Training Log Archive: Bomb

Australian Relay Champs. Ran in a cyclones team with Wendy first leg, Rachel second and me third. First two runners started well and I managed to catch 4 of the runners in front before the spectator control. Jo had about a 10min lead, and finished 1st for the Cockatoos, but we were second!
Feeling pretty tired and sore after yesterday, but it was a really fun course and a great way to finish the week - I'm just glad I didn't have to fight it out in a sprint finish up that last hill.
Congrats to the Victorian girls for their great race after an absolute shocker of a weekend!

Woo Hoo!! Australian Long Distance Champion!! I certainly didn't see this one coming!!
I was pretty tired from coaching the Qld Schools team all week, and I didn't really get a chance to think about the race until that morning, which I think in the end helped quite a lot. Because I hadn't been running much in the last few months I figured my only option was to take it really carefully and avoid losing major lots of time in the rock. My plan worked and although I felt like I was going really slowly at times I managed to avoid making any significant mistakes.
What a great way to end the season!!

Short swim at the beach to sort my legs out before tomorrow.

Australian Sprint Champs. Stuffed up the first control and lost heaps of time. Did the rest of the course ok, but it was really all over by then. Grace and AnnaQ are just too quick on terrain like that!

Ran the junior girls course after the schools relay. One of the kids had told me before I started that they did it in 20mins, so I was a bit worried when I was already at 15 at the spectator control, but it turns out they took 25 (can't let the little kids beat me!). Really nice area and quite a fun, fast course.

National league race on the schools champs senior girls course. The Qld kids had just won the schools champs individual day and set me a challenge to break 40mins, unfortunately a mistake on #6 did for that, and a few controls that I ran past later on. So much fun after the weekends races - so fast and easy!!

WA champs day 2. Started pretty averagely, lost a bit of time on the first control and didn't really get going on the first part of the course. Got caught by Al and Jo on the way to 8 and decided it was time to stop stuffing around. Managed to stay with Jo to the finish, even though it hurt a lot and thought I was going to get dropped much earlier. A good reminder of what speed I should be orienteering at!

Event: AUS National Championship Carnival
 

WA champs day 1. Wasn't really inspired by the course - it was mostly over by the time we got in to the good part. Shockingly unfit after a long holiday in europe and not much training in the last few months. oh well, at least I've got a few races to run myself into shape before next weekend.