Training Log Archive: Mounty

Event: Australian MTBO Middle Distance
 

Spent the weekend up in the Hunter Valley helping with organising the MTBO nationals (well, helping as much as is possible with 2 kids in tow - Katrin in Adelaide for XC national round).

Collecting controls after the sprint race.

Went to the gym at 2pm to beat the lunch crowds.

Ran home for the first time in ages. Tried the GPS, but it didnt like the CBD or harbour bridge.

Reasonable pace without getting carried away.Had to put in a bit for the last couple of k to make it to after-school care in time for Annika pickup.

Up early, drove towards beach for a bit then turned back to collect my paddling gear. Still getting used to daylight savings obviously.

Cruisy paddle with Rob from Fisherman's to Warriewood and back. Small southerly swell but with some north-east leftovers form the day before, so assistance in both directions. Nice. Felt very flat for the first part, but steadily improved and not too bad by the end.

Rob doing very well managing the millenium.

Rode home the bike which had spent the night at work. The significant increase in car traffic out of the city since daylight avings started is something i dont really understand.

Late start (good old wifey let me sleep in) so took the sprint for the light across Military Rd - long lead-out, legs started to tire 50m out but held form and sailed through on the orange.

Gym repainted since I was last there. Disturbing similarity in colour taste to Westpac.

Couldnt really use rear brake properly due to yesterday's smashing hand in to a pole incident, so had to be a bit careful on the downhills.

Not going to complain about a sore hand though. Will post a photo of Katrin's chain-ring tattoo from the Mont if someone tells me how to upload a file.

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First ride home without lights. Certainly brought the cyclists out of the woodwork, never seen so many bikes on the bridge.

Reminded why I dont ride down the offramp at northern end of the bridge. Some dude riding down when 2 people started walking up from the bottom without looking. He tried to bail out on to the stairs, which didnt work and he hit the wall. Nothing broken, but good chunk of bark missing.

Lunch recovery jog around the Opera House, then some stretching under the shade of a coolabah tree. Feeling much better at end of jog than beginning until...

was jogging right behind someone through the domain about to ovetake, when they did a big sidestep at the last minute to avoid one of those waist high posts that stand in the middle of the walking paths to stop cars. Wasn't paying close enough attention and ran straight in to it, separating half a thumbnail from my thumb in the process. Went to a meeting after lunch with an ice pack on myhand.