Training Log Archive: shanel

Event: WARA 6hr Rogaine
 

Wil and I panned a base course of about 33km, with options to clean up.

Wasted 2 mins at the start trying to find the bingo control in and around the cafe before heading out on not the marked track, kinda towards 66. Passed quite a few people heading out of 78 and we cunningly ran past them all before Wil realised I was taking us towards 67 instead of 65, so we had pretty much double back to go around the OOB.

Pretty smooth till 72 where we went under the powerlines and got mst of the way to another OOB before realising there was no track along the pwerlines and going back for the control.

We were well behind cleanup pace come first decision/option time so we left 59 off. Stayed clean, took the Bib track from 104 towards 95 even though it was so faintly marked on the map that we couldn't actually see it, so guesstimated our way quite nicely into 95.

We were pretty loose looking for 74 which seemed a lot more than 20m north of the track, in the process we passed Sten and Co leaving 75, they passed us again as we faffed looking for 74 then we must have taken off again.

Too late for the 105 option qand by the time we got to 102 we were very short of time and just grabbed 53 on the way in.

Enjoyed the course, cleanup distance was tempting enough for us to keep our options open, ended up leaving out 5 controls. Felt pretty warm at times, had to poor water over my head a few times, but kept stomach mostly happy the whole time.

C • Well done 6

Nice quiet morning on the river, rowers just finishing as I started so I had the whole place to myself, no one else on Melville Water, ah the tranquility, watching freeway traffic crawl along in the distance, beautiful.

Gentle 15k taper run round the bridle trails.

Didn't feel easy like it should have, legs were probably a bit tired after yesterdays riding.

Miscalculated the padding at the end, so I ended up with an extra k. Oh that's because I thought it'd be around 1.5k around comic court but it was more like 2.5k and it was mostly horrible to run as there ain't much shade around there.

Darling Downs to Claremont

First ride to work on the new bike after spend a ton of time putting lights, cadence sensor, bits and pieces on last night.

Had to stop for a few minutes along Rowley Rd to resecure my pump since I didn't feel like putting the bracket for it on, so I'd just velcroed it to the top tube and I hadn't put the battery for my helmet light in the right place, so I had to adjust that as well.

Mostly cruised in (I think), getting use to the new range of gears.

Time included the few minutes stop.

C • Di2? 6

Claremont to Darling Downs

Plenty of people to get a tow from or work with. Worked with first guy from narrows to near Canning bridge. Second guy went past just before Canning Bridge and I worked hard to hold his wheel till he turned off at the south end of Mt Henry. Aero guy was waiting at the Leach Hwy lights when I got there, so I mostly sat on his wheel but did put in a token effort.

Aero guy turned off before Berrigan Dr leaving me with a small gap to the 4th guy, but I wasn't closing on him and had to really haul ass to catch him. He gave me the feeling he wanted me to go to the front since his speed was all over the place, eventually after I'd had a good rest I did, but he didn't hang around too long after that.

Then I cruised home. Pretty happy with the new bike till I got off and started walking it over to the shed and realised a spoke had come loose, grrr.

C • Spoke too soon! 1

Quick ride on the new bike to make sure it all seems OK before riding it to work tomorrow. Was planning on doing 30 mins but it was getting a bit dark so just did a short loop