Training Log Archive: slow-twitch

Again, 5 minutes to the start, and 5 minutes back from the finish which was weirdly hidden in the middle of the forest - but that was good because I don't think I would have been good and warmed down afterwards

Switching to elite for the middle distance and the courses set a bit long (winning time was nearly 45 mins from memory) meant that this was basically as long as the weekend's two long races. But much faster. I'm not sure where I found the pace I was hitting for much of the course (though I have a fair idea where I lost it again - somewhere between controls 18 and 25). Guess Marangai has always been a speedy map for me. Was most pleased that Carsten couldn't quite eat up all my two minute head start on the 700m 1st leg - quite an eye-opener watching how quickly he disappeared into the forest after that though. Technically, seemed to be mostly limited to niggly little mistakes in or getting into the circle. But I was having trouble with the pivots, screwed both of them up worst on the last visit. If I was at the fitness level I should be and had the same run, would have been up with Ramash and Ellmo I think. GET BACK INTO IT NIC - PROPERLY!!!!

red1 - Splits

Event: Wellington and Central Districts Champs
 

I don't know if it was 5 minutes but there was a bit of a last minute run to the start - to find the clocks were thankfully running later than mine so need to rush after all...

Thought I was in for a slow slog at first but my legs did get into it over the first few controls, and was still running more than not by the end - though if I hadn't got into a bit of a pack for the last km or so might have been a different story. Was ok through the 2 low vis sections except for one control which thankfully I blundered on just as I was running out of relocation ideas. Annoyed with 4th control being in wrong place, and definitely unfairly so, and it threw me for the next leg. Which was unfortunately a 1.8 km doozy - not the best to make a series of messes on!

2 - Splits