Training Log Archive: Uncle JiM

Was going to be long, but wear and tear on the body, meant I took the soft option, and cut it short.

From Stanley park with the Boys and the Lad, up the MRWT to the cross, then around to the hump, were I pulled the pin, but I knew that Lou was up there, so got a ride back down. Very nice place for a run

Short ride pry to the DU-O to check that everything was OK

Had to get 9 controls from the 10 on the map, pace was on from go, Keely set of with Robbie, Hayden, Kathryn, Dodd, Liggo and I in tow. Consensus was to leave out 3, missed a bit on 4th control, worked hard to get back up the front, made harder by the non use of SI. Every time you get to a control in a pack, you had to wait for all the others to punch, once you get going again, the train is stretched out, and the front runners are over 100m away. Turned out I worked to hard, so settled in at the back of the pack which was now 5, as Dodd and Hayden had lost more time than me at 4. Hit the transition in 5 place, well behind Keely, who was on the front the whole trip

Smooth as transition, somehow I had the lead, got 1, then 2, then slight error coming out of 2 let Robbie and Liggo through, worked hard to go with Robbie's pace, but couldn't match it, Liggo dropped of, then Hayden came through, worked with him, saw Rob briefly at 5, then 6 on little out-and-back bits. Rob missed 8, that allowed Hayden and I to take the lead, but not for long, as I started to suffer from the pace I had been trying to maintain, let the boys go on there way. came into transition 3-4 mins of the pace.

Really struggled through transition, nearly fell over when I got of the bike, had to stop and walk, couldn't get running till 100m into the final leg. Didn't get the best way around the '6 controls in any order' but was lucky enough to have a lead over Keely to keep him under control.

Settled for 3rd place, which is as good as I would have expected. I knew that Robbie was going to be hard to keep up with, and happy that I was abler to stay in the hunt for so long, like wise, I knew that Hayden was going strong, after his result last weekend, and his strong riding he showed at the last Du-O, thought that I would have the wood on Keely once we got on the bike, so happy that I could put the gap into him there. Liggo was always going to be the dark horse, has been running very well, and can ride a bike, the 2 things that helped me here was that Liggo DIDN'T have a mapboard, nor plastic bag, so it didn't take long for the rain to destroy his map. He was finally put out of the race when he crashed and broke his helmet, and had to retire.

Hope you are OK Liggsy, we will have to have another go someday

Went to the track once I got home for my running clubs presentation, then home after

Over to my sisters place, then home, checking out the new rear trye.

The truck was meant to be ready at 5.45 for pickup, but didn't get going till 6.05, so no way was I going to get to the Pseud-O event, so ran to the start, then went out and came back through some controls, picking them up as it pass 7.30 (course closure). Then bought in some more controls as I made my way home through Diamond Hill

Was going to go and run with Troy, but a couple of factors, 1. Tired and slow, 2. Keely wanted a 11 am start, a bit late in the day for me, meant it would be easier to do it on my own.

Up to the Golf Course, then followed the walking track through DH to KG, where I made my way to Murray's track and came home around the res to SG, and down the creek

From the Soccer Field's to home, nice and slow