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Training Log Archive: NSW Stinger

In the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2007:

	activity	#	time	miles	km	+m
	Adventure Race	4	54:33:55
	Kayaking	4	7:55:00	29.83	48.0
	MTB Cycling	7	6:45:00	37.9	61.0
	Running	7	5:58:36	28.96	46.61
	Road Cycling	3	3:15:00
	Strength work	3	1:20:00
	Orienteering	1	47:00
	Total	23	80:34:31	96.69	155.61
averages - sleep:7.6 weight:67kg

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Saturday Mar 31, 2007 #

Kayaking (Clontarf) 1:45:00 [2]
slept:7.0

with Damon, Fleur, and 2 swedes I met in NZ, Mattias and Gustav. I paddled in the Supersonic with Mattias. We planned to head towards the city and stop at botanical gardens. It was bloody windy and when we got to Middle Head there was heaps of chop and rebound off the cliffs and we struggled for a bit before going swimming. This is much more of a problem in the supersonic, than in a surf ski. I got back in ok, but don't think Mattias would have. We had to wait for the others to come along side to hold onto, pump out the water and climb back in. I'm glad we weren't out there on our own otherwise it could have been a very long swim.
Then decided to head back into middle harbour, under spit bridge and up near tunks park and back.

MTB Cycling (Manly Dam) 1:10:00 [3]
shoes: Jamis Dakota XC

After the paddle i rode from Manly, met Dari and did a cruisy lap of the Dam. Tough ride to make a return to the Jamis after 30hrs on the Rush. Really thought the front suspension was crap, but then realised my front wheel was loose, and the cause of all the clunking when going off drop offs. Lucky.

C • tdh 2

Friday Mar 30, 2007 #

Running (LIndfield to Marsfield) 1:04:00 [3]
shoes: red Salomon 3D Pro

Via the wier and GNW. Meet Ben the other side of Deburgh's bridge. Felt ok. Gee it gets dark quickly now.

Thursday Mar 29, 2007 #

Strength work (Family Guy) 30:00 [3]

a double episode. sweet

Wednesday Mar 28, 2007 #

Road Cycling (Sydney Uni Lab) 1:15:00 [4]
slept:7.0 weight:67kg shoes: Specialized MTB

Study meant to be 90mins at 65% Vo2 Max- or for me 228Watts. Had a cather in arm so they could collect blood every 15mins. The first hour wasn't so bad, but then i really started to struggle. Cadence kept stopping so the bike ups the resistance to maintain constant power output. Could only just make it to the 75min mark. Very disappointing. Not sure what was really wrong with me. Any punter should be able to finish that session.
The rest of the day was spent getting MRI's of the liver- used to determine the levels of glucose, fat etc pre and post exercise.

Tuesday Mar 27, 2007 #

Note
(rest day)

Still on the diet.

Monday Mar 26, 2007 #

Note
(rest day)

On the diet study again. Felt crap most of the day. Not sure if it was because of the diet/lack of coffee, or just coincidence.

Sunday Mar 25, 2007 #

Road Cycling (Windtrainer) 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Specialized MTB

Slept most of the day after a very late night.
60mins at approx 228W as the pre-diet exercise session for the Sydney Uni study again. Wasn't as bored as last time.

Saturday Mar 24, 2007 #

Running (Two Creeks/Little Diggers) 50:00 [3] 8.8 km (5:41 / km)
shoes: old Asics 2100

waited all day to go to St Ive Dirt Crits in the arvo but car wouldn't start so i missed the race anyway. Not happy. Went running instead.

Friday Mar 23, 2007 #

MTB Cycling (CBD to Lindfield) 45:00 [3]
slept:8.5 shoes: Cannondale Rush

Picked up the Rush again after having my new Lefty installed. Now works like a dream :-)

C • rush 3

Running (Narmaroo Loop Reverse) 32:00 [3]
shoes: old Asics 2100

straight off the bike. wanted to make the most of daylight savings, though it was dark quickly

Strength work (weights) 20:00 [3]

Thursday Mar 22, 2007 #

Kayaking (Rose Bay) 1:05:00 [4]
slept:5.5

early morning paddle from Potts Point with Lance O'Connor's group. Borrowed a Red 7 single surf ski (Lance sells them). It was pitch black for most of the session, but nice to check out Sydney Harbour when it was light. Realise i have a long way to go with my paddling.

Wednesday Mar 21, 2007 #

Orienteering race (Summer Series) 47:00 [4]
slept:10.0 shoes: old Asics 2100

Final SS @ Hunters Hill. Felt pretty tired and didn't push very hard until the last 10mins. I got 540, Fatrat 600.

C • fulll race description 4

Tuesday Mar 20, 2007 #

Running (UTS Lindfield) 30:00 [2] 5.5 km (5:27 / km)
slept:12.0

Had a massage in morning- wasn't too bad.
Slept a lot of the day.
Easy jog in the evening. Felt pretty tired

Monday Mar 19, 2007 #

Note
slept:7.0 (rest day)

Sunday Mar 18, 2007 #

Note
slept:8.0 (rest day)

After a nice breakfast at John Jacoby's we drove all the way home, arriving at 11pm.

Felt good today, probably due to the extra sleep. If only there were more stages...

Saturday Mar 17, 2007 #

Adventure Race race (Keen AR) 9:00:00 [3]
slept:4.0

Stage 3- 4th (3rd over line)
6th overall
http://www.rapidascent.com.au/Results/KAROverall.a...

