Training Log Archive: Vaala

Event: 12th World Rogaining Championships
 

Couldn't eat anything other than chomps after the first hour until about 10ish when I could sort of eat tofu and crackers. Pretty rough to keep myself going on that. Saw a mountain lion once it was dark which scared the bejesus out of us. Also saw an amazing meteor shower which was incredible. We both got horribly sore feet and were hobbling round in pain for the last 4 or 5 hours which sucked all motivation to push very hard out of us. Still, it was, on the whole, pretty fun. I just wish I had not felt so sick and unable to eat 'cause we could have thrashed so much harder around the course. I need WAY more gels and some chips.

Round some of the model map with Lara. It looks incredibly hard and technical. We scared ourselves by getting lost early on but managed to relocate. Was definitely a scale issue. This shall be interesting! It's quite humid here which makes a change.

Nice morning run from our campsite around turquoise lake a bit before breakfast followed by a lovely swim in the lake. The altitude up here is intense but at a cruisy pace it didn't feel too bad.