Training Log Archive: Mess Engineer

Event: NSW State League #3 - Pelaw Main / #4 - Wallaroo - Balickera/Hamburgers Tra
 

Park run tourism continued.

Stayed at twin brothers overnight so I could steal his racing bike for my own use, and also to reduce the drive distance to attend this event.

Waiting for official time but will be higher than the two Personal Bests achieved at Fingal Bay and Newcastle. EDIT 28 seconds behind PB.

Tried to go slower for first km and not burn myself out but it didn't work.
Also tried to keep up with the 22:30 pacer but they got too far ahead by the 2.5 km turn around point.

2 weeks ago I would have been ecstatic with this result but now I have the unrealistic mindset I should be improving each week.

Splits
1 km 4:14
2 km 4:31
3 km 4:48
4 km 4:54
5 km 4:55
So according to iPhone 23:22.

C • I know 3

State League #3.
Mining Mystery. Nominal 3.4 km. 20 Controls.

Made a total and complete mess of this today.
Really struggled with the controls being so close together.
I thought having set here before would be an advantage but for some controls the reverse was true as I made assumptions I knew the feature it was on (ie a boulder) and it was the next one.

Splits show for #3 I was 32nd and #5 I was 34th (so in other words for this control I was the most hopeless for the entire day).
Ultimately no idea how I found #15.
Confused by the mess of tracks.
I gave up and decided to go to #16 and work my way back and then spotted it.

Mining Mystery Control collection. 6 controls.
Walked the entire way.

SL3 - Hard 3b - Splits

This Friday instructor really makes this class a joy to attend. Chest track wanted to explode.
I am packing on more weight whilst reducing waist measurement so extra mass going where I want it.

Fairly different from the Pump equivalent at Mayfield.
Chest track proved to be a killer.
Weights much older and plaster filled plastic version so think they have deteriorated and potentially lighter.

Car serviced yesterday.
When went to garage to drive to work found radiator fluid leaked all over floor. Radiator close to empty.
NOT HAPPY JAN.
Topped radiator up with about 500 ml of coolant I had left over but it still soon overheated so came back and used (out of desperation) 1 litre of demineralised water from the iron.
Limped car back to Rutherford (driving slowly and watching temperature gauge).

Waited at Service Shop till they opened and complained.
Arranged a work colleague to give me a lift in 32 km to work.

Then was told I needed to be in Sydney Thursday for work so got a lift to Tudor Street to get a hire car and returned to work.

My car fixed and Service Shop accepted responsibility.

So then got a lift with work colleague back 32 km to Rutherford, then drove back my car back 32 km to work where I will park it for the next 2 days.

Then took Hire Car to use for next 2 days and drove back 35 km home after Gym and Pure Run.

So lots and lots of back and forth today!

Arrived about 2 minutes after class left due to all the problems with car.
Maintained new benchmark of 22 kg.
Left 10 minutes early as still had to swap over my car with hire car and then get into Darby Street.

Run from Darby Street to Honeysuckle and then along foreshore out to Nobbys breakwall. Then back past Ocean Baths along Hunter Street and return. Had headlight torch on for about 1/4 of the time.
Very large group of people tonight.
And I needed this run after all the car swaps back and forth today!

Car getting serviced so got a lift with colleague so no running or gym.

C • No gym/no run 3

This session was awesome and really enjoyed it.
Didn't keep stop starting iPhone so running time less than this.
5 min warmup.
7 min tempo run loop doing about 4-5 laps.
5x 60 second sprint followed with 60-75 sec recovery.
7 min tempo run where fatigued badly but still managed under 5 min/km.
2 laps as warm down.
Core and ab work - is there no limit to the combinations people come up with for this? This was really hard!
Great session and greatly helpful group of people.

Friend invited me to come on a bike ride on Saturday night.
My bike been out of action for at least 5 years since left crank came off.
Took bike in back of station wagon and reinflated tyres and they seemed to survive.
Visited Hadleys Cycles and got a replacement nut to re-secure the left crank.
Then friend rang me to see whether I was "good to go".
I didn't have any tools in car, and they didn't have the right sized socket and shifter spanner wouldn't fit but tried pliers, so tried about 1 km ride but nut kept coming loose so I abandoned the ride, and they continued on to Nobbys. Take a raincheck for future.
Crank fell off completely on my way back to their house so about 800 m of distance was pushing it.

Once I got home fixed it properly with the correct socket set available.

1:40 pm - 2:50 pm
This weeks fallen stick harvest and burnoff in Fire Pit.

Quick ride around estate up and down every culdesac to test out repaired bike and make sure brakes and gears work and left crank didn't come loose again. All appears OK.