Training Log Archive: Saz

So much tougher than Killamunda - the extra hour plus the extra hills killed my legs. Still it was a good course definately more interesting than Killamunda especially with the 'twist' exercises thrown in.

Still pretty happy with the race be interesting to see how I went overall (and if I beat Andre again :) )

First orienteering went ok lots of hills and not really sure which cyclists were Aussies except for the obvious ones.

TA1 - TA2: Mt bike controls were ok once I got started except 2 where I took the slow way and lost a bit of time. Rode with Wil from 2-TA2.

TA2 Exercise: Only picked up 3 foot/mt bike controls which took me about 15 minutes including a mistake finding #6 so I made about 15 minutes which was ok.

TA2-TA3: Single track but hard to enjoy because I was too busy looking for the controls luckily I found all 3.

Wild Bull Brewery: Found the controls pretty easily and worked out it was a beer from about number 3 but as I know nothing about beer I had to take a detour via the 'brewery door' to check which beer matched the clues.

Wild Bull - Wovenfield: A pair thundered past me, turned right down the wrong rode and then came thundering past again only to ride past the actual road.

Wovenfield Wines: Saw the first one easily so ran to that then ran the same way as a few people before seeing another control further down the hill. Bending through the vines was getting interesting at the end.

Wovenfield - TA5: My legs were empty by now and I could only watch Andre and the pair ride away from me. The last hill up from control 6 was especially steep and awful and I walked.

Orienteering Course: This was okay - my legs were tired but I knew I just had to be clean and I'd do ok. A bit high on #5 but otherwise pretty good.

C • Top job 3

Food
Before:
6 x weetbix
hot chocolate
muesli bar

During:
3 x lemonlime carbshotz
1 x wild bean carboshotz
1.5lt vanilla-orange shotz electrolyte

Almost ran out of food during the race - wasn't really expecting it to be 5 hours could've done with a shotz bar as I got hungry.

the usual

First paddle for a while.

Got out through the mini break, didn't fall in on the paddle but then tried to catch a wave in ... which resulted in a cold swim through the seaweed.

Home to Canning Bridge, Round the River and then home again.

Really need to fix the flat tyres on my road bike its too hard riding the red one.

Feeling better than yesterday :)

C • Zounds! 1

So now that I've signed up for the Denmark AR I figured I'd better start being accountable with my training . . .

Well I can try...

C • Yay 2

Rode into uni - freezing :(

Had an awesome headache before I started so was happy just to run it reasonably.