Training Log Archive: Tynomite

This was pretty good. I started feeling a little tentative but got into the swing of things especially when there were good looking young ladies on the tracks ahead of me. I think they were bushwalkers but they saw me more than once. The first half of the course was definately for me since it had plenty of route choice and a degree of fine navigation. I even had some stiff competition by Dave N who i caught up to and since i was making better route choices saw for a lot of the course up until #9 where the course turned to a running race. However i kept my margin ahead of Dave by 20sec which made me feel pretty good. All in all it felt like an honest days work, pity though i had to spoil it all by having to go to the office in the afternoon. I don't like work very much.

This was my only activity i could so at the Arrows camp since i decided to do my washing (3 loads) and sleep in on Saturday. Since that is the only day of the week i really get to sleep in. So i convienently met the rest of the team at Williamstown Bakery, where Simon ventured into the shop not once but three times. I however only went in once - and didn't buy any bakery goods.
So the activity was awesome though the heat really slowed everyone down. The constant noise from the bushes kept sounding like snakes, luckily none were seen by me. The sprint was set up as a ~3.5km butterfly sprint on a 1:5000 map. I found it quite tough to maintain any direction control and i was constantly upto 10 degrees of my leg, which wasn't helping since i wasn't able to read the features as fast as they were appearing on the map. Not that i was running that fast, it has been a while since i've orienteered in the bush, and add the 1:5000 map it was nicely confusing. We all picked up tapes on the way back to our water bottles and i of course got the easy 3 since they know i am slow and whinge. Thanks to John for a great little sprint.

Well I have succumb to paying a Personal Trainer to help me git fit, and lose some weight. Ben my trainer (makes me sound like a horse) has got me doing a 20 cardio session followed by 25 minutes in the weights room doing, well, weights. I can tell i am going to be in a whole world of pain from now on, but it looks promising all the same.

This was a lot of fun. Simon, Fern, Troy an of us had I were in the A team tonight. Everyone of us had a razor sharp wit and some pretty quick legs. Well by my standard. I think the golf course puns were the most fun.

Ran with Michael Ashforth. It was going to be a leisurely pace, but it appears that Micky isn't as un-fit as he made out. Went to the South Parklands and tackled the traffic and the rain. After the odour of corned beef enticed me into the Ashforth House. Pity it was time for me to go to Grandma's - no corned beef for me.

I was looking forward to this run this arvo, which is more that can be said for Simon. I was trying to lift my knees (10kg each) up more while i ran to try and get a better style. It seemed to work a bit. I kept up with the pack for he majority of the run which was good for a change. Even had enough energy to lift the pace at the end to lead the pack p the last bit of Grange Road. It did require some dodgy rail crossing though.
Curry after for dinner was sensational. Beef Korma, Lamb Rogan Josh and Butter Chicken made for a perfect end of the day.