Training Log Archive: O-ing

Event: Fitz’s Challenge
 

Fitzs classic 165k. Uriarra crossing flooded, so course changed and ended up at 166.6 (23.1kmh). Stuck with the leaders until the first big hill after Cotter Reserve (at 13km, 6% for 2.6km) at which point I got spat. Note Prosseri got over that hill in the front group. Caught up by a good working group and made it with them to the small but challenging climb on the side of Mt Tennant (49km 6.6% for 0.9km). After that pretty much on my own. Took Fitzs climb easy (11kmh, 2kmh slower than last week, 10.7% for 2.52km), and saw tRicky at the top at which point he had gone about 25 mins quicker (after 88km). Didn't spend too long (8 mins) at the Rendezvous Creek turn around but did, 21 minutes, at Tharwa (105km) after I started to cramp on that Mt Tennant climb on the way back - 5.7% for 0.7km. Had a coffee and a ham-hummus roll which went down well. Also picked up some electrolyte and had no more cramps. Struggled a bit from there and was in pain, but actually handled the climb to Uriarra and the last section up from Cotter (4.4% for 2.8 and 3.3% for 1.9km) reasonably well (both 18kmh 5km splits). Wasted a minute and rode an extra 160m I didn't need at the very poorly marked and marshalled Uturn at the Brindabella Road/ Uriarra Road junction.
All up had 2 gels, the Tharwa lunch, a protein bar early, a low carb Turkish delight, a "Nut bar" and a kidsize Boost as well as about 4 bottles of water. Felt a bit queasy at the finish.
25th with a gun time of 7:42:36. Prosseri was 7th in 6:37:48, fastest was JSouthgate in 5:44:56 - just under 29kmh.

C • nice work 5