Training Log Archive: billa

Long course. Nominally only 4K and not too hilly but some of the rocky terrain was slow for everybody. Only 2 one minute blunders. One becasue I didn't recognize a feaure on the map and turned away from what was a perfect compass line. Fortunately there were some good clear features to recover by. The other was again a needless rush without a plan. I had caught Gord and Dave and was pulling away over the next couple of controls by taking good bearings from solid attack points. Then my brain went dead on the way to number 11 and I ended up in some real crappy, rocky forest way to the right of my intended line. Smacked my shin really hard on a log and that took 30 seconds to shake off. Having taken the lead I should have used the safe but longer trail-based option. Anyway, I still beat them into the finish - even with having to walk a bit on the last easy leb.

Ontario Champs middle event. Started OK but then the bottom fell out when I tried to beeline it without a good attack point on number 3.
Contunued to fall apart on 7 & 8 as I tried to be too clever. On 8, I didn't take a good first bearing and turned onto the wrong foot path. Musta cost me 3-4 minutes on that leg alone.

Sprint at U of Waterloo. Fun run on the wrong course. The program and bib said course 2. So that's what I took. The other 65's did course 3.
Ah well, I probably wouldn't have won anyway because I fell for their biggest trap between the residence buildings. Probably a minute mistake on a 15 minute course.
Leg was a bit sore but I didn't stretch it out until the finish shute. Slept OK.

Great day for a quick ride downtown and back along the canal. No hip or leg issues, but I did take it pretty easy. Lots of other cyclists and joggers.

Run to VM park with several waking breaks. Legs sore from all the walking yesterday but they loosened up after a while.

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Beautiful hike on the Carp Ridge looking for a route to Spreckley's Trails.
Hip felt fine, but it was a pretty easy walk with lots of stops.