Training Log Archive: LizzieIn the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2014:
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Friday Oct 31, 2014 #
biking (commute) 45:00 [3]
(rest day)
lab day.
Writing 1 [0]
Maybe 50 words
1 figure
But one really good long discussion.
1 figure
But one really good long discussion.
Thursday Oct 30, 2014 #
biking (commute) 35:00 [2]
Writing 1 [0]
610
12 PM
Running 57:00 [3] 11.2 km (5:05 / km)
Ints with Larry at South Oval.
~440m each (watch had 430m one way around the oval, 450m the other way...)
kept a steady 1.31 per rep, with ~45s coast between. Bit faster on the first and last.
Good to get out and do it, I've been avoiding flat intervals for far too long...
~440m each (watch had 430m one way around the oval, 450m the other way...)
kept a steady 1.31 per rep, with ~45s coast between. Bit faster on the first and last.
Good to get out and do it, I've been avoiding flat intervals for far too long...
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014 #
biking (commute) 35:00 [1]
forgot how much more frustrating biking home at 5pm is compared to 7pm. Motivation to work late.
Writing 1 [0]
4 figures
200
200
8 AM
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [0]
6 PM
Orienteering 40:57 [3] 7.0 km (5:51 / km) +300m 4:49 / km
Red Hill twilight with blanked out and contour only parts.
Running warm up/down 8:00 [2] 1.5 km (5:20 / km)
Tuesday Oct 28, 2014 #
biking (commute) 35:00 [2]
Writing 1 [0]
460
8 AM
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [0]
12 PM
Running 57:00 [3] 10.2 km (5:35 / km)
Little blackie single track hill reps with Larry and Lukas. Well, single track puts it nicely, more a scratchy goat track with plenty underfoot and little knicks and turns to sidestep around. Good for agility and strength. and pain.
Absolutely brutal. not surprising as I haven't done any high intensity hill sessions in months.
2.59 (started with the boys and went too hard)
3.13
3.16
2.02 (jogged down til I met Lukas then tried to hang on his tail back up)
Absolutely brutal. not surprising as I haven't done any high intensity hill sessions in months.
2.59 (started with the boys and went too hard)
3.13
3.16
2.02 (jogged down til I met Lukas then tried to hang on his tail back up)
7 PM
Football 33:00 [3]
women's 9s. Plenty more running than last night. legs were feeling the earlier hill session, but not as much as I thought they might. So perhaps my legs are ahead of my lungs atm.
Even played keeper for a bit (not incl in time), first time in about 15 years.
Even played keeper for a bit (not incl in time), first time in about 15 years.
Monday Oct 27, 2014 #
biking (commute) 40:00 [1]
Football 30:00 [1]
Couple of token sprints. a header that glanced just wide. and a couple of shots that missed both the goal and the ducks that reside behind the goal. I think they've wisened up since i stunned one of them last week.
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [1]
Writing 1 [0]
740
Sunday Oct 26, 2014 #
9 AM
Running 1:49:40 [3] 17.2 km (6:23 / km) +750m 5:14 / km
Up Camel's Hump from Tidbinbilla with Shep and Larry.
indavertantly took some bonus tracks on the way back, i suspect just so Shep could get his watch over 700m climb (though mine has it as 800)
indavertantly took some bonus tracks on the way back, i suspect just so Shep could get his watch over 700m climb (though mine has it as 800)
Saturday Oct 25, 2014 #
3 PM
biking (commute) warm up/down 15:00 [3]
Running 53:00 [3] 10.2 km (5:12 / km)
Went to explore the new and redone Majura pines tracks. Ended up on top of Ainslie instead. Hmmm.
Friday Oct 24, 2014 #
biking (commute) 45:00 [3]
that hill up to the lab certainly does not get any easier. But. i forgot how amazing the downhill at the end of the day is!
4 PM
Running 25:00 [3] 4.5 km (5:33 / km)
straight up, around, over, and straight back down blackie from the lab.
quality.
quality.
Thursday Oct 23, 2014 #
biking (commute) 35:00 [1]
(rest day)
Bleh. Stomach still not the happiest, so rest day.
Writing 1 [0]
1300 odd
1 figure.
productive day at work then atleast.
