Training Log Archive: O-ing

Gooromon after seeing Aoife to the AIS. Back quite sore, resorted to brace. Achilles still not 100% - skipped O at the Gib. L knee also not working well after yesterday.

Event: ACT Sprint Distance Championships: ACT League #1, West Deakin
 

Deakin. Sprint, Course 3, 1st. A near disaster though. Started well with the first 5 fastest splits to build up a handy lead. Then the first short control (50m) I ran past the easy entrance, ran further, had to relocate and ended up running around (-50 seconds). From 1st place to 11th in 50m. Got back on track to 9, downhill and up to 4th overall. Now the lack of recent running showed as the course turned up hill. For the next 3 I was 13th, 7th and 12th - the last one as mistook a paving edge for an uncrossable boundary so ran the long way around to the right. However I only dropped one place overall to 5th and now it was downhill again. Picked up the speed, but not quite as quick as leader Atkins who then imploded on 17, losing 3 minutes! Still had to overtake Wehner but probably had that covered: in any case he imploded on 18, losing nearly a minute.
Course 3
1 E R*thery 14:49
2 APiiroinen 15:12
3 G Dawson 15:20
4 NMiller 15:28
5 M Wehn*r 15:39
6 CChalmers 16:03
7 DPoland 16:26
8 NMelhuish 16:41
9 PWalker 16:47
10 Cathy H*gg 16:48
11 C Andersen 16:57
12 G Atkins 17:33
13 Z Terrill 17:43
14 TSutherland 17:46
15 AInglis 17:46
16 T Garr 18:05
17 EJohnson 18:15
18 D Jenkins 18:45
19 SSpeier 19:00
20 G Terrill 19:03
21 PDent 19:28
22 MBurt 20:02
23 A CummingTh*m 20:10
24 AScott 20:26
25 MChristie 21:15
26 KYoung 21:40
27 M Patten 21:48
28 EGray 22:15
29 KWehner 22:22
30 NPlunkettCole 22:37
31 KYoung 23:53
32 J Sp**ner 24:57
33 Chris St*cks 25:01
34 Shannan F*rrest 32:29

Note: no achilles issues. But R knee not working after :(

Testing Canberra's share bikes (Airbike). They are way too small, only slightly bigger than Aoife's bike. On the return journey couldn't find 5 bikes (probably indoors) and one I did find I couldn't unlock.

Back a bit sore last day or two.

Stromlo Criterium, C grade 9th. Progress, finished with the bunch, although the pace felt a bit slower than last time. No GPS - low battery. The group came back together after the midway sprint - was on the limit on those couple of laps, but it slowed down after.

Lane Cove on the Trek Madone. Classified as MTB due to wet roads, bumpy surface (water bottle fell out twice), treacherous descents and steep hills.