Training Log Archive: Cakewoman

from sandy bay almost to bridge (via coast) into headwind, then straight down the middle back.

ride with Jon from home, via new skills park (bit shit but not as shit as I expected it to be), then the normal pick hill loop - i.e. up for 40 mins or so, then down for 20. fun. didn't feel as awful as I deserved to on the hill..

Bruny Island ride with Su and Charmain. Clare you would love this ride too - right up your alley. didn't do full loop as we took shoes and walked out to the lookouty bit (which was 40 minutes) at the end part so had to go back the quick way. fun though.

From great bay out into wind for 30 mins then turned and roared back with big waves and tailwind. fun too.

from springs down north south then home. back was pretty sore coming down north south (normally it's ok until sandy bay/taroona) so I stopped in salamanca (which was crazy due to the ever expanding Taste) to buy and consume some nurafen. Made it home just as a southerly headwind hit so that was good.

The bottom part of north south is getting pretty dusty - it's like the formerly hard packed trails are just turning to dust and subsiding which is a bugger. Today it was so busy on the trail it was like Elizabeth street at 10am on a Sunday. Which is to say busy by north/south standards with lots of walkers, rider-upperers, rider downers and stopperers - but really not too bad considering. I got passed by a girl on the way down but as she was wearing baggy shorts, knee pads and elbow pads (i.e. downhill racing kit) I didn't mind.

nice calm morning so went from kingston south past blackmans bay and back

Truganni track with denny. first time i've run/walked in a while! rolled my ankle ridiculously on way back down (on flat ground!) - is ok though. hard work going up it!

north south then back to sandy bay with paul. had to wait for him a bit on the north south as he wasn't too happy with his equipment (also local knowledge is very handy up there!)