Training Log Archive: BP

Event: Australian 3 Days Championship - Day 1
 

Ouch - didn’t start well with a 2 min 54 sec split on a 35 sec first control! Got befuddled at the start triangle and headed off in the wrong direction- 300m later I was where I needed to be. After that took it cautiously with a 15sec miss on the second control - complex levels of ramps and steps. Tricky but enjoyable course. SL = 2.3 km.
Finished 6th on the day in M65A, however should have seen a low 19 min run which would have put me in the top three. Can’t blame jet lag on this one.

Refueled with a scrumptious Arvo tea in Perth with my sister.

M65A - Splits

Event: Good Friday Sprint Relay
 

Leg 2 of the open relay. Took it steady, but found it a bit of a slog from about the 2/3 point. A couple of route choice bobbles and a misread on 17 (30secs). Despite that pulled us up 3 places. SL = 3.0 km
Ran with Tony and Duncan - finishing 10/44.

Fun, well run event with interesting courses and a neat arena set up. Good job to the organizers!

Caught some solar rays.
Visited my Mum, who is being well cared for in the home, but has no intelligle speech in either English or German.
Visited Dad’s grave and placed some silk flowers.
Caught some more sun.

C • Parents 2

Now Wednesday am and landed in BNE. Tuesday disappeared in a trans-pacific ITZ haze.

Last work out before a 30 hour journey to WA.
Good cadence 140spm in time to some kick ass Celtic punk courtesy of Dropkick Ms, Flogging Molly, Black 47 and the Rumjacks.

Still a lot of snow underfoot. Did a mix of trail and through the woods running. Slow going for the most part.