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Training Log Archive: grilla

In the 30 days ending Sep 30, 2020:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Ski	3	12:10:56	39.65	(18:26)	63.81	(11:27)	4466
Orienteering	8	5:36:51	28.01	(12:01)	45.08	(7:28)	958
Run	8	5:34:17	32.86	(10:10)	52.88	(6:19)	393
MTB	3	2:34:29	17.47	(6.8/h)	28.11	(10.9/h)	405
Total	21	25:56:33	117.99	(13:12)	189.89	(8:12)	6221

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Tuesday Sep 29, 2020 #

7 AM

Run 44:04 [3] 6.57 km (6:42 / km) +142m 6:03 / km
ahr:143 max:163 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

Little Black Mountain on an orchid hunting expedition. Came home with what I thought was an impressive selection of photos. :) Ran the little path over the top of the mountain for the first time. Tough, but enjoyed this one (apart from the annoying logs someone has put across the path every few m, presumably to deter bikes).

Monday Sep 28, 2020 #

7 AM

Run 31:51 [3] 4.7 km (6:47 / km) +50m 6:26 / km
ahr:142 max:157 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

Mt Painter with Nat. Felt better than expected :).

Sunday Sep 27, 2020 #

10 AM

Orienteering 1:03:21 [3] 8.75 km (7:14 / km) +176m 6:35 / km
ahr:156 max:177 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

Not quite sure why I entered the longer course, but managed it OK. Fun course with lots of nice running sections. Saw a variety of people through the course. Caught Mark at 1, then saw him again plus Paula at 2. Decided not to get dropped by them running the track to 3 so took a bit of a crazy route, slow but happy enough. Saw Nea leaving 3 (the wrong way) she caught back up at 4. Ross Stewart caught me at 3 and I saw him on and off for most of the rest of the course. I was by myself at 8 and 9 but Paula re-caught me at 10. She went a different way to 12 but we got there together. Finally she ran away from me on the nice downhill from 13 -14-15 - finish.

1 PM

MTB 1:05:00 [3] 8.5 km (7.8 kph) +184m
ahr:144 max:173 shoes: Sidi MTB

A bit of checking for course setting and mapping MTBO. Rode some really nice single tracks, plus one really awful one. Don't think I ever want to Romper Room again. Have now done once down and once up and neither is doable with my skills :). All the rest was great fun. Cold after!

Saturday Sep 26, 2020 #

7 AM

Run 1:13:32 [3] 11.77 km (6:15 / km) +72m 6:04 / km
ahr:153 max:166 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

A very chilly run with Nat. Cold before you added the wind chill bonus! Better than last night though (I.e. not raining). Snow on the mountains so quite pretty when we could see them. Got a few crampy bits, likely from being so cold.

Wednesday Sep 23, 2020 #

12 PM

Orienteering 37:45 [3] 5.19 km (7:16 / km) +88m 6:42 / km
ahr:154 max:175 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

Wednesday lunchtime at Bruce Ridge. A bit cold and showery but did not notice while running. Lots of orchids out!

Monday Sep 21, 2020 #

6 AM

Run 25:00 [3] 3.7 km (6:45 / km)
shoes: Kayano 25 Black

Jogged across to Questacon to get a street series map. Not enough time to do the event this morning...plus a bit tired.

Sunday Sep 20, 2020 #

8 AM

Run 1:08:04 [3] 10.54 km (6:27 / km) +115m 6:07 / km
ahr:144 max:162 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

Warm up? run to the event. On and off again all morning as the rain and weather looked miserable. By happy coincidence, Nat let me know she was going to run anyway about 10 seconds after I had finished a chunk of editing, so it was opportune just to go. Glad I did, quite nice running, although the hills seems tough and the mushy ground was a bit challenging at times.

Orienteering 29:01 [3] 4.45 km (6:31 / km) +28m 6:19 / km
ahr:155 max:169 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

Sprint at Weston Creek School. Fun course. I got quite lost looking for 11. Had to flip my map over to work out I was at 28, then 29 and then find 11! A minute lost there. Then a bit slow through a few controls. Feeling better on the second loop in the school, and then Nat and I punched the last pivot together. I pretty well knew where the final 3 controls were so took off at my fastest pace. I was very lucky that Aoife was out cheering me on and reminded me about the 4th last control! I lost 20 seconds there and waved bye to Nat as she continued on her merry way. But Aoife cheering made me try a bit harder, and SI Air saved me some vital milliseconds, so much so that I caught back up at the last control and was ready for a last ditch sprint to the finish, knowing full well that I'd need super powers to pass my nemesis :) But Nat turned back the wrong way, unsure about the cross ability of the green, so a bit of a fizzer :(.

Saturday Sep 19, 2020 #

10 AM

Orienteering 25:05 [3] 3.88 km (6:28 / km) +35m 6:11 / km
ahr:154 max:170 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

Great course at the Cork Oaks/Snowgums. Enjoyed myself today. A little bit of time lost at 13, some poor directions in the Cork Oaks (with was surprisingly fun) and a few sub optimal routes but all pretty good. Seem to have recovered from last night's woes.

