Hill technique

Canberra winter here today. Tmoz the xc handicap at West Stromlo with the last 1.5km all up...today a chance to practice some hill technique. Managed 13km done this morning. A ploddle later with Bella will make 20km.
Ten of us relaxed and chatted at Seasalt dining sitting comfortably near a sunny window for brunch. Somehow we made a bleak winter morning seem quite pleasant:-)

Week 5 done now for me, another 120km in the legs. I am ready to race again mentally and physically. I expect good things tomorrow as a tester...the following four weekends I will have opportunities to race before I head off to France. If the health holds out I will only race 100% in the ACT XC Championships in the middle of June. Really enjoying my long interval sessions of a Tuesday at the moment and making some good progress there. I wouldn't want to screw that up by racing too much. The races will have to be used as tempo runs instead.

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