Training Log Archive: markg

Aus Long Champs at Hill End, 16th and perhaps 10th Aussie (not sure who's a resident and who's just visiting). A reasonable run which I think reflects my fitness and the volume of technical orienteering I've done this year. I was quite rusty in the really detailed stuff (first gold mining in 2 years?). I made a bunch of 20-30s hesitations/errors and topped it off with about 2min on #15. So I dropped about 5min overall in the nav.

Physically it was about as expected: I wasn't fast or strong up the hills but I was untroubled by the distance. This is a surprising new pattern for me but I guess number of 2h+ runs I've done lately exceeds previous training periods. Also I was disturbed to find that even when everyone is reduced to walking uphill I'm still slower! My achilles started hurting at about 2/3 distance which made me tentative through the rougher terrain but not sure that it really slowed me down much. The big screw up was falling leaving #20 and cutting my knee open. It required 6 stitches that evening in Bathurst which ruled me out of the relay on Sunday. 4 races in the carnival entered but only 1 started - how frustrating!

Enjoyable and challenging terrain and overall I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the run through the 2nd half with Peter Hobbs. I was however a little disappointed with the lack of route choices in the longer legs. Out of the 6 longest legs only 2 had more than one route choice.

In to work via Braddon. Lovely morning for it. I'm looking forward to a few more of these.

Homeward.

Walk/jog to and from the gym
4 x 30s isometric calves, bent + straight @ 5kg(?)
Strong ankle dorsiflexion stretching
Foam rolling and some other stretching

I'm doing Mulligans mobilisation 2-3 times per day plus unweighted single leg isometric calves 2-3 times but not bother to log it.

Achilles feeling better than late last week but not where I would like it.

Quick ride up Mt Stromlo and back on the road.