Training Log Archive: jennycas

Finishing off checking the rest of the controls in the forest near Donovans

Running through clearings which the bikes are going to hate riding across. Apparently on an MTBO map it doesn't matter if the contours are a bit inaccurate.

Around the town of Nelson to all controls on the MTBO sprint map. The kids in the caravan park were so excited once I had explained to them what a control was for and how it worked, that they led me to another 4 within the caravan park!

General running around during the event and going to collect controls which someone else had already picked up....communication was a bit like this throughout the weekend.

This was great! From Nelson due north to hit the Glenelg River (about 5km of up and down over sand/limestone ridges) then along the Great Southwest Walk which follows the river along the clifftop past Princess Margaret Rose caves and the shacks at Donovans (on the opposite side of the river) and then winds through forest to Simsons Landing at the north end of Nelson (about 14km?) and along the waterfront past everyone's tiny boatsheds, south to the bridge and then back up the road to our accommodation. Beautiful damp forest and nothing hurt today.

Because I don't bike, my checking of controls for the MTBO long race was a combination of rally driving my Subaru around the forest with dad as navigator, and running into some of the sites that were too sandy/rough for it!

It got dark before we finished so left half of the controls till Saturday morning

I hate sciatica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was such a pain when driving to Nelson, it extended all the way down to my ankle :(

I seem to be a bit busy doing MTBO-champs related stuff....

Attack of the Killer Physio

Yay - the pain is coming from the nerves in my back, as I had started to suspect. Peroneal nerve in particular. I assume that's the nerve Kath was sitting on me in order to release. So nothing is torn but I am to do calf raises just for luck.

Stretching and strengthening 20 min.

Did a lap of Panorama with Fern - not sure where the boys went after we crossed Springbank Rd. Calf better since I got stuck into it but I think the pain is coming from higher up.

Scary to see fat people's bellies go past me underwater...not being rude but there was a definite dugong resemblance.

May have to learn to ride a bike over winter as a displacement activity. Can't you just see me riding up and down the pool cover?