Training Log Archive: dreamweaver

Nice new map within a half an hour of home - what could go wrong? The first quarter of the event, actually! Made for #18 at the start but there was a pack of runners there already (I rode around rather than across the grass) so left that to last and headed for #17, then to the nice group of #1 - #7 around the oval to the west. Missed the turn to #5 so aimed for #2 and ended up at #6 (behind a sandhill!) - remembered to turn the watch on then (distance is a bit of a punt based on the bike odo). Got #5 then #2, #3 and #1 without any issues. Had to walk through the boggy sand to #4 so dismissed any notion of returning that way and rode right around the oval to get onto the track to #7. Hard pressed to think of a less efficient way to get that group really. Settled down then apart from a wrong turn out of #16 and some less then optimal routes towards the end. Enjoyed the ride, just frustrated by the brain fades at the beginning.

Late start with the watch again - set off to pick up 5 controls in the streets to the NW. Reverse direction to what I did earlier and route choice didn't improve much, although the options were limited.

Liftoff from the very busy Deepwater Point Reserve to Mt Henry bridge then up the freeway to South Perth and around to Claisebrook via the Windan Bridge. Very pleasant conditions for the outward leg, as evidenced by the large number of riders, runners and walkers we encountered. A sustained session of chat and coffee at the Kinky Lizard before tackling the more direct route back via EQ and the Narrows into the now brisk south westerly. (Trace only for outward leg).

A loop from Kent St weir to Rossmoyne beside the Canning River and back through Willeton and Ferndale, keeping to reserves as much as possible. Part of a plan for a new FROGs route but I'll need to find a few more kms.

Short loop from Kent St weir to Nicholson road and return on either side of the river. Total distance is a bit short, so will investigate taking in more of Ferndale and Lynwood.