Training Log Archive: shanel

Event: NavDash 7 - Curtin University Stadium (WA Sprint Champs)
 

Good run on what was once familiar ground, but now somewhat different. No major mistakes but not brilliant either. Right calf still pretty sore.

Course 1 - Splits

The mechanics have lived up to my expectations of their "profession", hence I will be on my bike back to Gosnells to requisition my Mums car for the next couple of days. I guess I may as well be prepared to swap it to my Dad's car for the weekend so Belinda will be able tow the horse float.

Darling Downs to Claremont

Took it easy, resisting temptation despite the nice easterly blowing and mainly because my calf was sore. Still had a nice game of keeping ahead of the trucks I passed which were stuck in the freeway traffic until the traffic cleared out at Roe Hwy.

Hope I get my ute back today, so I don't have to ride home tonight and then have to ferry the kids around tomorrow without a car.

Claremont to Gosnells

Couldn't decided on a good route to take, so decided to go through South Perth, past Curtin, over Riverton Bridge and through Lynwood and down Spencer Rd.

Then I got distracted going under the narrows and went the normal way over the West side of the narrows. So plan B - Over Mt Henry, through Rossmoyne, Shelley and back onto plan A.

Seems to be a lot more cyclists around on a Wed. than a Fri. and after getting into a bit of a train and working nicely for a while, seemed it would be a pity to abandon it at Mt Henry, so went onto Roe Hwy.

So plan C - Roe Hwy to Spencer Rd. Turns out it's a long way up Roe Hwy, in the dark, by yourself, when you were planning on driving home ........ ...... ........ eventually went under Spencer Rd and then though "Oh f...or the love of dog, there's no turn off ... then I spotted the turn off.

Made it eventually and can now rule out any desire to take that route ever again (unless I'm just racking up k's for the hell of it).

Oh, and realised along the way that it will be pretty hard to do my planned paddle tomorrow with no way to get my boat anywhere.

C • Racking up k's 2

Had the novel experience of leading off at the start, not sure how much everyone else appreciated my yoyoing slow through the round abouts then fast out. Assumed a more standard position taking cover and hanging on once we hit WC Hwy.

Went on the front through Mosman Park, until Dalto saved me before the start of the climb, where I then self destructed. One day I'll work out how to ride that hill.

Off the back with Andre on Devil's elbow and lost Andre as I tried to close the chasm. All regrouped just past CCGS and I sat tight for a while before having another go on the front until Jake took over. Had on last go leading out early at UWA before dieing.

Failed to fully appraise the situation and by the time I rolled off from work I needed to really smash it to get to running on time. Got there a smidge late, luckily everyone patiently waited for me to transition into running mode.

Killer hill reps, first one the short loop, then 3xlong and 3xshort, easy recovery down the hill plus another 30sec rest.

First two times round the long loop, Luke got away from me at the end of the main climb, but I managed to catch him by the end.

After Tooms said to have a 1min rest after the last long, we got confused and pretty much had a minute rest after all the rest as well.

No push left approaching the top of the hill each time and just struggled the last section.

Right calf has been getting gradually sorer since being randomly sore on Sat. morning, might need to rest it a bit, maybe.

Short: 1:19 220m
Long: 2:30 600m
Long: 2:40
Long: 2:42
Short 1:12
Short 1:09
Short 1:06

Had to wait for Belinda to pick me up after taking the kids to the movies (since my ute is getting a new clutch), by the time she finally got there and we got home, I could have ridden it (except for the major blowout of at least an extra half an hour I would have had by that stage, and I wouldn't have got to eat left over popcorn all the way home).

Event: (MTBO) Pickering Brook
 

Off to a bad start wasting some time whilst I got myself orientated and work out which way I was going. Remembered to start my watch just before I got to the first control, so time and dist is a guestimate.

OK from there till half way to 4 where I missed the fork to the left, bad go a reasonable dist before I realised I was on the wrong side of the watercourse and heading south up a hill, and off the map. Thought the track might head east along parallel to the watercourse. Came across someone else who was doing the short course and thought he was still on the map, so I kept going eastish and soon turned north and came across a junction that seemed to match one on the map, so turned south again, thinking maybe I was on the map afterall, but the contours looked all wrong,, eventually headed north again and relocated properly and had to approach 4 from the overgrown side, so had trouble working out where the track actually was.

Pretty clean from there, took a lot more care reading the junctions. Baffled by how Andre passed me going the opposite way on the way to 5, then he passed me again going the opposite way heading to 6.

Better make sure I get started as early as possible next time, to avoid the wrath of course closure time. Thanks to the Wallys and Co. for setting a good course and not packing up before I got back.

Long - Splits