Training Log Archive: Vaala

With Micheal up Rapaki and Mt Vernon, along traverse and partway down through Vic Park until I decided to try my hand at flying...
...it was one hell of a walk out. Took nearly an hour and a half. Thank you to Carsten for coming up to help us out!

Over to Halswell and up C2 and Kennedy's Bush then down Flying Nun, along the traverse and down the zig zag and Bowenvale DH. Yep, despite coming off a couple of times lower down and feeling discouraged I still made it all the way up the steep, tricky section of Kennedy's. Oh yeah! The Nun was super bumpy and not very flowy at all. Add in the sun making you blind going in a certain direction (sort of about 40% of the time!) and it wasn't all that good! I almost rode off the track before managing to stop when I couldn't see anything at all. But all was made well by the awesome descent at the end.
So tired afterwards. We walked to the library afterwards and I felt like I was going to crumple on the floor while I was there! I hadn't originally intended to ride today or at least not to do a big ride but then the weather was so good and Friday's forecast was crap so yeah...it was totally worth it though!

Starting from Hansen Park. With Clare again. I was running a bit late so planning was rather at the last minute side which ended up being fine as Clare worked out a pretty good route (while I fluffed around!!). Controls seemed way easier to find than last week despite it all being in the dark (probably helped that we had our good headlights this week). Had to cut our route a little bit shorter but got most of our plan. Was feeling speedy tonight so would have liked to go faster but it was probably a good speed considering how sick I'd felt the previous night.

Out to Halswell and back. Feeling a bit crappy...I think my nose is having a temper tantrum or something. Perhaps it overhead my saying I wanted to cut it off or something.

Cruisey flat run along the river to PMH and back. See? Sometimes I can actually drag myself out along the flat...not that I like it mind you but today wasn't really that bad considering my hatred of the flat.