Training Log Archive: fletch

Event: Nedlands MetrO
 

Event: Rat Race
 

OK... by my maths, Sten can still end up on 693pts if he wins the last 2 races, tRicky can improve to 695 (or 696, I forget which) if he wins the last 2 races, I don't know if either of them are racing both of these races... but Craig isn't racing glen Forest, Ben isn't racing either, and I dunno about GF and probably won't be at Bayswater.
So - what happens in the case of a tie? Does it go to a countback of most wins?
Is tRicky running both events???
Why do I care who wins the metrO series anyway... I really need to get back to having a long run in my training week....

C • standings 6

MetrO race. Bit late getting there, so warm-up was pretty token. Felt OK, but a bit of a struggle at times. Felt the hills. Pretty happy with route, starting along the river and avoiding the ins and outs that looked like par for the course along the western side of the map. Made myself look silly by walking straight past one control as I desperately tried to check the options for the rest of my route after about 5 controls, but didn't cost me too much. Rest of the run pretty smooth, but feeling a bit hot and tired towards the end and felt like I really should have been pushing a bit harder. Still got the win by about 2 minutes from Oscar and 3 from Sten.
Ben and Craig tell me I've got the series sewn up now, as Ben isn't running the last 2 races. Will have to do the maths myself to double check (like Craig would ever be wrong...)

C • Looking silly 2

Cooldown along the foreshore to look at the controls I didn't get, plus a bit extra. Knee was surprisingly bad today.

Token effort at a warm-up. Didn't really feel like doing it, and legs didn;t feel too heavy. Managed to at least get moving on some run thrus before the race started. Didn't matter as much as Sten and Oscar both went the other way

Thought I would be nice and fresh this morning. Not to be. Felt leg-weary and sluggish. Came good after about 40 minutes. Hope this arvo isn't as windy as last week

C • Windy.... 4

Tired, uninspired slog into the headwind. Probably a top 5 slowest ever commute.

10 x 400m @5km pace, 4th and 8th rep faster. 200m slow jog recovery

Aiming at 81-82 sec

78.2, 81.9, 79.3, 75.9, 81.5, 81.9, 82.1, 76.8, 80.5, 80.7
Recoveries all 65-70 sec

2.3km WU, 2km CD

C • Good effort 2

Unplanned rest day. Got home, all ready to head out again to training, only to find out daughter no1 was in hospital getting a bunch of tests done. Evening consisted of entertaining and feeding daughter no. 2, then heading into PMH to spend the night sleeping in a reclining chair (not something I'd recommend, but I got very disapproving looks and comments when I was lying on the floor stretching, so went back to the chair.

Seems it was most likely just a virus of some sort, not appendix. Nothing like a new bunch of germs from a new munch of kids to make things exciting. Yay for kindy!

Also good to see another family member whose body reacts in strange ways to viruses and is good for confusing doctors :)

Currently feel very tired and crap. Wednesday may be about to turn into a rest day too. I'm certainly not looking at making up for my first missed run session for the year at the moment.

C • Is she OK? 10

1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1 pyramid with 1 minute recoveries, 8 minute warm-up, 5 minute cooldown. Felt harder than the 5:2 session. I guess ther first few are easy, but the middle of the session is tough with short recoveries, and you really feel like you should be going flat out on the last 3 shorter intervals...

Will see how the legs feel having to run intervals tomorrow night.