Training Log Archive: acejase

warm up spent mostly trying to work out what sort of striding techniques caused the red hole in my heel to hurt and which onese really hurt. had confidence crushed by Miss Jones and AnnaQ as about to enter start box when they severely sledged my o outfit. Various ACT W55s zealously joined in the sledging.

Gave up fairly quickly, probably before the start triangle. Opened map to find course way beyond my motivational reserves and the padding on my heel so trotted round first 3 controls before jogging home round the lake. Cracker area though - open but still technical. Nice. I will have to set some goals and pump myself up before I attempt an O race again, especially a long one.

C • Stand out performance 1

Quite abysmal attempt at orienteering. ACT Middle Champs at Buckenderra. Was good course, quite technical and many tough terrain running bits (well tought for me). I hadnt orienteered since ACT Champs last year, was running late for the start and just not prepared. Thats the problem with orienteering in a decent area you cant just roll up and it all happens and I dont have the committment to my O these days to do all the things required to run well (do some training in the terrain, practice technique, preapre before the race etc.). Lulled myself into a false sense of security by nailing 1. then lost monumental amounts of time on 2 and 3. Coaxed mysefl through 4-6 and then got mad at how crap I was and proceeded to nail about the next 3 controls. Motivation and technique then all progressively faded as I returned to varying levels of crapness. Whats more the o shoes that I put on saying to Jo "these shoes often give me blisters" began to cause grief on my right heel which, by the finish had produced a nice red-raw hole in my heel.

A good hit out really.

C • Eerie 2

hard run to the start to make start time.

Tour de pete - sort of. Just devil and me after hoggster was a no show. pleasant enough until the rain came. a good shower near the golf course which stopped and we thought would be ok but then got to about Flynn/Fraser and it just started to piss down. we bailed for ginninderra dve and was going to head straight for dicko cafe but we were so soaked and it was still pouring by ais that just headed in to work. only felt better when heard hoggster was riding solo round the suburbs of canberra in the rain trying to catch us after he slept in. had really good scrambled eggs on toast at Mooreish post getting warm. coffee was very average but.

C • Raining in Canberra 2

Black Mtn loop at lunchtime. Ran on own as had to go early lunch before a meeting. Felt "normal" again after half mara exploits with no more than usual aches and pains.

life getting in the road of training again....

Searlo took some cracker photos at half marathon. Seeing they were so well framed thought I'd put up 2 - one of me with a nicely placed hot air balloon in the background and a cracker of AnnaQ below Black Mtn. Thanks Searlo! unfortunately he was still setting up when the speedy Hoggster came through.

C • Like the balloon ... 3

concrete path run in reverse with andy. helped him to create his theory which will change the way the world views global warming. he started his theory in the tea room at work today as part of an argument (what a turn up - andy arguing! who'd have thought it) and i was able to help him take it to the next level where it will now most likely be published in Nature. still sore from half but getting better.

Cook blob with andy. Hobbled round in record slow pace. Luckily Hoggster was as crippled as I.

felt better for the rides.