Training Log Archive: grilla

Event: ACT MTBO Series: East Stromlo ("Green Hills" Map)
 

Another last minute change of plan saw us go skiing again. Got a lift with Nadine so no driving, but hard work sitting in the car :).
A great day, warm after a cold night so icy then soft, but found some fun patches. Tired and sore after!

Event: ACT Metro Series: Junior League #7, Cooleman Ridge - Event A
 

A very tough slog today. Hills were steep and slow going!
Looks like I made a mistake on 9, was just trying to find a clear path through, also 13 and again this was mainly poor route choice and then getting stuck by rocks etc. At 13 I stopped to help out a friend of Aoife’s and lost a bit of time on the next leg. Really lost time on 16 by staying too high. From there lost momentum and was having trouble reading map - this happens when I’m tired. Very pleased to be finished!

Another lap of Bruce Ridge. With Nat today, nice and warm out. Went pretty well apart from a few log-ups. Arms tired.

More speed around Franklin.Nat is unstoppable.

A bit of free time for some fun, in the relative warmth. A bit windy but no problem on the bike. Good fun today!

Event: ACT Midweek Series: Mulligans Flat
 

Mulligans 'not very' Flat. Although having said that, the contours were worse on paper than on the ground. Ran OK. Lost confidence going to 1 (lack of contours on the ground!) but eventually got it. OK then through until leaving 6 where I saw the fence and not the direction. Ran according to that and ended up heading totally the wrong way. Had to backtrack as the only way across was via a gate. Then missed 7. I think I was a the right spot but the control was back and up the hill. 8 was wayward - probably because I was a bit off from the 7 control location. 9 was just tough in vague, flattish nothing terrain where you could not see and running freely was difficult after the lovely clear running earlier. All good.

Tired. Woke up stiff and sore, happy to just get out today.