Training Log Archive: Vaala

First little run section with Rhea.

Second leg was the bike section where it was just me so I thought I would see how fast I could go. It was fun picking off people and it kept me going despite how tired I was feeling. Good fun! This time includes running the bike around the edge of the lake at the beginning and putting on my bike shoes at the edge of the road before riding off so I think I was probably riding for about 31-32 minutes.

Longer run with Rhea. She did awesome :-)

Little River Rogaine with Emily. It was supposed to be 12 hours but with the wild weather they changed it to 10 hours at the last minute...so last minute that we had only heard rumours after we'd already planned our route and then only heard for sure at the briefing. Not sure how much we would have changed in the planning though. Moving pretty well and mostly executed well (apart from blundering around and failing to find #42 even though I'm sure we were in the right place) but there were definitely some sub-optimal route choices! Going to #38 was stupid when we could have probably gotten #21 and #40 in the same amount of time instead and going to #50 instead of #90 was pretty silly.

Anyway, the weather was wild...I have never been in such crazy wind where you would try and run and practically be bowled over. Got frozen hands too which meant I couldn't hold the map for a few hours in case I dropped it so I would just take glances off Emily's and try and remember. We did work pretty well together which was cool. My new shoes were also cool. Feet are feeling quite happy for once despite being wet all day. Plus as an added bonus I didn't get the usual stomach pain I had been getting at the 5-6 hr mark. Yay!

C • You make it sound fun :) 6

So tired so I even drove into work and didn't have a walk at lunchtime either. Was probably wise despite how lazy it made me feel.

The Groynes.

Wednesday night run from Bowenvale. Feeling so tired today (I almost fell asleep at work earlier) but my legs seemed to sort of respond okay. Tim led the way up heaps of horrible steep tracks in Vic Park though which was cruel and nasty of him! Then had to run home with at least I had company most of the way so it wasn't too horrible.

Up Rapaki, over the Mt Vernon track, traverse then down through Vic Park and down Dyers to home. I rode everything on the Vic Park track (except the rock garden)...it was so exciting!! So then we went back up to the top and did it again in one go. Definitely feeling like my Flying Nun goal will be achievable now.

C • Awesome 2

At the Roxx with Michael. Feeling quite ill to start with but it did eventually improve. Climbing okay after that. Did a couple of good pull ups afterwards too.