Training Log Archive: Vaala

Got slashed to pieces and mauled by the cutty grass which just made me feel grumpy and slow otherwise it might have been a bit more fun. Was so frustrating that the white forest was mostly green striped too. Silly mistakes: lots of general fluffing picking through cutty grass, #8 where I was too far to the left, #10 where I took a silly route then got the codes mixed up and thought I had gone too far and was at #11 so started heading back before I realised how dumb I was, #13 where I majorly overran it, lots of bumbling at #15, much cursing of cutty grass and brain fade at #19. It was so easy to be only a couple of metres from the control but not be able to see it at all. Anyway, could have been better but could have been lots worse so let's take that as positive!

Walk with Mum around the neighbourhood and beach. Thought about going running but felt too lazy!

Ridiculously hot run from my parents along Eastern Beach, looping through Macleans Reserve a couple of times, getting lost trying to head down to the Marina so went round in a few more circles, along Bucklands Beach, up to Musick Point and then home. Like a ridiculous sauna out there. And then Mum tried to feed me hot soup when I got home...not gonna happen okay?

Up Helicopter Hill with Richard and Angela. Pretty cruisey pace but it is a big hill. Then we did heaps of walking around taking some promo pictures and checking out all the sights. After a rather early start this morning I was feeling a bit sleepy on the drive home but fortunately (being the driver) I managed to keep my eyes open.

A couple of hours of walking around over by the Bellbird today but very cruisey so I can't count it. I was pretty tired afterwards though.

Feeling pretty bad that I won't be mtbing this week but it would have been silly to go for a ride as well as Wed night run and I thought I better go to the run since I should be doing stuff with Emily (and Amber...but she didn't come in the end).

Wednesday night run up Farm Track and Mt Vernon chilling at the back with Emily then at some far too fast pace for me down Rapaki. I couldn't keep up and felt a bit ill when I got home.

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A little run along the river then up the hilly route back home. I was supposed to run back along the river to get back but I think I am either allergic to, or have a phobia of, running on the flat...