Training Log Archive: sare

Well the snow didnt come so I went for a long bike ride. Biked along the river to the end of Carburn park where I met a fence across the path with a sign saying path closed so I decided it was a good place to head back.
here is my route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=87063

Went for a terrain/ map run

My plans are to go for a 2hr bike tomorrow but looking at the forcast they might be ruined by 10-15 cm of snow

I've sort of stopped using my heart rate monitor because after too much use the chest strap made the bone under the main unit in the centre ache after using it. I liked using it because it's useful training in targeted heart rates zones and other such stuff. So I think I'll give it another try and maybe find a way to wear it that it doesnt hurt, but theres limited # of ways to wear it hmm..

8 minutes of abs: bridges, crunchies, bicycles

Uni-EdworthyPark-DouglasFirTrail and back
DFT- 17:24 (west-east), trail was in the worst codition this year, lots of ice, stairs filled with snow but I made it without falling.

Lunges, side/front bridges, side/front crunchies, superdogs, bicycles, calf raises, leg curl-ups(?)

Declining Score/Beer-O

So here's how it works: 3 loops of 5 controls, each control has a stack of papers with points written on them ranging 100-1 so you take the first paper. In each group there's one with double points (200-2) and one with a can of ginger ale (because we cant put beer out in the park) worth 150, 200, or 300 points. You then have to run with the can for the rest of the race, once finished you exchange your can for a can of beer and have to chugg it before the time limit to get the points.

So, I started to go out on one group but 2 faster people passed me and there was no way I was going to be 1st to any control so I modified my route choice and only did 2 in that group and went to the 2nd group where I found the 300pt can!! Yay! Then I did the rest of the controls in the 2nd group, ran past ~10 deer, a rabbit, and some birds, then did the 3rd group which was a bit out of the way and not close to the other 2 groups. When I came back I got the closest control to the finish in the 1st group and decided to miss the other 2 controls because they were probably down to the 15-25 point range and it would make any difference anyway, and I had to leave time for chugging. Got back with 5min to spare and a total of 1345 pts which put me in 1st place!
There was a big luck factor involved but strategy did prove to be very helpfull aswell.

Crunchies, side crunchies, bridges, side bridges, superdogs, bicycles. 1min each x 2

Intervals on the short track at the uni.

recovery lap -- interval lap
(200m)
1:13
1:14 ------------- 0:57 (200m)
1:16 ------------- 0:56
1:16 ------------- 0:57
1:19 ------------- 0:58
1:33
1:27 ------------- 0:22:32 (100m)
1:26 ------------- 0:21:60
1:31 ------------- 0:22:98
1:26 ------------- 0:21:40
1:28

Cool Down