Training Log Archive: capt'n smythie

Australian Long Championships. Hidden Glen.

Another miserable race. After such a bad race last weekend at the QLD champs I wanted to start easy and safely and build the pace up over the first few controls. Did that well, and was starting to feel confident and good through 8 and 9... then hit a big (unmapped) watercourse heading into the big creek before 10 and throught it was far too far left to be the one on the line, but since it was the only one thought it must be... but found out I was way south near the big bend in the creek. That in combination with a shit route up the creek to 11 and a shocking exit out of 11, blew any confidence and positive thoughts I had. After stopping at 21 on the way to take a gel and drink bumped into Glen and Toomey half way to 12. Was with Glen up til 15 but then pulled away through the rocky loop. Had the Robbie train quickly catch me up on the to 20, and decided to quickly jump aboard. Realised pretty quickly tho that thanks to my shit navigation I was still feeling pretty fresh, so tried to push the rest of the course hard and clean. Was alright apart from finding 24 real weird.