Training Log Archive: ShotRat

Event: Lover's Lane - WA Classic Day 2
 

Really clean run throughout, although perhaps some route choices might not have been the fastest, such is life. Came wide right into 14 and dropped perfectly into the gully, ran along the watercourse looking for the pit and started to get that "I've missed it feeling". Saw the large knoll past the control and doubled back, this time running in the creek, figuring I had missed the control down in the pit. Back to the right spot, no control (or pit really). Looked up and could see a control on the gully coming into the watercourse about 50m away. Thought it best to check, even though it was clearly not on the right watercourse - about 2 minutes lost all up.

Overall the course was really enjoyable, not too sure where the 415m climb was - I didn't try to avoid too much of it and seem to have chopped off about 150m. Made really good use of what I think is a great area.

Thanks to the setters and organisers - well done

C • Climb 2

H2 - Splits

Event: Lover's Ridge - WA Classic Day 1
 

Clean through to the small rock surface at 9, which I must have only just missed in amongst the green. Then clean and UPHILL for the rest.

Really enjoyed the fast running and the course was well set for the most part (although I suspect the last control was about 20m off - no harm done there as it was visible from all directions for about 200m).

Thanks to Toivo and Chas - after a hectic start for them, the course was great.

H2 - Splits

Had a bit of time to myself and Ruby needed another walk so she got another run instead.

The soles on my Cascadia 8's were disintegrating after just 120km in the bush. Even though I bought them in Seattle, Brooks in Australia have been good enough to replace them with a new pair of Cascadia 9's with very little fuss. I think I'll be sticking with Brooks for a bit longer yet.