Training Log Archive: nmulder

Mohale's East 1:10'000

Ran Brown course. Got off to good start, spot on to #1 and #2. Climbed after 2 and then dropped. Should have just dropped immediately and saved close to 30s. I could have gone straighter 4-5 rather than climbing a bit and contouring, another 15-20s or so. Ran the long leg 6-7 well. Had a small hesitation at #9 when I didn't see the control flag immediately. Then okay to 11. At 12 I was aiming spot on, but got pulled left bty the first bend in the dark green. The veg boundary doesn't look right here, lost about 90s. On long leg 12-13 I took the left route choice and might have the fastest leg? Started getting a bit tired here as we hit the final hill back to the finish. Final mistake was 16-17 where a re-entrant not on the map stopped me short of the control and pulled me down the hill to the wrong thicket (90s again). Paul and Eugene had the same problem.

Overall a decent run. Felt 'slow' to start with on the rocky terrain but struggled to speed up. Ideally, should have been 2-3 mins faster on the hills towards the end. Total mistakes about 4 mins. Finished 1st about 7 mins ahead of Paul then Eugene.

Brown - Splits

Bronberrik Parkrun, a double lapper along a park / spruit with a tough hill climb up one side limb. Went out fast but slowed down on both hills. Managed to just stay ahead of 1st lady and Paul for 4th.

37/30

Pretty cool evening, so felt inclined to go fast.

48s off my PB here, so pretty happy, especially given its only 3 weeks since the last AR.

Trail run after gym. Parked at Bryanston and ran the parkrun route first, then up the other way to the bike jump loop and back.