Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: NavDash 8 - Scotch College
 

State Sprint Champs, suffering from heavy cold and probably shouldn't have run. Blew the first control by 2 mins, the one before the road crossing by 1 min, and several other time losses due to inability to concentrate. Surprised that I still managed 3rd.

Cold

Head cold developed overnight, must have caught it at a school, or the Banff film night.

Bridges and Sth Heirisson + detour. First real rain for months today, weather bureau says we got 5mm, but from the looks of the flooded paths on both sides of the river I would have guessed more like 50mm. The lakes on the Island were overflowing their banks - this time last week they were almost dry. Had to detour to the Canning Hwy overpass as the tunnel under the Causeway was flooded - so what was the point of all the work they did to supposedly fix it.

Thought I would probably get a soaking, and did but not in the way I expected - no sudden downpours like earlier in the day, just a constant drizzle for the whole run. Not surprisingly, I didn't see any roos, but a rabbit bolted across the path in front of me.

Kings Park circuit, not a big crowd tonight. Started out with Gary O, going fairly briskly, 1/2 way in 20:25 then Gary just took off. Knew it would be hard to get the 40, but just managed it.

Event: Spice Brook - Badge
 

Badge event at Spice Brook - nice gully/spur area which we haven't used for many years. A couple of minor hesitations, 5.92km on the Garmin so was very straight on all except the two long legs where I took a nice curving route to cross a creek where it was least green. LostRichard pipped me by 3 seconds, not unexpected but I did hope he would make a mistake. My best run race since last year's State Champs in September.

C • Mistakes 2

Course 5 - Splits