Training Log Archive: jtorranc

Barebones Long - non-disastrous, with two controls on which I lost over a minute to bobbles, one of which nearly blew up on me. Fortunately, my pace count brought me up before I overran the whole hill so I was able to regroup and determine that all I had to do was back up a bit and head north to the hilltop to get the control. Just barely 4th of trials competitors.

Barebones Middle - cautious and therefore clean resulting in a surprising win.

Barebones Sprint - big blowup on 6 due to attacking from the sharp trail bend rather than from the closest possible trail bend. Even worse since I stumbled onto 7 first but hadn't read ahead to that code and therefore didn't realise it, which would have allowed me to lose only 15 seconds or so. I think, in retrospect, I should have gone way around to the left on the first leg to avoid the thick vegetation - was it really only light green on the map or is my memory playing tricks on me? 5th of trials competitors.

Event: Barebones 2006 & Team Trials
 

Barebones non-selection sprint. In contrast to many, I was actually trying fairly hard (it's intensity 4 just because I was tentative adjusting to the terrain - I was particularly worried about map contact on the way to 2 until I decided to head out to the road which I wouldn't have if I'd realised how easily visible the indistinct trail running by the control was going to be in real life) but this was also my model event unless you count a five minute map walk on the other side of the road from the race terrain.

Warmup/cooldown/rest between repetitions.

Bum kicks and A's.

4x600m I intervals on grass - about the usual speed but half the usual distance since Canadian Trials are this weekend.

Another easy commute in and home again. Hot and humid outside - a taste of things to come during the summer.

Cycling to work, somewhat easier than usual given that I'm supposedly tapering for Alberta. Home by way of TPSS where I loaded up on health food staples.

Cycling to work (what with having just taken two weeks off and disappearing to Alberta on Friday, working seemed like a good idea) and back.

Warmup and cooldown.

6x100m strides, silly walks and hill bounding with Dan looking on and running hither and yon herself.