Training Log Archive: Lizzie

Was in too much of a boo after work to drag myself out into the dark and rain for a run. Amazing how frustrated and shitty I can get over a little bit of code not working.

Event: ACT Long Dist Champs at Gibraltar Hill (ACT League # 10)
 

Was pretty excited to be heading out on a long distance after focusing on middle/sprint all of this year so far. Probably a good thing to ease back into it with a shorter long than I expected - turns out EWT for a state champs is 60-70mins for W21A.
I was tired enough by the end anyway!
Happy with how the run went, got the speed control right, which was tricky when the long legs were such fast running, but the controls were in granite detail. At the time it felt like I was slowing down excessively, but it meant I didn't circumnavigate any bonus boulders within the circles, which was worth it. Only time loss I can think of was micro route choice really, and the odd occasion of slacking off the aggression, which is an easy way to lose time in the rough rock and scrub!

Now just have to run ~ double that time at the ultra next week! Hmmm...

All WU. Feet were sore from my shoes and rocks afterwards, and then I was lazy.

Had a chat to Jase and got all of the secrets of the upcoming course ;) And had a cup of water, not because I was thirsty, but because GrantM had lugged 20L all the way up the hills to the start, and it would have been impolite not to. :)

Putting out tapes for BL training

Set my own course from the controls that were already out, as it turned out I'd checked the sites last week in pretty much the exact order that the red 1 course visited them.
Got stuck in the same bit of green twice, once from either direction. Idiot.

ACT Long this weekend! wooo! Can't wait to get back into O post-post-WOC-break. After focusing on middle and sprint all year, I have 5 long distance races over 6 weeks...hopefully by the last one (Aus champs) my body will be reacquainted with racing for more than ~40mins at a time!

Back was really uncomfortable in bed last night. Doing about 10 different stretches and nerve mobilisation exercises at the moment, but too much sitting and bending over in the lab is just gunking it up.

Terrain and single tracks on Blackie.

Went out with the intention of re-taping and extending the terrain loop. But found all of 2 of Jacqui's pretty pink tapes...the rest had been annihilated by last season's controlled burns.
Which made me wonder if it was worth retaping if it's just going to be wiped out next season?
So I went for a proper run instead.

Last football match for the foreseeable future! Kind of sad, but exciting to see what I can do with 3 extra evenings for orienteering focussed training, and mondays that's aren't a complete write off physically!

[just deleted a rant about the ref]. Realised how mentally tired I am at the moment, as I couldn't handle the number of hits I took without a single foul being called. Managed to keep it in, but was the closest I've come in 19 years to cracking it at the ref. Not a good idea, especially as captain.

On the amusing side, I got to finish my career as a centre forward. Which has never been a good idea if you want the team to score.

Feeling pretty seedy this morning. Not sure if it's the accumulated result of 2 weeks full on in the lab, or if I'm coming down with whatever my housemate has. Hopefully the former, as the latter doesn't exactly look like a pleasant experience! and I'd quite like to be in a state capable of running the ACT long champs this wknd.

Bit of a nothing training. Was there 1.40hr but probably only moving 50mins.