Friday Mar 31 |
 | Run (Fairyland Loop) 1:00:00 [3] | |
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| Long day at work, got home at 8pm. Needed a de-stressing run so headed out with the headlight for a fairyland loop. Felt ok, but tired up the last hill. |
Thursday Mar 30 |
| Run warm up/down 26:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Adidas |
| Run to East Lindfield and back |
| Run hills (Carnavon Road) 23:00 [5] | |
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| with Prong, Ben, Andy and Adrian
10xhills ~45-50secs with 1.40-2mins jog recovery. Felt a bit slow, or maybe the others were just running faster. But at least i did 10reps, i mean as if you can call 8 a session. Soft.
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| C • 8 a session 1 |
Wednesday Mar 29 |
| Run (Lizard Loop) 1:31:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Salomon XA 3D Pro |
| With Fatrat in morning. Very dark and gloomy. Ran ok, and surprisingly not too tired. That is until i got to work and all i wanted to do was lie on the couch and go to sleep |
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| C • Shoes 4 |
| Orienteering race (Summer Series) 45:00 [5] | |
| shoes: Adidas |
| Tarban Creek. Good run. Started with Andy then went a different route, but met up again later. Didn't think i was running that well, but was able to hang onto Andy better than usual. |
Tuesday Mar 28 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Felt ok during the day, but lost motivation in the arvo, and decided i could do with a rest |
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| C • soft.. 2 |
Monday Mar 27 |
| Run (Running drills) 50:00 [2] | |
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| with Prong @ UTS Lindfield.
Legs felt ok during the day, but when i started running they were tired and a bit sore. Surprisingly not too tired during the day. |
Sunday Mar 26 |
| Note | |
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| Adventure Race went from 11.30am Sat to 8am Sun morning. I have added 20 hours into the diary (taking out transition time) as and "Adventure Race". Should i break it up into separate disciplines (ie time spent running cycling kayaking)? What do other Attackpointers do in this situation? |
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| C • A suggestion 3 |
Saturday Mar 25 |
| Adventure Race (AROC 24hr Canberra) 20:00:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Salomon XA 3D Pro |
| http://www.arocsport.com.au
Finished 2nd in Mixed class (3rd overall) with Grace Elson (my girlfriend) and David Baldwin (Canberran rogainer). Involved heaps of mtbing (forest and cycle paths) orienteering and kayaking, plus a kickbike section. We finished course in a bit over 21hrs. Made quite a few mistakes, but overall happy with the result. |
Friday Mar 24 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Resting up for tomorrow's 24hr AROC race in Canberra. |
Thursday Mar 23 |
| Road Cycling (Road) 30:00 [3] | |
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| Cycled to Artarmon to pick up some new PrincetonTec lights for the weekend AR |
| Note | |
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| Wanted to run in evening, but didn't leave work til late, then had to organise gear for the weekend. Legs a big stiff from last nights race (and lack of cool down) |
Wednesday Mar 22 |
| Orienteering race (Summer Series) 45:00 [5] | |
| shoes: Adidas |
| North Ryde (new map) again started with Andy and running ok but made a few little mistakes and started loosing contact. Skipped one control and met up with Andy again, but couldn't hang on. More little mistake near end (like going to same control x2) but lucky to finish bang on 45mins. No time for cool down- rushed straight to Crows Nest for market research on running shoes. |
Tuesday Mar 21 |
| Road Cycling (Road) 45:00 [3] | |
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| Got home late and didn't have time to run (disappointed) so cycled to Glebe for OANSW Meeting. Felt quite good. it's been a while since i was on the mtb. Meeting finished late so got a lift home. |
Monday Mar 20 |
| Run (Running drills) 45:00 [3] | |
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| Running drills at UTS-Lindfield (again) with Prong. Got home late and was getting dark. |
Sunday Mar 19 |
| Run (Running drills) 40:00 [3] | |
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| Ran to UTS-Lindfield, did some stretching, then some running drills on the track for 20mins, then home again.
