Training Log Archive: tinytoes

A DL course is always to be respected and never feared and so I began.
S-#1 - took track option and found easily
#2 - out to track then back into bush
#3 - short leg and going well.
#4 - must have drifted south of marked fence crossing so when I did cross I ended up too far along w/c. On the positive side - relocation was very good.
#5 - beside w/c then swung SE to control - back on
#6 - good attack point but not sharp enough and found a delightful parallel dry ditch leading not into the required erosion gully. Faffed around for a while, relocated and turned more sharply - yep there it was - I had been about 8m away!
#7- got into the w/c system but picked the wrong time to take another branch so missing the spur.
#8 - good short leg for confidence building again.
#9 - #10 - #11 - #12 - #13 all straight forward but was in slow motion in the mandatory run through - and I kept thinking the control was in the bush not at the end of the run-through so rather slow.
#15- good but starting to get really tired and foot hurting a lot - suspected blister forming.
#16 - elephant track time
#17 - took road route but almost forgot to duck back into bush for Finish!!!

So ended up 3rd but way off the pace. Splits show when I was navigating well I was very competitive and when I was off I was OFF.
Hopefully tomorrow will be just as good.

H8 - Splits

If I could register this as 4.5 I would. It was fanntastic -the warm up tracks were as fast as other classes are at full pelt; I felt terrible on the first run but strong thereafter and it just got better and better. Foot much better today after some serious stretching last night. This time I've got proof andI just may push myself to do it.
Mostly intervals and strength intermingled - superb.

Prize presenting duties at Yr 12 Final Assembly at NHS precluded gym this morning so opted to try out 5:30 class. Is Meatloaf touring Australia at the moment? If so he's moonlighting as a gym instructor and as a gym instructor he is a much better singer and that says it all really. It ws very off-putting to see the pouch that the mic unit sits in being worn below "plumber's crack" - very tastefulI! I ended up virtually doing my own routine at times but nevertheless enough energy was expended to qualify for my purposes . Must be warming up as I fellt the need to find the HRM just to see how I'm travelling. Not too bad.

Newcastle AASC "Event" Day (seeing as how I'm not allowed to call it a Gala Day) in very windy but thankfully sunny conditions. All 3 schools arrived - yipee with 42 AASC kids.The advanced games were met with delight, the Relays were hard fought with lots of strong inter-school competition. But what they were really hanging out for was the course - the longest line course possible. I was nervous because this would be the litmus test of what I'd been doing for the last term. Did they go! Did they love it! Did they orienteer? You bet! They are much better out of their own school - they had to use their maps and so they did. Happy, red, sweaty faces and huge smiles. Staff in awe, teachers so proud and MO and I exhausted but so happy.
That was the morning! then in the afternoon we had 65 novice kids so a very different experience.Having to almost do speed orienteering in a crash course so games to learn about directions, relays and punching in a box let alone actually reading a map. A Scatter course was thought to be ideal and so it was. Best responses to the afternoon-
Fifth boy to finish. Jared is a hard to handle Yr 6 boy!
Jared:I made a big mistake.
Me: How did you? You are back really quickly.
Jared: I should have done this for AASC. This is the best! Are you coming back next Term? Can I do it?
Me: That's nice. Glad you enjoyed it
Jared: Enjoyed it? It's awesome.
Days like today are very rewarding.
Tired "as" and glad the day is over.

C • Well Done 2

Possibly could have been considered to be intervals too!
12 x 8 minute sessions with HS kids at a Healthy Living Expo. Some initial explanation of orienteering then they did a navigational activity so I spent time retrieving maps and replacing and dashing and darting.
Time went really quickly -kids great. Weather behaved though a breeze blew up making the banner fall over repetedly. Brief shower just a I was pulling in the perimeter rope so very well-timed. Second mega day over. One to go.

Wow this was a shock to the system - first class at this time for 9 weeks. Probably a good thing but it is a pity I will miss it next 2 weeks. While I worked hard it was very uninspriing and very boring. A big difference to my other gym.

Before class.

Now do I spend this log space slagging off the instructor - which he richly deserves? or do I report on the effort I put in?
With a very broken run of gym over the past month due to treatment, work in Coffs, last week's family commitments I think today was pretty encouraging - hope tomorrow isn't full of pain. Retained weights and stiill made it through. Last day at Maitland CS which was a little sad as my you-beaut courses had to stay in the bag due to the first rain I've had with a group in nearly 3 years. So games were the order of the day. Kids really responded well but wanted to do courses still. Hope they come to Event on Wednesday to show off their talent. They've booked me for Term 2 next year already - and after 2 years of knocking them back I'm jumping at the opportunity. Also got 1 day /1 lesson per week for Term 4 with High School group. Might as well.