Training Log Archive: sss

A long slow jog avoiding hills to keep feet/legs/ankle etc. happy. Managed to do it! Once again thankful to be out; can always build on this.

Gawler parkrun, starting at a very brisk pace to see how felt! First Km was about 4:02, then as expected, slower from there on! Humid. Mentally distracted on way back by people cheering me on (made me feel like I'd finished or something and I began noticing the humidity and my slowing pace instead of just pressing on oblivious!).

Rest i.e. walk/jog to the village and back. After 2km gently jogged 500m then walked 500m. Used off-the shelf orthotics in ASICs! Think they might be my new walking combo!

Sought out soft grass at Gawler rec due to feet, but moved to gravel path (after discovered it was a dog's playground!) and I felt ok, so did 4 x 1.1Km ish loops in the heat trying to make sure nothing hurt too much! 2 clockwise at 4:44 and 4:20 pace and 2 anti-clockwise at 4:30 and 4:20 pace.

Jog/walk from home since feet were sore (arch of right in particular) and used orthotics (felt good in end while was still moving!). Hip/groin also bothered me but felt good up the hill, in fact felt like I was pushing off from ankles and getting some power from hamstring more than have ever noticed before.

Evening 5km at Morialta, gentle jog (but tried up the Hogans Hill bit) then walked from the top along new route; swung on circular rope web swing at end since it felt like foam rolling the leg!

Headed for soft grass of oval and buttock/feet did feel better there. Did roughly 5 x 500m at 4:26, 4:10, 4:06, 4:04, 4:10 pace. Think I might need more recovery inbetween the efforts to get better pace and heart into right zone.... but hard to tell from apparent lag in data.