Training Log Archive: simmo

Event: Swanbourne (Metro Series 11)
 

Metro race at Swanbourne. There didn't seem to be enough controls going around the lake, so decided to cross the highway. Max HR occurred in the uphill race West out of the school, so slowed the pace by peeling off from the crowd going to 2, and heading for 1 instead. Possibly should have got a couple more of the Western controls, but decided to turn back after collecting the close together 6, 9, 7 and 8. Walked slowly up the hill to 7. After that I was able to run a bit faster hoping the HR/breathing would stay away, which it did. Came in to the finish in a reasonable position for an old fart, and with a shortish distance on the gps.

1, 13, 12, 11, 6, 9, 7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 3, 4, 5.

Two rivers ride, humid with a SWly. Canning Bridge underpass has re-opened - hooray!

Western suburbs school run, passing Christ Church (the heaviest drop-off traffic - why are we mollycoddling our young men?). MLC (surprisingly not busy), PLC (Richardson Ave clogged - but in the opposite direction), St Hilda's Chidley, North Freo Primary (the 2nd-worst, even though I'm pretty sure that almost no kid needs to get driven to school since you can walk or ride safely without crossing a major road from virtually everywhere in the suburb), and Beehive Montessori. On the way home, but well after drop-off time, I went past Scotch, Shenton and Bob Hawke Colleges.

Wind seemed to be mainly Westerly, but quite mild.

Bassendean ride.

West Coast ride with PP, strong Easterly.