Training Log Archive: coady

decided to ride to the "cunning running" O event, make it look like I warm up ..

all controls with 15-20 secs to spare
one control missing, but found the tape with code, lost 30 secs
fastest "middle" distance run I have done .. feeling a bit fitter/faster than beginning of year/last year.. unfortunately my best is still 30% or so behind the elites average run times ..
my first "win" of the series, thanks to Andy and James not turning up!
put new blister pad on Left heel, band-aid on right, no issues.

decided to offer myself and bike to pick up some nearby controls.

ride back home ... a little more effort and direct route.

lunch run ..
mac uni gym -> sports fileds -> Busaco rd -> Lane cove valley walk -> cove st (drink at #7 .. thanks) and back
ran all the hills at a decent pace,

put some blister pads on my heels on Tuesday ..
bad news is these didn't stay on during the run
good news is my right foot felt ok, my left felt uncomfortable, but not painful
quick swim and stretch in pool for a warm down

Event: NSW Long Champs
 

blisters .. ouch ...

lost a1-2 mins on #3 .. overran a little high
lost map contact towards #5 (note this was a 2km leg), but had a rough idea where I was, slowed a few times to see if I could relocate on the way with no luck, but managed to hit and recognised a clearing in the gully 100m from the control

tried to keep map contact to 6 but was slowing down too much so decided just go for the big gully which I found, it was here that two blisters started to give me pain on both heels. the blisters were more noticeable on the next few controls as they were uphill.

unintentionally drifted wide from 10 to 11 but was able to run a bit faster and minimised some climb, The big dam made it obvious where i was, such a relief compared to being in the middle of the granite :)

made a much more deliberate route to 13 compared to 5, keeping contact and was heading straight for the control when i spied another close by and
got sucked in ... losing 1-2 mins

struggled to #15, tried to keep contact, but that made me change directions a few times and waste some time

15-16 - 150m in over 2 minutes .. and slightly downhill .. thanks to blisters ...

everything seemed to go as planned to #17 until the open area didn't look very open, decided there was a chance I hit the hill too high and drifted just below #19, decided to run South to hit the fence and relocate when i saw a glimpse of a control ... almost ignored it and relocated when i realised that it looked pretty close to where i would have expected if I was in the open area .. lucky the numbers matched !!

18-19 .. had enough of running through white .. tried to go through as much yellow and keep in contact.

smooth run to finish .. kept an eye on the clock as it was looking close to breaking 2 hrs .. put in a hard finish to break it by 15 secs :)

C • Proved correct? 3

walk with family on easy course (found a Joey out of the pouch .. he came for a walk with us too) ..

The Joey was bald, eyes closed, couldn't move and calling out (Louisa heard the noises, then pointed it out to me and asked what it was)

there was no sign of any other roos, and I assumed it had fallen out, probably spooked by an orienteer on the easy or very easy course running along the fence.

It had a few scratches but didn't seem injured so we decided to take him with us and try to get him some help ..

I did see a fox on my way to #5 on my long course ... this would have been about 500-600m away .. I didn't want to leave the little Joey there :(