Training Log Archive: NSW Stinger

afternoon run with Fatrat. Right ITB/knee is sore from running down Mt Wellington

Feeling tired but surprisingly not hungover after all the free beer and wine I drank last night.

Starting on Mt Wellington- furious decent down to Cascade brewery. We quickly dropped the field, and ran ok, but could have been a few mins faster. Both feeling a bit sick in the stomach.
Onto the bikes for a quick ride thru Hobart to Taroona. Lost a bit of time here, and we saw All Aerobics and Usshers hoping in the kayaks not long after us.

Paddled hard for 50mins, the last part into strong wind with the boat taking on water.
Climbed Wrest Point Casino via the stars, then abseiled off. Still had about 2min lead and ran flat out thru Battery Point to the finish at Salamanca. Won by about 5-10mins.
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Great afternoon drinking beers at the Quarry, then quick sauna/spa before dinner. Another awesome spread, and good fun night.
Look forward to next year. Already tried sorting out a team.

C • Jarad 2

Again starting with a paddle. We sat on the Usshers the whole time (managing to drop the rest of the field at CP1). Elina said that we had no balls- but nor does she!
Finally a good transition since we paddled in bike shoes. Off in the lead, and never caught by the Usshers. I was having a better day, and Jarad and I took turns leading. Another fun course, technical but not too techical, physical but not too physical. Finished the ride with a lead of 6-7mins.

An untimed climb up a 250m hill before abseiling 140m granite face. Looked spectacular, and there are some great photos. But a rope that long is very slow and it actually was an effort to get down. The 2nd 50m abseil was more fun. A fun traverse and rock hop back to the bikes.

Short ride, followed by 5km rockhop back to Coles bay camp. Felt good running so tried to hurt Jarad a bit on the rough rocks. Finished hard on the beach.
Finally cracked the Usshers- beat them by 25mins.

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Freycinet National Park.
Started with paddle. Jarad and I had a great start and put a gap of about 100m on the field. But slowly the Usshers pegged us back and caught up after about 40mins. While chasing the wake of the camera crews boat I got a massive wave of water half filling my cockpit. Should have put on the skirt after all. Then we paddled past the CP cos it was in the wrong spot and we landed on the beach in at the back of the field be equal with the Usshers.

Made a small error looking for the map (it was in my back) and then spent the next hour at max speed chasing Jarad and the Usshers. Finally caught them at the top of the saddle heading from wineglass bay back to the carpark.

They passed us in transition, but all back together after about 20mins on the bike. This was after jarad came of on the bitumen- at a corner now known as Tiffany's corner- which claimed about 5 or 6 others including Michael Klim. Very slippery, tightening corner.
I was struggling on the hills, but fortunately J and I could descend better than Elina so we finally got a gap. I started to find my legs on the big hills, and J started to slow, so I was in the lead. Managed to make it to the finish without J blowing up, and without being caught by the Usshers.


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