1 figure.
productive day at work then atleast.
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
500 odd
biking (commute) 25:00 [2]
6 PM
Orienteering 37:00 [3]
Twilight at Majura West.
(warning: toilet humour follows.)
Not sure if I've picked up a virus, or if it's just the increase in temp, but about 6 controls in I had severe, unpleasant, gut issues. Fricken Australian bush is so sparse and high vis that I couldnt find a discrete spot for an emergency stop! But I was getting increasingly desperate, so attempted to go enough off course that noone was around. Unfortunately the first time I attempted this, I bumped into what must have been the Orange 2 course. so no go. The next time I waited til we were way up the hill where only the long course went. But each time I tried, damn it, others on the course kept following me on my detours!!! The first time I'd tried going down what was very obviously the wrong side of a spur, but gave up and just went and got the control when a couple of guys followed me. The second time, I tried climbing super high on what was a contouring leg, but got followed by the 2 guys, and 2 juniors! I could see the funny side of it at the time, but wasn't very appreciative in my state!
Eventually I just stopped and waited for them to slowly figure how off course they were (or just keep going further off course).
Such relief. Jog/walked it in for what will look like a very slow time. GPS should be pretty funny to look at, with all my intentional offcourse exploring.
So yeah, a very funny, but very uncomfortable, experience! Atleast it makes a decent story.
Felt pretty sick all evening. But pretty sure it's just a 24hr thing.
(warning: toilet humour follows.)
Not sure if I've picked up a virus, or if it's just the increase in temp, but about 6 controls in I had severe, unpleasant, gut issues. Fricken Australian bush is so sparse and high vis that I couldnt find a discrete spot for an emergency stop! But I was getting increasingly desperate, so attempted to go enough off course that noone was around. Unfortunately the first time I attempted this, I bumped into what must have been the Orange 2 course. so no go. The next time I waited til we were way up the hill where only the long course went. But each time I tried, damn it, others on the course kept following me on my detours!!! The first time I'd tried going down what was very obviously the wrong side of a spur, but gave up and just went and got the control when a couple of guys followed me. The second time, I tried climbing super high on what was a contouring leg, but got followed by the 2 guys, and 2 juniors! I could see the funny side of it at the time, but wasn't very appreciative in my state!
Eventually I just stopped and waited for them to slowly figure how off course they were (or just keep going further off course).
Such relief. Jog/walked it in for what will look like a very slow time. GPS should be pretty funny to look at, with all my intentional offcourse exploring.
So yeah, a very funny, but very uncomfortable, experience! Atleast it makes a decent story.
Felt pretty sick all evening. But pretty sure it's just a 24hr thing.
C • haha 5
Tuesday Oct 21, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
619 words
biking (commute) 35:00 [2]
8 AM
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [1]
4 PM
Running 57:00 [3] 9.0 km (6:20 / km)
Run with Larry on the single tracks of Blackie. Standard uni loop.
7 PM
Football 30:00 [3]
Women's 9s. Another victory. Kind of getting reacquainted to this winning feeling on the football pitch, after what was a long WPL season!
Monday Oct 20, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
914 words
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [1]
biking (commute) 35:00 [1]
legs not too bad really. Good to ease them out a bit
6 PM
Football 1:10:00 [3]
Summer 9s.
Super relaxed playing for RSES team. Then got pulled in to make up numbers on a random div3 team, which was more intense and more running. Legs coped, but pretty darn heavy.
Super relaxed playing for RSES team. Then got pulled in to make up numbers on a random div3 team, which was more intense and more running. Legs coped, but pretty darn heavy.
Sunday Oct 19, 2014 #
Strength and Conditioning 10:00 [0]
Time to get back on the rails.
Saturday Oct 18, 2014 #
12 PM
Orienteering 5:40:00 [3] 31.5 km (10:48 / km)
New weekly training routine: 5 rest days - 1 easy day - 1 training day.
Spring ACT rogaine down the coast. Beautiful area, started with clean running around the lagoon, some full on bush bashing, some (relatively) openish bush, some jungle stuff with vines that reminded me wellington town belt. and some beaut rock hopping down valleys that reminded me of summer adventures with the o-gang back home. Finished with a long stretch down the coastal track with controls pretty close off it. And a short, but felt very very long, run down the beach.
