Training Log Archive: GOUGER

Prior to race, and a short jaunt after to go find Darius after his 4+ hours in the bush.

Was optimistic at start but that was short lived. Spent 13' on #1 which shattered my confidence. Pacing seemed to be off and somehow missed #1 a number of times even though I had to of been close. Visibility was a big concern throughout the day. Left heel blistered up too, and the heat was nutso. Had enough by #7 and packed it in. Capping off a disappointing weekend overall. 2 years in a row I have walked away from COC's not reaching my goals.....bring on the sweet NB terrain.

Middle COC's at Eb's trails. Day started off badly when I missed my start!! I was to go at 10:16 but took longer to get to actual start then planned. -4 min. off the start doesn't help. Struggled throughout the course. Had some good legs as well, but had little confidence and too much time looking. Visibility was bad and heat was a factor. Ended up 15th/23, and 8/13 CDN. With my late start subtracted(3-4 min.) I would of been 12th.....many people had a tough go so at least I wasn't the only one.

to start and after.

Sprint model @ Uof S.

Felt good off the start with lots of confidence. Made a couple of errors in the first 7, but 7-8 I made a huge one.....losing 2.5-3 min. So stupid!! Tried to recover but mp on a fence corner control which was 150m from mine.....need to check control des...always do but somehow didn't this time. If I ran clean I still would of been likely in the late 15's, 16's. Extremely disappointed after.

prior to sprint.

AT Eb's trail for the model. Got a good sense of what I'll be dealing with on sat/sun. Very subtle features. Need to be very careful.

Lauder Sandhills WMA. Checking out the wind damage and getting in some training. N part of area is more damaged. S part still has parts but not as extreme. Humid but not as hot.

Bike ride through KP and back. Crazy hot/humid for the 5th day in a row. Too hot to run.

Event: Canadian Championships 2007 Saskatchewan
 

Terrain run/O through the N part of the Souris river bend. Nothing overly impressive and very thick in spots. Some big ridges but too few. Slow going through some thick spots and long grass.