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| Note | |
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| Felt really crap this morning after Phoebe and Jose's wedding last night. Now i remember why big nights out are so bad for training. Will be a while before i get over that night...
However, how good was the Women's marathon race at the Commonwealth Games!! Kerryn McCann what a legend! That was the best finish i have ever seen and pulled me out of my hangover |
Saturday Mar 18 |
| Kayak 1:30:00 [3] | |
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| With Prong from Roseville Bridge. Testing the Elliott Vulcan kayak. |
Friday Mar 17 |
| Run 1:05:00 [3] | |
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| Ran along tick track and back. Did some surges and felt ok. |
Thursday Mar 16 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Long day of work, and lazy when i got home |
Wednesday Mar 15 |
| Run 1:00:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Salomon XA 3D Pro |
| Fairyland Loop with Ben. |
| Orienteering race (Summer Series) 43:00 [5] | |
| shoes: Adidas |
| Mosman. Started with Andy, but he ran like lightning and i had to skip #3 to keep in front. Also missed #17 but got back early and had quite a good run. 570points. |
Tuesday Mar 14 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
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Monday Mar 13 |
| Kayak 45:00 [2] | |
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| In Lane Cove River with Prong |
Sunday Mar 12 |
| Orienteering race 1:19:30 [5]***** | |
| spiked:16/20c shoes: VJ Twister |
| NOL Race 3- 6th. Intially disappointed with result, but was happier when i looked at splits. In 3rd until loosing 2mins @ #16 and ran most legs well. Felt ok physically, but never prepared to hurt. Julian 1st 70.25mins.
http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.a...
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| Run warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
| shoes: VJ Twister |
| Warm-up to start- actually couldn't find start and got there 5mins late!! |
Saturday Mar 11 |
| Run warm up/down 30:00 [1] | |
| shoes: Teva X1 |
| Warm-up and cool down for Sprint and Middle Distance Races |
| Orienteering race 14:12 [5]*** 2.6 km (5:28 / km) | |
| spiked:14/15c shoes: Teva X1 |
| NOL Race 1- Sprint. 19th. Ok start (7th @ #7) then fell back into old habits and ran to #9 instead of 8. Didn't realise til half way to 10, went back, and lost 1.27min. Chased Fatrat for the rest of the course. Very disappointed.
http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.a...
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| Orienteering race 40:20 [5]***** | |
| spiked:17/20c shoes: Teva X1 |
| NOL 2- Middle. 15th. Very hot. Got 1 ok, but lost 3.24min on very short leg to #2. Drifted slightly to right and into wrong clump of rocks, and counldn't relocate. Ran well 3-8, then overan #9. Just didn't know when to stop, kept thinking it was behind the next rock. Couldn't believe how far i ran, lost 4.15min. Ran the rest of the course ok, but not much motivation left, except to drop Bruce Arthur. A very disappointing day. Running ok, but shocking mistakes.
http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.a... |
Friday Mar 10 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
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Thursday Mar 9 |
| Kayak 1:15:00 [2] | |
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| Kayak in Lane Cove River |
Wednesday Mar 8 |
| Orienteering race 48:00 [5]* | |
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| Summer Series @ Gore Creek. Ok run, but a few small mistakes. Legs a bit heavy from morning run. |
| Run long 1:27:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Salomon XA 3D Pro |
| (am) Tick Loop with Ben. |
Sunday Mar 5 |
| MTB 1:20:00 [3] | |
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| Lindfield to Field of Mars and back. Was heading to SS, but got lost and was too late so didn't run. |
Saturday Mar 4 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Got home late from work, no time for run |
Friday Mar 3 |
| Run (Tick Loop-short) 1:05:00 [3] | |
| weight:67kg |
| with Prong |
Thursday Mar 2 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
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Wednesday Mar 1 |
| Run long 1:27:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Salomon XA 3D Pro |
| (am) Lizard Loop with Ben |