Training Log Archive: Quirkey

Event: Newcastle Park Tour 7 - event 4 (Final) Booragul
 

Jog around some of the main approach streets to Booragul schools
(wasnt yet sure how far the map extended so attempting to guess at avoiding any OOB areas)
R calf loosened a little, but not as much as I would have liked.

Park-O Final @ Booragul. 3rd place in Race, 2nd place in series.
Great course on a great map of a very good area. Two school campuses, playing fields, lakeside park, and even some 'bush'.

1. Slow start as usual (Judging by comparative splits,I wonder if I'm missing an instruction about looking at the map before the long beep / should start watching which direction those in front of me go / am just plain slow about spotting the start triangle on the map?).

9. Managed to disorientate myself whilst cutting across uphill long grass section .... lost about a minute relocating. Rookie Error!

15. Got carried away running fast on preceding legs, so didn't plan ahead enough. Missed the optimum route choice (which was nearly the reverse of what i did for 7). Split wasnt far off leaders but certain the long way round (north of the gallery and high fences) cost me 20-30 secs or more.

16. Hadn't realised until i looked at splits; Should have attacked this from carpark side, not SW building corner. Lack of planning ahead.

22. Failed to read control description. I went to low side, but control was high side = extra c.15 secs of running.

26. Wasnt able to read map detail with enough confidence to know I could get through going straight (looked like uncross-able veg possibly blocking path), so went out one gate and in another. Dont think it cost a lot of time, but lack of confidence / planning ahead = not spiked

Edit: My Route on the gadget http://garingal.com.au/cgi-bin/gadget3/reitti.cgi?...
(Noticing that one competitors gps trace goes right through the middle of an olive OOB area ....tut tut!)

mostly calfs, but some quads

Long - Splits

Alarm didnt go off, slept in, but felt like i needed it.

Planned morning sesh out the window

Push-ups (20, 20, 20, 10, 15)
100's
Curl Ups
Single Leg Squats
Fondas
Bridge (incl single leg holds)

Not feeling as near strong as the previous similar session ... but then frequency has been slipping so should've expected to go backwards.

CCW via carrington (short version)
Emphasis on relaxation interupted when I struck some serious super-sized 'bindies' in one of the grassy dips along Maryville (nearest 'drop in the ocean' playground). I can usually keep going un-interupted when it's stones, thistles, and (most) bramble thorns, but not a chance with these bad-ass boys!
[note to self about location for future avoidance]
Put 'sprints' on from carrington bridge. Soon started to notice tugging in L calf / Achilles. Adjusting foot rotation seemed to help a little, but felt I needed to stretch by the homeward crossing of Hannell St.

feeling bent leg calf stretch

All day trip to Sydney art galleries with students (nice 'work' of course but unpaid), so zapped by the time I got home. Barbs fallen ill, so a bit too late to train once I'd walked dogs and covered all the other unavoidable chores.

Note: Been feeling thirsty the last few days - often the sign of a cold coming on ... boo hiss!

Loosener before bedtime.
ALso hit calfs with 'stick' .... seemed to unlock a knot in right, so ended up feeling tighter than it was to start.

@Blackbutt, from mahogany drive entrance.
Exploring (forgot map), so ended up on a several of the same trails as a few weeks ago. Discovered a few more nice little 'off-trail' tracks involving lots of twists, turns, undulations, ducking and jumping. I'd run these in preference to the wide, sealed trails any day!
Started to feel I was running out of steam at about the 40 mins mark, so more of a plod (on main trails) after that.

Footwear note: Had planned to wear swoops for a change as thought I'd be likely to wear them at bush-O, but they annoyed me even just driving there, so changed to vibrams. May need to go shopping for off-road shoes soon.

at car before heading home

to carrington rowing club
(Volunteering at parkrun this week so not racing)

Home from Carrington Bowls club

to gym, with backpack, via Carrington
Barefoot to RSPCA building

Back to basics. Short series.
But we did do 'the crow' for a change ....which I seem to be awesome at doing... (makes me wonder if I'd be able to do some break-dancing tricks)

Another great thought from the meditation at the end (paraphrased as best as I can):
The past is over + you cant change it; so forget about it!
The future hasn't happened yet + you cant control it, so no point in worrying about it!
So if the past exists only in memory and the future exists only in imagination, then neither is real.
Consider instead living, thinking, and being in the moment: it's here, it's now, it's real!

This also reminds me of a line from one of my fav. songs:
"if dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts"

Using gym scales, so not sure how it matches home scales

Feeling a bit lethargic today.
Lower back / hips still a bit odd .... lots of cracking noises from spine of late, a bit worse today. Crack-a-back-tor check up long overdue.

Hungry at lunch time, but expected.
Brain slowed dramatically after 5pm