Training Log Archive: Craig

Had a little hit with Rachel after offloading the kids.
Shoulder a little sore from hitting about 100 serves earlier in the day while Liam played with Monty and Alistair.

Event: NavDash - Christmas Tree Creek
 

Doubles with Greeny against Colin and Iain Stewart. Predictably got smashed 6-2 6-0. Our main strength is our speed around the court but my right hamstring still looks quite bruised from straining it last week and I think my left hamstring was actually more restrictive. I was quite worried I was going to strain it as well so I tried not to run for much.

Just enough warm up to convince myself that my hamstrings wouldn't snap as soon as I started to push a bit.

NavDash Christmas Tree Creek, Long course. I had been looking forward to this event but with the current state of my body and the heat on the day (34°C when we arrived according to the car) it really didn't seem like a good idea to run at all. Of course I did still run but tried to take it relatively easy to avoid straining anything. I enjoyed the first section and didn't feel too bad up to the creek crossing at 9. Saw Rachel running towards me as I ran from 7-8 and tried to work out what later section of the course she was up to but it turns out she was just taking a bad route from 8-9 and I got to 9 in front. Saw ShotRat up the hill ahead on the way to 10 and from there it was just a hot hard slog around the rest of the course. Fenry came past on the way to 16 but I was already pretty cooked by then so couldn't even think about trying to go with him. Struggled to run the downhills and keep the brain working from there but made it to the finish just in time to douse my head in cold water before it burst into flames.
Very disappointing to have to rush off to Brody's birthday party to spend the rest of the afternoon swimming and eating doughnuts instead of staying to collect controls. Right hammy still feels obviously injured but not obviously any worse than before the run and tennis.

Long - Splits