Saturday May 31 |
 | MTB-O race (JWOC fundraising rally) 1:26:30 [4] 15 km (5:46 / km) | |
| ahr:153 max:185 |
| Started at Fourways High. It was a score event with questions at each point instead of controls. I enjoyed it but the traffic made it pretty stressful especially when I tried to cross Witkopen. I found a few extra closed roads that weren't shown on the map, got chased by a few dogs and managed to lose my bike computer but otherwise it was fun. |
Thursday May 29 |
| Running (Sasol wichwood) 21:50 [3] 3.26 km (6:42 / km) +40m 6:19 / km | |
| ahr:156 max:83 shoes: Adidas Response |
| Run with Alex. My average heart rate seems low for the amount of effort I put in. My legs felt good but I felt like I'd eaten too much before I went even though I hadn't. |
Wednesday May 28 |
| stationary bike 20:00 [2] | |
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| Easy ride while watching some IPL cricket. Cool to train and watch tv at the same time especially when I have a lot of studying to do. Biology exam tomorrow. |
Monday May 26 |
| Running race (Inter-school cross count) 26:07 [5] 4.1 km (6:22 / km) | |
| ahr:183 max:199 shoes: New Balance 477 |
| At Sandringham.
I hate that route. It's very scenic and most of it is proper cross country but it is really tough. People have been complaining that the routes are too short so they lengthened this one a bit. We ran down a long hill across a field and up a 40m bank past the start before we did the normal route. It didn't add much distance but I was dead after the hill. I think the less serious people don't bother running when it's cold so I was at the back for the first 500m. It's really fun running past the start when you're coming last but at least I pace myself so I pass people later on. My legs felt heavy and I felt slow. I had to work hard to keep going. It drizzled a bit but it was perfect weather for running.
The first junior girl came past me again. She's a machine. She already had about a 2 min gap after 1.5km.
I came 30th. Last race of the season unless I go to district teams
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Sunday May 25 |
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| Event: Groenkloof MTB-O
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| MTB-O (MTB-O) 1:43:00 [3] 15.71 km (6:33 / km) | |
| ahr:157 max:185 |
| At Groenkloof.
My first MTB-O event. I really enjoyed it. At the start control I met a lady who was battling to decipher the map. She asked if she could ride with me. I wasn't too keen but said I didn't mind. She had done the capestorm trail run earlier. She turned out to be a med student and was only slightly fitter than me. She soon got the hang of the easy navigation but she rode with me the whole way. It was fun riding with someone and we got on well. I didn't always take the optimum routes but didn't make any mistakes. It started raining near the end so it was quite cold. I saw some zebra and wildebeest.
It was quite a popular event so hopefully we will have a few more. |