little disappointed with my lack of strength at the finish.

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Event: Aus team WOC trials
 

WOC Trial sprint at Macquarie Uni. A few little flutters from heart but mostly ok. A few minor fumbles but nothing significant. Didn't really push it hard enough to be competitive, particularly second half. Ezy caught me 1min at 12 and put another minute on me by the finish. Almost caught Eoin by 13 but he pulled away from me by quite a bit once Ezy went past him. Makes it pretty clear I wasn't running hard enough. Definitely a little scared of setting my heart off after the earlier little flutters.

WOC Trial middle at Wattle Ridge. Heart was bad in the warm up and worse in the race so had to walk most of the course. Max hr of 206 was reached while walking pretty slowly. Pretty interesting watching other people stuffing up heaps and catching them repeatedly but most of them still beat me by 10 minutes or more. Still managed to stuff up 9 even at walking pace losing about 1:30, small mistakes take a long time when you are moving that slowly.
Nice area. Still quite good fun even walking but gives me no idea how I might have gone if able to race, navigating is so different when not trying to hurry.
Only beat a couple.

Solid run around the 10k loop. Feeling a bit tired but not too bad. Not helped by being woken up by the thunder, lightning and hail at 5am and struggling to get back to sleep. Rain had almost stopped by the time I started but still lots of big puddles around, legs a bit itchy afterwards from running through the prickly moses skirting around the puddles.

Booked in for EP study at Charlie's on Friday the 11th of June.

Easy rehab loop. Warm this morning.

Usual Tuesday loop to Little Possums. Feeling a little tired today so took it pretty easy but the pace was a bit faster than I expected.