Training Log Archive: Keith

Did some Orienteering at Teetotal flats.

As I was up at the lakes and the weather was OK. Drove up to the Mt Robert carpark and did a loop. Went up pinchgut, but didn't really feel like running, so more of a fast walk. Then just a loop down via bushline hut. Bit of cold rain at one point, but ambiently warm, and just below cloud level. A tramper took me on at the end, so that helped maintain the pace. Nice views, nice tracks, nice place.

Ball games and swimming at Rabbit Island. Bit of a grotty day, but the water was soo warm!

MTB with duncan, gord, phil and his mate brad.
From brook up to coopermine saddle. Fairly easy going, as it's an old railway. Council has done up some of the track beyond windy point too. Then we rode a newish track the council has put in. It replaces the old tramping track up form the matai caves. It was amazing single track. it is truely awesome. A 700 m descent over sublime purpose built singletrack. Feels like you're in the widerness, yet only a stones throw from the city centre. The old tramping track has just gone, and been replaced by an extensive zig-zag trail.

My hire bike coped OK, though it's fair to say I'd put a bit of wear into it...
No offs, and only a few dicy bits. Then some sweet flowing flat single track down to the pipeline. Followed that out, which confusingly at smith's ford involved a climb away from nelson to get on the other side, as the road is apperntly shut. By this point brad was destroyed. Then with Gords and Dunc, back over tantragee, and down some of the single tracks in Codgers. This primarily involved gordon trying to take me down stuff, that he thought i might crash on, I came close, and then walked a little bit.

Awesome, with this kind of track building Nelson truely is a MTB mecca. Legs a bit gone by the end, maybe I should bring my bike out from Uk next time.
Time is a guess - garmin died.

Up the gramps, Started from end of collingwood st, up to transmitter. They've put in one extra zig-zag now, which takes out a steep bit, nice.Then back down and down a track towards the brook. There's a pretty dense track network on that hill now. Then back to main track and down the track to albert tce, then back past fairfield house. Good run, though I forget how compact (& steep!) everything is.

Paddle in the bathtub to the boulder bank and back.
Nice, though should really do some proper running.

HoHoHo
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