Training Log Archive: Bomb

Day 5, feeling pretty tired, but at least it was nice and cool for running. Maquarie woods was a nice change from the rock for my tired brain that was sick of navigating, but all the hills at the end were a bit of a killer.
Main thing to note from this week is how spectacularly useless running on flat roads is as preparation for running in hilly terrain!

Good run on the mini-classic day 4 on gumble. Awesome course - thanks Julz!! I'm very jealous of all the kids that get to run JWOC!!
Mostly felt pretty good running, and didn't make any mistakes (the over-the-top route choice on the last long leg may have been better, but I think Grace was running that much quicker than me anyway). Ran with Grace for a little while through 8 and 9, but she was too fast for me up the hill - she's absolutely flying at the moment!!

Had a bit of a shocker on the middle distance today, messed up about half of the controls in the circle, and went for quite a wander on the long leg. Still had fun though, cos its such awesome terrain!

Mass start race - took off at the start for the long leg down to the first control, but got there about 5th - Cassie flew down the hill, quite impressive for someone who's had ankle surgery! I wasn't feeling too confident yet in the rocky stuff, so started slowing up as the slope got steeper. Stayed with the lead group on the high loop first, but then we all overshot the first control on the down loop, and ended up at the back of the pack. Was still quite a way back going into the last controls, but then most girls went too high, but Jaz went straight and I ran with her and passed heaps of people. Was quite surprised to finish so high after losing so much time.

Event: Ultimax 5-Days
 

Very technical sprint on Kahlis rocks - I've totally forgotten how to run in terrain (ended up in the dirt so many times) and the whole navigating thing was a bit off as well. Managed to get around without making any major mistakes, and qualified for the final despite being ridiculously slow up the hills.

Sprint final - a bit wayward getting to the first control, but ran ok after that. Found running in the terrain a bit hard going and the hills were a mission, but hopefully that should get better in a few days.