C • Congratulations! 7

Thursday Mar 15, 2007 #

Adventure Race race (Keen AR) 32:30:00 [3]

6th.

Wednesday Mar 14, 2007 #

Adventure Race race (Keen AR) 11:06:58 [3]
slept:4.0

4th

Tuesday Mar 13, 2007 #

Event: Keen Adventure Race

Adventure Race race (Keen AR) 1:56:57 [5]

2nd

Monday Mar 12, 2007 #

MTB Cycling (Port Campbell) 20:00 [1]
slept:6.0 shoes: Cannondale Rush

After driving all day we went for a short tour of Port Campbell to loosen the legs.

Sunday Mar 11, 2007 #

Running (Two Creeks) 30:00 [3] 6.0 km (5:00 / km)
slept:8.0 shoes: red Salomon 3D Pro

Just an easy cruise to stretch the legs..

Heading off to Victoria tonight for the Keen Adventure Race. Two person teams (racing with Mounty), 4 stages over 5 days and $60000 prizemoney. Should be some spectacular scenery along the Great Ocean Road Coast. Hopefully won't have to re-enact one of my favourite movie scenes- The final wave ride in Point Break at Bells Beach.
Follow all the results at http://www.keenadventurerace.com and http://www.sleepmonsters.com.au

C • Race Well! 2

Saturday Mar 10, 2007 #

MTB Cycling (Rotary Oval return) 40:00 [3] 11.0 km (3:38 / km)
slept:8.5 shoes: Cannondale Rush

a morning ride that turned into a midday ride. Just checking the bike was going okay.

Kayaking (Fishermans beach) 50:00 [3] 8.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Mark2 surfski

evening paddle with Mounty to check the boat was going okay after a hurried rudder reconstruction (thanks Simon). Boat felt good, and I felt good too. Hopefully taper has worked nicely.

Friday Mar 9, 2007 #

MTB Cycling (CBD to Waverton) 25:00 [3]
shoes: Cannondale Rush

riding back from the bike shop to the car at Waverton.

Thursday Mar 8, 2007 #

Running (Narmaroo Loop) 32:00 [3] 5.7 km (5:37 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: red Salomon 3D Pro

Still on the controlled diet- until i got a call from Phil in the arvo to say the MRI has broken down so we would have to cancel the study for tomorrow. Bugger. At least I hadn't been eating the high fat diet for 2 days!!
So made time to get a quick run in after work since I didn't need to rest anymore.

Felt pretty good running

Wednesday Mar 7, 2007 #

Note
slept:10.0 (rest day)

Rest- for the study at uni- apart from riding my bike from north sydney to CBD

Got a massage from Alan- legs not too bad, but by shoulders, lats got a real workout.

Tuesday Mar 6, 2007 #

MTB Cycling (To Rotary Oval) 40:00 [2] 10.0 km (4:00 / km)
slept:8.0 shoes: Cannondale Rush

Needed to take the Rush for another quick ride before i take it back to the shop for a service.

Road Cycling tempo (windtrainer) 1:00:00 [3]
shoes: Specialized MTB

This session was part of the study i'm taking part in for School of Exercise and Sports Science (where Fatrat studies, and i did my Masters). Had to do 60mins at 65% VO2max, which was calculated at 228W. Used my bike but with a Powertap rear hub which measures power. Wasn't too hard, but noticably harder by the end.
Now i have a controlled balanced diet for 60hrs- and rest

Monday Mar 5, 2007 #

Note
(rest day)

Sunday Mar 4, 2007 #

Kayaking (North Avoca to Bobbin Hea) 4:15:00 [3] 40.0 km (6:23 / km)
slept:7.0 shoes: Mark2 surfski

with Mounty. It was a long day. Didn't start til 12 and it was 5pm before we were back in the car. Successfully exited thru the surf break at North Avoca which was exciting. The first 80mins was pretty choppy with difficult rebound off the cliffs. After that it became more and more flat water as we went past Umina, Lion Island, West Head. Had a brief stop after 3hrs to check we were going the right way. Then past Cottage point and the biggest bloody boat you could imagine, well not as big as QM2, but nearly- check it out here http://www.luxuryretreats.com/yacht.asp?yachtID=31...
you can rent it for a cool $490 000 a week

I was pretty tired after 2hrs, particularly my right arm/shoulder. Hands were also sore. Glad to get to the end.
our route is here- http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=746572

Saturday Mar 3, 2007 #

Running long (Fig-tree Loop) 2:00:36 [3] 20.61 km (5:51 / km)
slept:8.0

with Damon, Andy, Ezy and Prong. Very humid and uncomfortable. Never felt great but made it through.

MTB Cycling (Manly Dam/ Middle Harbour) 2:45:00 [3] 40.0 km (4:08 / km)
ahr:144 max:182 shoes: Cannondale Rush

Picked up my new Cannondale Rush mountain bike from CBD. Rode from city to Neutral Bay, then with Damon from Manly Vale School, 1.5laps of manly dam, wombat track, Killarney Heights, Nosh track, Davidson Park, then home. New bike was a dream :-)

Friday Mar 2, 2007 #

Note
slept:8.0 (rest day)

Was meant to ride my new bike home but since it wasn't ready i did nothing. Needed a rest anyway

Thursday Mar 1, 2007 #

Strength work (weights and core) 30:00 [3]

busy all day so the only chance i had was while watching Family Guy

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