Training Log Archive: mary

today was the ultrasprint which consisted of 3 prologues all around 1km with about 25 controls each, and a final of around 30control... was really good fun, although not super technically difficult - i really had no problems in the last 3 races but made some royal stuff ups in this first one which probably cost me a place in the final, as i placed 24th in this first one then 2nd and 3rd in the next two prologues.... a gate had been shut on one control, and it consequentially was moved to outside the gate and we were told this at the start but i completely forgot when i actually got to the control so was running around an oob like a headless chicken... i also got a time penalty for punching one tree too far on a row of tree.... as i had counted the number of controls not the number of actual trees when deciding which it was on... so a bit all over the place but i guess i got the hang of it and did well in the next two.
Legs were feeling tired but could actually move today so was able to get a bit of pace which was a nice change.... feeling pretty wrecked in the final though and by now very tired looking forward to a bath!

Not a good day to say the least... Just nothing in the legs... Weren't as sore in the tendons as they have been but not good and words cannot explain how slow and uncomfortable I was for this whole race... It was a slog! Which was a shame because feeling fast last London City race was really good fun! Did run past Tower of London and tour bridegroom though which was cool so I got a little tourist on! Didn't bother warming down as I finished so bloody slow anyway and was so wrecked by the end... Tomorrows ultrasprint will be another slog I can already tell!

London City race weekend night sprint... Feeling very crappy going into this... Just all round tired and legs not in good shape at all despite copious amounts of baths and massage in the last 24hrs... However they were well enough to run so that was good!!! And even eased off a little in the warm down (which was around the royal Albert hall -pretty cool)!! The sprint was at imperial college and despite it basically being four big buildings with only two ways in and out it was pretty technical with some multi level stuff... I definitely lost time on 3 controls in this... But then also possibly made some really good route choices on other multi level controls... I havnt run on many maps like this so it is something for me to practice! Was great fun despite the general slow feeling! Hopefully the legs pull up for the City race tomorrow :)
On side note - schepisis apartment is mint - view of the entire rooftops of London and his gf ash makes a mean curry! Feeling spoilt!

only started to feel myself again today, after the weekend of races! And tomorrow is the start of London city race weekend so gotta turn it around quick! Went for a walk first thing this morning... to make sure I got up and out today instead of just lazing around (plus the weather is SO nice today!) legs feeling tight, tendons sore, so could only really face a swim this morning which was good... the lady let me in for free because I had to wait in line for like 5mins tops (bonus) and I went to have a look around the gym and when the guy started telling me all about how he could teach me to gym, i whipped out my inner black girl sass and was like look brother I had this job in aus... and i pretty much got offered a job (double bonus)... today has been a good day!

ok so i really must have fooked my legs on the weekend... because this was actually just a brisk walk... tried to run and it was just so painful... really worried about whether i will be able to run this weekend! on a side note... canal people are just so bloody strange.. like i used to be stumped by the fact that i ran faster then canal boats, but now i know i also walk faster... what a shitty mode of transport...