Training Log Archive: fletch

This was fun. On gravel roads from Watermark, Nth our Karri Hill Rd, Brook Rd, Cosmo Rd, Cedarman, Sth on Wheatley Coast Road to Orchid Rd, then straightish into River Rd and down to the River Road Bridge (11.1km). 1.4km on the Bibulmun track to Warren Campsite, then the next 17km on the track to the Gloucester Tree, followed by 3km on the road to meet the family in Pemberton for breakfast.

Possibly a good thing yesterday didn't happen, as this many have been a bit more than I could handle if I wasn't feeling fresh. A rough (with headphone cable) measure the night before had me guessing that this was about 29km, with the possibility of a couple of cut-offs to save a few km near the end if I wasn't going too well. The extra distance and the slowing effect of the hills and twists and turns of the Bib track put me well over the 2:20 to 2:30 that I had in mind when looking at options, but I still felt strong when I went past my cut-off point (and I misjudged the distance to the end) and the kids had a playground to play in while they waited anyway.

Pity Mrs Fletch forgot to bring my change of clothes. Glad there was outdoor seating at the cafe.

2nd longest training run ever...

Warren Hut to Gloucester tree is pretty much spot on 17km on the Bib track for anyone who is interested (but not interested enough to pay for a Bib track map that would tell you)

Hardly got any sun as the bush/canopy cover was pretty thick. Saw one camper at River Rd Bridge, 1 random empty 4wd, one kangaroo, lots of emus, 1 tiger snake (conveniently just after I had been fishing around in my pack for a bar rather than looking where I was going) and one walker (who looked like they left the tree the previous night, walked about far enough that they thought nobody would stumble across them, then pitched their tent about 2m off the side of the track in the middle of the National Park). Ah the serenity. My 1.5L of water/cordial just lasted and I didn't need my emergency second bar (or phone or compression bandage)

C • Good Run... 5

Event: City Beach Metro Series
 

Bugger. Holiday training had been going so well, but the planned tempo session was abandoned after too long spent sightseeing, visiting sites of past race glory (conspicuous cliffs), and, most importantly, stopping for icecream at the meadery. No way to run till after dark, and I'm not that keen on doing that solo round here. Not much sense with a long run the following morning anyway.

Just another short easy one. Two harder days ahead.

Fartlek session. 7 x (4:2). Was meant to do a cruisy loosener yesterday. wonder if it would have made any difference? Legs felt really heavy and tired. Struggled to get any pace going at all, though was nice to have a few undulations to run rather than the flatness of my regular suburban runs.

Blister on my little toe this time - what has happened to my most comfortable shoes ever?

Found a flattish piece of road and ran 5x1500m @ 5km pace with 5 min recoveries. Slip on the gravel, time lost on a skatey turnaround at 750m and the not-quite-flat course made this hard work. Probably could have matched the target time (5:10-15) a little better if I had seen my time on the first rep before my watch ate it. It felt fast, but apparently wasn't.

Just a loosener in the afternoon after arriving at Northcliffe. Week long stay at Watermark Kilns.

Managed to get a blister on top of my big toe. Never had a blister from these shoes. Weird. Must have dried funny after the last race. (October)