Saturday Mar 31 |
 | Running 2:42:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Kosciuszko National Park. Absolutely fantastic run. One of those that you'll just remember forever like when I went up Helvellyn with Sprotty on 1st Jan 2006. Gorgeous day. Got the chairlift up from Thredbo then ran with Gracie to the top of Mt Kosciuszko (highest in Australia). It must be the only mountain in the world that you're actually not allowed to run up cos they've put some gangway down that might break. Dumbasses. But we did anyway. Then we carried on for a bit and Gracie turned back while I carried on round a big loop. Running in snow above 2000m. They've even got fells in Australia! It was just like the Lake District or Scotland. Cut across a boggy bit and felt right at home. Then a mental descent under the chairlift cos it had closed by then. |
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| C • Happy days 1 |
Friday Mar 30 |
| Orienteering 1:17:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Planned myself a course on Black Mt which I just cruised round quite nicely. Managed to find most of the ant hills I was looking for. I've been borrowing Gracie's old (and I mean old) thumb compass since I've been here. I've always used a baseplate in the past. Thumb compass seems quite nice. I always thought, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it,' so never considered changing. But a change is as good as a holiday. Hmmmm. |
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| C • thumby thumb thumb 2 |
| Running 21:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| To and from Black Mt |
| Running 31:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics roady things |
| Loosener with Gracie along bike paths on the edge of Lake BG. My legs weren't very happy to do this extra session. |
Thursday Mar 29 |
| Orienteering 1:25:00 [3] | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| With Shep, Jules and Martin. A longish course in Sparrow with some control pick sections which we did at 20sec intervals and some long legs which we took turns to lead. Big, entirely white, pine forest with nothing on the floor. Plenty of small (like really small) detail going on. Mmmmm sexy orienteering. Got whipped in the eye a few times but felt good and had lots of fun. |
Wednesday Mar 28 |
| Running intervals 24:00 [5] | |
| shoes: asics roady things |
| 5x1km (2mins recovery) at AIS track with Shep and Martin the Norwegian. This is the earliest interval session I've ever run (8am) but I actually felt ok. Some dude in a wheelchair kept whizzing past us. 3.06, 3.05, 3.05, 3.03, 3.02. |
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| C • was it Rich? bit of a hunchbac... 7 |
| Running 41:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics roady things |
| To and from the track. |
Tuesday Mar 27 |
| Running 1:08:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Same run as on Sunday. Nice afternoon, felt pretty good, plenty of stops to take photos (not included in running time of course). |
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| C • Did 'Old Skool' tonight. Was s... 3 |
Monday Mar 26 |
| Running 1:04:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Round Mt Painter, the Pinnacle and through Hawker. I wore a thermal today, but it wasn't that cold so I got quite hot. |
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| C • Hint 8 |
Sunday Mar 25 |
| Cycling 55:00 [3] | |
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| Down to Lake BG with Gracie and back. We were going to go kayaking but the place was shut, so we just had a coffee and came home. |
| Running 1:30:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Late afternoon run up to the top of Black Mt and Mt Painter with Gracie. Nice evening for running, but would have been too cold for sitting outside with a cold beer. Hope that's not the end of the Aussie summer... |
Saturday Mar 24 |
| Cycling 30:00 [2] | |
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| Round various car yards with Gracie in the rain. Actually, we only went to one, and got the first car we looked at, but Shep said Nissans are good so it's his fault if it dies. |
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| C • good? 4 |
Friday Mar 23 |
| Running 1:07:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| It was bloody hot mid-afternoon so pleased that I managed to keep on running at a reasonable pace. Round the pinnacle, Mt Painter and Aranda. |
Thursday Mar 22 |
| Cycling 1:14:00 [3] | |
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| Over and around lake Burley Griffin. |
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| C • Jesus? 1 |
| Running 1:03:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Round Black Mt and stuff with Gracie just as it got dark. I think I did a good job at pretending I knew where I was and where I was going. |
Wednesday Mar 21 |
| Running 1:18:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| With Jules round Mt Painter and Black Mt. We weren't exactly hanging about. Like going on an easy run with Neil or Oli. Feel a bit tired now. |
