Training Log Archive: hilarity

Every time Ash Nesbit organises a race the wind goes to shit. This was no exception. This was the 40km Freo to Mindarie relay and conditions for the first half were 13 knot or so ENE. Ha ha.

I did the 4th leg and by then we had a screaming southerly of . . . 6 knots! The boat wash was about the only thing that stopped me falling off my ski in abject boredom.

Well, that and the bet that the girls would come in less than 15min after Tooms and Danger. The girls got a 10min head start so that meant that Tooms would have to beat me by five minutes to win.

I started ahead of him cos Karen came in ahead of Danger on the third leg, but I had no idea how far ahead she was so I pushed hard. About half way thru I glance back and there is Tooms so I pushed harder. Couldn't keep that up forever and eventually he pulled up next to me complaining about how much his shoulders hurt and how he was having trouble staying in the boat and how tired he was.

Apparently not too tired to cruise past me tho. The bugger. Then I got annoyed about that and really put the hammer down, I wasn't going to let the girls down and get beaten by five minutes!

I think Tooms came in 2min in front of me, victory for the girls. However with the 38 degree temps we were really all just hot and tired so the victory dance was, well, absent completely. We weren't DFL but probably not by much!

Never doing an Ash Nesbit race again!

This was an inadvertent non-rest day! Karen and I paddled her leg of tomorrow's relay. My wrists began to hurt about half way thru but she was off and only looked back occasionally, perhaps to verify I was still alive.

It is gorgeous from Sorrento to Ocean Reef Marina, even looked like Geographe Bay in places!!

Laughing at silly signs book made my abs hurt, just like the plank!

16 knots gusting to 22, much better conditions for the ski-girls. We had a blast. One swim which I was thankful for as I was out of control on a wave, braced and nearly got my arm ripped off, then fell from what seemed like a large height.

Yay again for my LEG LEASH!!!

Beat Karen who had two swims.

19 knots gusting to 27!!! I should have known it would be tough when I fell off in the shore break, despite there not really being a shore break . . . .

I blame Karen who had forgotten her shorts and was going to paddle in her undies, so I stripped off my shorts (purchased to give me more grip on the seat of my beloved Wobbles) as at least I had bathers under them.

However I slipped around all over the place for the next hour . . . .

The conditions were messy and tough and I swam twice - which was less than I thought I would. I had trouble getting back on after my first swim so I ducked under the ski to get upwind of her and managed to (TOOMS PAY ATTENTION) lose my grip!! Away she rolled for only a short distance thankfully as I was leashed to her. Otherwise I would have been about 1km offshore sans boat.

Good fun in places and if it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger. Or something . . . . .

Another inadvertent rest day when the weather conspired against us.

Up early and out for a ride!

Need more air in my tires . . . . I refuse to believe that I'm that unfit!

Just Freo to Cott today, had a social engagement that restricted paddling time (yeh I know, don't let that happen again!!).

8 knots, yawn.

C • 8 knots, yep, boring 2

Back to my old self in the weight room, I'll be feeling this tomorrow.

Chin ups: 2,and the last one was glacially slow . . .

There's no tick box for alcohol-free day so I will indicate them in notes . . . I think I'm up to two dozen for the year now which is about one dozen more than I had said in my new years resolution!

C • alcohol 4