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Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

In the 7 days ending Aug 26, 2007:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Running	5	3:27:35	12.09		19.45		107
Back, core and achilles	7	1:40:00
Real Orienteering	1	50:10	5.28	(9:30)	8.5	(5:54)	115
Total	7	5:57:45	17.37		27.95		222

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Sunday Aug 26, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]

Running 1:06:30 [2] 11.4 km (5:50 / km) +100m 5:35 / km
shoes: Columbia

Was meant to be the long run. But a very sore knee forced a shorter outing. Not much fun running downhill. And it was really good yesterday.

Saturday Aug 25, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles (Lyell Forest North) 15:00 [1]

Omens propitious for a good day out at Lyell Forest. Back not sore for the first morning in quite a few weeks. Likewise achilles. Blue skies and still conditions.

Real Orienteering race 50:10 [5] 8.5 km (5:54 / km) +115m 5:32 / km
shoes: Columbia

Straight line 7.4k. Route choice mistakes maybe cost 100 metres.

Sure sign of climate change. Lots of runners in shorts in August.

C • Shorts 2

Friday Aug 24, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Running 32:25 [3]
shoes: Columbia

Extended Dodder Track circuit. Unsettling feeling of summer in the air again. Blue skies, warm temperatures and hard ground.

Thursday Aug 23, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]

Running 37:40 [3]
shoes: Columbia

Around the basic Welsford circuit from years ago. No endorphines released today.

Wednesday Aug 22, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]

Running tempo 24:00 [4] 5.75 km (4:10 / km) +5m 4:09 / km
shoes: Columbia

Running warm up/down 12:00 [2] 2.3 km (5:13 / km) +2m 5:12 / km
shoes: Columbia

Tuesday Aug 21, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]

Running 35:00 [3]
shoes: Columbia

Longer Welsford circuit. Learned it is still too early to remove the injury tick from my log. Achilles hurt somewhat. Generally a lethargic run.

Note

There are now a few logs of the ironman up on routegadget. After my lethargic run, this really cheered me up. What were you doing Dave? Wrong control time after time. And Don... I think you disqualified yourself by forgetting to go back to the second hub control after the second-second loop! I must really do this event format again. Don was right. It does appeal to my darker side.

C • Second second hub 1

Monday Aug 20, 2007 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [3]
(rest day)

Much on today, good and bad. Funeral lunch. Music evening. No running. Probably wise.

Note

Thinking about next years ironman. One idea to ease the start logistics.

All courses orientshow style.
1 easy course with perhaps 3 variations.
1 medium course with 3 variations.
3 hard courses, each with 12 variations, about 2.5 k.
Common easy-moderate loop that circles spectator area, 500-700m.

Four classes.
Easy- 1 easy course + final common loop.
Moderate- easy + moderate + final common loop
Gentle hard- 1 hard course + 1 final common loop
Average hard - 2 hard courses + 1 final common loop
Hard hard (ironman) - 3 hard courses + 1 final common loop

Run the courses themselves as variations and have one mass start. That means for the hard hard perhaps 36 variations for a meta race of about 7.5k. Lower level classes similar, but obviously fewer variations.

Mass start for everyone in each class. Early finishing classes can watch others.

Ironman handicap award deduced later from handicaps. Perhaps preadvertise the handicap times.

Would require a clothes line arrangement like the old winter classic and blodslitet arrangements. SI timing. Sunday. Definitely pre-entry.

Thoughts anyone?

C • Sounds Superb 1

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