Training Log Archive: Georgia

Event: Godzone Adventure Race
 

First stage multisport race.

1a - Run up to skyline. Not too much going on here. Brent and Stu had the navigation under control and we seemed to be pretty clean through the first control and managed to get the one in the wrong place with the others. I was feeling it a bit on the hill but made an effort not too push too hard and get into trouble. Some good help from Stu pushing me up the hill at the end.

1b - Mtb over Queenstown Hill. Found the bit up through the trees pretty hard work keeping up. Was cursing the fact that Id done lots of work on my biking but was still feeling week and pathetic. Luckily the climb was shortish and over quickly.

1c - Paddle down the shotover and kawarau. A good transition from us passing T7 and probably quicker than yealands. We seemed to be pretty good at this stage getting the tow on quickly and paddling well. It seemed like we gained on yealands and tiki on this stage

1d - Georgeering. Another good transition had us leaving just behind yealands and in front of tiki. This was a fun stage for me. I enjoyed running up the river with all three teams pushing each other along and the general banter/ Was feeling good for this stage too and not struggling to keep up.

Stage 2 - Trek into the shotover. Started out with tiki and yealands. We all jogged together along the track to Arrowtown. This seemed to be at a reasonably comfortable pace. Split with tiki at the track junction as Chris and us had decided to go further up the stream over the hill. This was probably 10-15min slower but I don't think I'd pick any other route if I did it again. It just turned out that there was a track the other way and the sidling was nice even though it looked crap on the map. Jogged with yealands down to the next control at the waterfall catching tiki here who were sitting down doing something. Pace seemed to be just fast enough that I could keep up but never quite catch up, I always ended up hanging off the back a bit. We took it easier after the waterfall control cruising out the gorge and just walking the road and track eating some food. I was happy to take it easy as there didnt seem much point now given the dark zone.

Timed our "lights on" point badly just before the turn off to the last control and ended up messing around a bit in some scrub. Probably should have been aware of this happening and gone a bit harder on the track to get the control in the light.

Up and over the hill with some help from Ash and Stu and down with some nice bum sliding. The guys seemed to find a pretty good way down the hill.

I think we arrived after midnight sometime so probably got about 4.5hrs sleep. Tiki tour got up quite early in the hut but I was awake anyway so it didnt matter. Tooke the opportunity to eat two meals and a smoothie :)

Wanted to go for a short mtb but all the tracks are in the cordon from the stupid fire and ran out of time anyway.

Laras loop with Tane, Matt and La instead.

I wish we could just do GZ now and stop having to talk about it all the time.