Training Log Archive: shanel

Darling Downs to Claremont

Started of easy on tired chilly legs, seemed to pickup after smashing a couple of little hills heading upto the railway flyover and Roe Hwy.

No one to play with, just cutting down the pawns of humanity, until some upstart pawn did the repass along the drag strip, so I sat in behind him until he eased off completely just before the narrows, so I cruised past.

Finally caught up to a yellow jacket heading up Princess Rd, that had been up ahead since the narrows, saw it was sticklegman, and smashed past him up the hill.

Good to finish with average speed over 30kph after being a couple of minutes behind around Cockburn.

Claremont to Darling Downs

Fun times chasing bunnies. Someone fast came past along the drag strip, so I jumped in behind until he turned off at Canning Bridge.

Had a long chase to catch a guy in a where's Wally shirt, from seeing him at Cranford Ave, with someone sitting in behind him, finally caught him before Farrington, where he turned off one way, whilst my tail I'd had since before Mt Henry turned off the other way.

From Ryan's kindy, slightly extended to fit in an extra 2k's.

Started out a bit faster this time. Thought about trying to keep my feet dry, so tried cutting out to Ranford Rd, thinking I could come back along the Tonkin Hwy bike path. But by the time I got to Ranford Rd I'd already been through some swamp so just doubled back and went the normal way since it's more fun than a bike path.

More extra loop out past Champion Lakes. Had a stabbing pain in the back towards the end, hopefully just a stitch which had migrated from the front, so eased back a few times, before finally pushing through to the end, with a bit more extra loop to pad it out.

Pretty happy with the improvement over the last 3 weeks, done
21.1km @ 5:45/km
22.0km @ 5:36/km
24.0km @ 5:26/km
so going further and faster. Probably just one more week of this build up (on Thurs anyway), then I'm volunteering at kindy the next week, then I think it's school holidays.

Might head for the hills on the return half of the loop next week, if I'm organised enough to suss out a route.

Jake, Dalto and I again this morning. Still no sign of our fairweather friends, maybe they're all holding out for light and warm as well as dry, although it's even mostly light already.

The boys were mostly in cruise mode early. When I finally had I go on the front around the cop shop, I looked down and thought "Oh, that's a bit fast" and then we got a red light.

Tried to get to the front to leadout for the sprint down to North Freo, but Jake held me off around the last corner.

Lead for a while before the watertower climb, and managed to stay in contact for most of the climb, so I thought that putting some effort in before the climbed helped me, but apparently the boys were taking it easy.

Another turn out the front around the tennis courts, then struggled to stay on as the boys cruised past, still in chat mode. So not too much effort after that, just a short spurt once or twice.

Was happy to be able to hang on behind Jake as Dalto took the UWA sprint.

HR graph would have been interesting, I think it got pretty high a few times. But the chest strap was playing up, only showing 50-60 and then it died completely.

Fletch escaped intact from the doctors to direct to session afterall. Wil, Simon, new girl Trish(?) and I.

3 x 2.2km Grass Farm loops at 10-15km pace, easy jog back to the start plus 30 sec rest.

9:51
10:06
10:01

Simon was gone in a flash at the start, Wil was dropping behind so not giving a huge amount of motivation to push hard.

Second rep felt faster than the first, but was a bit of a blow out, managed to get a bit back on the third.

Legs felt fine no soreness/stiffness, though they were pushed a bit up the hills. But was pushing really hard cardio wise.

Finally put my rudder back on the ski after it fell off pre-espresso. Probably first time I've paddled since espresso as well.

Two solid laps of the lake at max sustainable pace.
29:11
29:25
Slight sw'er blowing to make the outward legs a bit harder and slower. Thought the second lap would have been a blow out, but turned out surprisingly close to the first.

I'm now a finely tuned paddling machine, all ready for Killabrook.

Wow 14 sec's is the difference between 9.0kph (target speed) and 8.8kph

Event: The Boomer at Spice Brook
 

Followed the crowd to 1, but didn't push to keep up and they all disappeared on the way to 2, OK to 3, messed around too early on the way to 4 along with Ameko, eventually we continued on to the right spot.

Dropped 5 to take the track along the far side of the creek, under control to 6, unsure to 7, OK to 8 and 9. Managed to be way to low on the way to 10 (earlier 6), but tipped off by MrRogaine passing the other way.

Long leg to 11 was OK (Rogainers like long legs, not so much messing around, just go). Dropped 12 but completely screwed 13, crossed the creek before realising the area seemed familiar, like around 4, doubled back and passed a distinct creek bend/junction, to eventually get 13 just after MrRogaine.

Whilst MrRogaine headed east out of the gully, I headed straight for 14, got it fairly cleanly, same for 15 and 16. Then completely screwed 17 and wasting heaps of time having only crossed the first spur and not the second, so having gone down and round and up and back down, I jumped in behind MrRogaine and then ran past to get the control and push up the hill towards 18 (earlier 14) via a recon run past 19.

OK to 19, 20, 21, 22, then took the recon approach to 23 via 24 and finished off the last few OK.

Lost most of my time on 13 and 17. My legs probably still had plenty more left at the end, so probably should have pushed to keep up with tRicky for longer at the start.