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Post by dave on Jul 20, 2010 19:14:14 GMT -5
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Post by geoffa on Jul 27, 2010 2:42:36 GMT -5
But I might need an escort for the C2S ;D
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Post by stevo on Jul 31, 2010 1:49:43 GMT -5
This cannot be! has my lack of contribution led to the message boards death, if so I am truly sorry. Maybe there is the faint hint of a pulse and a meagre spark of life that can yet be ignited by a positive post. I shall take it upon myself, as I feel partly responsible, to apply a liberal dose of cyber CPR......here goes.
A break from the trails and far too much good living has proved a massive hurdle to over come as Sal and I prepare for "The Sahara" edition of Racing the Planet in Egypt, at the end of September. After The Libyan Challenge was cancelled, as mentioned previously, we ran, hiked and drank our way around southern England for two and a bit weeks. Back to Perth in early March we complacently went on our merry way eating and drinking all we could. We had trained long and hard for Libya and the disappointment of it's sudden cancellation dented our enthusiasm for training. After about three weeks we managed to snap out of our slothful ways and got back into the swing of things. About a month back into it I managed to roll my right ankle quite badly and this managed to lay me up for about 4 weeks. I put in a token effort on the bike but it's just not the same is it?...So it took a big chunk out of my Sahara preparation and scuppered my 40miler and North Face 100 plans in the process. Although neither were definates there were on the drawing board. Yet airfares for Egypt were booked and paid for so there was no more time to seat on the couch and sulk.
This will have to do for now, because to much cyber CPR is not a good thing. I shall return later to give the dear old message board a check up. Maybe it could become my poor mans Blog site....
Plod on anyone that cares to....
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Post by stevo on Aug 9, 2010 5:27:17 GMT -5
The pulse is still beating only just though...it seems like a few other folk have had a little peak but not committed to full blown mouth to mouth, or finger to key board. Just hovering around the periphery, like onlookers at the scene of an accident.
Sal and I got in a really solid 30km on saturday as part of our Sahara preparation, I'm not sure how the chilly 3degree Mundaring morning will help our acclimitisation though, it was freezing out there.
We've been running a fair bit at night around Craigie bushland with headlamps just lately and really enjoying it. Earlier this year while training for Libya we started some long runs at night. We would finish work on friday and head out for the hills and be running by eight o'clock, we'd cover about 30-40km camp at one of the campsites on the Bibbulmun or Munda Bidi and head back via a different route in the morning. Being january we scored a couple of really hot days. One time on the way back to the Hills discovery Centre from Mt Dale 40km it got to 43C in Perth so who knows how hot it was out there. Another time running from Jarrahdale to Mundaring the night time temp didn't get below 28 and I can tell you that made for a most uncomfortable evening, our planned 4 hours sleep didn't really eventuate , not a restful sleep at least. The following day was not much fun either and saw us pull the pin near the Perth Observatory where a mate of mine came to our rescue, we had still covered 50km that day and just under 80 in total.
I've procrastinated long enough so it's of the keyboard and onto the wind trainer for me...adios amigo's...
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Post by stevo on Aug 18, 2010 8:57:39 GMT -5
So there is still just a smidgeon of life in the old girl yet. Even though it's anonymous and non contributory. So I'll keep trotting along in my merry little sneaky poor mans blog....
Crap weeks training last week, social events, work and house commitments scuppered my running plans. 5km on wednesday a couple of half hearted spins on the windtrainer and 27km on the bitumen sunday morning was the sum total of my training. I did however managed to drink beer, red wine, eat pizza, Tim Tams and chinese!
I had a cortisone needle in my aging hip on monday so that kept me of the road and track for 48 hours but I jumped on my mountain bike tonight and got my heart rate up and sweated for an hour. Sal and I will be heading for the hills Friday night for three hours or so and again on Saturday for 40 odd km. Long runs off road are so much easier than running around the 'burbs, even loaded down with a pack, challenged by the hills and rugged terrain it's so much better. 4 or 5 hours in the bush is so much more rewarding 2 or 3 on the road even if you cover the same distance. Long runs are the reason I run. Getting out in the hills for a day, be it a long run, a days climbing, mountain biking or even walking the dogs is just great. So as the countdown to Sahara moves on the long days and nights on the trails are what I'm really looking forward to.
This time in 6 weeks we'll be packed and panicking. We'll have packed and re-packed our race packs, trying vainly to drop just a few extra grams. All part of the fun.....
Yo later dudes.
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Post by stevo on Aug 22, 2010 8:27:27 GMT -5
Greetings,
A good weekends training was had by one and all! Well Sal and I at least. 20km out in the hills Friday night, 8km around Craigie Bushland yesterday and a great 30km on the Bib today.
We ran south from Sullivans Rock for 15km and turned round. The climb both ways over Mt Cooke was challenging but the run back down the north side was great. On the way out we saw a huge Wedge Tail on the summit as well as two other pairs off in the distance. Plenty of hikers out there too for a change. We've covered plenty of the Bib in the past and seen no one. The weather must have dragged them out. A couple of long weekends coming up and we'll finish of our Sahara preperation in the Stirlings with the Ridge walk in about 4 weeks.. Yeehah! The Alpine enviroment will have us chomping at the bit for the Egyptian Sand and Sun!!!!
