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Monday Apr 30, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 56:18 [3] 9.78 km (5:45 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Run after Uni...it got so dark so quick!! :( went up mt eden and on the tracks and the domain, so a few hills..wish my climb was more accurate
Sunday Apr 29, 2012 #
10 AM
Running warm up/down 35:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Saucony grid type A3 (racing f
did a lap of the course, about 11min before everyone started, then did a bit before i ran my first lap
did a bit of jogging...5min? between my laps...
15ishmin warm down/running with sarah round some of the course, and across the line as a team :D
did a bit of jogging...5min? between my laps...
15ishmin warm down/running with sarah round some of the course, and across the line as a team :D
Running race 8:11 [5] 2.02 km (4:03 / km) +20m 3:52 / km
(injured) shoes: Saucony grid type A3 (racing f
Stride for Success relay at uni...i ran after all our team had ran once and also matt and toby again :P
was real fun!! was rather smashed as ran quite hard and the killer hill in the middle of Albert Park kills you and slows u down so much!!
was real fun!! was rather smashed as ran quite hard and the killer hill in the middle of Albert Park kills you and slows u down so much!!
Running race 8:12 [5] 2.01 km (4:05 / km) +20m 3:53 / km
(injured) shoes: Saucony grid type A3 (racing f
My second lap after a few of the others running a few laps...
was rather tired, but was only like 1sec slower :P
dont actually know what climb was, just guessing...was pretty damn steep tho
we ended up winning which was awesome as!! :D we each got a pair of Nike shoes free! hmmm what to get? :P So fun, and awesome for a free entry race
was rather tired, but was only like 1sec slower :P
dont actually know what climb was, just guessing...was pretty damn steep tho
we ended up winning which was awesome as!! :D we each got a pair of Nike shoes free! hmmm what to get? :P So fun, and awesome for a free entry race
Saturday Apr 28, 2012 #
9 AM
Running long 2:36:50 [3] 17.8 km (8:49 / km) +700m 7:22 / km
(injured) shoes: X-Talons 190 (red)
Greta and I did a long run in the Waitaks...We got a bit confused in places and I think we went on all the really tough tracks which were impossible to run down and up at times...they were super muddy and went down to a stream, then back up the other side...this happened like 4 times throughout the run...so pace was super slow here :P We surprisingly felt pretty good towards the end and were running pretty well :)
dont know what climb was?? It was a lot!! my garmin said 1490m...which is heaps!! so not sure...
dont know what climb was?? It was a lot!! my garmin said 1490m...which is heaps!! so not sure...
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Friday Apr 27, 2012 #
4 PM
Running 41:35 [3] 7.4 km (5:37 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
run to the domain and on the bush tracks and around...felt good sometimes, then sometimes felt rather slow :/
Strength and Conditioning 20:00 [3]
just some strength stuff after my run...swiss ball, abb wheel etc...
did some foam rolling and stretching after strength too
did some foam rolling and stretching after strength too
Thursday Apr 26, 2012 #
11 AM
Running long 1:23:55 [3] 14.44 km (5:49 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Long cruise with DUncan to Mt Eden and OTH and around etc. few hills...felt so powerless on hills though...was practically crawling...think these latish nites are beginning to make me a little sick :( sore throat may be coming along...hopefully not...
Wednesday Apr 25, 2012 #
Note
p.s i need a fast SI card...especially for events like this :P none of this shitty old one
link to my Doma where i put up all my routes :)
http://www.doma.sprintthebay.org/index.php?user=bu...
link to my Doma where i put up all my routes :)
http://www.doma.sprintthebay.org/index.php?user=bu...
2 PM
Running warm up/down 11:34 [3] 2.16 km (5:21 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
warm up before ultra sprint...needed to do this as the legs a bit niggly in places
Orienteering race 7:30 [5] 1.53 km (4:54 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Ultra Sprint Race day at Barry Curtis Park...did 3 courses, then the top four in each grade had a final sprint off...was cool as!! never done this fast thinking, tricky orienteering before :) Loved it!
