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Saturday Sep 30, 2006 #
Cycling 2:17:47 [3]
ahr:118
The monthly Belgian Beer Café social ride. Didn’t ride with the fast guys this time either, just relaxed with the drunken Irishman as usual.
When the ride is at 8AM on a Saturday morning it is too dangerous for me to ride fast; accidents will happen! There’s no need for me to add to the Saturday morning deathroll on Beach Rd, it’s bad enough as it is…
When the ride is at 8AM on a Saturday morning it is too dangerous for me to ride fast; accidents will happen! There’s no need for me to add to the Saturday morning deathroll on Beach Rd, it’s bad enough as it is…
Tuesday Sep 26, 2006 #
Run 47:51 [3]
ahr:148 max:169
Managed to squeeze in a little run in between meetings and classes.
Sunday Sep 24, 2006 #
Run (Orienteering) 1:30:00 [4]
State League, Mt Tarrengower.
First of all, I find it very hard to motivate myself to run 12-13km in a small event like this, because I know that I will have to run the whole bloody thing alone in a field of 3-5 other runners. Put simply: no competition – no fun! –But that’s just my point of view.
One can also raise questions about the point of having the long course in the first place. Wouldn’t everyone be just as happy with 8km? In Norway we only have long courses in championships or national league. In smaller events we try to make things as convenient as possible both for the runners and the organisers and there’s absolutely no shame in that. We all know how much work it is to organise an orienteering event.
Are we in Australia afraid of the old farts that always expect their own course and age class? Do we need 10 courses when the event attracts less then 100 runners? Wouldn’t 4 be enough? Is it more fun to run your “correct course” or to have reasonable big fields with a bit of competition?
And why do we even care when there’s no presentation or prices anyway? In my mindset, an event without presentation and prices is a training run – not a competition (but that’s probably just because I’m Norwegian). Regardless of the way you look at it, when there’s little or no focus on the results; wouldn’t the most important thing be to have fun in the forest?
In summary I guess it’s a question of defining what fun in orienteering is. I think it is to have a fast paste event with a bit of competition, like for example Neil Barr’s “Bendigo Ironman” handicap-race.
But of course, we can’t have too much of that because it’s not 100% fair. And to have events that are 100% fair is obviously of vital importance when there are no prices to win and no presentation or focus on the results…
I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes here, because that’s not my point. After all, this is my training diary so it’s about posting my thoughts and viewpoints!
First of all, I find it very hard to motivate myself to run 12-13km in a small event like this, because I know that I will have to run the whole bloody thing alone in a field of 3-5 other runners. Put simply: no competition – no fun! –But that’s just my point of view.
One can also raise questions about the point of having the long course in the first place. Wouldn’t everyone be just as happy with 8km? In Norway we only have long courses in championships or national league. In smaller events we try to make things as convenient as possible both for the runners and the organisers and there’s absolutely no shame in that. We all know how much work it is to organise an orienteering event.
Are we in Australia afraid of the old farts that always expect their own course and age class? Do we need 10 courses when the event attracts less then 100 runners? Wouldn’t 4 be enough? Is it more fun to run your “correct course” or to have reasonable big fields with a bit of competition?
And why do we even care when there’s no presentation or prices anyway? In my mindset, an event without presentation and prices is a training run – not a competition (but that’s probably just because I’m Norwegian). Regardless of the way you look at it, when there’s little or no focus on the results; wouldn’t the most important thing be to have fun in the forest?
In summary I guess it’s a question of defining what fun in orienteering is. I think it is to have a fast paste event with a bit of competition, like for example Neil Barr’s “Bendigo Ironman” handicap-race.
But of course, we can’t have too much of that because it’s not 100% fair. And to have events that are 100% fair is obviously of vital importance when there are no prices to win and no presentation or focus on the results…
I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes here, because that’s not my point. After all, this is my training diary so it’s about posting my thoughts and viewpoints!
Friday Sep 22, 2006 #
Run 41:20 [3]
Just a short little run from home.
Thursday Sep 21, 2006 #
Cycling 2:57:37 [4]
ahr:153
Got a bit annoyed with myself for not training yesterday, so I felt like compensating. Got out at about 7.30AM and rode up to Mt. Dandenong. Great ride, but I wish I had eaten some breakfast towards the end. Had to make an emergency stop at a servo to get some chocolate… Reminds me of last time, only this one was not so serious. (just over 23min up the hill)
Tuesday Sep 19, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 1:30:42 [3]
ahr:153 max:174
First time I’ve written this for about half a year; but today it was stinking HOT! Got a bit lost so it ended up being a bit longer than planned.
Monday Sep 18, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 1:00:01 [3]
ahr:142 max:163
Regular loop from home.
Friday Sep 15, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 1:03:00 [3]
ahr:143 max:165
Regular loop from home.
Monday Sep 11, 2006 #
Cycling (Road) 1:15:37 [3]
ahr:150 max:183
Finally some training! Got sick of work, so I went for a bike ride at lunchtime. Felt good to use my body again for a change. Hopefully, wouldn’t be invited to any Scandinavian (hvor faen ble det av de svenske damene Disco???) or birthday parties this week so I can give my liver the break it needs.
Sunday Sep 10, 2006 #
Event: Victorian State Series #10
Note
Thanks to Ferg the bender got stretched another day, I’m still incapable of physical activity. Have to wait to tomorrow.
Friday Sep 8, 2006 #
Note
Another bender the last couple of days. I'll be back tomorrow (I think).
Wednesday Sep 6, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 1:03:17 [3]
ahr:140 max:158
Didn’t feel 100% today, but at least I got out. One of my shorter loops, probably took me 10min longer than normal.
Tuesday Sep 5, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 59:47 [4]
ahr:150 max:185
Good run today. Felt aggressive. Did a couple of random intervals as well.
Monday Sep 4, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 1:01:34 [3]
ahr:136 max:162
Didn’t make it to the MFR run today, did a run from home after work instead. Feeling tired, and I just wanted a quiet night at home.
Sunday Sep 3, 2006 #
Cycling (Mountain Bike) 2:50:00 [3]
ahr:137 max:197
Rode mountain bike mostly on small tracks with Ferg, Liggo and Warren. About time to start the training for the 24h. For a first timer 2h50min was long enough for me. It was great fun though; really brought out the inner child! Then again, that might have been due to the fact that I was riding a 14 year old girl's bike…
Saturday Sep 2, 2006 #
Cycling (Road bike) 2:34:05 [2]
ahr:125
Rode with my “work cycling team”. Very easy for me, was probably 20 years (and 20 kg) younger than the rest of them. A nice ride in the sun, but I don’t think it helped my performance in the around the bay in a day.
Friday Sep 1, 2006 #
Run (Road/Park) 58:11 [3]
ahr:153 max:171
Regular loop. Nothing exciting to tell... (Sorry Rob)