Training Log Archive: Lizzie

decided it would be a good idea to go up colonial knob as i hadnt been up there in a while. Now i remember why! went from elson park carpark, which starts off with 15mins in the bush going straight up. got to admit i gave in and walked a bit before i hit the farmland, but only when the steps got steep enough to practically be ladders! give me butcher's track any day.
still was amazing when i got in the open. the view over the low cloud in cook strait to the south island was stunning. just about survived the heat but only because i was heading straight to the beach after

paddled out to a rocky little island in teh middle of plimmerton harbour with joris. was a nice as island, but didn't stay long cos other kayakers arrived just after us :(
but saw a cute little blue penguin on the way back to shore! it didn't seem so keen on hanging round us though...

around the tracks from home

to make up for my very short run. incl 50 sit ups, so i don't die when preseason football starts up!

was going to stay on the lower tracks in wilton bush, but was such a nice evening i wanted to get in the sun. so ended up on skyline walkway. got a decent pace going and felt real good, though could still feel the achiles on the way up

parked up the top of chartwell and ran up electricity board road, up otari and down the spur. up and over to saddle before johnstons hill and down past the old rimu. then back up to chartwell.

doesn't seem to matter what extra tracks and extensions i add on, i can't get over an hour in wilton bush! Will have to take all the extra tracks next time...

complete rest day. give the achiles and the rest of the body a break

easy run with some of the gang plus georgia up mt vic

not much of a warmup

Finally got things to click! Not sure this course was really long enough for a long trial, but atleast it meant i didnt lose focus in the end of the course. Only significant mistake was on 5 where i once again navigated to t he circle and didnt see the control, 2mins gone. really got to work on looking around me. Then had a bit of a hesitation on 13, another minute. was in the right place but lost confidence in myself for a bit so checked where i was on a hill. pretty clean through the green where a lot of others made mistakes.
First win since QB last year, and finally felt like i was racing as i was back then :)

went back out to the green area with some of hte junior girls and georgia to go through the legs they had trouble with