Training Log Archive: Vaala

This was just plain brutal and unpleasant. 10 contours (5m intervals) to #1 then down most of them and back up another 11 or 12 to #2 then something remarkably similar to #3 then back up a few more to #4 which was hidden (as was #5 and #6 but I was more lucky with those ones). Jenny got ahead on that damn control otherwise I would have won! Should have been a good 3 minutes faster easily because I came down right on top of the control but it was hidden amongst some green stuff as well as rock. Oh well, it was pretty easy but the map (and the course setting) was cruel. I was reduced to far too much walking (or what felt like crawling at the time!).

You know, because I wasn't already dead enough! Anyway, thought I'd go and blast round the orange course afterwards which was quite fun. Tried to run the whole way but blew up on the hill (bad route choice too) to #9. Annihilated the competition...pity my results don't count!

After exhausting ourselves shopping (and doing some strength training carrying heavy boxes of dinner sets back to the car) we went for a nice little jaunt at Halswell Quarry. Up the hill (including a little explore through some gully in the bush) to the gate just before it gets really steep and relentless and then back again. Can't go killing the legs before tomorrow...but feeling quite good on the hill.
Route is here.

Survived 4 days of work in a row...and biking every day too! Gosh I'm awesome. It's weird queuing up at the lights with 8 other bikes though...and like a race once it turns green!

At the Roxx with Michael. Bad anxiety tonight but I got up that yellow 20 Michael has been obsessed about and the odd other good climbs. Just feel so weak and have bouts of being terrified which is pretty unusual climbing these days.

Bumbling through Bottle Lake with Michael in the dark. Quite amusing. We attempted what we could of an old course (there is a fenced off red zone in the middle somewhere) and got told off by some lady for running on the road.

C • WHAT! 6

Wednesday Night Run from Tane's place with my new headlight. Pretty small bunch tonight (just Tane, Andy, Steve and I). Pretty easy run tonight along the river then up some track (Farm Track?), across the valley and, down Huntsbury Spur via the steep bush track then back along the river...I think. Lost the track a few times especially getting back up to the spur and struggling on the narrow tracks in the dark until I discovered I had knocked the dimmer on my light when I'd put it on which was why it wasn't very bright. Jeepers, I'm not terribly smart sometimes. Feeling good tonight so kind of would have liked to have had a bit more or something.

C • Wed Run 5

Feeling a bit tired. We did bike out from my work to get my headlight in the evening which was a bit further than I really felt like riding since I hadn't taken enough food. But now I have a cool new light. Yay! And then we walked around for a lifetime at the supermarket buying everything in sight.

C 2 Day 3 - Splits