Map A- did ok...a bit iffy in the maze part, and didnt realise there was an enlarged part on the side of the map till after...oops
Map A- did ok...a bit iffy in the maze part, and didnt realise there was an enlarged part on the side of the map till after...oops
Orienteering race 6:58 [5] 1.4 km (4:59 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Map B- did ok-ish on this one...started running the wrong way to the maze, well realised as soon as i had missed the turn off, so then turned back, so missed a little bit of time there...maze not so great again...just feeling a bit slow i guess :/
Orienteering race 8:43 [5] 1.7 km (5:08 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Map C- oopsy...worst one out of all of them :S good start, then screwed up coming out of 5, then at 6 i held my SI card in, but it didnt register, so then tried again and it did...so annoying...then stuffed up going to the maze again, ran down wrong track to start off with...so stupid...Maze ok sort of? stuffed up route coming back to the maze for the 2nd time, went long way round and was so confused...:/
Running 8:00 [2] 1.0 km (8:00 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
slow jog between the races
3 PM
Orienteering race 9:13 [5] 1.92 km (4:48 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Final- was a mass start with the top 4, so Laura, Greta, me and Jula... had a new part to the map where there was a big circle with 3 controls in it, and we could get them in any order at that part of the course. We sorted our placings out pretty early (Laura, Greta, me then Jula)...nearly got wrong one at the tree one just before maze for the first time, then got the wrong one just before the maze for the 2nd time, realised, then had to turn back and get right one... overall incredibly fun and cant wait to do something like this again!! :D very tired now :P
Running warm up/down 17:57 [3] 3.1 km (5:47 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Warm down with Greta, Jula and Laura and Nelly(the dog) for about 10min, then the last bit with Immy :)
Tuesday Apr 24, 2012 #
5 PM
Running warm up/down 24:23 [3] 4.18 km (5:50 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
warm up with the crew to and around domain
Running intervals 33:34 [5] 6.2 km (5:25 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
6x1km but they were a bit shorter as stopped when the guys did so we had same recoveries of 2.30min...we had a lot of hills in each rep, so was super tough! some really steep hills! I felt rather slow today :/ just not feeling atm...hopefully soon :/ was still fun to do them again, and it got dark just on the last one really :)
Running warm up/down 10:28 [3] 1.64 km (6:23 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
easy jog back home with Jula, James and Matt
Monday Apr 23, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 50:25 [3] 8.47 km (5:57 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
run up and around mt eden, then to epsom and around the bottom field, back through roads, then back up mt eden and zigg zagged back down on the tracks...so a bit of a hill run
Sunday Apr 22, 2012 #
Note
was going to do another run once i was back in auckland, but was so tired once again, and had to go to the supermarket etc...
8 AM
Running 34:10 [3] 5.99 km (5:42 / km) +246m 4:44 / km
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
went for a morning run before breaky and before i left for Auckland...went through the reserve, then to the 2nd stile up the end of the road...there were a few hills in it which was tough at that time of the morning...I put my climb in, but I am still unsure whether its legit or not :P oh well...maybe i need to 1/2 it or something?
Saturday Apr 21, 2012 #
Note
was going to train later when i was home, but was so tired and i had some study to do :(
8 AM
Orienteering 40:00 [2]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
Putting out base stations and checking control sites...also went out again later with Duncan to put Radio controls out...this was for NISS champs...
Was impossible to run through some of the paddocks as they had super long grass, and it was really early, so it was really wet...was hard at the start as feet just froze up and were like ice blocks...very hard to run around...
Was impossible to run through some of the paddocks as they had super long grass, and it was really early, so it was really wet...was hard at the start as feet just froze up and were like ice blocks...very hard to run around...
2 PM
Orienteering 35:00 [2]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
Collecting controls afterwards...had quite a few, so was tough to carry them all in the end...
Friday Apr 20, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Decided it was time for a rest day...felt really tired, and worked 10-5 so wasn't quite used to standing on my feet :P would be dark if i trained and would have to train alone...so maybe a good choice :P
Thursday Apr 19, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 55:15 [3] 10.22 km (5:24 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Run with Amber...went round havelock streets...few hills to start off with which were pretty bad for the lower calf and arch felt strange...so wasn't very happy when running tonight :S felt ok sometimes, but then bad sometimes :/ grrr
Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 #
12 PM
Running 39:44 [3] 7.5 km (5:18 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Arch good today, although achilles all weird??think it was running different yesterday and the lack of stretching after running recently :/ it was tight and making a small pop noise when I was bending down this morning..so I decided to take an easy run and warm it up then do a good stretch after,...think it helped a little, but will have to be careful on the next few runs...
