Training Log Archive: Cakewoman

skyline trail - as I had to use up time between dropping zali off for a bus to launceston, and coaching zali's soccer team at 9am. I seem to do all my runs when I'm waiting for , or being organised by, Zali.
Beautiful morning.

south cape track. deets on the blog

alum cliffs. pretty cruisy.

cascade trail while Zali swam. up to big log past the 2nd pretty bridge. must be getting close to junction cabin.

Northern Classic on the dam side of trevalyn. Very wet and rainy the whole time. Did course 3 for first time in ages (normally do 4) but wanted to make most of trip to the north. Ran ok - fussed around in the control circles as the rock features on the map were tiny. like really really small and very hard to spot. Not a clean run but I'd be surprised if anyone got around cleanly with the miniature rock features and control hiding techniques that were being used.

Tas sprint race - race 1.
This race was a mass start and we were only racing for start times in race two - so I took it easy and cruised around - no mistakes.

Well. one mistake- I walked past a dog tied up outside a toilet block on my way to start (about 2 minutes before start actually) and got bitten firmly on the butt. It felt like I'd sat on a barb wire fence and I now have two puncture marks surrounded by bruises about 8cm apart - dog obviously got a big mouthful and clamped jaws shut. humph.

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Sprint Champs final.
Ran ok but had a messy run navigation wise, mainly because I got distracted by other people - probably lost 2-3 minutes which was dumb and would have wiped me out on any other year.

but this year it was good enough to reclaim my w21 title (for forth time) - in fact I recon I had about 10 minutes to spare as there were only 2 of us and Sonia had a sore back so she couldn't run. Not sure why the juniors don't all run in w21 - you get your name on a big shield if you win! Anna dowling wasn't there either- she normally runs up for this event.

very easy run around domain from botanical gardens while Zali swam. geez that place attracts some dodgy looking people.

Peter Murrell reserve. only wanted to run 35 or so mins but due to lapse in space-time continuum, ended up running 44 minutes despite taking shortcuts of normal route. odd.

From cascade park, up cascade trail to myrtle valley track. up there until a cute wooden bridge. this run gets steeper and steeper - for the last 5 minutes I clock watch to see when it's time to turn!

Up trugannini track,then down skyline to dirt road. turned around and up again to mt nelson and back steeply down to the car. did this while Zali was at Gamecraft workshop at taroona high.

Maria Island run -very nice - from camping to reservoir, back to main track towards Bishop & Clark track - up until she-oak forest, then turned when I got sick of the uphill, and completed rest of fossil cliffs loop. beautiful morning!

Up skyline track from churchill ave to mt nelson. cracking afternoon. Zali was at swimming.

run with clare at alum cliffs. first run in a while and certainly felt it. bleak.

waterworks run - lots of trees down after yesterday's wind.

I can't be too sure about the time. Rode out to Mona from the Casino, but it wasn't open yet so I went to the end of the bike track, then back to Mona.

Then I rode back to work at salamanca, and stayed until 3.30pm. Which would have been fine but I didn't have lunch or money. I got my boss to buy me some soup but it was mushroom..

Then home, in gusting 80kph winds. it swirled from headwind to tailwind. Suspect I got the best of it overall though.

So tired though - couldn't stop thinking about food for the last 20 minutes!

Squeezed in a short run early (before 7!) today as I thought I was going to work, but when I was about to leave got text saying that I didn't have to go. humph. At least it's done I guess.

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waterworks.

Orienteering at Waverly Park. Park was nice - made a chumpy mistake so result not great but good to be running again. have 2 weeks to train for TAS sprint champs - maybe I've left it too late!