Teering race 35:32*** 4.5 km (7:54 / km) +76m7:17 / km ahr:146 max:170 spiked:6/10c weight:75kg shoes: VJ Bold Super 10R
Soapy Flat. Short Course, 1st. The long course looked like it was all on paths so changed to the short course. Just as well as the L knee started to hurt after 30 minutes. It was Ok after. Found a couple of unmapped, huge, termite mounds and an unmapped track with 3 motorbikes on it.
Lost about 30secs on 1 (went direct, lost track), 1 minute on 2 (found extra termite mound on line), 30 secs on 3 (standing beside it), 30 secs on 5 (nice hill with boulders, couldn't place where I was on it).
Cycling2:01:38 55.39 km (2:12 / km) +878m2:02 / km ahr:136 max:182
I was a bit early, so went solo. On the back of a fast 6 man group till the National Park and when they went right, I went left, solo again. Struggled up the climbs (Akuna East 12:48, Mc Carrs 10:25 - time off the bike really shows up) and met them again back at the Park entrance. Couldn't hold the wheel after a turn on Mona Vale Rd but mounted a comeback on the nasty hill. Too cold to stop at Patersons.
Congrats to Defending champion Geoff Lawford who won the silver medal at the World Masters. Wish I was (a) there and (b) able to run.
Note: Blood test.
Cholesterol - 6.4 (up a bit from 2012 - 5.8 but down since 2010 - 6.7)
Triglycerides - 1.4 (2012 - 1.6, 2010 - 1.8)
HDL - 1.3 (2012 - 1.1, 2010 - 1.3)
LDL - 4.5 (2012 - 4.0, 2010 - 4.6) - should be less than 3.5
PSA - 2.4 (2010 - 1.6) - old age but less than 4.5 is OK, 1.2 is average
Globulins - 23 (on the low side but better than 2011 - 21)