Training Log Archive: Bomb

state event at Mundoolan. Clare and I talked each other into going to the event yesterday, and quite glad I did cos it was pretty nice running, and a good course set by gary flynn. The lantana has grown a lot on the map, not so much that its hard to get through, but it reduces visibility a lot, and there were a few controls where running along the slope at the right height should have been enough to see the control, but lantana thickets reduced vis and made it tricky. problem was it was a bit random, and attackpoints were pretty far away from anything. got about 2/3 of the way round at about 40mins, and decided that I should be able to get in under 60, but some wobbles on a couple of controls near the end (including being way too low on the second last) caused a bit of a blowout in time. Good to get a hard run in terrain in, and will need to do some more O in the next few weeks, cos technique (especially compass) is a bit rusty.

longish run in gap creek from clare's place. with kirra and clare for a while (rachel and ian dropped us really early), and then by myself when k and c went home. wasn't running too badly but felt really tired - and didn't even watch the tour last night :-(
hip a little sore, but a swim in clares pool made it go numb for a while.

part river loop with some of the slower riders from Simon's "muppet to champion" course. took out Dan's SS mtb so that it wasn't too slow. breakfast at the coffee club was disappointing.

mtb ride in gap creek with helen and kirra. took the ss out - so much fun. Dan is definitely not selling it! needs some new tyres though - dan swapped the crappy ones off his new cannondale and they've just got no grip so I was sliding all over the place.
Taught helen how to get over logs... using my exceptionally muppety technique of speed + optimism = bounce over log. at least its faster than walking!

quick run after watching le tour

Race Elements. new program. hard, but not too smashed now.

intervals in the rain. ran with Olly cos neither of us was smart enough to bail. 2x2k with jog/walk recovery.
7.46 (164, 190)
7.52 (177, 198)

river loop after work.