Training Log Archive: O-ing

Yarra River Trail to the Collingwood animal farm cafe, which was closed. So had lunch in the Botanic Gardens, followed by the abysmal Disney Fairy Trail.

Event: Xmas 5 Days - #5 (Kippax Lake, Moore Park)
 

2014 Review
Training - quite similar to last year with a bit more cycling (3,400km) and a bit more run+O (500km). That's 4 years of increases now since the 2010 low point. Plus that was after missing a month in May due to being overseas.
Injuries - got over the Aug 13 stress fracture in the mid foot early in the year.
Missed Easter with sudden onset back spasm (SOBS).
Three colds this year.

Competition: No impression on Lawford/Key/Vincent - finished behind them in 4 races (NSW sprint 2nd to Geoff, Aus Champs Sprint 3rd to Warren/Geoff, Aus Long and Middle 4th to all 3).
Did win the NSW Middle Distance as they didn't show.
Another State League overall win - 7 wins from 8 starts.
Also again contributed to BigFoot's win in the MetroLeague, Div 1.
MTB - 5 races, best was 4th in the Australian Middle Distance at Alice Springs.

Reached as high as 78 in the Big Pink rankings but lost a couple of really good scores late in the year to finish well down.

Event: Xmas 5 Days - #4 (Lapstone)
 

Decided to take a rest day and let Left knee settle. A pity, I was 3rd yesterday and third overall in Mens B. However that would have been difficult to defend, and Oceania is a bit more important, so "Let it Go".

C • Could have beens 3

Event: Xmas 5 Days - #3 (Pyrmont)
 

Pyrmont, XMas 5 days, Day 3. Stuffed up route choice, got to my last control on 38 minutes, so basically had 5 minutes spare. Had got all the close ones, so went back out and got #3. Still got back 2 minutes early. So should have planned to get them all (Like Mel Cox did) - probably would have gone overtime by a couple of minutes, but that would have been 580 instead of 540. Hot day, running OK, but left knee starting to niggle. May pull out of tomorrows race.

C • No mention ... 2

Event: Xmas 5 Days - #2 (Cockatoo Island)
 

Cockatoo Island, Day 2, Men B. Not quite as sluggish, but more hesitatnt on this good course in a complex area. Thought I was trapped near 3 until a Swede ran past and pushed open a door. Near 12, needlessly ran up 2 flights of stairs and then back down again; that was the biggest mistake.

Hard 2 - Splits

Event: Xmas 5 Days - #1 (Georges Heights)
 

Georges Heights, VE, shadowing Aoife - a discussion at each control.

Georges Heights, Day 1, Men B. Sluggish. Ran past #1, thought it was on the other side of the building. Stuffed #6, went straight at it and had to turn back around the building. Missed #8, did a lap of the emplacement. Biggest mistake was #23 - when I looked at it on the run I thought left and right were 50:50, but left looked like straightforward running, When I finished I looked at it again - "You Bloody Idiot".
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