Training Log Archive: Bomb

SA long at Mack's Creek. Good classic race course today, with lots of route choice - pick your combo of hills, green and long track running. went straight on 1, little tracks to the left on 4, left on 5 and the track to the right on 7. ran the first half on my own, but then caught Mace on 5-6, struggled to keep up on the track to 7, but then was ok once we were back in the green. also caught Jas at 7, and had a good little train going. picked up Jenny as well, but then they all got past when I decided that the control I could see in the gully was too low, and headed back up the hill. eventually decided that I was clearly an idiot and went and punched it, and spent the rest of the course playing catch up again... or not quite - still 50m or so behind Jas and Mace at the finish.
Good run except for the miss on 10, and was in the hurt box the whole way. pleasantly surprised to take another win.

bit longer warm up to help get yesterday's run out of my legs, and a decent warm down to help stop my legs cramping so much on the plane.

Event: 2010 Australian Championships Orienteering Carnival
 

Middle champs at 'Lady Alice Goldfield', a really interesting area with lots of mining ruins, including old stone houses. reasonably detailed area, but good visibility meant that it wasn't super technical. the course was set to make the most of it, with 23 controls and heaps of direction changes. had a steady run, and gradually increased the intensity. one small miss when I was a bit high on 11. slightly off line on another couple, but would have only been a few seconds in it. had blair for pacing for a big chunk of the course as the mens course had quite similar controls. struggled a fair bit on the hills.
pretty pleased with my run, especially to avoid doing anything silly, which would have been so easy on that course. my first thought when they announce that I had the fastest time was that I must have missed a control, but all good. pleased to take the win - 2 1/2 years since the last one.

C • Awesome! 5

joined my uncle and his mate for their morning jog around lane cove. nice tour and nice chat, but very easy pace. not such a bad thing cos I spent the rest of the day doing remote area water sampling.

another round of bikram yoga, after a long day of field sampling. a bit tougher than yesterday, probably because I wasn't as well hydrated after a day in the field, and I was a bit tired.

bikram yoga. found a yoga studio down the road from where I'm staying in sydney, and given that I've been finishing work after dark, and my hip has been playing up again, I decided to give their intro membership a go. first time doing bikram yoga, and the heat was a bit of a shock when I walked in the room. was fine after a few minutes thou. sweated litres, but felt great at the end.