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| C • Hmmm 4 |
| Orienteering race 24:56 [5]5 km (4:59 / km) | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| Twighlight event at Mt Taylor. I was a bit tired but got some decent speed going and ran ok I think. A couple of slight wobbles and my map and control card kinda disintegrated (note to self, bring map bag next time) but it was fun. Jules ran 24.00. Then went to the yellow sub for some cold beers and a barbie and tried some kanga bangas. All good. |
| Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] | |
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Tuesday Mar 20 |
| Running 1:09:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Morning run (7.15am!!!) with Ecmo. He showed me the sights and it was nice and cool and I actually felt alright. |
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| C • Oops 3 |
| Running race 16:06 [5]5 km (3:13 / km) vdot: 64.1 | |
| shoes: asics roady things |
| 5km Cross Country race at Acton Ferry. This one was entirely on tarmac. Running just in front of Jules for the first 4km, but he finished stronger and got under the 16min mark. Felt alright and pretty happy with my time but would've been nice not to fade. Came 3rd and enjoyed being in a good race. |
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| C • ie road race! 4 |
| Running warm up/down 30:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics roady things |
| From the bus to the race. Got stuck in the middle of a motorway for 10mins. Then a warm-down. |
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| C • public transport eh -wish you ... 3 |
Monday Mar 19 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| A wet and rainy Canberra Day. |
Sunday Mar 18 |
| Orienteering race 1:05:53 [5]12.4 km (5:19 / km) +410m 4:34 / km | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| Snowy Region Badge Event at Buckenderra. A bit more open and runnable today but still loads of rocks scattered about, so it was pretty much the kind of orienteering that I enjoy most. I felt pretty fresh and concentrated pretty good so didn't make any proper mistakes (except going to the wrong drinks point). The planner thought he'd given us lots of route choice, but there was never really much reason to leave the straight line. It was a weird shaped course too. But it was one of the most fun o experiences I've had in a long while :o) Blair was 2nd in 79mins. |
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| C • nice work 1 |
| Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
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Saturday Mar 17 |
| Orienteering race 31:00 [5]4.9 km (6:20 / km) +175m 5:22 / km | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| ACT Middle Champs in Buckenderra. It was a bit of a shame there wasn't much competition, but it did mean I could just go out and enjoy the race and try and get the hang of the map and terrain without any pressure. It was a bit misty today and the forest was a bit thicker than I thought it might be. Most of it was pretty quick though and there were loads of rocks scattered about which made it really good fun. I missed all of the first 4 controls but got a bit better after that and caught Grant Bluett up near the end. We had some fun racing for a bit til he punched the wrong control and buggered off somewhere, so I finished alone. I took the win by 2.5mins and really enjoyed it, but I was maybe a bit too scrappy. |
| Running warm up/down 25:00 [2] | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
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Friday Mar 16 |
| Running 55:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Just a steady one from home round Aranda, Black Mt etc.. Got a bit lost. |
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| Today I was involved in my first ever proper car crash. Fortunately it wasn't my fault at all and no-one was hurt, but unfortunately my, well, Grace's, well, Grace's Mum's, car was completely mashed. Fortunately, the stupid bint who pulled out into me's car was completely mashed too. Unfortunately it's a right pain in the arse. |
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| C • oh dear.... 9 |
Thursday Mar 15 |
| Running 1:24:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Bit of an adventure round and up Black Mountain. All very nice but a bit hot and I was staggering by the end. |
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| C • Rain 1 |
| Running 42:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Nice evening run with Gracie up Ainslie where I discovered that a wallabie is different from a kangaroo. Legs were stiff. |
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| C • big and little? 2 |
Wednesday Mar 14 |
| Running 54:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Did a lap of Lake Ginninderra. Pretty warm and I felt a bit tired and although I'm sure the tarmac cycle paths are lovely for cyclists I could've done with some dusty bush trails. |
