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Training Log Archive: grilla

In the 31 days ending Mar 31, 2021:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Run	13	9:08:00	52.12	(10:31)	83.88	(6:32)	1474
MTB	5	3:09:45	24.03	(7.6/h)	38.67	(12.2/h)	332
Orienteering	3	1:11:29	6.3	(11:21)	10.14	(7:03)	30
Total	18	13:29:14	82.45	(9:49)	132.69	(6:06)	1835

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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 32:58 [3] 5.01 km (6:35 / km) +87m 6:03 / km
ahr:142 max:163 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Great morning run. Felt good then not so good. Probably turning back up the hills was the downer.

Sunday Mar 28, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 1:24:47 [3] 12.89 km (6:35 / km) +172m 6:10 / km
ahr:141 max:168 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Long run with Nat. Felt stiff, sore and slow the whole way. Seem to have done OK and very impressed we ran this far and this long.

And planned on rogaine last night, but it was cancelled. Beautiful morning, hint of autumn with some fog in the kangaroo paddocks early.

2 PM

MTB 44:06 [3] 5.51 km (7.5 kph) +69m
ahr:122 max:146 shoes: Sidi Eagle 7 42

Took Nadine and Sean to a different part of Stromlo. Under time pressure so not much done.

Saturday Mar 27, 2021 #

1 PM

Orienteering 20:11 [3] 2.82 km (7:09 / km) +30m 6:48 / km
ahr:154 max:171 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

ACT Sprint at ADFA. A bit of a reading challenge and even my brand new glasses couldn't deal with all of it. #3 looked 50-50, but the way I went had a level change that really threw me off. I wasn't the only one who struggled here. Also some mapped stairs looked like and impassable wall to me so really had trouble working out where to go. This happened a few times through the course, sometimes I took a gamble and sometimes ran around. After the debacle of 3, where I even used my compass (!) I again struggled on 4. Needed compass again (I can't believe I actually thought to look at it) leaving 3 as was still bamboozled. Then had trouble reading location and actually locating 4 when I was there. Finally got things together after that, but suffered from some of the random unmapped taped off sections going to 7 and 13, and hard to read passages (8, 9, 11, 18, 19). Took a few gambles one these later in the course and fortunately they all paid off. Won, but did not deserve to after a run like that.

Aoife did well on her course too, it was a bit of a rush, straight across from netball at Charnwood to get here, and that was after a pretty physical game that resembled more of a boxing match than netball. Team held it together OK although didn't score much.

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 41:47 [3] 6.18 km (6:46 / km) +139m 6:05 / km
ahr:145 max:172 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Again, a run after swimming due to a few schedule rearrangements at last minute. Sat and watched a webinar instead of running and decided it was a bad choice (whereas last week I should have done the opposite...).

Anyway, still not going too well up hill. And got about 50 spiderwebs in my face. See all the stops in my trace for locations of a few of the worst of them. I kept deciding to stick to firetraps to avoid them, then getting tempted by the fun single tracks, only to regret it.

Monday Mar 22, 2021 #

8 AM

Run 44:09 [3] 6.48 km (6:49 / km) +140m 6:09 / km
ahr:144 max:167 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Pinnacle with Nat and Indi. Got a bit wet but not badly. Better than if I'd gone during swimming... Feeling a bit weak, could not keep up with Nat and Indi up hill.

Sunday Mar 21, 2021 #

1 PM

Run 50:36 [3] 7.56 km (6:42 / km) +201m 5:55 / km
ahr:147 max:168 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Despite the temptation of Wattle Ridge, made the decision to stay home part way through the night. Quite steady rain here, heavy at times and I did not fancy either driving 4 hours in it, nor getting Aoife out of bed to get there are a decent hour (its been a long week!).

Went out in drizzle after Eoin and Mum got home. Really nice out.

Saturday Mar 20, 2021 #

6 AM

Run 51:13 [3] 8.04 km (6:22 / km) +117m 5:56 / km
ahr:148 max:175 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

A slightly longer run from the pool. I am getting a bit tired of going through the longer unlit tunnel in the dark so have changed the start of my runs. Really enjoyable out there today and especially my sneaky bits on the single tracks. Got a bit of misty rain, but not too much, and then virtually nothing for the rest of the day, unlike elsewhere.

Aoife's netball season started and they did not get washed out which was a relief after skipping O.

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 40:27 [3] 6.57 km (6:09 / km) +83m 5:47 / km
ahr:147 max:176 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Home-pool-return with some things that were forgotten earlier today. Felt alright. Misty rain at times which ruled out riding to work which was at the Arboretum today. I was looking forward to that.

