Training Log Archive: Vaala

Started in a large group at the saddle above Purau then biked/pushed up to the top of Mt Herbert. Then it was a very long descent down the Mt Herbert Walkway to Diamond Harbour where we left the others and biked back up the road to the saddle and the car. Must be just over 1000 metres of climb I think.

With Michael along the Hogsback from Castle Hill to the highest point where we discovered the gale force winds from the weather warning had arrived so then turned around and rode back. Feeling pretty blah...

Up our street to Vic Park then down into Bowenvale and home. Foot seems mostly pretty good. Running next week...if I can get off my bike for long enough :-P

Up Farm Track, along the traverse and down through Vic Park and Bowenvale and then home to make tofurkey. Oh man, one hell of an epic head wind riding up which made it even more exhausting than normal. Had to stop every now and then to die. Then getting blown around like crazy up on the traverse. Met Conal out there also battling the wind and we had a laugh at ourselves.

Event 3: Mt Pleasant
With Michael again. Yay! Super windy up at the start. We were out in front for the first few controls until stupid #72 which was in the wrong place. In a way I was quite glad to get a couple of teams ahead of us. Sucks having them all just sort of follow you. Got to #41 with just over 40 minutes to go for the road/parks section so I budgeted 15 minutes down and 25 up which ended up working out perfectly despite both of us doubting we were going to make it at various times. Did make for a slightly stressful climb at the end though! Bad hayfever tonight.

With Michael along the river to Stephanie's house to return her phone then up Huntsbury spur a bit and back home.

A bit stressed!