Training Log Archive: slow-twitch

A beautiful day at Scott's Ferry on the ...Rangitikei Riviera? ...the Costa del Bulls? Quite a cool course nicely using a new (to me) small block of forest. Apparent right from the start I didn't really have my fast legs with me so really just cruised around which might have helped keep things relatively clean. 3 lapses - #4 hit the green belt a bit south of the control, but given I crossed without noticing a track mid-leg that I was going to use a bend of to check my direction, did pretty well to only end up one re-entrant off; #8, drifted far enough off bearing I ended up closer to 9, too distracted by other similar-paced runners around me at that point I think; #14 sort of lost map contact soon after crossing the main track, so even though I never really went astray, for too long had little idea of how far along the leg I was - plenty of contour detail along the leg but not really any clear unique feature to say you are here. Probably a few other legs that I lost a bit of time just not being confident, even though I was actually spot-on - that kind of run.

StatNav April update:
5735 points (no change... no ranking events attended, so no surprise!)
160th overall (up 32)
11th M45 (no change)
I guess most of the overall movement is people who haven't done much since Oceania/Masters last year dropping off the list. Unfortunately this includes Bozzy, so either he needs to start doing some more races (QB's coming up!) or I need to find another target to chase down ;-)

C • QB 2

Roads and riverbank, Heretaunga Park loop. Sub par effort but not as much as I expected, especially given there were so many little walking breaks on the return leg between the driving range (@42 mins) and home that I was considering stopping the watch and calling the run over. So given that the end result was just a few minutes slower than it should have been, can only assume that I was working too hard (which it certainly felt like) and going too fast (which it certainly didn't) for the distance.

Stretching the legs and trying to help the good news of the last few days sink in. Horoeka track up and down, didn't actually note the time, but I think it's usually about 1:20 walking.