Training Log Archive: kezza

nol long @ mt beckworth
early starter so reasonably cool. still had nothing in my legs up the first hill. tried to take it carefully for the first part as i knew if i had a big miss i didnt have the motivation to keep going. got through the first loop (flat) in a reasonable time then unfolded the map and saw the dirty big hills in the south. motivation levels plummeted from 5/10 to 1/10. tempted to pull out at the crossover but grew a pair and decided to tough it out. walked some massive chunks of the 2nd loop. some foot trouble which made it quite painful to run uphill/downhill/contour. disappointing effort but was expecting it

Event: NOL event 1 & 2
 

NOL relays @ spring gully
went out just after the clouds cam over so it wasnt excruciatingly hot but still not pleasent. first time in the bush since august and only 3rd time since dubbo so took it very slow. wasnt attacking terrain and let it push me around quite a bit. no major stuff ups except for 17 and 18.

C • 17 &18 1

travelling

woke up this morning for intervals but wasnt feeling it so stayed in bed. will see how i feel after 9 hours straight of uni.

to the smashfest at anzac pk via servo, the crag then through tothe other end of anzac pk. (~25min)

warmup lap of the ring road (~5mins)

easy jog home the same way (~25mins)

anzac pk smashfest II
wasnt really psyched for this one before the start. got led out by bridgy for the first few mins then mat for the next few minutes. by that stage i had gotten loose and found a groove. put a gap into mat and extended it along the traverse. started to crack at about the rockpool but held it together. solid finish although no kick at the end. took 53 secs off last week's time. thats about 3.7% less. reasonable effort i reckon. i can go faster.

so good

early morning ride before work. river loop but cut across the green bridge then back along swann rd. legs had absolutely nothing. it was a struggle just to keep them turning over at times.

early evening run. along moggill rd to toowong and regatta (~15') then along coro drv to railway bridge (~12").

smackdown!!

home from regatta along moggill rd (~15').

for the whole run my legs were about as loose as an emo's pants (and i assume about as comfortable but i cant back that up). rest day tomorrow shall be pure awesomeness.

booyah!! i love it when things just work.

i didnt know for sure whether i could handle this until i had started. fortunately i found a groove, loosened up and was able to wind it up nicely. eased back a little for a few hundred metres before the tunnel as i was massively redlining. surprised to find i had a kick at the end.

i think my p.b. is ~7.46 (will check). good time i reckon considering my lack of speedwork in the last 10 months and overall piss poor training.