Training Log Archive: Larry

nothing really clicked in this race. i had a bad sleep, not anticipating the
-2 night, then was a bit late to get there, and had very little warm up. ran to the wrong termite mound at 1, but stayed fast for the next 5 or 6 controls, then my shoelace came undone and i had to tie it 3 times during the race. one such pit stop was compounded by making a mistake on the same leg and i got caught by eon. spent the rest of the race getting away from him, and at one stage nearly gained my time back but had to tie my laces again. got more fatigued than usual near the end and when i new i wouldnt shake eon i slowed up.

C • How long 3

turned up for the middle. was really rusty early on, with more than a minutes mistake at one and again at 3, then settled down a bit to only have another minute or so across the rest of the race. felt good physically, and no injury concerns, was just too eager to run fast which i do regularly coming back from injury. looks like ill be doing plenty of tech training.

C • map 6

not sure about the time.
round the lake with andy. calves were tight but in a good way...? no other pains. swollen knee has unswollen mostly. fantastic day, these few weeks are the only reason youd live in canberra because of the weather

my other knee hurts from today, so perhaps i should be extra careful at actas. i did no impact stuff, but something is setting them off.

today was easy, cos i was out all day, really tired and my knee is suspectly swollen as if i bashed it on something, but i dont remember actually bashing it, and each morning i wake up with really tight hamstrings

wednesday communty program or whatever its called. anita scherer (?) made a really nice course on brucie/occonor. was fun to just get out and do some recreational orienteering, not going at full pace, just testing out the legs. one ankle felt a bit funny, just lacks a bit of impact resistance i expect. was relaxed and not going full pace, and when that happens i tend to make mistakes, however given the area only had one mistake on #12.

actas destroyed my legs last night, and have this funny feeling where my quads meets my knee. this was compounded by my sleeping in a tight ball last night and not stretching my legs so everything is tight.

C • map 1

ints on wind trainer, no cleats. little bit of warm up and down, with 8 sets of 4 min intervals, 1 min slow lane. sweat was pouring off me more than ive ever seen before, and ive only had one drink all day. whats with that?

good to be back

running! what a novelty. down and round and round dicko ovals, with a few tester surges. felt good minus lower calf. aerobically felt amazing, was wondering why i wasnt puffed while doing some solid running.
cathy checked me out today. steady build up for the next 2 weeks, that gives me exactly one month until i leave to do some super sessions.

my prep for jwoc has been massively interrupted, so this year my placings are not so much the focus as they were last year. im thinking of focusing more at being consistent throughout the week, with an emphasis on nav, and enjoying myself more and being more positive. i think i was a bit too serious about it all last year.
and making the goddamn A final!