Training Log Archive: Evo

Easy run around Karrinyup.Legs felt abit weird at the start from the riding the last few days i gather.

Started on the Windan,Heirisson,Causeway loop but just on the other side of Windan i decided to bash my way around the outside of the horse race track which i havnt done before though tried once with no luck.Managed to get around eventually after alot of bush,high grass bashing and ledge fence hanging/climbing with some tracks earlier on,feet got soaked as well.Once around and back to the start i did a section on the race track its self,pretty soft and fluffy where the horses race.After that did a small section in the new East Perth area then back home.

Warm up around Pickering Brook before the race.

Stage 3 road race.6laps of Pickering Brook with some good hills that might suit me better thtan the flat race yesterday.
Pace started of at a million miles an hour but settled down abit later.Few attempts at breaks during the race but none working though later up the hills sections when the pace went on a few people dropped off.
Wasnt sure what i was going to do today as the last few times on the course ive taken off up the last hill to a down hill finish and just got nabbed.
Wasnt sure if i had it in me today but it was my best chance of a win or getting points as a bunch sprint finish isnt.Come the last hill was thinking about it but was hopelessly buried away on the right hand side of the road 6back as all were racing that side at the time.Managed at the last secound to squeeze a needle size opening and just took off up the hill catching all napping.Head down bum up for the last k into the wind but down hillish and managed to win sitting up in the end though was just waiting for most of the last part to get swammped.Very happy with that win as was a pretty good field and gave me much needed points in the two day tour heading into the arvos crit race.

Warm down after the race.

Stage 4 Criterium kewdale 40mins +two laps

Group started at gazzelle like pace from the start with an average of 39 for the first 10mins then settled abit when the racing of the last two days kicked in i think,was pretty warm out as well so sorted the chaff from the wheat early with alot of gasping people.A few efforts by a few to make a break but all were kept in check with points between the top 6 or so pretty close so an eye was kept on all.I was in secound coming into this race 3points behind 1st and not really my best event if it came down to a bunch sprint finish which it did.Didnt do to bad though getting 4th and only a B's D behind 1st so again was pretty happy with that and that kept me 2nd for the 2 day tour and a collect of $75.

Event: AWT 2Day Tour-Cycling
 

Warm up before the time trial.Was averaging 27k's in this at one stage half an hour in so toned it down.

Time Trial.Might of been only 9.5k's but it was bloody hard work and was at spu point at times.Legs were locked solid just after the finish line and took a few mins to get back to normal with an easy spin and 6drops of gears.Came 2nd to Franz Buisnik by 9secounds.If i didn't take the corners like the Queen Mary turning i might of won.

C • 41 kmh 4

Warm up before the road race.

Midday road race Herne Hill 5laps.Pretty short type race so it was hard for some of the less fit to get too tired.Started off with a pretty good pace and i did my normal tail end Charlie for a while not that i really want to but not that comfortable sitting in the middle of packs these days.On the secound lap my drink bottle cage came loose and half fell off into my foot which was a big pain as had to put it straight time and time again.In the end i ditched my drink bottle to take less pressure off the cage.
Two broke away on the 3rd lap which i didnt think would last but it did and they won as only a few of us tried to peg them back but with no real turn over/flow going and with no other help from others.A 3rd bloke just rolled away easy with half a lap to go with nobody thinking that was a threat and he got 3rd as no one wanted to sacrafice there chances late by pulling him in.Bunch sprint finish for the rest of us and i hit the front with 100mtrs to go but faded badly.Didn't though have any cover for any of the long straight as sat out to the right while every one was over the left.
Tommorow in the hills maybe?

Elite Cycles group ride.Hadn't done this ride for a while and didn't want to do the long,harder Riders Choice ride with racing the next two days.
Turned out though that this ride was pretty zippy today with not much rest and easy time.

Pretty normal paddle from Banks out to Ascot waters and back,south side out and north back.Little overcast but quite warm out so didn't have to don alot of gear.

Pram run with Hunter out to Tranby house and back.

Late arvo paddle from Banks down river into the city and back.
Quite a strong head wind for the 1st half of the paddle and the water was little lumpy for most of it.

Evening ride out to Mt Hawthorn and back.

Run from sisters to out and around Lake Monger.