Training Log Archive: Lizzie

Hill reps at the festning with Jo, Nina and Fredrik. Except we all started in different places (except Jo & me) and all ran slightly different loops.

4.40 (short version)
4.53
4.53
4.48

Good stuff. still no gps. think the longer loops were almost bang on one km though.

rests back down

New shoes day. Woot woot!

Managed to rip 4 dobs out of my bolds at the trainings last weekend, so got a fresh pair (will save them and just admire them for a bit though). I-rocks too.

Long legs on Kasen.

First few controls were a bit shitty, but I did manage to get down the cliff that technically wasn't a cliff at #2 without killing myself. The only reason I attempted it was because I could see someone else's skid marks from before me (think it was Ida).
In hindsight though, the last time I was on this map and followed someone else's track down a cliff, I carked my ankle. So maybe not such a smart idea?
Was in a bit of a boo to #3, but then had a track run to #4 to get myself out of the sulk. Engaged my brain after that and navigation was fine aside from a couple of concentration lapses. My routechoices were primarily ones that avoided crossing too many cliffs, which seemed to be a pretty decent tactic. Definitely good for my mood anyway.

Still not exactly my favourite map.

C • not favourite map 2

Jog with jo

Onsdagsnatt on Lindtjern.

Had Jo and Hollie for company tonight - but that really didn't help my navigation, as thought too much about keeping pace rather than planning and keeping in contact.
So started off pretty rough. Missed #2 as we were too high. I thought this at the time...but everyone else turned and kept going. No excuse on 21 though, where I commented to Jo mid-leg that I had no plan and no contact. I was right too, and missed the control by ~100m. A similar parallel error on the slope at 24, which explains why 25 felt further than it should have...

Then I snapped into things properly. Bit late but oh well.

Got back to the cars to find i had blood all over my knee. No recollection of doing anything but must have got caught on a stick or rock at some point. Have a nice cut which took a bit of cleaning out. No biggie, but (half) worth mentioning as it's exactly a year since I ended up in A&E after getting a stick in my leg at Aranda Twilight.

C • A&E 2

Rødsparken intervals. 6x5min with 1min rest.

Was showing a nice clean pair of heels. til I slid out on a rogue stick and ended up caked in mud.

Estimate on distance. Garmin is still on the fritz.

Circuits. Still don`t understand quite what the stick men are trying to tell me to do.

C • shop at pak'n'save? 2

Middle course. A waterside hill with a fair bit of bare rock/yellow with small gullies, marshes and the odd trench. Managed to completely lose contact on #9, kind of less than ideal.

1hr score event from the club hut. Some handicap system i think, so that everyone could be compared against each other. Bet it's not as advanced/complicated as the ACT twilight system though ;).