Training Log Archive: Bomb

Power yoga class at the new hot yoga studio at Toowong. been thinking about doing yoga again for a while, and this new place might be a winner. Location, class content and room temp all good. About the right mix of stretching and strength work. Much less stiff and sore than i was earlier.

Ran the first loop of the mass start race. Fun start and was running in the back of the lead bunch early on, but then couldn't hold any kind of decent pace on the track leg. Ankle really didn't like running fast, or the rough ground, so not the day for a long run in the hills. Happy with my decision to bail and focus on recovering for Easter.

Great to see the finish of the races , some good close results!

Course 2 ABB - Splits

Event: Adelaide NOL
 

NOL sprint qual at Flinders uni. On course A. Tricky course with lots of stairs and good route choice legs. One little wobble leaving 5 where I didn't see a track but all good other than that. Running was ok early on, but wasn't getting much power out of my left foot and slowed down a lot later in the course. Caught Katelyn mid way and ran the second half with her. Comfortably through to the final, just not sure of my ankle will cooperate.

Sprint final at Waite uni campus. Got going after a bit of chaos at the start where the early starters had been given wrong maps. The start was tricky once you got into the buildings, not helped by the obvious route to the first control being blocked off. Wasn't super smooth through the first few, but then settled into things. My ankle wasn't happy, so it may have also been that I couldn't run as fast that meant that I was navigating better. Had a big wobble on 11 cos I found the fences and banks quite hard to interpret but was ok from there.

2A - Splits

Course 2 - Splits

another trip to the physio. ankle was a bit puffy after the run, and my calf was really tight. worked on releasing the calf and getting range back. physio recons I'll be ok to race on the weekend, just need to make sure things don't tighten up too much. we'll see.

Street o in Toowong. Conveniently just a few minutes run from home, but didn't have a control outside my house. Did the long although my ankle would probably have preferred a bit less. It was a bit stiff at the start and it got a bit sore at the end.
The course was good, no obvious combo of controls so heaps of different routes in the end. Mat picked a winning option to get an extra control right at the start which meant avoiding a big climb at the end - would have been nice!

And it was raining, again.