Training Log Archive: PrueD

Silva DUO at Ballarat. I had to get up at 5.00am to make the 9.00am start time. It drizzled and was foggy travelling to the event and during the event (which meant foggy glasses). I wore ankle braces to try and stablise my unstable ankles, which seem to be a key contributor to my lower leg problems at the moment, and all was good for the first leg of this event. There was a little bit of navigational opportunity in the first run and, despite running with considerable caution, was reasonably placed at the end.

Silva DUO at Ballarat leg 2. Hot and puffy and after a slow transition, I headed out (glasses still foggy). There was a little bit of navigational opportunity but not very much. Not a particularly exciting course. Thanks to Blake for mowing tracks in the grass.

Silva Duo at Ballarat leg 3 (after an even slower transition). This was another run but with no navigational challenge. As a result all the adventure racers and triathletes passed me. My lower leg started to twinge a little after a couple of controls and so I took it very very easy, walking up anything uphill and losing a place in my category on the way. But all fun in the end. I was 4th out of 6 in the senior women's short course - 3 mins from 2nd place (Louise). I had a good day. Thanks to the good looking tanned triathlete who passed me in the finish chute and who said - 'gee you're going well' (I hope he wasn't leaving off - 'for your age' or worse).

Of note - a bluetongue lizard that sat right beside the 1st control in the run. And I almost stood on a rabbit that was huddled up in the grass hoping not to be seen.

Main observation - navigationally these courses were easy - I suspect to attract newcomers to the sport. However the entry fee for non-VOA members ($57) was rather steep and off-putting. A colleague from Ballarat who does MTB racing was keen to come and try MTBO - but not for that price.

Street-O at Camelot something in Glen Waverley. Not wanting to push my chances of further injury, I just walked - but was obviously tired (after the dewy duo) and made 3 mistakes on the first 2 controls. TIm set the course and all controls had an ustrayan theme. I am now indulging in a very large pizza.

C • well deserved 1

45 minutes of yoga after work (any stretching is better than none) before going to the tennis to see the Nadal-Cilic and Clijsters-Makarova matches. It was windy and cold and we were entertained by Nadal's wardrobe adjustment antics. He should be sponsored by Bonds.

C • antics? 2