Training Log Archive: Uncle JiM

Event: Bendigo Orientshow
 

Bit rushed with this warm up, undecided wether I really wanted to do this race, but decided that I was there so I might as well do it

Didnt feel good at all during the whole race, no where near strong enough on the hills, and flat as a pancake on the downhill, Oh well, really do need to do some training

5 mins after the road race, was in the car to Maldon, didn't get there in time for race 1, started with race 2. Had the small loops 1st, so was hard to get into stride, spent a long time at the common 1st time through making sure I got the order right. couple of mins down on Bruce

Final was a Orientshow format, people going everywhere, got a good start and was with Dave, Ev and Matt, then they all went to a wrong control and I got the lead, then I went the wrong way, but not for long, got back into and finished well, even if I did run the long way on some occasions.

Interesting format, as there are NO control codes used, so you need to know where you are at all times, watched a couple of people DNF themselves as they punched controls that was not on the course

C • Penalties rather than DNF 4

Big Ev came to mine, then Burns St etc to Mandurang Sth, then back to Tanneries and around OTH to Guys Hill, into town and then out to Monsants Rd, home via Symonds St.

Went at Big Ev's early time, 11, but it was still cold

C • cold 4

To the track and back, before and after session

6 laps of track, with slightly quicker pace on back and front straights

Got a very bad tooth ache over night, dentist had told me pry to going O/S that it could flare, and it sure did. Into the dentist early after a sleepless night, and lucky to get a 2.30 appointment. Thinking back, it maybe why I have been feeling a little of colour latley. Anyway, feeling stacks better, just got to get through some of this work.

Hope to do some training tomorrow, as I have just entered the Oz champs, and I need to get a little fitter

C • Fitter? 3