Training Log Archive: Pippa

With Katy in the trailer (on the ipad) and Pippa. Up redfern st to coulter dr, along belconnen way to hayden dr into aranda down to oval. Tried to go harded for 3km. Picked up Ella from shool and she rode while we ran home.

To gossan hill, around back of hospital, along edge of aranda and through aranda hill before returning home

Opted out for running in the dark and -6 for a mid morning sunny run...down bike path to glen loch, into black mountain and round bottom of aranda hill. included 2 x 3.2km efforts. The second effort was much slower as Pippa was lagging behind.

I think I'd be well and truly over my jet lag....just a pity the kids are taking it slowly and tag teaming at the same time. Meant I headed out in the dark intending to do a loop of mt painter but that plan got foiled with the kangaroo culling happening until aug 11th. Unfortunately I was on the furthest part of the run when I came across the sign so had to back track on myself. Horizon nicely pinking up as I was finishing

Welcome home intervals on aranda oval. 6 x800m with 90sec rec. As Pippa and I began our first one it began snowing! 3.53, 4.00, 3.45, 3.54, 3.55, 4.00

Along fence line, into aranda hill, up spur to secret track and roads home with Pippa

Last run in warm conditions at Cuttleslowe Park and probably Oxford as we are flying out on Thursday.

10 x 400m with 1.30min rec - 1.54, 1.46, 1.48, 1.47, 1.48, 1.44, 1.48, 1.49, 1.48, 1.45

Port Meadow loop probably the last time I do this one!

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Thames Loop - hot and really tired. Had to resort to walking a few times.

Was planning to a some intervals but Ella had other plans for me which involved going with her class on an expedition to feed the ducks.

From school around the Thames loop on another HOT midday run! Encountered a pair of swans with their 3 cygnets along the canal. After realising that the big swan wasn't going to move an inch, I doubled back on myself and found a street option bypass. Swan - 1 Nat - 0

At Sunnymead which today lived up to it's name :)

Hursley Park Summer Series - a few mistakes biggest one was not reading the route to #9 properly and ending up in a dead end! Knee fine during but sore again after.

more canal intervals all with 400m recovery
1.6km (7.55), 1.2km (5.58), 800m (3.53) 400m (1.55)
left knee complained loudly straight after the ints and for most of the afternoon (was fine during them). Not sure what to do about it....

along the canal with 1.5km harder (7.42), 1km easy, 1.5km harder (7.35), 1km easy, 1.5km harder (7.40) in the rain

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