Training Log Archive: ondrejpavlu

South Summer Series #6 - Watsons Bay

Happy with my route choice for once. A few little mistakes here and there (overrunning, missing a turn etc.) and legs slow uphills but getting better. My head just completely switched off after the final hill up to Dunbar Head which led me to :
a) spending 20 seconds bushbashing through a spider infested piece of bush instead of comfortably running around it
b) struggling to find a control after running 10cm past it
c) overrunning a control which was visible 100m away

All of that led to leaving out #9 and a brutal 300m sprint across the Christinson Park to finish with 8 seconds to spare.

1st with 590 points, Steve got 560 but he already had a morning long run in his legs...

Lowlight: Dic*head with a small sailing boat on a pedestrian path who lost control of his boom which swooped across the path. I kinda saw it happening so jumped aside but still got it hard into my stomach. Could have been a lot worse though because half second before that I passed a young family and it could have been a head of a small boy who was right behind me. Lucky for the guy I was in full steam and not willing to loose seconds on arguing but I heard the dad behind me taking care of that... Negligence at its best.

Fri eve trails with Broondog, Andy and Steve R from Chatswood vie Little Digger, Flat Rock, Magazine tracks to the Austrian Club in French Forrest (0.5l Stiegl there because it was bloody 30 degrees outside) then exploring new trails through Bantry Bay to Seaforth oval (amazing!) and then to 4 Pines. Pitch dark towards the end, feeling good, even smashed the last km in about 3:50 pace lol. Feeling sheit on the hill up to Seaforth Oval though.

Love this little Friday adventures finished with a good beer :)

Event: Sydney Summer Series #7 - Turramurra
 

From work to SSS via LCNP trails. Almost stepped on a massive red-bellied black snake (like 10cm away) after a sharp trail bend. Totally unexpected so nearly shat myself

SSS#7 - Turramrurra

Great new map with very decent bushtrail section and some very nasty hills - overall hard work. Decided to go for the lot even though I knew I'd lose points going down to #7 (3+min return). Had I skipped it, I would have ended with 590/580, but being 3:45 late left me with 560.

Very happy with my speed on trails (managed to steal one CR ha!) but not much left in my legs after the massive 70m hill up to #30. A few little hesitations and not ideal route choice on streets but probably nothing that would influence my score given my choice to go for the lot.

I reckon when a course setter places a control in the middle of nowhere (like #7) it should always be a thirty pointer. Otherwise it's way too easy to decide what to skip. Leaving out 30pts is a lot harder to justify.

C • 7 1

up to Turramurra station, legs done.

Lunch run on LCNP trails cut short when I realised I forgot about one meeting. Wasn't even angry, was dragging legs anyway...

Evening jog to Coogee to meet Barbora to check the full moon. A bit overhyped but still, doing the coastal walk in moon light was pretty special.

I have this weird niggle in my right achilles lately - sometimes feel it when I walk but once I start running it's gone. Hmm

C • Tendon 2