Training Log Archive: Bomb

OY at Cotton's paddock. The first 50 mins were good - the course covered the map pretty well to get 11km. it started with a big lap around the outside, then finished up in the tricky erosion in the middle, which had allegedly been fixed. at 14, before the start of this part I was 6 mins behind the leader. by 17 I was 16 mins behind. the first of my epic mistakes started as my fault - dropped down to early and ended up in the wrong creek, but then the map in that area was appallingly mapped (ie. not mapped), and it too a while to figure out what was going on. I crossed another creek system on the way out, which also wasn't mapped very well, and by the time I got to the control I had absolutely no confidence that the map was correct at all. 17 was another relocation fail, and turned the wrong direction to start with. after those mistakes I was a bit more hesitant, but tried to keep running hard to the end.
in hindsight - a gel at the first drinks control probably would have done me a lot of good, and possibly held off a major case of the stupids.

feet were pretty sore at the end - got some good blisters, and either taping or laces were a bit tight and feet feel a bit bruised now.

run with Clare and Katelyn from Clares. nice cruisy pace - perfect for chatting.

to work. somehow ended up at the pub after work.

to and from work. road closures in bowen hills for Ekka have started already, so I have a bit of a detour. fortunately it isn't as bad as I thought it would be, although some parts are a bit cyclo-cross

night run with Connie on Coottha, from Bardon

short run around anzac park