6 PM
Strength and Conditioning 56:00 [3]
the usual strength with amber after her work
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 #
5 PM
Running long 1:20:21 [3] 15.23 km (5:17 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Run with Amber and Sean, although Sean went home after about 45min...we did the ensleigh block and back to the other side of town...felt actually alright for how tired I was feeling in the arvo, although the arch was strange?? Not sure, but this weird feeling...very uncomfortable...so was running a bit weird i think? :P
Monday Apr 16, 2012 #
12 PM
Running 51:13 [3] 9.72 km (5:16 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Run with Amber and Duncan during the day as Amber had a long break...Nice day :) Felt like I went to fast at the start, so wanting to go a bit slower in the end so it didn't feel so hard. I am rather sore in my back and butt from yesterday...
Sunday Apr 15, 2012 #
4 PM
Running warm up/down 12:25 [3] 2.21 km (5:37 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
warm up with amber...went through reserve etc...think my climb on my garmin is so wrong..its giving me really big numbers??? help?
Running (Spänst) 44:45 [3] 2.03 km (22:03 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Spanst with Amber in the reserve...we did the whole session with 3 sprints up hill at the end...was tough
Running warm up/down 16:48 [3] 3.01 km (5:35 / km)
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
warm down in the reserve and on the roads back to ambers
Saturday Apr 14, 2012 #
4 PM
Running hills 1:19:54 [3] 13.54 km (5:54 / km) +719m 4:40 / km
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Up the Peak on the the tracks a bit and home today with Amber after work...I was a slow mofo! :P Feeling rather tired...guess wasn't used to standing on my feet all day at work again...Feel as though I have lost my mojo to run up hills strongly :S oh well...itll get there I hope
Friday Apr 13, 2012 #
5 PM
Running 38:28 [3] 6.97 km (5:31 / km) +291m 4:34 / km
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
cruise with Amber after her work
Strength and Conditioning 16:00 [3]
Core strength of my big strength program
Thursday Apr 12, 2012 #
Note
P.S Ran with my NEW Garmin :D :D
5 PM
Running 1:00:22 [3] 11.53 km (5:14 / km) +283m 4:40 / km
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
Cruise with Amber around the streets of Havelock in the dark after her work...had such a weird stomach...so did Amber...Top of my foot still a bit sore from the wknd :S Arch felt ok though
Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
Rest day today :) Amber and I were tired, so decided this would be good for us :)
Tuesday Apr 10, 2012 #
Note
couldnt do the arvo session as had to come back to leave for Hawkes Bay...such a long drive!
11 AM
Running warm up/down 20:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
10min warm and 10min warm down
Bit tired and slow from whole weekend and the surprise 21st everyone threw me the night before :D was so cool!
Bit tired and slow from whole weekend and the surprise 21st everyone threw me the night before :D was so cool!
Orienteering 40:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
O training with National squad+others...must say, it is blimmin wicked we have a pair of coaches like Jean and Al to spend time with us and helping us actually become awesome at orienteering :P
we went in pairs for this training...I went with Amber...we were given a map and it had the start triangle(where we all were) and one control on it...we were told to navigate there and then come back...not too speedy, just at our pace...we could come back a different way if we wanted too...
After that, we were then told the point of the exercise :P we had to get our maps take off us straight away, then I had to draw for amber what I remember/what would help her navigate to that control...so all she had was my hand drawn map :P Was pretty funny...wernt allowed words etc...so it was simply just a simplification exercise and getting us to think over how we orienteer naturally and what we see and think...we did this a few times...although one of ambers maps, I had no perception of how far I had to go, and ran way too long and had no idea what the map was telling me :P it was a pretty good interpretation, although I got tripped up my having no scale :P
fun times!
we went in pairs for this training...I went with Amber...we were given a map and it had the start triangle(where we all were) and one control on it...we were told to navigate there and then come back...not too speedy, just at our pace...we could come back a different way if we wanted too...
After that, we were then told the point of the exercise :P we had to get our maps take off us straight away, then I had to draw for amber what I remember/what would help her navigate to that control...so all she had was my hand drawn map :P Was pretty funny...wernt allowed words etc...so it was simply just a simplification exercise and getting us to think over how we orienteer naturally and what we see and think...we did this a few times...although one of ambers maps, I had no perception of how far I had to go, and ran way too long and had no idea what the map was telling me :P it was a pretty good interpretation, although I got tripped up my having no scale :P
fun times!
Monday Apr 9, 2012 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
10min warm up before the relay...
15min warm down with Immy and Ang after the relay
15min warm down with Immy and Ang after the relay
Running 34:31 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
Nationals Relay
I was in the 2nd team with Hamish G on first leg and Devon B on 2nd leg... Hamish had an awesome run, and actually wasn't too far behind Duncan and with some of the other guys like Martin peat etc :P
then Devon had an ok run...but we were already quite a bit behind from the leading teams at this stage...
