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Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

In the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2006:

activity

time

miles

Running

27:50:30

173.07

(9:39)

278.53

(6:00)

3430

26 /

34c

76%

Back, core and achilles

1:55:00

MTB (Not O)

1:10:10

12.0

(5:51)

19.31

(3:38)

185

Stationary Bike

15:00

Total

31:10:40

185.07

297.84

3615

26 /

34c

76%

[1-5]

31:01:40

averages - weight:80.2kg

2:21

0:00

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Sunday Dec 31, 2006 #

Running race 40:00 [3] **** 3.6 km (11:07 / km) +125m 9:28 / km
spiked:12/17c weight:79.6kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

My first run at Korong Spur. Course 7 from the Aus Middle Champs. Ironic as I have spent many hours up here organising and planning. Had trouble seeing the green streamers.

C • Who was training with you? 2

Running race 34:40 [3] **** 4.1 km (8:27 / km) +155m 7:07 / km
spiked:14/17c shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Course 6 from Aus Champs in reverse. 600 metres longer, but 5 minutes shorter. The difference... red tapes this time.

Saturday Dec 30, 2006 #

Running 1:21:19 [2] 12.53 km (6:29 / km) +150m 6:07 / km
weight:81.2kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

After a hard run yesterday, the body rebelled. So had an easy run logging tracks in the bush south of Browns Reef. Nice terrain!

Friday Dec 29, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 28:00 [1] 4.6 km (6:05 / km) +40m 5:50 / km
weight:80.4kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running tempo 19:56 [5] 4.6 km (4:20 / km) +55m 4:05 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Ran hard, and droppped another 17 seconds off the time for this run. Under 20 minutes!

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

Thursday Dec 28, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 4:47 [2] 0.78 km (6:08 / km) +10m 5:46 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 41:23 [4] 8.0 km (5:10 / km) +55m 5:00 / km
weight:80.6kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Dropping back the distance from now till the 5 days. But keeping up the major training feature for the 5 days... 6 am starts.

Wednesday Dec 27, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 12:51 [2] 1.96 km (6:33 / km) +35m 6:01 / km
weight:80.4kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running hills 16:19 [4] 2.28 km (7:09 / km) +180m 5:08 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Twice up Marne on Big Hill Range

Running 36:15 [3] 5.5 km (6:35 / km) +40m 6:22 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Tuesday Dec 26, 2006 #

Running 1:19:41 [2] ** 13.08 km (6:06 / km) +175m 5:43 / km
weight:80.2kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Yesterday was the first Xmas in a long while when running before lunch was not on the menu. In fact, my normal Xmas run is around Aranda/Cook in Canberra. This was a rare year with the celebrations at home in Bendigo. Today was as penance run for the over indulgence of yesterday. Actually, as penance it was a failure. Lovely mild weather, new tracks logged on the GPS. What was meant to be an hour had an extra 20 minutes tagged on for the fun of it.

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1]

MTB (Not O) 33:10 [3] 10.61 km (3:08 / km) +105m 2:59 / km

Having trouble reconciling old cadastral maps to ny GPS logs. The Victorian map coordinate system shifted a year or two ago. I didn't take any notice then. Went out for a ride to get a bit more of the map (enlarged Browns Reef) onto GPS. Became a run free training half hour. Met he who must not be mentione dout there doing his power walking. I shouldn't have. But then, I was one worse, on a mountain bike, wasn't I.

Monday Dec 25, 2006 #

Back, core and achilles 25:00 [1]
weight:79.6kg

Sunday Dec 24, 2006 #

Running long 2:16:00 [2] 20.8 km (6:32 / km) +210m 6:13 / km
weight:80kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Easy track logging between Lockwood and Crusoe Road (south of Browns Reef). Twenty k and my guess is not yet half way. Felt a bit tired by the 2 hour mark. Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow, which just happens to be Xmas Day! Just have to try and not eat too much.
After the run I didn't go to a specialty coffe shop and I particularly didn't have a long white.

