Sunday Mar 23 |
 | Orienteering race 1:55:00 [4] 12.5 km (9:12 / km) +570m 7:30 / km | |
| slept:7.0 |
| Day 2 of Easter. Coming off not feeling so good running yesterday, the start of this one was to be expected - I felt pretty ordinary for the first half hour. Lost 1-2mins at 1, then ok through the next few, Shep ran through me just as we entered the forest up to 4 (his splits show I should I not have felt too disheartened), then Liggo came up behind me into the same control. Struggled quite a bit through the tough stuff from 4 to 9, went to 10 before 9 accidentally, and was just content to plod along, knowing that I was slow but everyone else was prob only a bit quicker.
Picked up the pace out of 10, into the more open stuff thank God, and knew I was making progress through the course ok. Ryan caught me at 14, I thought he would just run away but I found myself comfortably at the same pace. Unfortunately he disappeared after 15 (to get 16, which for some reason I didnt feel like getting today) as I headed to 17. My confidence was getting higher as I beat him into 17(!) and we were together until 24, where he put a minute on me through to the finish. Kez came flying through us on hte short leg over the hill (21-22?).
I was very surprised today that I felt stronger on the second half of the course, and lost all my time physically in the first half. I should really get all the controls next time. |
Saturday Mar 22 |
| Orienteering 43:00 [4] 4.5 km (9:33 / km) +180m 7:58 / km | |
| slept:7.0 |
| First (second?) day of Easter. Started out ok, I didnt run here last year so I didnt know what to expect. Was solid through the first few, a bit of a convoluted route to 3 (a bit apprehensive about the rock). Rob P caught me at the end of the clearing going to 6, I was very surprised to see him catch me 4 mins by here! Lost a bit coming into 7 from the left, Rob disappeared. Saw him out of 8 (he stuffed it) then alone again through to 13, where I caught Terry Farrell, we did the last few together (and a couple of others - both people and controls) through to the finish.
I was not feeling so well today, especially through the middle section 5 to 10. I was a bit surprised I was so far off the pace, I guess hardening up through the granite was in order! |
Friday Mar 21 |
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| Event: Australian Easter Three Days and Prologue
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| Orienteering race 17:12 [5] 3.4 km (5:04 / km) +20m 4:55 / km | |
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| Easter Prologue at Western Plains Zoo. Felt a bit stale on this one, but glad I put in the effort. Went ok through the first few, but got confused in the circle at 6, where I lost 40 secs around the rock wall/fence looking for the control. Felt nice and constant through the last half of the course, even if things were getting a bit tough physically for me. Lost 20 secs on the spectator near the end (escaped fairly unscathed compared to others). My splits were fairly similar in pace to others like Rob P but the mistakes killed me. |
Wednesday Mar 19 |
| run 29:00 [3] 5 km (5:48 / km) +70m 5:25 / km | |
| shoes: Asics 2100 |
| Run into work. Felt quite good, took it fairly easy. |
Monday Mar 17 |
| run intervals 19:00 [4] 3.5 km (5:26 / km) | |
| shoes: Asics 2100 |
| Down at UTS Lindfield 430m oval. A 1500, a 200 then 10 x 100 with jog recovery. Did the 1500 in 5:30, felt solid but didnt break myself. Then the 100s up and down the soccer oval in the middle. Felt pretty good but a bit sore in the muscles like somethings not quite right. |
| run 27:00 [3] 5 km (5:24 / km) +80m 5:00 / km | |
| shoes: Asics 2100 |
| Down to the oval and back. Felt a bit stiff around the knees on the way there. |