Training Log Archive: shanel

Short easy - feeling tired and lethargic.

Not really a tempo yet. Little way to go to get 12km in an hour. Hammy is still feeling fragile, so didn't push too hard and avoided stretching out too much on the down hills.

Up the hill and down the hill. Only thing interesting I remember is that I might have spooked a trotter, as I was walking whilst they went past, I said something like "how you going" and the guys horse went off the trail and the driver seemed to really struggle to get it under control .. oops, better stick to a subtle nod next time.

Wanted to find a longer loop, so that turned out to be Orton Rd to the freeway an back on Rowley Rd.

Took the bike in during the week and got the back wheel trued, and they suggest I'd probably need to get it rebuilt pretty soon, I thought I should probably get a better wheel pretty soon. Got going and it was still making an awful click noise, maybe it time to clean and lube the chain since it sat in the garage for a 6 month hibernation.

Forget to start my GPS until about 500m in. Orton Rd was a lot better than I thought it might be. I'm sure some of those E-W roads down that way are only single lane sealed, I'll probably regret it when I find one. Only saw a couple of cars along Orton Rd so it turned out to be a good choice, until I ignored the no through road signs hoping there'd be some way through to the freeway. Instead I got a scenic tour of the local burnout road.

I was feeling pretty stuffed halfway through, after trying to cough up a lung for the whole ride for no particular reason. Definitely not feeling like I'll survive the ride to work anytime soon.

Only other cyclists I saw for the whole ride were along the fwy path. Must have been feeling a bit better along Rowley as I was actually managing to hold 30kph. Got home and my back brakes were rubbing, not sure how long that might have been for.

To the BMX track with the kids, first time I've actually had my bike there, so I did a few laps. The kids always just ride the finish straight, which is probably a good thing since things get a lot steeper on the rest of the track.