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| C • bush 2 |
| Orienteering race 25:00 [5]5 km (5:00 / km) | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| Mt Majura mass-start thingy. Basically rocked up without a compass and warm-up or any of that shit about 5 seconds before the start so just went haring off not knowing what to expect for my first taste of orienteering in Australia. It was class! A few wobbles but pretty good and ran ok and scared some kangaroos off. Not much competition there tonight. |
Tuesday Mar 13 |
| Running 41:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Morning jog up the Pinnacle and Mt Painter where the views were frickin awesome. Legs felt much better today. Didn't see any kangaroos. |
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| C • snakes 13 |
| Running race 16:14 [5]5 km (3:15 / km) vdot: 63.5 | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Cross Country at Commonwealth Park. Compared to what I'm used to cross-country being, this is a different sport. It was pretty much all on flat tarmac. Came 5th which I've got no idea whether is good or bad, but ran about as well as I could. |
| Running warm up/down 20:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
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Monday Mar 12 |
| Running 32:00 [3] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Round the Pinnacle Reserve. Thought I wasn't gonna see a kangaroo til I saw about 20 of the buggers. Weird creatures when you think about it. Legs were quite heavy. |
| Running 44:00 [2] | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Evening run after Neighbours (didn't know who a lot of characters were) with Gracie round Mt Painter and Aranda. Only saw 2 kangaroos. |
Sunday Mar 11 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| More sightseeing in Sydney and then cruised down to Canberra. Ah it's a hard life. |
Saturday Mar 10 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Got sunburned on Manly (great name) beach just outside Sydney. But not as sunburned as Grace. |
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| C • sun burn 3 |
Friday Mar 9 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Only spent 4hrs on the ground so training was pretty impractical. |
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| C • If you were like Ron Hill... 3 |
Thursday Mar 8 |
| Orienteering 40:00 [3]7 km (5:43 / km) +250m 4:51 / km | |
| shoes: asics traily things |
| Planned myself a course on Brocton which was lovely but I was a bit tired today. |
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| C • good flight 4 |
Wednesday Mar 7 |
| Orienteering 1:07:00 [3]12.12 km (5:32 / km) +330m 4:52 / km | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| Ran the Sherbrook M21L from the badge event in February. Gorgeous day, saw some deer: the Chase is awesome this time of year. Good to be back running there again, and good to be running properly again. Cruised along nicely. |
| Running 13:00 [3]2.8 km (4:39 / km) +50m 4:16 / km | |
| shoes: adidas swoops |
| To the start and from the finish. |
Tuesday Mar 6 |
| Footy 30:00 [2] | |
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| My last game, and the opposition must've been so scared they decided not to turn up. So we got a walkover and had a friendly match against the Afro-Carribean Society who, it has to be said, are considerably better at football than I am. |
Monday Mar 5 |
| Running 57:00 [1]8 km (7:08 / km) +250m 6:10 / km | |
| (sick) shoes: asics traily things |
| Collected in controls from Wednesday's night-o. Only 1 had been nicked. It was cold and wet. Nice to do something vaguely active again but I was oh so slow and I had to walk up a lot of hills. Probably because I've hardly eaten anything since Friday. |
Sunday Mar 4 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Spent the morning in bed reading GQ, the North American Orienteer, the Australian Orienteer and Skogsport (well, looking at the pictures of the latter). Then came back to Sheffield. Glad I went to the Lakes this weekend. |
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| C • Orienteering North America 3 |
Saturday Mar 3 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Woke up with just the dregs of my cold :o) But unfortunately with food poisoning or some kinda stomach bug. Walked round a line course before spending the afternoon in bed (except for when the fuckers got me up to be drugs tested). I can't wait to get out of this country. |
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| C • Hope you feel better soon... 11 |
Friday Mar 2 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| Cold just about gone so I went up to the Lakes keen and excited about doing lots of orienteering this weekend... |
Thursday Mar 1 |
| Note | |
| (sick) (rest day) |
| The good thing about being ill is you can have lots of days off and not feel guilty :o) |
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| C • Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus! 8 |