Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Didn't think my hip would be ready but I'd entered and didn't feel like I should give it away without at least giving it a go, so I thought I'd give it 15-20 minutes to warm up. Once it was apparent it wasn't going to, I decided it would be better left for another day - the soreness was at a level that I could run on (if a little awkward on the rougher bits), but also at a level which suggested that things weren't right. There are a lot of bigger races ahead in the next couple of months. At least I hit all the controls I went for...

Lockwood Ranges is a new area for competitive orienteering (mostly fast gully-spur, flattish over most of it but steeper towards the south). I'd done a training run on the photogrammetry back in around 1997 (my recollection is that it was in something like 5 min/km - I was a lot faster then) and am surprised that it's taken this long to use it for an event.

Not sure where things go from here, but want to give the hip a chance to settle down properly, which may need a bit more time than I've given it so far.

Thumbs up to Cafe Maldon for the best chocolate milkshake I can remember. Would have tasted even better if I'd earned it.