Back, core and achilles 5:00 [1]

Saturday Dec 23, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 53:18 [2] 9.6 km (5:33 / km) +65m 5:22 / km
weight:79.6kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Recovery day after the test run yesterday. Logging tracks with the GPS in Rocky Rises.
After the run I didn't go to a cafe and I didn't have a latte. I really enjoyed it.

C • training spike? 2

Friday Dec 22, 2006 #

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]
weight:81.2kg

Running warm up/down 24:00 [2] 3.5 km (6:51 / km) +35m 6:32 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running tempo 20:13 [5] 4.6 km (4:24 / km) +50m 4:10 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Warm, humid. Surprised to knock another 10 seconds off the test run distance. The 20 minute mark looks elusive though. I've felt that way before, and then one day it just happens easily.

Running warm up/down 6:10 [2] 1.1 km (5:36 / km)
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

MTB (Not O) 37:00 [3] 8.7 km (4:15 / km) +80m 4:04 / km

Thursday Dec 21, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 10:05 [2] 1.62 km (6:13 / km) +30m 5:42 / km
weight:80.4kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 51:05 [3] 8.9 km (5:44 / km) +75m 5:30 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

C • why the name change? 3

Back, core and achilles 5:00 [1]

Wednesday Dec 20, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 10:35 [2] 1.6 km (6:37 / km) +35m 5:58 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running hills 13:40 [4] 1.95 km (7:01 / km) +100m 5:35 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

One hill. Crusoe to Marne. Best around. Next trip will do a repeat.

Running warm up/down 31:04 [3] 5.26 km (5:54 / km) +40m 5:41 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Logging tracks in Crusoe on the way down. OCAD 9 has simplified the processing immeasurably.

Tuesday Dec 19, 2006 #

Back, core and achilles 11:00 [1]
weight:79.6kg

Running warm up/down 12:05 [2] 1.86 km (6:30 / km) +30m 6:01 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 44:00 [3] 8.34 km (5:17 / km) +65m 5:05 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Monday Dec 18, 2006 #

Note
weight:79.8kg (rest day)

Sunday Dec 17, 2006 #

Running long 2:06:00 [2] 18.1 km (6:58 / km) +460m 6:11 / km
weight:79.6kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Mt Herbert from Crusoe Reservoir.
A long run with a fair amount of climb. Rough tracks and a bit of trackless terrain as well.

C • Where the hell is that? 4

Saturday Dec 16, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 23:00 [2] 3.8 km (6:03 / km) +60m 5:37 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 42:14 [3] 8.17 km (5:10 / km) +60m 4:59 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Back, core and achilles 15:00 [1]
weight:80.4kg

Friday Dec 15, 2006 #

Back, core and achilles 9:00 [0]
weight:81kg

Running warm up/down 20:40 [2] 3.5 km (5:54 / km) +35m 5:37 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running tempo 20:25 [5] 4.6 km (4:26 / km) +55m 4:11 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

The weekly test run. This effort really hurts, but it helps afterwards to see the times grdaually coming down. 23 seconds off last weeks time, which was 20 seconds better than the previous etc etc. This is the 36th time I have done this test over about 7 years and there are 9 faster times than today. Last time i was this fast was in Feb 2005, but I'm still a long way off a consistent spread of 19 minute times in 2001. Two reasons for this.. age and weight. I can only fix one of those so I think its time for some more discipline on the latter. Can I start feeling holy about feeling hungry.. again.

