Training Log Archive: MTBjenIn the 7 days ending Jul 27, 2008:
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Sunday Jul 27, 2008 #
Orienteering race (Scatter (M course)) 37:20 [4] 6.0 km (6:13 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: Brooks trail shoes
This was good fun as well. Rained for a lot of it but nice for running. Didn't pick the best route, then messed up one control (not badly). Then realised my already crap route was missing a control, then messed up the control i had to add and spent too long tiptoing through a rocky outcrop. Ran the last bit hard. Oh and just for fun i didn't use my compass at all- it went surprisingly smoothly.
Finished 2nd after lost richard but really shouldn't have beaten most of those others, they ought to be ashamed.
Finished 2nd after lost richard but really shouldn't have beaten most of those others, they ought to be ashamed.
MTBO race (Dryandra (long)) 2:07:30 [4] 29.6 km (4:18 / km)
shoes: Rocky Mountain Instinct
I felt like i should do this justice, being my last chance before poland, but not sure if i really did. The map was quite tricky, with a lot of inconsistently mapped tracks, and a lot of tracks that were really hard to spot, even when you were on them. Which is my weakest of weak points, and is what floored me in the selection trials long course, but i coped better this time.
Route choice was generally ok- except no 3 and 8 (although it was hard to know which tracks were rideable until it was too late). And boltboi, yes the hilly route to 13 was actually faster! John and I both a bit surprised.
Good fun though, i felt pretty good riding, and enjoyed the mud.
After much private anguish i have had to admit that wearing a compass around my neck works quite well. Need to get used to the SI stick being on the zinger though, i kept trying to stick my finger in the controls and it doesn't fit.
Finished 3rd.
Route choice was generally ok- except no 3 and 8 (although it was hard to know which tracks were rideable until it was too late). And boltboi, yes the hilly route to 13 was actually faster! John and I both a bit surprised.
Good fun though, i felt pretty good riding, and enjoyed the mud.
After much private anguish i have had to admit that wearing a compass around my neck works quite well. Need to get used to the SI stick being on the zinger though, i kept trying to stick my finger in the controls and it doesn't fit.
Finished 3rd.
Saturday Jul 26, 2008 #
Orienteering race (Dryandra H2) 1:43:07 [3] 11.0 km (9:22 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: Brooks trail shoes
I wasn't sure if H2 was a good idea since we only arrived 2 hours before the courses closed. Made it though- trotted around with a few overshoots, plus one significantly slow control (no 10) which was just general incompetence. Managed to use a small brown dot as a catching feature which was not wise or particularly intentional but saved me a long run. Saw a lot of wildlife.
Came last by such a long way...
Came last by such a long way...
MTBO race (NIght-O) 26:00 [4]
shoes: Rocky Mountain Instinct
Brilliant fun little sprint course - my first attempt at real night nav (following john along endless firetrails does not count). Tricky in dryandra because the tracks are so hard to spot, and a long beam of torchlight makes everything look like a track anyway. Rode hard, and had a great ride until the third last control where a stupid brain fade cost me 5min. Stupid. Great fun
Friday Jul 25, 2008 #
Note
slept:7.0 (sick)
Thursday Jul 24, 2008 #
Roadie (commute) 30:00 [3] 13.0 km (2:18 / km)
slept:5.0 (sick) shoes: Mongoose Roadie
Nice day. Couldn't sleep, full of mucus.
Wednesday Jul 23, 2008 #
Roadie (commute) 31:00 [2] 13.0 km (2:23 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: Mongoose Roadie
Another late night, i think the tour de france should be shorter for the sake of my health. Feeling a bit coldy this morning which perhaps explains the last few days of tired grumpiness. To top it off i got passed by the yellow jersey (and yellow bike, yellow shoes...) on the way to work. He was working pretty hard and reminded me of the RAC ads :)
Roadie (commute) 31:00 [2] 13.0 km (2:23 / km)
shoes: Mongoose Roadie
Home
Run (miserable slog) 55:00 [3]
(sick) shoes: Brooks trail shoes
Awful run. Only went because i felt like i should. The dog was naughty, my running companion was worse. Too many hills and about 15min longer than what i felt like i could do.
Tuesday Jul 22, 2008 #
Roadie (commute) 43:00 [3] 18.0 km (2:23 / km)
slept:8.0 shoes: Mongoose Roadie
To work 1 then work 2. Treated to another informative diatribe about (amongst other things) how candice falzon is a total non-athlete; how HIV isn't all its cracked up to be - people just don't die from it any more; how easy navigating is and how orienteering will cease to be a sport once you can plug a road map into your garmin watch; how pete and john aren't really that fast, only they seem fast because they race with girls; but primarily on how anything that goes wrong during an operation is caused by a) the surgeon who used your tools yesterday b) the drug rep 3) the orderly but not 4) the assistant because you'll get beaten up at swim training again. And definitely not because you're talking too much rather than thinking about where you are pointing the drill.
Run warm up/down 26:00 [3] 4.0 km (6:30 / km)
shoes: Brooks trail shoes
Warmup/down, drills and run-throughs
Roadie (commute) 1:12:00 [3] 31.2 km (2:18 / km)
shoes: Mongoose Roadie
No really this was after work and not in the middle of running
Run intervals 31:42 [4] 5.6 km (5:40 / km)
shoes: Feet
7x800m on the beach. Felt awfully slow, mostly because i was. Didn't much enjoy it at all, but made sure i did all 7 so at least i got something out of my miserable freezing trudge.
Grr.
4.18 4.25 4.33 4.40 4.37 4.35 4.33
Grr.
4.18 4.25 4.33 4.40 4.37 4.35 4.33
Monday Jul 21, 2008 #
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slept:7.0 (rest day)