Training Log Archive: Bomb

tired legs

Qld middle champs at Bunya. Set by Krystal. I had high expectations of the courses and low expectations of me. The courses were great and I was way better than expected. Krystal had made the most of the most runable part of bunya and while the courses weren't hard, they were definitely turned you around a lot and punished any stray direction.
My hip soreness mysteriously swapped for a different (but easier to run through) hip pain, and while my overall fitness isn't terrible the lack of running made things hurt more than I would have liked. Nav was pretty clean and just tried to keep pushing. It actually felt like I was doing a proper o race instead of just pottering around... been a while!
Turns out Caro and I swapped the lead 6 times over the course, but I faded on the last few hills and she got me by a minute in the end.

C • Youngsters 10

warm up and warm down. lil jog after with Caro.

Goat track with Rachel and Wendy. Nice morning out but my pre ride toast refused to settle and i had stomach cramps the whole way. That also meant i didn't eat or drink the whole ride so i wasn't in great shape by the end.

river loop. cold.

legs a bit heavy. and tired. very tired.

this week has been the coldest run of mornings all year! winter is usually well over by now.

pilates. different instructor. not sure why I put the effort for this as 1. I was trashed by the end of it.

air was cold. sun was fierce.

legs still a bit heavy this morning. new tyres on the commuting bike. 32s. feels like a monster truck.

Springbrook and numinbah valley with Dan and Steve. Cafe had an awesome dog. Climb back out of the numinbah valley was brutal.

skipped trolls cos I wasn't feeling great, but the normal ride to work wasn't too bad. had a headache for a couple of days that won't go away.

physio. mostly back and right hip.

warm and sunny morning

a couple of extra exercises to stabilise my shoulder

cold start

right hip still a bit tight

Anzac park run. Good for the first bit but hip tightened up a bit and bailed on the extra loop i was thinking about doing. Need to stretch.

Arvo mtb in gap creek with Pete and Dan. Needed to burn off the morning's cake eating. Ran in to Caro who was out for a cruise around the burbs.

tired and a bit run down.

plenty of idiots out this morning.

back and hips are seizing up again.

the ekka may have been cancelled, but the westerlies still showed up.

C • Westerlies... 2

Dirt half nebo with Clare. I went to drinks with James's workmates Friday night and it ended up quite late, so i was a bit dusty. Clare sniffed weakness and put the boot in, but then took pity on me and we turned around before the top. Still a good ride and glad i didn't bail.

Physio. all on my shitty shoulder.

Physio Pilates. Deadlifts up to 60kg.

Mt Alford / Carney's Creek loop with Dan, Dad and Pete. Pretty easy roll for me - Dad's ebike tops out at 30km/hr, Pete isn't very fit and Dan had a 90km warmup ride from Brisbane.