Training Log Archive: Sarah

Event: Gauteng Colour Coded Protea Ridge
 

At Protea Ridge, Blue course. Felt focused and enjoyed it out there. Had a bit of a wobble to #3. My compass went weird on me and I lost confidence. Back tracked a bit and tried again without my compass. Caught Steph at #6 which led to slight loss of concentration and upped the pace. She dropped me to #9 but I passed her (without seeing her) to #11. I didn't ace #11. Got pulled too low, but corrected quickly. #15 was in a small depression and was pretty well hidden by some long grass so I messed around in the circle a bit. Otherwise it went well and I felt like I was running strongly. Won the course.
GPS dist: 7,7km. I'll put up the map soon.

BLUE - Splits

At Zoo Lake. Had an awesome run despite not feeling great today and a limited warm up (our bus was late picking us up and we got stuck in traffic). This route seems to suit me. There's a bit of uneven ground, a few hills and there was even a bit of mud! I managed to start strongly up the hill and was well positioned around 20th place. Maintained a good pace and slowly reeled people in. Was in a group of 5 going into the last km. Learned my lesson from the last race and broke away with over 500m to go. No one followed so I didn't have to worry about a sprint finish. Came 10th :-)

C • Race 4

No training, lots of studying. One hectic week!

Did the school cross country loop and the 1km loop. Pushed the first half then settled into a comfortable pace for the rest.

C • School Training 2

Easy run up Orion, down Queen st, along Nottingham, Roberts, Nile and home along Derby.