RobW and Craney kept popping up at controls with us as they took pretty much the same route for their first 6 hrs. They got a couple of extra controls to us. (but they did gain a sneaky 5mins by not calling out when they found a control we were looking for together...i will remember this Craney.. .;)
More than happy with finishing 20mins early rather than attempting another 50pointer. Even more happy to do 6hrs not 12!
Spring ACT rogaine down the coast. Beautiful area, started with clean running around the lagoon, some full on bush bashing, some (relatively) openish bush, some jungle stuff with vines that reminded me wellington town belt. and some beaut rock hopping down valleys that reminded me of summer adventures with the o-gang back home. Finished with a long stretch down the coastal track with controls pretty close off it. And a short, but felt very very long, run down the beach.
RobW and Craney kept popping up at controls with us as they took pretty much the same route for their first 6 hrs. They got a couple of extra controls to us. (but they did gain a sneaky 5mins by not calling out when they found a control we were looking for together...i will remember this Craney.. .;)
More than happy with finishing 20mins early rather than attempting another 50pointer. Even more happy to do 6hrs not 12!
Friday Oct 17, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
414 words
2 (basic) figures
2 (basic) figures
Running 37:00 [3] 7.02 km (5:16 / km)
loop of BR single tracks to see if the body works before tomorrow.
Thursday Oct 16, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
814 words
1 bug fixed
1 bug fixed
biking (commute) 40:00 [1]
Ear is veeery slowly improving. I think. Or I hope. Hard to tell.
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014 #
Writing 1 [0]
1107 words
1 figure
It may not be training. but sometimes it prevents training. so it belongs in a trog right?
1 figure
It may not be training. but sometimes it prevents training. so it belongs in a trog right?
C • Haha 2
Tuesday Oct 14, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Impatiently attempting to be patient
Writing 1 [5]
745 words
1 figure
1 figure
Monday Oct 13, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Ear still stuffed. Went to the Dr. who had a look inside again. Apparently it looks 'interesting'. Hmm
Not much to do but wait it out apparently. Panadol for the headaches, Drixine to decongest anything, and amoxycillin to prevent infection.
Not much to do but wait it out apparently. Panadol for the headaches, Drixine to decongest anything, and amoxycillin to prevent infection.
Writing 1 [0]
1 figure
7 PM
Football 30:00 [1]
Sunday Oct 12, 2014 #
10 AM
Running 1:20:00 [3] 13.5 km (5:56 / km) +590m 4:52 / km
~Gib Falls exploring trails up to Gibralter Rocks. Wanted to follow the ridge along to devils gap, but the directions of the fire trails didn't play game.
Saturday Oct 11, 2014 #
5 PM
Running 53:00 [3] 10.1 km (5:15 / km) +300m 4:34 / km
Majura
Friday Oct 10, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
...
Thursday Oct 9, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Saw the Dr this morning after waking up at 1am with horrible ear pain. No infection fortunately, just very inflamed. Got prescription. Rest of the day was a write off. Watched a couple of (bad) movies, could only half hear what the actors were saying though.
Looking at the positives: My legs feel great, rested and in working order. So just waiting for my ear to clear up and I can get out and enjoy training in this nice weather! (though I hear it's going to rain all next week.Which I love. cos I'm positive!)
Looking at the positives: My legs feel great, rested and in working order. So just waiting for my ear to clear up and I can get out and enjoy training in this nice weather! (though I hear it's going to rain all next week.Which I love. cos I'm positive!)
Wednesday Oct 8, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Came home straight after work for once. Just in time for the neighbours to start up a chainsaw and wood chipping machine. Went back out.
Tuesday Oct 7, 2014 #
biking (commute) 35:00 [1]
(sick)
Not hugely fun with a blocked ear (and not hugely safe most likely)
8 PM
Football 30:00 [2]
summer women's 9s.
survived. scored.
survived. scored.
Monday Oct 6, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Really happy with the results, but more importantly, the performances, over the last week or so.
Came away with 5/5, and no heavy trophies to carry home, which is the best result possible really! (as I don't count as an Aussie)
Raced through the sickness over the weekend. Time will tell if this was an idiotic thing to do. Plan is to do next to nothing this week and let the body recover.