I had an average run...felt i could have run a lot quicker...wish I had someone to push me along :P
Lost about a minute or so to #9...really screwed it up...didnt judge how far I had come correctly, and also was off my compass a bit :/ lost a little bit on 10...
then...picked up 173 instead of 172 in the map change...fml!! I was certain I had got 172...maybe it looked like a 2 to me when I was tired? grr...stupid mistake...should have double checked...
so anyway there was only one split difference on the 2nd loop and it was #13..they were so close to each other too...I actually ran past my actual control.. :S stuffed up 14 a bit...wrong exit direction and ended up on other side of the hill...and exit direction was wrong for 15 too...came out at track way down, then had to run quite a way...the rest were all good.
So angry that i did that...sad that I missed punch for our team too :/ I managed to put the map back on the fence when I finished so that team could get the right one, as they hadnt gone through the map change yet...pheww...
I was in the 2nd team with Hamish G on first leg and Devon B on 2nd leg... Hamish had an awesome run, and actually wasn't too far behind Duncan and with some of the other guys like Martin peat etc :P
then Devon had an ok run...but we were already quite a bit behind from the leading teams at this stage...
I had an average run...felt i could have run a lot quicker...wish I had someone to push me along :P
Lost about a minute or so to #9...really screwed it up...didnt judge how far I had come correctly, and also was off my compass a bit :/ lost a little bit on 10...
then...picked up 173 instead of 172 in the map change...fml!! I was certain I had got 172...maybe it looked like a 2 to me when I was tired? grr...stupid mistake...should have double checked...
so anyway there was only one split difference on the 2nd loop and it was #13..they were so close to each other too...I actually ran past my actual control.. :S stuffed up 14 a bit...wrong exit direction and ended up on other side of the hill...and exit direction was wrong for 15 too...came out at track way down, then had to run quite a way...the rest were all good.
So angry that i did that...sad that I missed punch for our team too :/ I managed to put the map back on the fence when I finished so that team could get the right one, as they hadnt gone through the map change yet...pheww...
Sunday Apr 8, 2012 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
about 15min warm up before the race and around 10min warm down with Angela after
Orienteering race 40:29 [5] 4.7 km (8:37 / km) +175m 7:16 / km
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
National Middle Distance
Managed to have a pretty 'safe' race today...took it quite easy in the beginning and tried to be clean as the map was super tricky...managed to be in control, and when I felt a bit hesitant, I would just stop and re-check...seemed to work pretty well :)
Did a little bit of a stuff up at 8 and lost 17sec...rather slow and hesitant to 14...but was just being careful, although should have taken the alternative route choice to mine...slow running legs and average route choice to 19...
I knew that I had actually had a pretty steady race coming through the spectator, so I knew I had to hold it together in the last loop so I could do well...I was focussed, but maybe a bit too much...was stopping and checking the map a bit more than I maybe should have? Ran a bit too fast down to 25 and didnt check my compass and ended up too far left and just stood there looking confused, before i realised and actually got it...lost 23sec there (eek! as I got beaten by Greta by 23sec in the end! :S) Bit slow to 27, very tired :P and had a fast finish :)
Ended up in 2nd, which I am so happy with as was hoping for a top 2 finish today...apart from a few small things, I was so happy with how I navigated today as it was just so tough! really tricky terrain...looked like the France maps from last year...they should have totally used today and yesterdays maps for world cup...would be awesome! the foreigners would love it!! oh well...
By the way, winsplits and routegadget are wrong...they have left out control 11...so after 10, every control on winsplits is actually the one after...
Was such an awesome course and map...very well done! It was a shame we didn't have control descriptions as it was hard to keep on flowing whilst unfolding and refolding your map all the time :S oh well...at least our course didnt get invalidated :)
Managed to have a pretty 'safe' race today...took it quite easy in the beginning and tried to be clean as the map was super tricky...managed to be in control, and when I felt a bit hesitant, I would just stop and re-check...seemed to work pretty well :)
Did a little bit of a stuff up at 8 and lost 17sec...rather slow and hesitant to 14...but was just being careful, although should have taken the alternative route choice to mine...slow running legs and average route choice to 19...
