Training Log Archive: Dooby

Feeling tired after the weekend, body definitely under some pressure. Can feel it. Old age.

Monday - Bike
Tuesday - Run
Wednesday - Bike
Thursday - Rest
Friday - Orienteering (Killarney Urban)
Saturday - Orienteering (Shamrock Day 1)
Sunday - Controls out for Shamrock Day 3

My cycling club have their league race on Thursday, wouldn't mind racing, but think I need to conserve energy ahead of the weekend.

C • Old age 3

Time adjusted to moving time. Had a bad time with traffic lights this evening.

Not used to cycling with a dry mouth due to it being warm. Bit of wind though on the way in to town and out to Beaufort so was looking forward to a tailwind on the way home.

With the lights I’d practice accelerating from a stop.

Event: Munster League, Rossbeigh Sand Dunes
 

Not feeling too bad. Small bit tired waking up but lack of sleep and yesterday's labours probably the cause.

Made sure to tape my baby toes after the blisters that resulted from these shoes during WWR.

Rossbeigh
Munster League

Got 1 fine but not 2, ended up to the right of it, didn't really visualise what I was looking for and that cost me. Definitely straightforward if simplified.

Went out to the beach for 3, so straight east and long by 4. Although using the path would have been probably better.

Next few controls were all fine. Did see Josh come across me between 7 and 8.

Could see Agris in front of me going to 10 and then passed him at 11.

Leaving 11 I saw Tony and Zac to the left which brought me that direction to 12, otherwise I think I would have been to the right, so escaped some time loss here. Also a new target in front of me to chase down.

Caught Zac at 13 and then passed him with a better line to 14.

Went to the right of the hills to 16 and then stayed hight to 17. 18 was then a small bit further than I expected.

Saw Jens in front of me to 20 and 21. He went more left after leaving the beach at 21 so gained ground and also his exit from 21 meant I went by him.

Next few controls were just running, and I only realised afterwards that 26 was in the wrong place, had planned to come along the track and then the control was there, didn't think anymore of it since the code was right.

27 was the last bit of tough running just getting across to it, hard after the loop before it.

That's what I thought happened out there, will check the splits next.
They confirm time lost at 2. Other than that I'd a good few fastest splits and not much behind the fastest on others. But didn't take the lead until the 11th control after that early miss.

Good turnout on the Brown course today. Feeling the pressure of the young lads. Home advantage probably the difference.

Results
QuickRoute

Short loop with Ruairi.

Tired!

Brown - Splits

Crohane & Tír na Spidóige

Erecting stiles with robrunner & Conrad. Grand weatherwise, sun only made an appearance for the last stile.

Most of the work was fine apart from the last couple of stiles on Crohane. Sweet mother of god the midges were awful. Swarms of them, and i'd even put on some repellent. We were eaten alive.

Managed to get out training today. Lovely day for it too. Garmin is saying temperatures over 20 degrees for the spin, although cooler in the wind.

Didn't feel too fit this evening, and time on the climb reflects that. To be expected and I really need to do something about it. Recovered more or less from last weekend by now, still some calf stuff to work out.

Descent was fun, after the café I caught a car, stuck behind it for a bit, and then went for the pass on the straight after Derrycunnihy, not much left in the descent at that stage but sure what the heck.

Good to get out anyways. And some Giro stage today, managed to avoid the radio again this evening so no clue what was about to unfold in the highlights!

Busy weekend ahead.

Another rest day! This time I was working late.

Got a project that they want done by the end of June +/- half a week. Offered all the extra work time I might need. Why won't you work overtime? Because i've a month old baby at home and need (want) to train. What do managers expect!

No time this evening. Visitors and Erik not in the best of form.

Legs getting better apart from calves. Alpha ball seems to be helping though, feeling some improvement in the tightness after using it.

Foam rolled this morning and will do so again later. Calves are very tight, rest of the muscles are improving.

Day off to take Erik for a spin to Tipperary and back.