Training Log Archive: michalmy

Bike (road) 21:02 7.24 km (20.7 kph) +47m
ahr:122 max:139 rhr:83 slept:4.9 weight:66kg shoes: Giant Roam XR1 (white)

Walk (commute) 20:50 [1] 1.62 km (12:53 / km) +41m 11:26 / km
weight:66kg

Walk (Telehealth trial) 6:04 0.38 km (16:06 / km)
ahr:112 max:117 rhr:98 weight:66kg shoes: Salomon Speedcross 4 GTX (red)

MTBO (SSS 45min score) 47:00 ** 11.66 km (4:02 / km) +276m 3:36 / km
ahr:160 max:173 spiked:28/30c rhr:111 slept:6.45 weight:66kg shoes: Giant XTC 27.5 2 (red)

"Fireclay Gully", Belrose. Course setter today - my first SSS since 2010-11 season. The last time we were still using flower pots and pencils. Plotted and rode a course to see the possible distance and climb: 28-22-4-24-14-3-23-13-2-21-1-11-12-5-25-15-6-26-16-17-10-20-30-9-29-8-19-7-27-18. (Although a couple of runners had a much better route for the southern cluster: 5-16-25-6-15-26-17.) Despite knowing the placements I still missed the track to #11 (-45") and turned the wrong way on the 17-10 leg (-45"). 24°C. TE 4.3.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g15568274042

168 starters. Most seemed happy with the challenge: What to do first/last? What to leave out?. Tricky control: whilst #22 was accessible from N and S, it was hard to incorporate without going in/out the same way - a good decision to put a control here at the last moment. Bastard control: #26 - at least 20m of climb over 150m to reach the top of a cul-de-sac (63 visits). At the moment, the best score I know about is Glenn Horrocks: 600-50=550.

Thanks to all the Bennelongers for helping out this afternoon and for bringing in the controls so quickly. I made it home for the second half of the Socceroos-Honduras match.

Bike (path) 59:32 23.62 km (23.8 kph) +116m
ahr:143 max:155 rhr:80 slept:5.85 weight:66kg shoes: Giant Roam XR1 (white)

MTBO race (BOSS 75-minute score) 1:13:51 ** 14.05 km (5:15 / km) +416m 4:35 / km
ahr:150 max:172 spiked:24/25c rhr:99 slept:5.05 weight:66kg shoes: Giant XTC 27.5 2 (red)

"Glenrock National Park", Merewether. 25/31c. 470 points (max 580). No penalties (1'12" to spare). 1st/28 - all the elite riders had to do some controls in a preset order. Happy with my initial plan. Some hesitation at intersections to make sure I was committing to the right track. Only difficult control to find was 205 (lost 90"). West controls: 201-204-203-217-234-202. Then southern controls along the main W-E track: 218-224-235-219-226. Up Snakes & Ladders to the central controls: 233-225-207-205-206-214. Then the northern controls: 208-232-211-209-222-213-223, which left me at the NE corner with just under 9' to get back to #F. I took 7:36 to cover the 2.33km with +54m climb. 21°C. TE 4.3.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g15497869176

Official (ANSW track umpire) 2:15:23 [1] 5.65 km (23:57 / km)
slept:8.7 weight:66kg shoes: Asics Gel Advantage 3 (black)

Bike (path/road) 34:48 13.25 km (22.8 kph) +125m
ahr:136 max:154 rhr:82 slept:5.6 weight:66kg shoes: Giant Roam XR1 (white)

MTBO race (45-min score course) 37:47 ** 7.36 km (5:08 / km) +200m 4:31 / km
ahr:160 max:177 spiked:28/30c rhr:141 weight:66kg shoes: Giant XTC 27.5 2 (red)

"Wideview", Berowra Heights. 30/30c (max 600 points). Northern Sydney Expansion Series. The start was less than 2km from home and it was free! Wasn't interested in pounding the roads so I decided to do the course mostly by MTB, with the last 4 controls within the school grounds on foot. Route: (MTB) 28-11-22-12-9-17-18-29-6-4-15-26-8-27-21-25-24-5-14-23-10-7-2-13-19-1 (foot) 3-30-16-20. Small time losses at #21 (lost 45") - didn't go far enough to see the track to the clearing; and #7 (-60") - missed the tiny track entrance. A better route choice may have been to do #20 after #29 rather than at the end. 21°C. TE 4.2.
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g15462553104