Came away with 5/5, and no heavy trophies to carry home, which is the best result possible really! (as I don't count as an Aussie)
Raced through the sickness over the weekend. Time will tell if this was an idiotic thing to do. Plan is to do next to nothing this week and let the body recover.
Sunday Oct 5, 2014 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 45:30 [4] 7.0 km (6:30 / km)
(sick)
Aus relay champs, running 3rd in an NZ team with Laura (1) and Alice Tilley (2).
Shame to not have a Cockies team, but cool to run with the Kiwis :)
Was given the best possible position by the first two, heading out well in front of the Aussie state teams on the 3rd leg. Took wide right to the first control, having seen others go this way. But 40m in I realised i'd have picked a straighter route if I'd started as in an individual. Ah well.
Lost 45s in the circle as the control description was wrong and had been changed with a black marker...which in the rain I'd taken to be a squashed fly on my map!
Steady run from there, a few places where I lost time trying to make sense of the rock mapping. And a large chunk of time (3min+) lost on #9 where the map just...?! Even despite been warned about this one by Laura! Eventually found the control wedged down in a crevise in the smallest cliff ever. I hadn't seen the feature, let alone the flag until my 3rd pass through the area!
Anyway, kept it steady for a comfortable win.
Shame to not have a Cockies team, but cool to run with the Kiwis :)
Was given the best possible position by the first two, heading out well in front of the Aussie state teams on the 3rd leg. Took wide right to the first control, having seen others go this way. But 40m in I realised i'd have picked a straighter route if I'd started as in an individual. Ah well.
Lost 45s in the circle as the control description was wrong and had been changed with a black marker...which in the rain I'd taken to be a squashed fly on my map!
Steady run from there, a few places where I lost time trying to make sense of the rock mapping. And a large chunk of time (3min+) lost on #9 where the map just...?! Even despite been warned about this one by Laura! Eventually found the control wedged down in a crevise in the smallest cliff ever. I hadn't seen the feature, let alone the flag until my 3rd pass through the area!
Anyway, kept it steady for a comfortable win.
Saturday Oct 4, 2014 #
11 AM
Orienteering race (Aus Long Champs) 1:10:30 [4] 10.7 km (6:35 / km)
(sick)
Had a comfortable, clean race on a pretty open map with clusters of rock detail. Had last start with Laura then Aislinn in front of me. Caught sight of them at #4 before catching at #6 and passing to #8. Did well in not pushing myself faster just to get away, just concentrated on keeping my own pace. Pulled away on the long leg 8-9 where I went left to the fast running gully. Spotted Krystal, Bridget and Clare at #9, and Mary at #11, then was on my lonesome for the rest.
Not the best route to #14 as I opted for the open gully again, where as to the right should have been a bit faster.
Started feeling really rough towards the end, so eased off a fair bit physically knowing I just had to keep it clean to take the win. Which I did, happily :)
A couple of misses in the circles, and that one route choice, but overall happy with the performance.
Felt pretty fine cold-wise while running, but felt it like anything afterwards.
Not the best route to #14 as I opted for the open gully again, where as to the right should have been a bit faster.
Started feeling really rough towards the end, so eased off a fair bit physically knowing I just had to keep it clean to take the win. Which I did, happily :)
A couple of misses in the circles, and that one route choice, but overall happy with the performance.
Felt pretty fine cold-wise while running, but felt it like anything afterwards.
Orienteering warm up/down 15:00 [2]
Friday Oct 3, 2014 #
12 PM
Running 38:00 [3] 7.0 km (5:26 / km)
Went for a jog to see if I was capable of breathing while running, and if racing tomorrow was even a possibility.
Made it up the hills to kings park still alive so cruised around the sandy tracks and back to the apartment.
Made it up the hills to kings park still alive so cruised around the sandy tracks and back to the apartment.
Strength and Conditioning 15:00 [1]
(sick)
Thursday Oct 2, 2014 #
Strength and Conditioning 15:00 [0]
(sick)
Wednesday Oct 1, 2014 #
Note
(sick)
Bleh. But I got work done, on the plus side.
No internet to watch the schools races.
No internet to watch the schools races.