Training Log Archive: Craig

Event: NavDash - Joondalup
 

A couple of laps around the roads and car parks to warm up.

NavDash Joondalup. Got a bit lucky hearing Adrian and Graham talking about the upper level controls as I arrived and picked that it must be 2 and 11 from the descriptions. Still really wanted to go and look at the ground level first at 2 but convinced myself to go straight up the stairs which gave me the lead for a while. Fine through to 6 then got a little held up and distracted by Peter Hamilton coming into 7. Maybe should have gone right past the lake but the little path into the control was obscured by a fold in my map. 8-9-10 very straightforward but I was really struggling physically by then and I almost forgot about the upper level at 11. Even after remembering I still struggled to convince myself to change plans and approach from the top. Got back in front briefly here but a one second lead over Henry was never going to last. The rest of the course was very simple with just a couple of left/right options that didn't matter much unless you were foolish enough to attempt the straight option on 20 like Henry did allowing me to get back within a minute of him at the finish. Just held off Sten and tRicky for second.

C • Foolish 3

Following Liam around easy course. I jogged behind rather than trying to keep up with his sprints.

Long - Splits

Out and back through UWA and along the river again. Trying to take it a little bit easier this time. Thought I would feel a bit tired since I got very little sleep last night and I was but not as bad as I feared. I think I saw Craig Berg as I crossed Hackett Drive on the way back but didn't realise until after I was past. Pushed a bit harder for the last couple of km back from UWA.

With Dion at the Palms because the lit courts at Onslow Park were all in use. Thought I was hitting it ok most of the time but got smashed 6-0 when we played a set at the end.

Pace was on from the start today and I was dropped before the first road crossing. Caught up at the crossing and ran with Helen and Susan for a while as everyone else pulled away. Helen and Susan turned off at UWA leaving me alone until Dean appeared after a pit stop. Stayed with Dean around the river but told him not to wait for me when we hit the hills and he didn't. Nobody else in sight until the regroup at the war memorial.
I decided I should stick with Helen and Susan after the restart but I got talking to Kate Gregory when she came past and she kept lifting the pace. She had an ablation for ventricular tachycardia 12 days ago and went into ventricular fibrillation for a while during the operation but she wasn't letting that slow her down. I had to try to keep her talking because any time there was a pause she increased the pace a bit more and I was already near my limit.
Came back past Lawleys to get some bread for lunches.

To the gym and back.

At Glen Forrest with Rachel. A bit of a struggle early but felt really good at times in the second half.