Running warm up/down 12:00 [2] 2.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Thursday Dec 14, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 15:43 [2] 2.56 km (6:08 / km) +25m 5:51 / km
weight:80.2kg shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 42:07 [3] 7.55 km (5:35 / km) +70m 5:20 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 14:58 [2] 2.42 km (6:11 / km) +35m 5:46 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 40:25 [3] 7.78 km (5:12 / km) +55m 5:01 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Morning running....ugh

Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 #

Back, core and achilles 10:00 [3]

Running warm up/down 9:16 [2] 1.5 km (6:11 / km) +15m 5:53 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running hills 14:21 [4] 2.35 km (6:06 / km) +120m 4:52 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running warm up/down 22:33 [3] 4.25 km (5:18 / km) +20m 5:11 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Monday Dec 11, 2006 #

Stationary Bike (Stationary bike) 15:00 [3]

In his depressing existential novel "The Plague"' Albert Camus argued that to get the most out of life one should spend the day in a queue, walking to the back whenever you get near the front. The metaphor was appropriate for a Europe coming out of war-torn Europe, where shortages were the norm and rationing was a tool of government. But of Camus was writing today, in the era of free-market fundamentalism, I think he would choose another metaphor. Perhaps the stationary bike.
I started with good intentions. After what felt like 5 minutes i glanced at my watch. Not even two. It lasted like that until I gave up. Though this log records only fifteen minutes, I can assure you all it was a good 37.5 minute existential workout. What we have here is a time machine. In some undiscovered unifying theory of relativity, the stationary bike warps time. It is as bad as the first 5 minutes of a long run. Both have a warp factor of about 2.5. Pool running is not far behind. In contrast, the third half hour of a good long slow run has a warp factor of about 0.3. Time passes without being noticed.
So beam me up Scotty, engage the warp drive. I'm back to running tomorrow.

C • time distortion 2

Sunday Dec 10, 2006 #

Running long 1:44:47 [2] 17.2 km (6:06 / km) +135m 5:52 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Started at 7.30 which was much too late when the temperature guage was already showing 25. Slow, sore, unmotivated running. Did an extra 4 k after Julie stopped by not admitting i was doing it. Maybe I can add a bit more, and a bit more etc.

Saturday Dec 9, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 16:05 [2] 2.64 km (6:06 / km) +20m 5:52 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running 33:22 [3] 6.0 km (5:34 / km) +35m 5:24 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Dropped a piece of wood on my foot last night. Consequences for this mornings run.
Moral. Drop wood next to your foot, not on it.

Friday Dec 8, 2006 #

Running warm up/down 12:50 [2] 2.0 km (6:25 / km) +35m 5:54 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Running tempo 20:48 [5] 4.6 km (4:31 / km) +55m 4:16 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

After a warm up, ran my test run. Over 4.6 k, about 20 seconds faster than a month ago, but 2 minutes behind peak fitness. Probably can't expect better.

Thursday Dec 7, 2006 #

Running 41:22 [3] 7.4 km (5:35 / km) +60m 5:22 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Back to morning runs and their usual feeling.

Wednesday Dec 6, 2006 #

Running 1:01:12 [3] 11.4 km (5:22 / km) +65m 5:13 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Morning run. Strangely, I even started feeling ok towards the end of the run.

Monday Dec 4, 2006 #

Note
(rest day)

In Canberra. Don't feel like that run up Black Mountain.

Sunday Dec 3, 2006 #

Running long 1:25:59 [2] 14.0 km (6:09 / km) +155m 5:49 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Slow run. Maybe not all that long but had a plane to catch to Canberra. Time passed quickly once Jools asked me about the conference. Socio-economic impacts of water trade and National Water Initiative. I explained my recent work on that na dthe interaction between almond development in the Sunraysia, tax law, the Bunna Walsh canal, drought nad federal state relations. An hour disappeared. Very tolerant woman I am married too!

C • Bunna Walsh canal 6

Note

In Canberra tonight. Think I might have missed the OA conference. Oh well. Water instead then.

Saturday Dec 2, 2006 #

Running tempo 40:57 [4] 7.55 km (5:25 / km) +60m 5:13 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

After weeks of slowness, tried to push harder. It took 20 minutes before any speed happened, and ended up running at less than 4min ks at the end. But it was real slow at the start.

Friday Dec 1, 2006 #

Running 42:00 [3] 7.0 km (6:00 / km) +45m 5:49 / km
shoes: New Balance Road shoes

Track logging amongst the tailings in one of the few mined areas of the Welsford. A little too hot for running at lunchtime, but no time tonight.

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