Training Log Archive: veinbuster

Run 8 & 9

Mrs got up to see the sunrise and then wanted to try to get video of the pelican train. I sent her out while I got Zoots on for run 8. It was an hour from high tide, another extra high one, so I had to run on soft sand with lots of shells. I set a slightly slower pace mostly so I could monitor the sand in front of me. This run was to the creek to the south, then back to pick up Mrs and finish off at 1.03km. I meant to save that run, but apparently didn’t.

We then walked a kilometre south to a creek impassable at high tide. I had noticed I nice stretch of good sand: soft but very few shells. Mrs cleared me to do a second run. I tried to set the same pace as the early run and felt I was close (Ken’s chart agrees) up to the creek I couldn’t see a good way across at tide peak, so I stopped the timer and set the lap marker. The second full kilometre was easily in my range, but I was a bit short. I walked across to clean my feet, then went back to pick up Mrs.

I ran the last bit to the house to have time to change out of the Zoots for breakfast, and to make up for the small shortfall. I thought this was a bit slower, but the timer says exactly the same pace.

Lessons:
Zoots feel better on these short runs than my prescription compression. They are designed around the calf, which I think helps. I just need to find the suspenders for them
Barefoot feels much better than the Vibram toe shoes. I’ll have to look for better shoes. I might stall until ‘Bent reports on his latest, though the local running store I buy all my nutrition from has a bunch of Hoka.
This pace is good for me and I’m pretty sure in an on-off orienteering event I could maintain it, subject to hills.

Park tour with Mrs to check out some of the antique cars. Home via beach in low tide. The inverted tread I have on Vinnie are not the best for sand.