Friday Sep 18, 2020 #

6 PM

Run 28:54 [3] 4.76 km (6:04 / km) +3m 6:03 / km
ahr:143 max:159 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

With Nat, from gym. A bit of a fail as I was feeling fragile after a very late night (early morning) followed up by a very long day. Sore back plus insult of insults, my nose is sore for having glasses perched on it for too long a time...

Wednesday Sep 16, 2020 #

Event: ACT Midweek Series: Mt Painter

12 PM

Orienteering 44:32 [3] 5.55 km (8:01 / km) +182m 6:53 / km
ahr:151 max:171 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

Wednesday at Mt Painter. Hilly! Not a good start when I did not find the start until 200m past it. Reasonably ok. Few few poor rout choices and a bit high at 3. All else ok apart from my lack of strength up hill.

Monday Sep 14, 2020 #

6 AM

Run 30:14 [3] 5.22 km (5:47 / km)
ahr:150 max:169 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

I was pretty tired yesterday (a bit lucky it was too rainy for another ski). Managed to get myself going this morning, started slow and settled into a good rhythm eventually. Just made 30 minutes and not too much longer. Not sure what happened to GPS trace.

Saturday Sep 12, 2020 #

9 AM

Ski 4:58:22 [3] 10.01 km (29:49 / km) +698m 22:06 / km
ahr:107 max:150

Finally ventured out for another backcountry ski adventure. Due to the lack of snow (a lot has disappeared in just 5 days!) we were a bit limited for options, so quite similar to last year. Andy as a guide this time. Great fun, and after the first couple of turns even the descents were exhilarating - a big turn up from last year. Some superb down sections, if only they were a bit longer, but that would be more climbing! And the weather was pretty great too - not too hot, not cold, rain and wind held off.

Friday Sep 11, 2020 #

3 PM

Ski 1:12:37 [3] 8.76 km (8:17 / km) +581m 6:14 / km
ahr:83 max:129

Left just after 11 following a busy morning, made it onto the snow around 2:30, so not time for much other than to ski from Perisher across to Guthega. Got the last ride on Freedom. No snow on Norwegian trail so quite a long walk to the lodge (but easier going down than up which is what Eoin and the girls needed to do the next morning).

Wednesday Sep 9, 2020 #

12 PM

Orienteering 38:48 [3] 5.0 km (7:46 / km) +189m 6:32 / km
ahr:140 max:159 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

MP. Missed 17 and couldn't be bothered going back for it after a very ordinary run. Had already mistaken 12 for 11 and had to back-track that section as a consequence. Running holding glasses did not help with the map reading. Need a functional solution. Misty rain.

Sunday Sep 6, 2020 #

Event: ACT MTBO Series: East Stromlo ("Green Hills" Map)

8 AM

Ski 5:59:57 [3] 45.04 km (7:59 / km) +3187m 5:54 / km
ahr:83 max:133

Another last minute change of plan saw us go skiing again. Got a lift with Nadine so no driving, but hard work sitting in the car :).
A great day, warm after a cold night so icy then soft, but found some fun patches. Tired and sore after!

Saturday Sep 5, 2020 #

Event: ACT Metro Series: Junior League #7, Cooleman Ridge - Event A

10 AM

Orienteering 56:17 [3] 5.96 km (9:27 / km) +203m 8:04 / km
ahr:145 max:178 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

A very tough slog today. Hills were steep and slow going!
Looks like I made a mistake on 9, was just trying to find a clear path through, also 13 and again this was mainly poor route choice and then getting stuck by rocks etc. At 13 I stopped to help out a friend of Aoife’s and lost a bit of time on the next leg. Really lost time on 16 by staying too high. From there lost momentum and was having trouble reading map - this happens when I’m tired. Very pleased to be finished!

Friday Sep 4, 2020 #

10 AM

MTB 36:39 [3] 7.61 km (12.5 kph) +94m
ahr:127 max:164 shoes: Sidi MTB

Another lap of Bruce Ridge. With Nat today, nice and warm out. Went pretty well apart from a few log-ups. Arms tired.

6 PM

Run 32:38 [3] 5.62 km (5:49 / km) +12m 5:45 / km
ahr:146 max:165 shoes: Kayano 25 Black

More speed around Franklin.Nat is unstoppable.

Thursday Sep 3, 2020 #

11 AM

MTB 52:50 [3] 12.0 km (13.6 kph) +127m
ahr:132 max:159 shoes: Sidi MTB

A bit of free time for some fun, in the relative warmth. A bit windy but no problem on the bike. Good fun today!

Wednesday Sep 2, 2020 #

Event: ACT Midweek Series: Mulligans Flat

12 PM

Orienteering 42:02 [3] 6.3 km (6:41 / km) +58m 6:23 / km
ahr:155 max:170 shoes: VJ Bold Ugly yellow

Mulligans 'not very' Flat. Although having said that, the contours were worse on paper than on the ground. Ran OK. Lost confidence going to 1 (lack of contours on the ground!) but eventually got it. OK then through until leaving 6 where I saw the fence and not the direction. Ran according to that and ended up heading totally the wrong way. Had to backtrack as the only way across was via a gate. Then missed 7. I think I was a the right spot but the control was back and up the hill. 8 was wayward - probably because I was a bit off from the 7 control location. 9 was just tough in vague, flattish nothing terrain where you could not see and running freely was difficult after the lovely clear running earlier. All good.

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