Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Some people shouldn't be let near computers.

Modest round of flog.

Let me list the reasons-
Too humid
Too sore (achilles)
Too little time (physio appntmnt looming)
Too little motivation

C • 1347.0 km in 23 seconds isn... 4

Have realised that I have to stop running on the bitumen path along the Bendigo Creek. For the time being I will restrict myself to dirt and grass. Worked out a 1.6k loop around semi-grassed tracks in the Golden Square wasteland between St John of God Day Surgery and McKenzie St. Should have done this long ago.

25 minutes was my limit today dictated by tendons and muscle soreness.

C • New route 2

Took the opportunity to search for new tracks on the Bullock Track map. I am tempted to paraphrase Jane Austin... "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a mountain biker who is aware of a forest must be in want of a track". And hence the proliferation.

C • Nice paraphrase 6

Recurrence of Achilles tendonitis. So I logged it in the injury log and went scanning how much it took for others to resolve the problem. I again came across what must be one of the best sports injury comments recorded on AP.

"I caused my injuries by running home, not in running shoes, severly pissed after a work party in the middle of nowhere at which noone was in any condition to drive!. At first it was inspirational, It was pissing cats and dogs, I was invincible, the 15km hilly run was a piece of piss and was going to be the start of my comback. (did I mention I was quite inebriated). Boy were my calves tight the next day!!!!!! What a dumb ass! Spent the next 2 1/2 years trying to sort out both achilles......"

It might not help solve my problem, but it has cheered me up.

C • Haha! 4

Can't run so had to do something.

C • MTB 11

Park Run. Started as the sole person in the second wave... 1 minute after start. The aim was not to run too hard, but I failed that. The result was a muscle pain with 500m to go. Left calf. Home to ice and hope I could walk around the O course this arvo.

Bush Orienteering event 9.
Bendigo Short at Prince of Wales... once the middle part of Devonshire Reef. The Bendigo Short format seems to be working. Its a good way of using map remnant like this one. The green has thickened somewhat which makes for more challenging navigation with the reduced visibility. But the map needs to be updated to reflect the changes. No point doing this until after controlled burns scheduled for this autumn.
My "run". Well, I was dedicated to completing a course on the way to my target of a large number of bush events this year. Was hoping for a 2k hard course, but on offer was 3k. I started at a run hobble. The calf warmed up gradually and I managed a gentle run on the tracks and more even ground. Spiked all but one control. The error was because I hadn't marked the new track shown on the map change board. My fault.

Six Honeysuckle ascents in light rain.

Count of bush events for the year at eight.