I knew that I had actually had a pretty steady race coming through the spectator, so I knew I had to hold it together in the last loop so I could do well...I was focussed, but maybe a bit too much...was stopping and checking the map a bit more than I maybe should have? Ran a bit too fast down to 25 and didnt check my compass and ended up too far left and just stood there looking confused, before i realised and actually got it...lost 23sec there (eek! as I got beaten by Greta by 23sec in the end! :S) Bit slow to 27, very tired :P and had a fast finish :)
Ended up in 2nd, which I am so happy with as was hoping for a top 2 finish today...apart from a few small things, I was so happy with how I navigated today as it was just so tough! really tricky terrain...looked like the France maps from last year...they should have totally used today and yesterdays maps for world cup...would be awesome! the foreigners would love it!! oh well...
By the way, winsplits and routegadget are wrong...they have left out control 11...so after 10, every control on winsplits is actually the one after...
Was such an awesome course and map...very well done! It was a shame we didn't have control descriptions as it was hard to keep on flowing whilst unfolding and refolding your map all the time :S oh well...at least our course didnt get invalidated :)
Saturday Apr 7, 2012 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 25:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
15min warm up on the warm up map...very tricky, but seemed to get the hang of it fairly quickly :) ...ran down to the start triangle on the warm up map and the start wasn't there...got so confused and a little stressed out trying to run around finding the start :P
10min warm down...some small jogging, then a small jog with Amber and James after they had finished
10min warm down...some small jogging, then a small jog with Amber and James after they had finished
Orienteering race 1:22:01 [5] 7.2 km (11:23 / km) +480m 8:33 / km
(injured) shoes: Icebugs
My first time running elites Long Distance at Nationals...super tough and long than what im used too :P
Managed to have a pretty steady start, pretty clean-ish...then the long leg was very hesitant and lost a bit of time here and there...then number 10 and 11 were very poor route choices so lost a little there....then #12 was a biggy :( think i did the same as imogene :S i started running down the sand, then realised the strip will be too shit, so ran back up the sand on a hill for a bit which was so tiring and really stupid of me...then back down the big open sand to the white forest, which i just ran on my compass till i hit the big depression clearing thing...but i went to the wrong one...the big one more to the right, so then i ended up near the track and had to figure it out again and get to the control...grr silly me :P
then after the spectator, I was just super exhausted...hardly running :/ I think I really needed to take a leppin or something to keep me focussed on that last bit...i was just so messy and all over the place...
At 14 I was 6sec behind Greta, then I lost 3 and a 1/2mins on the last loop just from my messyness and slowness :S eek...need practice at this...
overall an ok run apart from a few errors...felt like some of my techniques were really good which was positive to know :) foot a little sore near the end, but nothing to bad..
Got 4th, 5.30min down from Amber...yay she won! :D
Managed to have a pretty steady start, pretty clean-ish...then the long leg was very hesitant and lost a bit of time here and there...then number 10 and 11 were very poor route choices so lost a little there....then #12 was a biggy :( think i did the same as imogene :S i started running down the sand, then realised the strip will be too shit, so ran back up the sand on a hill for a bit which was so tiring and really stupid of me...then back down the big open sand to the white forest, which i just ran on my compass till i hit the big depression clearing thing...but i went to the wrong one...the big one more to the right, so then i ended up near the track and had to figure it out again and get to the control...grr silly me :P
then after the spectator, I was just super exhausted...hardly running :/ I think I really needed to take a leppin or something to keep me focussed on that last bit...i was just so messy and all over the place...
At 14 I was 6sec behind Greta, then I lost 3 and a 1/2mins on the last loop just from my messyness and slowness :S eek...need practice at this...
overall an ok run apart from a few errors...felt like some of my techniques were really good which was positive to know :) foot a little sore near the end, but nothing to bad..
Got 4th, 5.30min down from Amber...yay she won! :D
Friday Apr 6, 2012 #
Running warm up/down 20:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Saucony grid type A3 (racing f
around 10min warm up on the warm up map and around 10min warm down with Amber
Orienteering race 17:25 [5]
(injured) shoes: Saucony grid type A3 (racing f
Nationals Sprint
This was a really fun course! Really challenging!