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Post by trailblazer777 on Aug 27, 2010 14:07:51 GMT -5
Long runs off road are so much easier than running around the 'burbs, even loaded down with a pack, challenged by the hills and rugged terrain it's so much better. 4 or 5 hours in the bush is so much more rewarding 2 or 3 on the road even if you cover the same distance. Long runs are the reason I run. Getting out in the hills for a day, be it a long run, a days climbing, mountain biking or even walking the dogs is just great. Yo later dudes. Agreed! |
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Post by stevo on Aug 27, 2010 20:15:31 GMT -5
Hey TB welcome back! Great to see another hardy soul prepared to put in the hard yards to keep the Message Board alive and running. Well done sir.
This weekend will see us restricted to running near home. Up on the Yaberoo Badjura( not sure I spelt that right) trail today and no plans for tomorrow yet. Good luck to all doing the C2S. We'll be back in the hills next week for an overnighter 60-80km or so.
Got a great bit of new kit last weekend a Led Lenser headlamp, it's so bright it started a spot fire at Craigie bushland on Tuesday night. By far the best headlamp I've come across. We'll put them to good use next friday night.
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Post by stevo on Sept 4, 2010 3:14:57 GMT -5
Ah! still all quiet on the western front I see. Well done to all that achieved their goals for the C2S last week and well done for trying to those that didn't.
Our overnighter didn't go quite as planned last night. A technical failure made us turn around and head back to the car after 15km. Still we got in a solid 30km with full packs. Sal's headlamp died despite only putting in new batteries before we left home. We think that one off them must have been a dud. As we had some really technial single track to contend with, one working headlamp wouldn't have really cut it. I also had a hand held but a headlamp is what's required over that sort of terrain. It's a good job it started to go when it did, another 10km down the track and we would have been in for a really long night. So 2am saw us well fed on cheese on toast and tuck up in bed, not the cozy Bibulmun Hut we had planned to spend the night in. I had also forgotten my toothbrush and truth be known that's the real reason we pulled the pin.....Plod on compardre's.
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Post by dave on Sept 5, 2010 22:59:49 GMT -5
Hey Steve
With the death of this msg board I haven't sent out a public invitation to our ridge-top walk but by the sounds of things you will be heading down almost the same weekend. This one!
WE are pumped and ready to go a strong crew of 6 and some support crew.
5.30am from Chester Pass rd
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Post by stevo on Sept 10, 2010 18:37:28 GMT -5
Ah Dave, but the board is.".... not dead yet, it feels happy, it thinks it might go for a walk..." Alas we had planned to head down next weekend. We were going to head down for the weekend but had to change plans at the last minute. We'll now be going after we get back, for a more relaxed walk and some climbing. Hope you have fun.
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Post by trailblazer777 on Sept 13, 2010 8:38:19 GMT -5
some nice pics from that ridgewalk floating around on fb, sooo wish I'd been able to go... enjoyed my 4.15 at the C2S and with the new relaxed 6 foot qualification stuff thats another qualifier for that if I get there one day... But I might need an escort for the C2S ;D 3.29 is awesome in a doctors uniform!!! I managed to reel in the ambulance...near the end... Pause the youtube clip below at 46-47 seconds you can see me getting to run with the legendary Kenyans (2.14! the winner did!) at the start on the far right with white top on and hydration pak...; Stevo those LED headlamps are cool. saw one in Mals motoring and leisure shop (the beepin good motoring shop) catologue going for $17...the LED Lensor one you have sounds like a real bright spark!!! Im a death metal fan, so I like death... as they say in braveheart you can take our lives, but you can never take our freedom...freedom!!!! speaking of the western front, I was happy with the Freo smashing of the hawks, although the next game was a bit disappointing especially in the first quarter..but I like smithys cartoon page 93 in the sunday times yesterday...with the cats supporter saying "glad to see the back of you harves, your kids area nuisance...and harves says "just wait til next season..." did a 46.51 at the Freo 10k yesterday gee I love that course... |
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Post by stevo on Sept 14, 2010 8:13:51 GMT -5
An interesting and wide ranging post TB. Well done on your C2S, if only you could have hung on to the Kenyans for a couple more hours....good time at freo too! Sal and I are getting a bit edgy now only 15 days before we leave for Sahara now. I had an ordinary weekends training. 12.5km of 15km on the beach saturday, spat the dummy with 2.5 to go and got on the footpath back to the car, followed by a very ordinary 20km Sunday morning but tonight I almost floated around Craigie Bushland with the dogs and LED Lenser showing the way for 10km. Last long run in full desert gear saturday then it's time to rest up and get ready for Egypt. www.racingtheplanet.com/sahara |
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Post by trailblazer777 on Sept 16, 2010 6:00:06 GMT -5
all the best with the Sahara!!!!!!!!
I'm getting edgy about my next big race too...
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Post by stevo on Sept 18, 2010 4:51:51 GMT -5
Hey TB! Great to see you out on the trail today I hope to achieve your goals in Melbourne. What is it about that race that keeps dragging you back?
Sal and I had a fairly pedestrian run today, 30km on the heritage trail from Mundaring out past Chidlow and back. It was our last long hit out before heading off. We wanted to keep it easy on an easy trail so as not to risk any injury or thrash ourselve's to much before we go. We ran with full packs and took it very easy but as it is with these things every little ache and niggle gets magnified and new ones arise. It's a fine balancing act between training hard and risking injury, especialy for this old crock! I feel pretty lucky to be able to keep doing these races, but it comes at a cost. To the body and especially the bank account. Every spare penny over the last 3 and a bit years has gone towards, kit, airfares, entry fees, medical and physio bills. Visa Card are my major sponsor but they keep asking for the money back! Not sure they understand the concept yet....I would never ask for sponsorship dollars to do something I love doing, knowing I have funded the trip myself is as important to me as knowing I've trained for it myself. It adds to the sense of achievement..have to dash more later....
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