Training Log Archive: jgreen

after the plumber left and water was restored, I tackled the floor again, first with a hammer and chistle to avoid more holes int he pipe, and then with the jackhammer one I was far enough away from the water pipes.
I am finished this evening after the effort. a 1.8 kg hammer is HEAVY.
So now I have found the problem, Rotor rooter are going to have to come and unblock the drain, and then I can fill in the hole and practice my tiling skills.
next weekends job...

shoes were safety boots and distance was 0.
dug up the bathroom floor, until i hit was water pipe (actually 2 water pipes) with the jack hammer.
emergency call to outsurance and the plumber worked for about 2 hrs before giving up to come back on Sunday for another could hours effort.

5 hour cape storm cycle Rogain as a family. Took a picnic and the cycle trailer for the 2 kids. A serious workout with 30kg behind the bike. But a fun day out. We were not Uj a hurry, and not ready at the start so left 30 mins late, without the punch card (oops).
Did the cycle in thee sessions. First one was straight down the hill. Got to 43 kmph which is a bit fast for the kids in the back. Half way up we stopped of a cooloff in the river.
End stage 1.
Stage 2 was the slogan up the hill. Took another hour in granny gear, then the 4 of us collapsed into a heap in the shade at barretts coaches for a picnic lunch.
End stage 2.
Stage 3 wqs a round trip gp our third control for the day, finishing with a quick down hill on tar. We elected to heed back to the accommodation to shower and pack up instead of the last 2 controls of the sector,which was our initial intention.
A great day out all in all.
Then time for a rest week.

Had to dig deep for the cape storm Rogain. Ran with Nathan on his birthday. My water bottle was a little small for the length of the run. We starter of well going north, I had told Nathan that I would probably blow at about 5 hours and then have to hang in tor the last 3. At 3 hrs we both ran out of water and 20 mins later I blew. Sat for 20 mins recovering at a tap where I could hose myself down repeatedly and drank almost 2 liters of water.
Started off jogging walking as I tried to recover, which I never really did in to 35 degree heat.
We (i) got a bit ambitious and was feeling ok so we went for the furthest south points. The loop took almost 2 hours and blew our chances of getting back before the 8 hr cut off. We then ran all the was down the road to finish with a big 300 m climb collecting 140 points in the last hour. 120 of which were wiped out by our penalties.
Still managed 900 points after the maths with the next team on 825. Was a big day. Way harder that the otter trail. I had to really dig deep and spent the next week (bar the cycle the next day) recovering. Lost a toe nail in the process.
A good day out that could have gone better.

fun ride round CSIR again - a bit faster this time - and tougher with the wind in my face.

first time running with music in my ears - went by very fast. did a lap of the CSIR border.

went down the spruit with sam, but spent quite a while fixing punctures. my tubes had perished and there was no glue in the repair kit. Kirsty bought and brought me 2 new tubes to get me home. my princess in a shining alpha.

jog with Christian - down to and around zoo lake then back via westcliff. nice chatty jog.

longer session at the linden pool - just swimming - no drills yet...

about 10 lapsof the CSIR campus in Pta - the start of my 94.7 training.

nice job round emmies - easy start - harder 5km in the middle then a slow jog home back to work.
nice way to spend lunch...

ok run - disappointed with the slowness of my uphill running.
glad to beat Garry by a mear 4 seconds. it is getting close!
made several silly mistakes, one significant one not being able to read the buildings and where to get through and where not to number 2.
was difficult to read the two control descriptions - a couple of times i found myself standing at a control, certain it was mine, but the numbers didn't match, till I realized my control description holder had rotated and I was reading the incorrect one.
one set of boulders had moved, either on the map or on the ground, cost a bit hunting for the control.
about 2 mins low with mistakes and another 2 mins with slow uphill running.
I wonder what the log looks like now... not easy to determine who won?

Course 1 - Splits

easy ride into work - mostly downhill then a low ride up through emmarentia to melville. the grass is turning green at last - it was a great way to get to work - pity it takes sick kids for me to be able to ride into work... cause I dont have to drop off or collect in the car... maybe with summer on the way now it will be warm enough for Teagan to go into the babyseat again.

harder ride home to get there faster - stuck to the roads. feeling heavy in the legs.

Swim at the not so heated linden pool. 20 degrees was a but chilly. Nice cross training. Maybe midmar is on the cards next year, or a couple of triathlons. Need to get the zip on my wet suit fixed first.

Ling run to rosebank then round the zoo. Felt Friday run in my glutes. Need to be carefully not to overdo things.

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