Thursday, October 27, 2005
Rising up, back on the streets...
| Yesterday: 2-hour endurance kayak with occasional bursting + 1hr 15min pack trail run. Today: Gym session, 1hr canoe polo, 1hr, 8km pack road run A few cock-ups already happening in the lead-up to the Red Yeti. 1st up, my hydration bladder smells like rubbish, literally. Don't ask me how it got so stinky... it involves some miscommunication, and three weeks worth of fermentation in the bottom of a kayak. I've tried all manner of cleaning, including baking soda + warm water, copious amounts of dish-washing detergent, and - my personal favourite - the washing machine. Latter idea seems to work. I pray that with a few more usages, the smell will disappear. Princeton Tec Aurora casing broke! Won't seal tight now without the help of some tape. Well, always an excuse to buy new gear... hehe! Got myself a Princeton Tec EOS in International Orange - one colour i'm sure they don't have in Singapore! Bloody bike is not ready yet... wrong cables put in! Well, i'll have to pic it up tomorrow then... Not sure if i can get in a night session on the bike tomorrow. OK, so the tentative plan is as follows: Friday - Hard day -> wake up and pack hike (10km return trip) to buy map and compass; phone calls later in the morning; train to town; cut hair and collect bike; bike to kayak club; 1.5hrs pack hill interval bike training; 1.5hrs interval kayak; bike home and prepare dinner; get in a night easy bike session Saturday - Hard day -> wake up and PT; train to Dandenong Ranges... pack trail run/hike for 3 hours minimum (test food and other equipment); take train come back; and kai kai with friends Sunday - Easy day -> easy bike-kayak-bike brick (emphasis on kayak endurance - 3hr... oh yeah, remember to take pictures!!); prepare dinner Monday - Moderate day -> Gym session; prepare lunch; evening/night hill run intervals 1hr (Test lights also please) with no load; night technical off-road bike handling 1.5hrs minimum Tuesday - rest day -> Melbourne Cup?? Charge batteries please!!!! Dinner as usual Wednesday -> Recovery day -> bike-trail run 45min (no load)-kayak 1hr-bike (easy all); dinner as usual Thursday - rest day -> Pack and leave for Adelaide Friday - Eve of D-Day -> Light run?? Probably too busy sorting shit out... Saturday 0000hrs - Sunday 1200hrs -> GAME ON!!! Please pray that is stick to it. Thanks.... Wooooooooo! |
