Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: FootO - Marginata
 

H3 course at Marginata. A few legs that were pretty ordinary, and controls on rocky ground and boulder field. No. 2 in particular (rocky ground) was real bingo, and Ceri caught me there, then we both took 3 or so minutes to find it. The next leg was across a parrotbush wasteland, where I just managed to keep Ceri in sight and watched her go a bit wide in the gully down to the control so caught her there. The next leg could have been tricky, but I kept Ceri in sight for a while then she disappeared. Found a good rock surface to attack from, then set off back up the hill to the next. Ran into Ceri half-way up the hill, still looking for 4, didn't see her again. 6 was a difficult one, had to be very careful and drifted a bit low but corrected reasonably efficiently. Very slow on this leg due to steepness, very stony ground and fallen timber. 6 to 10 were all good running legs, but without much navigational challenge, then it was back uphill in rubbishy ground again for the last, where I stopped a bit short and searched too far left. 3 minutes behind the leader again, 2 behind Alex Tarr, and Ceri recovered to beat me by 9 seconds.

H3 - Splits

West Coast ride, but took the shorter option back along the railway rather than go around Nedlands and Mounts Bay Rd into a howling N-Easterly.

Around the river, earlier start today = better muffin availability, exactly as I've been trying to tell the girls for weeks now.

Picked up Noel at East Freo, then a guy about my age came past at Leighton, so we jumped on his wheel. Thought I'd better give him a breather along Marine Parade so took the breeze. Just then I spied a strapping young bloke 100m in front, so I dug deep and we all sailed past. Just as I'd hoped he would, he took the bait ('WTF, can't let 3 old geezers and two women pass me!') and did the repass so then we all sat on his wheel (and a brilliant Juffy-like windbreak he was too) as far as Swanbourne where he turned off. The other guy was most amused, and he stayed with us until Servetus St.

C • 3 old geezers? 2

Hyde Park laps.

Mt Henry bridge circuit.

Kings Park full lap, surprised by the time as I expected to be 1-2 minutes slower.