Sunday Mar 14, 2021 #

9 AM

Orienteering 29:18 [3] 4.41 km (6:38 / km)
ahr:150 max:165 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Last sprint race of the season. Feeling pretty under the weather (getting Aoife's cold possibly plus a long day yesterday). And the weather was miserable. But I went to make the setter/organiser's efforts worthwhile. Seemed to be running not too badly for most-part, but some dire mistakes and hesitations. A last try of the contact lenses and I think that's the end of the experiment. While I can read the map better, its till far from perfect and I need to stop to read detail. The worst part is I just find I end up with tunnel vision. I ran the wrong direction from the start triangle, and at 8 just didn't see the control despite it being right in front of me. Also struggle to look ahead in the terrain to pick clean lines. And finally, had to walk down a rough slope as couldn't see the detail of the ground! Good to give it a try though, and glasses would have been bad in the rain today anyway. I was very wet and cold by the finish. A long way behind others but I know exactly where I lost most of the time. Felt better after the run than before :).

Saturday Mar 13, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 46:13 [3] 7.35 km (6:17 / km) +120m 5:49 / km
ahr:150 max:177 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

In Griffith to see Eoin, and for a swim meet. Also road trip in new car. Beautiful explore of nature reserve beside town. Found lots of mtb tracks to keep me busy, got a bit disoriented. Luckily I had my phone to check where I was at times, Although maybe without it I might have been a bit more observant :)

C • New car 4

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021 #

6 AM

MTB 21:54 [3] 5.65 km (15.5 kph) +29m
ahr:125 max:152

Bike drop off. Fun.

Run 24:03 [3] 3.7 km (6:29 / km) +64m 5:59 / km
ahr:146 max:160 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

A bit jaded today but relatively ok running.

Tuesday Mar 9, 2021 #

6 AM

Run 33:04 [3] 5.2 km (6:21 / km) +92m 5:50 / km
ahr:143 max:175 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

First run from the pool for about a year. Felt ok.

Monday Mar 8, 2021 #

7 AM

Run 51:40 [3] 7.49 km (6:54 / km) +127m 6:22 / km
ahr:144 max:172 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Little Black Mountain with Nat. All good, nice but overcast morning, feeling a bit slow but not remarkably so :).

2 PM

MTB 1:14:50 [3] 15.84 km (12.7 kph) +166m
ahr:118 max:143 shoes: Sidi Eagle 7 42

Arboretum and Zoo trails with Aoife and Eoin. Eoin drove the car down to Silver Birches so we did not have to ride home. That was nice, especially given the thunderstorm lurking over Black Mountain.

Sunday Mar 7, 2021 #

9 AM

Orienteering 22:00 [3] 2.91 km (7:34 / km)
ahr:131 max:173 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Fun orienteering on 2 levels.

Started a bit scratchy with less than ideal navigation to 1 and 2. 3 was good but immediately ruined that by assuming it was not a dogleg back to 4 (it was). Got into my groove after that. Only other issues were trying to find 6 (pivot) and 19 on the map (18-20 was also 30-31 and I could not resolve that for a while). The leaving 19, I went back downstairs, spotted a control but had no idea where I was. Thought it should be a long leg so just ran around the building, half way around realised that it was not a long leg and I'd already been staring at 20... So lost a minute on the one. Then chose wrong way from 34-finish but it didn't make any real difference in the end.

Eyesight update - wore bifocal safety glasses, they were OK. Could not read some detail, but some was never going to be readable by me. Struggled with changes in light but that is likely to be a problem anyway.

Wednesday Mar 3, 2021 #

6 AM

MTB 23:30 [3] 5.8 km (14.8 kph) +28m
ahr:121 max:154

Same as Monday. Except today, instead of sliding off on the gravel at the top of Whooppee, Iran into a tree :) Aoife’s handle bars are a lot wider than mine!

Run 22:19 [3] 3.5 km (6:23 / km) +67m 5:49 / km
ahr:143 max:163 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

A slightly better way home, but need to add an extra forest block to make it an ok distance.

Monday Mar 1, 2021 #

6 AM

MTB 25:25 [3] 5.88 km (13.9 kph) +39m
ahr:132 max:148

Dropped Aoife's bike at the pool. Back at the AIS!!! :) :) :)

C • Riding 2

Run 24:44 [3] 3.91 km (6:19 / km) +66m 5:50 / km
ahr:149 max:170 shoes: Kayano 26 Blue 9.5

Run back home from the pool.

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