Training Log Archive: Craig

WOC Trial Long distance at Creswick Diggings. Totally confused for a while on number 1 until I worked out I was near 2. Was going ok on the first long leg but my plan at the end was to aim off a little and run hard to the ditch but it was thicker than mapped and I must have hit a gap in the ditch because I ended up down near the road without seeing any ditch. Ran out to the road to relocate, lost 2 or 3 minutes. Wasted a lot of time on the next leg feeling sorry for myself and stubbornly sticking to my original plan despite it obviously being a bad plan due to the extra green. Got back into it after 5 and ran ok for the rest of the course with just a few small misses caused by rushing a bit when other people were around. Kind of surprised to find myself enjoying it again by the end.

WOC Trials Middle Distance at Petticoat Gully. Started pretty poorly but ran ok from 13 to the finish so I was enjoying it by the end.

Event: Aust. WOC Trials
 

Easy jog around oval next to motel in Oakleigh after flight.

Everyone else was away this week so tried to do the usual run alone but after 20 minutes I'd had enough of the pain so I walked for a while then jogged the shortest route home. Sore underneath left ankle and down towards ball of foot. Worse on the outside early on but more on the inside later. Both calves stiff and sore all the way.

Kings Park 8k. Ran hard up the hills from the road crossing near UWA. Planned to back off a bit on the downhills but it didn't really happen. My best time for this section is around 17:45. Ran down the hill pretty easy starting with ned. Total for the 7.93km circuit was 32:37 (best 29:47).

Run down the hill pretty easy. Started with ned, a bit quicker than I would have started but she seemed to slow down when we hit the first hill.

Warm up 1.87km 10:22 around tennis courts. Warm down jog back until ned came past.

Pain (or was it rain?) induced lack of motivation.

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