I actually was not very happy with my race, but there were some good things about it.
felt like I took a while to get into the map in the first few controls...stuffed up #4 as the sides of the stairs had huge walls on each sides, and I just got soo confused and lost 30sec!! :( After that, I was just trying to orienteer a bit cleaner...I was just so hesitant and couldn't see some of the controls around corners etc...stuffed up 12 as i thought i was maybe to early as it was behind this tiny corner on the building... then #19 i went down into the stream, then realised it was up above, although there was a huge impassable wall which was marked as passable, so had to go all the way back around to get to it...Apparently I lost 6 sec to Greta just in the finish chute, which is really weird as i went real hard and pulled away from tessa and mace, although they have faster splits than me?? so weird?? possibly both the finish controls were not in sync, which is terrible for a sprint!!! Some of the dead heaters may have been faster than others etc... bit dodgy :/ at nationals, surely u would make sure this is right??? oh well... :/ If I was only a few seconds behind Greta, then maybe I would have something to really complain about, but it doesnt effect me that much, but for some maybe??? :S
other than the mistakes and average flow, I was happy with a few quick route choice decisions, and my overall placing of 2nd in my first year of elites... :)
Bring on 2mw...it'll b tough!!! 7.2km with 480m climb!! sheeesh!!!
This was a really fun course! Really challenging!
I actually was not very happy with my race, but there were some good things about it.
felt like I took a while to get into the map in the first few controls...stuffed up #4 as the sides of the stairs had huge walls on each sides, and I just got soo confused and lost 30sec!! :( After that, I was just trying to orienteer a bit cleaner...I was just so hesitant and couldn't see some of the controls around corners etc...stuffed up 12 as i thought i was maybe to early as it was behind this tiny corner on the building... then #19 i went down into the stream, then realised it was up above, although there was a huge impassable wall which was marked as passable, so had to go all the way back around to get to it...Apparently I lost 6 sec to Greta just in the finish chute, which is really weird as i went real hard and pulled away from tessa and mace, although they have faster splits than me?? so weird?? possibly both the finish controls were not in sync, which is terrible for a sprint!!! Some of the dead heaters may have been faster than others etc... bit dodgy :/ at nationals, surely u would make sure this is right??? oh well... :/ If I was only a few seconds behind Greta, then maybe I would have something to really complain about, but it doesnt effect me that much, but for some maybe??? :S
other than the mistakes and average flow, I was happy with a few quick route choice decisions, and my overall placing of 2nd in my first year of elites... :)
Bring on 2mw...it'll b tough!!! 7.2km with 480m climb!! sheeesh!!!
Thursday Apr 5, 2012 #
12 PM
Running 40:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
nice cruisy jog...still very tired from lack of sleep, but body felt good...arch a bit tight, but felt easier as run went on...in the middle of my run i did a few sprints and jogging on the field in the domain for 10min..was good...so hot today too! :) nice and sunny!
Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Rest day today...am glad as I have a test at 3pm and had a test yesterday, assignment monday and an assignment due 2mw...arghh!?!?! Was up till 12.30 last night and got up earlyish to study...so very tired right now, but have to soldier on...I hate the wk just before the break...Uni is so cruel! Great lead up for nationals with some quality sleeps huh... :S
Tuesday Apr 3, 2012 #
5 PM
Running warm up/down 33:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
20min warm up with duncy and 13min warm down
Running intervals 26:20 [5]
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
intervals with duncan...we were the only ones tonight... did 10x400m with 90sec recoveries...took a while to get into them, but they were good otherwise...
quad a bit sore from wearing orthotics...forgot about this :S with some stretch and self massage and rest tomorrow, will b all g :)
quad a bit sore from wearing orthotics...forgot about this :S with some stretch and self massage and rest tomorrow, will b all g :)
Monday Apr 2, 2012 #
4 PM
Running long 1:15:00 [3]
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
up and around mt eden then across to OTH and a loop there, then back via mt eden again...foot felt way better than yesterday :) muscles bit tight still though :/
Sunday Apr 1, 2012 #
12 PM
Strength and Conditioning 56:00 [3]
just the usual...decided not to go to oing today as it takes up so much time and i have so much uni to do!! :(
5 PM
Running tempo 59:30 [4]
(injured) shoes: Asics GT 2170
ran towards western springs for 20min, then did a 20min tempo around western springs a couple of times, then ran back...
start of my run, i felt my arch soo badly!! hasnt felt like this in a long time :S thought it was getting better...everything seems so niggly atm...sore shins, hips, calves etc...need to stretch!! gah! warmed up a bit and wasnt too bad i guess...felt pretty strong and fast :)
oh and got chased by a pukeko...scared the bajeebus out of me!! :O
start of my run, i felt my arch soo badly!! hasnt felt like this in a long time :S thought it was getting better...everything seems so niggly atm...sore shins, hips, calves etc...need to stretch!! gah! warmed up a bit and wasnt too bad i guess...felt pretty strong and fast :)
oh and got chased by a pukeko...scared the bajeebus out of me!! :O