Training Log Archive: T - runner

from near the Trelissick Park entrance to the far end of Otari bush (almost at the rugby clubrooms) and back. Not too exciting, tummy felt a bit weird for some reason.

Warm up/down from home towards Otari

Mt Kaukau via Simla Crs and Bell's track. Windy and cold - winter must be coming!

Working the weekend:(

Mt Kaukau/Bell's track loop. Beautiful view to the sounds.

2x loops at Spicer Forest, Porirua - Cat hadn't been there before, so good to change tracks. Need to check out the other new tracks out there.

Relay on Earthquakes. Leg two, mostly on my own after leg one was dead last... catching the end of the other leg 2 runners through about the last 5 controls, and managed to tag Amelia before the mass start, which felt like a bit of an achievement. Started so far back though that I still only managed to catch 4 places, and we ended up 28th. Red Kiwis needs an elite man...

Middle distance at Maerewhenua. Many small errors, but then lost it on 7 not checking my exit direction, and then losing more time on 8 by losing it between my attack point and the control, and climbing across a ditch with cliffs on either side completely unnecessarily and having to turn around and do it again. Coming into the pen spectator area totally misjudged where I'd come into the scrub and took a while to figure that out and get through it to where I was supposed to be, losing yet more time... Then fairly okay after that, but not enough to make up for the earlier time loss... Not my best race.

Warm up/down

Long distance at Kuriheka. Main time loss was on 2 and 5, coming up onto a vague saddle and coming down off a vague spur, respectively. Cool course, but pretty long and didn't quite manage to keep it under the two hour mark this year. Pretty happy with my route choices and execution of the long legs, reasonably happy with 5th.

Warm up/down

Sprint in Oamaru. Once again, just not fast enough for the running speed required for this map/course... Kind of fun through the gardens dodging a children's Easter thing, then through some buildings, really only one navigational mistake.

Warm up/down. Didn't feel great after the late night arrival/early morning in Christchurch, and the 3.5 hour drive down...

On Fitzroy Island, post-wedding. 8x20s sprints with 10s recoveries plus warm up/down. Not a big enough island to do much else without climbing to the top behind the resort. Hot.

Out and back along the waterfront in Cairns before heading to Fitzroy Island for Hayley's wedding. Got up early enough to do it before it got too hot, which was clearly many other runner's idea too. Noticeably warmer on the way back.

3x5min hill intervals with ~3min downhill recoveries. Usual loop behind the Ingham's place.

Warm up/down

Tongariro Crossing with Mitchell, his girlfriend and Mum. 6.5 hours in total, but some of that was lunch and other breaks, and waiting while Sarah took photos. Beautiful weather this time:)

30x 30s intervals with 30s recoveries. Virginia Lake.

Warm up/down

12x 2min intervals - Star pattern at Otari with first minute flat and second minute uphill, recovery back down the hill. With Magnus, Conor and Stu.

Warm up/down on the flat in Otari

Otari Bush/Cemetery loop from home. Slightly longer than planned.