Training Log Archive: Bomb

ran the red 4 at bettong (been many years since I've run something other than red1 in qld!) and decided I may as well do it properly. was doing good o for the first half, but then got a bit off line cos I was too lazy/stuffed to run up the hill properly. lost a couple of mins there, and some more time cos they disguised the finish as a blue control and I nearly got up to the download tent before I realised. narrowly avoided getting beaten by a 13yr old boy.
itb was about the same as the other day - tight, but not painful, and not restricting my running. hopefully will continue to improve.
running fitness is all gone - and the gentle hills were a major battle to run up.

around the state forests in maryb. on assignment for geoff, checking out some potential new areas to map. one area looked good - awesomely open and fast, with lots of little creek details. the other area was lantana infested shite. got lost for a little while (using 1:100000 forestry maps from about 1857), but found myself again after a while.
found some pretty good mtbing tracks too - good training for noosa enduro next weekend!

tried to ride the most direct way from our accommodation to bettong. found a rd that ended in a mandarin packing shed, but the friendly farmer showed me the way across the farm to where the very overgrown track continued on the other side. more adventures in a sugarcane farm before I got to the state forest. then some pretty exciting mtbing to get to where we were starting the training.

putting out controls for control picking exercise - tricky!

itb was tight, but not sore. lots of stretching etc, then a no running day tomorrow. will try a short course at the OY on sunday.

rode to the map and back from our accommodation nth of childers. really boring dirt rd with heaps of corrogations. smashfest on the way home to get it over and done with as quickly as possible.

Drove up to maryb for the junior camp. took the bike out for a quick lap of the map while waiting for the kids to finish. good to stretch the legs after many hours in the car.

river loop with Lisa. cold and foggy this morning. rode slow, and coughed up heaps of junk out of my lungs (gross!). knee and hip were ok, but shoulder/neck really sore. getting a massage tonight, so should get some of that sorted out.

tired, so the session at race today was a bit hard going. left leg still not cooperating (knee and hip still swollen), so changed a couple of things round to avoid the major leg exercises