Training Log Archive: theway

A walk up the hill. Not real training but does me much more good than being inside all day. Stopped at B&C to celebrate a new wood-fired tea-pot. It worked and a rough browns rustic look. Returned via clianthus. Did some gardening as well.

Sun night was my 3 show performance for 321Impro. I have been so nervous about these shows for weeks that I'm not completely sad that they are over. The solo show was very physical again and while not the thing the audience loves the most I know that not many people would ever even try a solo show. An audience member suggested horse-riding so that's what I did. Had much better separation of 2 characters and had plenty of places to go when the show ended (we cut them all a bit short to fit 5 shows in a night). 20mins no longer seems too long for one solo story.

Felt tired and heavy, and with lots of small aches on this run. unfitness is setting in. From home to meeting place, left before Owen and Rick and jogged with walk breaks up towards black mountain. I got a glimpse of them as I entered reserve after Frith underpass and decided that I had to keep running until they caught me. Held my place until level with back gate to bot gardens which is a good effort from me. Then had to bend double and pant while exchanging greetings. So good to chat to the boys for a bit, then they ran ahead while I walked blackie until I caught them again chatting to Dave who had left early to do an easier run. Walked up to circum with Dave, stopped to chat and wait for others to come back from top.

Did a lap with Rick who was the only one wanting a lap - a mixture of ouch and feeling good that I ran the whole (ok some tiny walky hills). Did some spurts of faster to try and wake up legs. I should have got Rick to do all the talking but he got in early with a long answer question that I couldn't resist, having just told all his Big News to Owen on way up. Picked up Owen at junction and trundled down to OConnor with me having to put more and more concentration just into keeping going (and with ouchy grass seeds in my socks).

A quick nature strip bottle shower and change and then Tudo where I accidentally ordered stir fry tofu and vegies which was barely palatable, but Hot and sour soup was great. On way home Rick showed me videos of homemade sailing ship crossing his local lake - very cute.

Amble with Carmen on ridge in light rain. Saw fringed lillies on slope above top of Scrivener street, don't remember seeing them on ridge before. Also some of the old yellow Coreopsis (weeds) have come back below the pine forest. After tea I walked home from shops via a bit of a nibble of food forest (blue flowers, parsley, oats).

The jog from home to carmen's

My R shoulder is a bit sore, maybe did something funny to it on stage on sunday - like hanging from a tree and pull-ups? Some postures were a bit tricky but I thought it would be better to get some movement into it.