Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: Jorgensen Park
 

Long E course trail race at Jorgensen Park. Sneaked in to punch the Start first, then No. 1 before being passed by Fenry and tRicky on the narrow path down to 2. Shotrat, Ameko, Ameko Junior and Alice M then passed me on the hill up to 3 and 4. Stopped for a drink at 8, but then caught Ameko on the downhill to 10, and passed him across the shortcut to 11, where he turned the wrong way. Then caught Alice going across country to 13, she got away up a hill out of 13, but I was gaining rapidly down the steep hill and caught her at 14, but was passed by Lee H going like a rocket on the last part of the descent. He stopped at 14, and Alice quickly gained 30m on me along the flat to 15, then I started to gain on her up the long hill to 16, but she got away again near the top. Lee passed me again between 17 & 18, but I kept them both within 30-40m until almost catching them at 20. Surprised to see Shotrat here, but they all took off up a slight hill to 21, where Ameko Jr also appeared. He and Shotrat punched first but both went way wide on the short leg to 22, with Lee following. Alice was ahead of me but still slightly right, so I ducked into the control, punched (I won the split!) and was off to the last before anyone recovered. Just managed to stay ahead until the Finish, and realised that only Fenry and tRicky had beaten me, albeit by 10 minutes.

GPS distance 6.27. Enjoyed the course, although I would have liked not to have to walk half of the big hill (I used to run it all the way on training runs in the early-mid noughties.

RG no good - Fenry is the only name option, and control 7 doesn't register.

Trail Run - Splits

Around the river. This time B made it all the way.

Bassendean ride. Woke up to wet morning, very dark clouds to the South, but lighter to the North. Checked the radar, which was very blue, but Perth on the N. edge of a NW to SE system, so figured NE would be the way to go. After reneging on her normal ride around the river, Binnsey was not coming with me, then was, then not, then was, then not again, and finally fronted up just as I was going out the door. Light, but constant rain falling, so when we got to East Perth she turned round and went home. Stopped raining at Maylands, and good for the rest of the ride. Extra careful crossing the rail line on Railway Parade, Bassendean. Started raining again 15 minutes after I got home, and hasn't stopped since.

Hyde Park laps.

Kings Park.